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Gymnastics: key 0 warm-up

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Children should form a circle around the teatcher and follow the actions to the song.
Ask the children to copy the teatchers actions to the rhyme.

COACHING POINTS

Encourage the children to name body parts aloud.

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Play a Stop/Go game, ensuring that children have taut body position when stopped.

Ask children to bounce on two feet and then on teachers command to run around the hall in a crouched position.

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Sing 'The Grand Old Duke of York' - put heavy stamping actions to the words of the first part of the rhyme.
For the second part of the rhyme, encourage children to walk on tip toes lightly, with their body stretched out tall.

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Ask children to run into and out of space.
On teachers command, ask the children to stop and curl up.

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Place markers all around the hall floor to aid the children in finding space.

The lesson starts with the children running lightly around the hall into spaces - no bumping or touching. The next progression is for the children to run lightly on their toes to all areas of the hall before then running using small steps.

Ask the children to then run using large steps / strides and stop like a statue on the command from the teacher.

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