School Gymnastics
for Key Stages 3 and 4
Additional Information
This is a fully comprehensive teaching manual that enables school
gymnastics to easily and fully be implemented for Key stages 3 & 4
of the National Curriculum. It provides the "what", "how" and "when" to
teach gymnastics in a stimulating, practical and detailed manner
and follows on naturally from the author's teaching manual for
Key Stages 1 & 2.
How Can it Help You?
The manual has been structured to provide a detailed and progressive
gymnastics curriculum for Key Stages 3 & 4. It aims to enhance
the quality of gymnastics teaching, mainly through the delivery
of proven high quality lesson material. The whole programme embodied
in the units of work will quickly build the physical and intellectual
capabilities of children in an enjoyable way whilst providing achievement
satisfaction.
How is it Structured?
Lesson structure, principles of teaching gymnastics to this age
group, useful techniques for making the most of available apparatus,
and a simple meaningful system for assessment and recording are
some of the essential areas covered in the teaching guide. The
major part of the manual, however, comprises lesson material in
the form of eleven very detailed units of work. They have been
written to progress students logically through the stages of knowledge,
skill and understanding of each theme, and each unit builds on
the work developed in the previous units. Units are sub-divided
into several phases beginning with phase 1 which contains the most
elementary work, through to phases 5, 6 or 7 and the more mature
and complex work. This means material which is appropriate for
the experience of the class can be selected and delivered.
In Key Stages 3 & 4 much emphasis is placed upon work in pairs,
small groups, and large groups but it is also essential to recognise
the importance of individual acquisition of skill. The last section
of the manual deals with the teaching of individual gymnastic skills
and identifies teaching points, common faults, remedies and supports
for floor-work, box-work, and vaulting.
Benefits in Brief
- It is a fully comprehensive teaching manual.
- There is a full links of units of work constructed
in progressive phases allowing the teacher to select the most
appropriate phases
to match the expertise of a class. In all, there are 68 phases
of development providing over 140 lessons and over 110 sequences.
- There are masters of over 160 original work
cards ranging from task and problem solving, through skill extension
and safety,
to apparatus and sequence cards.
- There is a detailed section
on how to teach specific gymnastic skills. Altogether there
are over 300 individual skills and associated
agilities in this section.
- An assessment and recording system
is presented for use or adaptation.
- The units of work provide
a ready-made progressive gymnastics curriculum and within the
text there are over 650 pair and group
skills, agilities, lifts and supports.
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Time on Lesson Planning
Everything a teacher needs for successful delivery of gymnastics
in Key Stages 3 & 4 is contained within this manual. Lessons
are planned and the teacher is required only to make a considered
selection of phases which are appropriate for the experience of
the class.
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