More from PE class: Gymnastics

Today students in F block were working on a "bank" of static balances. While the balances were relatively simple, they all required strength and control and are the building blocks of more complex movements.

After practicing the balances, the students then picked their 3 favourites and put them together.

This is the video of some of the students showing their statics. You can see how they hold their balances and are focusing on the quality and care of their movements. BRAVO!

During D block today, students were working on putting together a mini routine using a "Start position, Locomotion, Static, Rotation and Finish Position". The students could use any of the movements that we have learned previously in their routine today.
They needed to show a variety of levels in their mini routine and their movements needed to flow together.
This formative work is essential for students to practice, so they can begin to piece together movements in preparation for their summative task- which will be to create a gymnastics routine. Students will get several opportunities to create formative movements.
Working together with a partner; negotiating, contributing ideas, compromising and making decisions together, are all essential skills for their academic and physical development.
Here Sophia and Elizabeth are showing their mini routine from 15 minutes of practice.