Year 2 - Sycamore like to move!

This half term we are developing our Gymnastic skills. We started by exploring different ways of movement. But first… it is really important to warm up so your body is ready for exercise!

We played two warm up games that require us to use our running and stopping skills.

• Cone Collector – pupils had to work in teams to collect as many cones as possible from the centre of the room. This requires children to work as a team to complete the activity and use tactics to try win!
• Mountains and Valleys – this is a game where two groups work against each other to try and turn cones upside for Valleys or the right way for mountains.

These are great fun; why don’t you try them at home?

Next, we completed a quick movement circuit to really get our heart racing! We completed two rounds of a five station circuit. You can do this at home with no equipment!

Station 1 – burpees

Station 2 – star jumps

Station 3 – plank challenge
Station 4 – Squat jumps

Station 5 – Core twists

Which station was your favourite? 

Then, we explored different ways of movement. We looked at low movement, mid movement and high movements. We had time to experiment with different forms of travel. For example, we used the bear crawl, crab crawl and squat walk for low movements. 

For middle movements we used lunges and side steps and for high movements we walked oni our tiptoes by using our arms to help us balance.

Finally, we worked in small groups to create a sequence of movement. We will be building on this in the next lesson too!