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primary gymnastics lesson plans

PE curriculum-mapped gymnastics lesson plans for primary schools. These progressive Units of Work develop balance, agility, coordination and movement quality through shapes, travelling, rolls, jumps and sequences, before extending learning into partner work, apparatus and longer routines to build confidence, control and creativity in PE.

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  • Our gymnastics lesson plans provide a thoroughly progressive approach to teaching gymnastics across primary school, carefully mapped to the National Curriculum.
  • During the first of 2 units of work, children begin with the fundamentals of shapes, travelling and safe landings in lower years, before developing into more advanced balances, rolls, jumps, apparatus work and longer sequences as pupils move through Key Stage 2.
  • Building on this foundation, unit 2 delivers progression into partner balances, travelling combinations and more complex routines, supporting increasing fluency, strength, control and compositional understanding across Years 1 to 6.
  • Pupils develop strong declarative knowledge by understanding key concepts such as body tension, movement quality, transitions, dynamics and performance, while procedural knowledge is embedded through practising and refining sequences, balancing, rolling, jumping and working with others.
  • Both units support wider development through creativity, communication, trust, teamwork and self-evaluation, helping children build confidence in performance and a positive attitude towards physical activity.
  • These units provide an ideal solution for schools looking for progressive, easy-to-teach primary school gymnastics lesson plans that deliver depth, challenge and clear progression.

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