Meaning and Types of Gymnastics | Basic Gymnastic Activities – Floor Activities Primary 5 and Primary 6 Term 2 Week 8 Physical and Health Education

PHYSICAL AND HEALTH EDUCATION

BASIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

SECOND TERM

WEEK 7

PRIMARY 5 AND PRIMARY 6 

THEME: 

PREVIOUS LESSON – WEEK 7 is MID TERM TEST AND BREAK Physical Fitness Enhancement Activities Primary 5 and Primary 6 Term 2 Week 6 Physical and Health Education

TOPIC: GYMNASTIC ACTIVITIES – FLOOR  ACTIVITIES 

LEARNING AREA

1. Introduction

2. Meaning and Types of Gymnastics

3. Basic Gymnastic Floor Activities

4. Lesson Evaluation and Weekly Assessment (Test)

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES

By the end of the lesson, most of the pupils should have attained the following objectives –

1. explain the meaning of gymnastics.

2. list types of gymnastics.

3. mention some basic floor activities.

4. perform basic floor activities.

ENTRY BEHAVIOR

The pupils can perform some of the gymnastic floor activities.

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of:

1. Charts

2. Video

3. Mats

4. Wide open space

METHOD OF TEACHING 

Choose a suitable and appropriate methods for the lessons.

Note – Irrespective of choosing methods of teaching, always introduce an activities that will arouse pupil’s interest or lead them to the lessons. 

REFERENCE MATERIALS

1. Scheme of Work

2. 9 – Years Basic Education Curriculum

3. Course Book

4. All Relevant Material

5. Online Information

CONTENT OF THE LESSON 

LESSON 1 – INTRODUCTION

Gymnastics are the physical fitness (or activities) that is used show and develope strength, flexibility, agility, balance and control.

Gymnastics are often done with or without any equipments.

TYPES OF GYMNASTICS ACTIVITIES 

There are two basic gymnastics –

1. Gymnastics perform on the floor, normally called floor activities

2. Gymnastics perform with apparatus.

GYMNASTICS – FLOOR ACTIVITIES 

Gymnastic activities performed on the floor are –

1. FORWARD ROLL 

Forward roll is a floor activities performed by tucking your head down and rolls their body in a forward circle on the floor.

2. BACKWARD ROLL 

The backward roll is similar to the forward roll, but in reverse.

 

3. CARTWHEEL 

A cartwheel is a sideways rotary movement of the body.

4. ARAB SPRING 

Other are –

• Handstand

• Round Off

• Front Walkover

• Back Walkover

• Handstand Forward Roll

LESSON 2 – PRACTICE AND PERFORM THE FLOOR ACTIVITIES 

Demonstrate the following –

1. Forward roll

2. Backward roll

3. Cartwheel

PRESENTATION

To deliver the lesson, the teacher adopts the following steps:

1. To introduce the lesson, the teacher revises the previous lesson. Based on this, he/she asks the pupils some questions;

2. Displays chart showing some of the floor activities in gymnastics.

3. Lets pupils identify and describe the activities on the chart.

Pupil’s Activities – Identify and describe the activities on the chart.

4. Uses the chart and pupil’s responses to introduce the lesson and explain the meaning and types of of gymnastic activities.

5. Describes and demonstrates the floor activities in gymnastics.

Pupils’ activities – Listen and watch teacher’s demonstrations, practice and perform the floor activities in gymnastics.

6. Supervises the pupil’s activities.

7. Summarizes the lesson on the board.

Pupil’s Activities – Participate actively in the summary of the lesson and write as instructed.

CONCLUSION

• To conclude the lesson for the week, the teacher revises the entire lesson and links it to the following week’s lesson – basic gymnastic activities with apparatus.

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LESSON EVALUATION

Asks pupils to:

1. explain the meaning of gymnastics.

2. list types of gymnastics.

3. mention 5 basic floor activities.

4. perform the following basic floor activities –

• forward roll

• Backward roll

• Cartwheel