P.E. – Thursday 7th May

Good Morning Year 2!

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Today we’re going to try some gymnastics! Obviously at school we would have the big hall to move in, so we’re going to have to be very careful doing these at home. Make sure you are in a good space and have an adult in the room watching to make sure you don’t hurt yourself.

Today we’re going to practise two skills: jumping and twisting. While you are doing it, try to notice how your body feels and then you can let us know in the comments below.

Jumps

To start, I want to you stand with your feet a little bit apart, bend your knees and then JUMP UP!

Try to land in the same spot that you started.

Make sure you bend your knees as you land.

Try it again, but this time, swing your arms up as you jump up. What did you notice? Did that make you jumper higher?

This time, we’re going to try to turn while we jump.

We need to use our Maths as we’re going to be jumping either a quarter turn (1/4), a half turn (1/2), a three-quarter turn (3/4) or a full turn.

Imagine the red line in how your face is turning during your jump.

To help orientate yourself, face a wall and see which wall you end up facing at the end of the jump. How far did you manage to turn?

This time, swing your arms to help you? Does this make you turn more or less?

Twists

Now we’re going to do some different twists. Do them slowly and see if you can describe how your body is feeling.

Lie on your tummy, bend knees so feet come up behind you, now push up on your hands and look over your shoulder at your feet. Can you feel the twist in the middle?

Which part of the body moved and which part stayed still?

Put your hands and feet on the floor, with your front facing the floor and take your hands for a walk around your feet. Keep your feet very still. Go as far as you can, twist and then walk back again. SLOWLY twist and untwist yourself

Start in the same position but this time, walk your feet around your hands. Remember that your hands have to stay still this time

Jump and Twist

Now it is time to join these two skills together. Jump to turn your body in the air (choose the amount of turn), land and sink down onto hands and feet to SLOWLY twist, hold it for three seconds and then SLOWLY untwist.

You can do this several times with different jumps and different twists. Which is your favourite? Which is the hardest, and why?  

Twist stretch to end

Stand with your back to a wall and a very small step away from it. Keep your feet still and twist the top half of your body so that you can touch the wall with both hands. Do this on both sides.

I hope you enjoyed practising these gymnastic skills today. Let me know how your body felt during the different activities on the blog below, answering any of the questions above, and send through any photos of you doing it for me to share. Don’t forget to make sure you have a good space to do this in and an adult is with you to keep you safe!