Starter quiz
- In what way are leaps and jumps similar?
- both movements ✓
- both games
- both questions
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- How many feet do we land on when we are leaping?
- two
- one ✓
- none
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- What should we say if our team mate is leaping without using their arms?
- swing your arms ✓
- well done
- that's wrong
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- What should we say if our team mate is finding leaping and jumping hard?
- ignore them
- encourage them ✓
- take their turn
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Exit quiz
- When we hop, do we use both feet or the same foot?
- 'the same foot' ✓
- When we skip, how do we step from one foot to the other?
- 'hop or bounce' ✓
- If our partner is skipping with their arms by their side, what should we tell them to do?
- 'swing their arms' ✓
- To understand the rules, what do we have to do?
- 'listen' ✓
Lesson Details
Key learning points
- Move: the correct technique for hopping and skipping requires bending our knees and swinging our arms.
- Think: curiosity enables us to try hops and skips in different activities.
- Feel: self belief will enable hopping and skipping techniques to be explored.
- Connect: listening to the instructions and showing empathy enables fair play in the games.
Common misconception
Pupils are confusing the techniques for hopping and skipping and sometimes run instead.
Remind pupils that running is a rule break. Celebrate pupils who are hopping not running and demonstrate both techniques.
Keywords
Hopping - to continuously jump on one foot at the same time
Skipping - a combination of a long step and a hop, stepping from one foot to the other with a hop or bounce
Technique - the method we use to perform a task
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