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Jumping, Hopping and Landing
Safe two-foot jumping, soft landings, hopping and jumping in different directions through playful challenges.
Unit overview
Children learn to take off and land safely, jump over low obstacles, hop on one foot, jump in different directions and combine jumps and hops in a jumping adventure.
Prior learning
Learning objectives
- Land softly with bent knees
- Jump with two feet together
- Hop on each foot
- Combine jumps and hops
Progression of skills
- Lesson 1: Two-foot jumping
- Lesson 2: Jumping over obstacles
- Lesson 3: Hopping on one foot
- Lesson 4: Jumping in different directions
- Lesson 5: Combining jumps and hops
- Lesson 6: Jumping adventure
Assessment opportunities
emerging
Takes part with adult support and shows the movement some of the time.
developing
Shows the movement with growing control in most activities.
secure
Shows the movement confidently and with control, and can try the progression.
End-of-unit outcomes
- Does the child take off with two feet?
- Does the child bend knees on landing?
- Can the child jump over a low obstacle with two feet?
- Does the child land with control?
- Can the child hop at least once on each foot?
- Does the child balance before and after hopping?
The six lessons
- 1Two-foot jumpingTo jump with two feet together and land softly with bent knees. · 35 minsFree
- 2Jumping over obstaclesTo jump over low objects using a two-foot take-off and soft landing. · 35 minsPremium
- 3Hopping on one footTo hop on one foot, then the other, keeping balance. · 35 minsPremium
- 4Jumping in different directionsTo jump forwards, backwards and sideways with control. · 35 minsPremium
- 5Combining jumps and hopsTo combine jumps and hops in a simple pattern such as hopscotch. · 35 minsPremium
- 6Jumping adventureTo use jumping, hopping and landing skills safely in an adventure course. · 35 minsPremium