Following are core tasks the children could be asked to carry out.
Task 1
Working with a partner or in a small group, and using floor and mats, create and perform a gymnastic sequence of at least eight elements, eg a combination of asymmetrical shapes and balances, with symmetrical rolling and jumping actions. Your sequence should include changes of direction and level, and incorporate mirroring or matching shapes and balances.
Task 2
Adapt the floor and mat sequence that you created in Task 1, so that it can be performed on apparatus that includes two sections with different levels. Design the sequence so that you start on one level of the apparatus, move to the floor, and finish on a different level of apparatus. The group must start and finish the sequence at the same time.
Adaptations and variations on the tasks
Ask the children to:
- make their sequences longer or shorter, eg include more balances, body shapes, ways of travelling
- make up another sequence using the same rules, eg change the order of shapes and ways of travelling
- perform the sequence with a change in dynamics, or include a second dynamic, eg perform the sequence with changes of level and speed, or changes of speed and direction
- find a way to perform the same sequence using different apparatus, or a combination of floor and apparatus
- work in a larger or smaller group and ask the group to use canon, or combine with another group to change partners during the sequence
- perform the sequence with a different emphasis, eg stretched shapes and movements that involve curling actions
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