Rolls
Lessons 1-3 - Rolls
This resource provides you with three lessons to teach:
Egg/Tucked roll
Pencil/Log roll
Teddy/Circle roll
This is a simple guide that provides a warm up, teaching points to develop the skill, a game or challenge, an image of the skill, cool down and how to make it harder or easier.
Reception Gymnastics Activities
This is an overview of the ‘Movements’ and ‘Body Actions’ aspects of gymnastics.
In this planning overview, You will get an ideas of some activities to complete with your Reception/Year 1 class to help them grasp some core gymnastic concepts.
Year 1/2 Gymnastics Activities
This is a KS1 planning overview of gymnastics.
We have included a range of activities to complete when looking at the gymnastics area of PE.
KS2 Gymnastics Activities
This resource is aimed at KS2 and shows planning overview (8 pages) and activity ideas for Gymnastics in KS2.
The planning covers:
Movements
Body Actions
Composition and Sequence
Gymnastics Booklet
Fantastic booklet that covers:
– Stretched and tucked shapes
– Travelling
– Jumping
– balances
– rocks
– rolls
and much more.
The booklet gives clear instruction on how to complete the movements and gives great tips.
Log Roll/Pencil Roll/Barrel Roll
Teaching Points:
Get into an arch shape and start to roll onto your side.
When you’re on your side, your body should be in a straight line with your bottom and stomach muscles pulled in.
Keep your head between your arms.
Continue rolling over and move into a dish shape as you roll onto your back.
Keep your arms and legs lifted off the ground.
Press your lower back to the floor.
Teddy Bear Roll - Teaching Points
From straddle sit:
Hands grasp legs behind knees (maintain this shape throughout skill).
Pull knee to ear (e.g. R knee to R ear) to initiate rolling action.
Roll sideways across back and shoulders.
End in straddle sit facing in the opposite direction from start.
Maintain body tension and straight legs in a pike straddle throughout.
To watch this roll in a sequence click the image.
Side Roll
Children will lie on their back with their knees tucked up towards their chest. They will rotate from side to side in a controlled manner
Forward Roll
A forward roll is a basic gymnastics move that looks like a graceful somersault. To perform one correctly, you should be able to move from the starting position into a roll and get back on your feet all in one motion. Click on the resource to find out how to do it safely.
