Term 4: Gymnastics to Music Lesson 3

The pupils took part in their third lesson of Term 4 at Northgate Primary on the 21st March 2011. The third lesson was focusing on the learning the key skills and qualities needed to create a gymnastics routine including flight and rolls to music.

The pupils took part in a warm-up activity to raise their HEART RATE and to PREPARE themselves for the activities ahead.
The stretches performed were;

Quadricep (STRETCH OF THE WEEK)

Hamstring

Gastrocnemius

Tricep

Deltiod

We recapped last week’s lesson and in groups the pupils worked together adding in the 1 and 2 point balances to link, balance, a travel with smooth transition and control. Here are a few photos;

The groups remained the same and the emphasis on the lesson was the precision of starting and finishing position of every move. The pupils were shown a video of their gymnastic performance that occured in Term 2. While watching the video, for the first time i asked them the following questions;

1. Does this routine have a start and a end position?
2. Does the performers have quality? control? body tension?

Now i played the music over the video and explained to the group and asked them;

3. What is the difference between this video with music and your performances?

The pupils stated that the performances must be in time with the music whether it is fast or slow or a mixture. The pupils also realised that the performances were using balances and rolls but remebering they must have;
- Control
- Body Tension
- Quality

The groups then moved back into their groups and the task was for them to create a new routine to the instrumental of 'Rihanna - Only Girl in the World', which had a mixture of slow and fast beats.
Again the main emphasis was on the start and finishing position of their performances.

At the end of the lesson, two groups performed to the rest of the group and selected pupils were given a question to answer;
1. Did they have a start and finish position?
2. Was the performance in time with the music?
3. Did they have control? Body Tension? Quality?
4. Which performance did you like and why?

The pupils enjoyed learning and the activities that they took part in! Well done to everybody in the class for the effort and attitude towards the lesson!

Keep CHECKING the blog to see what we are going to be upto over the next couple of weeks!

NEXT WEEK we are looking at your performances with EQUIPMENT!! 

Looking forward to Mondays lesson!

Mr P Keirnan

Physical Education

SOTW: Stretch of the Week 21st of March 2011

Here is our fourth Stretch of the Week (SOTW) post, during each lesson pupils will be randomly selected to demonstrate the Stretch and it will be shown on here for your all to look at.

4. Quadricep

 

Above, is one of the students from the group demonstrating the stretch and the Quadricep muscle is located at the front of the Upper leg.

QUESTION:
How long do we hold a stretch for? Answer below with your comment.
Well done to the student above that were selected to show the 4th stretch!!

Have a great week and weekend!!

Mr P Keirnan
Physical Education

Term 4: Gymnastics to Music Lesson 1 & 2

Lesson 1:
At the start of the lesson the pupils watched a clip of Shawn Johnson, an Olympic gymnast perform to music to get the children inspired before creating some of our own sequences.

We focused on
• Getting used to the beat of the music
• Finding space and travelling around the hall in different ways
• Working with a partner, following the leader to different actions
• Emphasis on quality starting position, movement and finishing position.

We then introduced travel into sequences and children explored travelling and balancing to the music. Groups were encouraged to comment on each other’s performances after watching them.

Children did fantastically well and performed some super sequences!


Lesson 2:
 We recapped last week’s lesson and in pairs they created different sequences to music.
This time we focused on
• Flight and rolls
• Pair work and group work

Children were then grouped into 4s and had to link their balances. Again quality of performance was encouraged and children used mats to help create their sequences. They had to include a starting and finishing position, 4 different ways of travelling and 2 rolls.

Half the class watched whilst the other’s performed and were asked to evaluate their chosen groups performance – selecting a good point about it. We then linked our sequences together to create a whole class finale.

Miss Storr
Yr 5 Classroom Teacher (Rosetta)

Term 4: What are we doing next in PE?.......Gymnastics to Music!

The group this term will be introduced to GYMNASTICS to MUSIC. Below is a selection of key words which will be used during the lessons;

It will allow you to transfer your past knowledge from gymnastics (which we did before Christmas) and apply those skills with different types of music.

Below is a video example of what to expect over the next couple of weeks.


Hope you are looking forward to the first lesson on Monday!!

I will see you in 2 weeks, as Djanogly are now entering their Half Term and i will return on the 21st March 2011.

Enjoy lessons one and two with your class teachers!!

Mr P Keirnan
Physical Education