Physical and Health Education – Primary 6 Weekly Short Class Lesson Notes for Second Term

WEEK 8 – GYMNASTIC ACTIVITIES

MEANING OF GYMNASTICS

Gymnastics is a type of exercise where you move your body by stretching, balancing, jumping, and rolling. It makes your body strong, flexible, and fit.

 

TYPES OF GYMNASTIC ACTIVITIES

1. Floor Exercises – It is done on the floor without equipment.

Examples:

• Forward roll – rolling forward on the mat.

• Backward roll – rolling backward.

• Cartwheel – turning sideways on hands and feet.

• Handstand – standing on your hands.

 

2. Equipment Exercises – It is done using gym equipment.

Examples:

• Balance beam – walking and balancing on a thin beam.

• Parallel bars – swinging or holding your body on bars.

• Rings – swinging and holding the body.

3. Rhythmic Gymnastics – It uses dance moves and small equipment like ribbons, hoops, or balls.

 

HOW TO EXECUTE BASIC GYMNASTIC ACTIVITIES

A. Forward Roll / Somersault

1. Stand straight.

2. Bend forward and put your hands on the mat.

3. Tuck your head and roll forward.

4. Stand up on your feet.

 

B. Cartwheel

1. Stand sideways with arms up.

2. Put your hands on the mat.

3. Kick your legs over your hands.

4. Land on your feet facing the other way.

 

C. Handstand

1. Stand straight and raise your arms.

2. Put your hands on the mat.

3. Kick your legs up into the air.

4. Keep your body straight while balancing on your hands.

 

10 MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ON GYMNASTIC ACTIVITIES

INSTRUCTION – Choose the correct answer from the options A – D.

1. Gymnastics is a type of exercise that helps the body to ______. 

A. Stretch, balance, jump, and roll

B. Sleep all day

C. Watch TV

D. Eat only snacks

2. One benefit of gymnastics is that it makes the body ______. 

A. Weak and slow

B. Lazy

C. Sick

D. Strong, flexible, and fit

3. Forward roll is an example of which type of gymnastic activity?

A. Equipment exercise

B. Floor exercise

C. Rhythmic gymnastics

D. Swimming

4. Walking on the balance beam is an example of ______. 

A. Floor exercise

B. Equipment exercise

C. Running

D. Rhythmic gymnastics

5. Ribbon exercises are part of ______. 

A. Floor exercises

B. Equipment exercises

C. Rhythmic gymnastics

D. Weightlifting

6. How do you start a forward roll?

A. Stand straight, bend forward, put hands on the mat

B. Jump sideways

C. Lie down and roll backward only

D. Stand and swing your arms

7. What do you do during a cartwheel?

A. Roll forward on the mat

B. Stand on one foot only

C. Jump in place

D. Kick your legs sideways over your hands

8. In a handstand, the body is balanced on ______. 

A. Feet

B. Hands

C. Knees

D. Elbows

9. Equipment exercises in gymnastics are performed using ______. 

A. Mats only

B. Small balls and hoops only

C. Gym equipment like bars, beams, or rings

D. Only the floor

10. Gymnastics can help improve ______. 

A. Strength, flexibility, and coordination

B. Only watching skills

C. Only sleeping

D. Only eating skills

Answer Key – 1. A 2. D 3. B 4. B 5. C 6. A 7. D 8. B 9. C 10. A