Year 2 Gymnastics: linking movements and balances worksheet

“Linking Movements Together” is free to print, with no account. It is the first sheet in the Year 2 PE unit “Gymnastics: linking movements and balances”, for children aged 6 to 7, and takes about 20 minutes.

Print it on A4. The child's pages come first; the answers, and what each wrong answer tells you, are on the grown-up page that follows. Weeks 19 to 24 of the year, 12 sheets in the unit.

Free sample · answers on the last page

Linking Movements Together

Name: ____________ · Date: ____________
Year 2 · PE · about 20 minutes
Answers are on the grown-up page

Today I can link two movements and hold each balance still for four seconds.

A Look back3 min

1.
Match each action to what it means. Draw a line from each word to its meaning.
RunJumpThrowCatch
Send a ball through the airMove quickly on your feetHold a ball with your handsPush off and go up
2.
Which part of this garden is the safest place to practise your moves? Circle your answer.
Top left, by the treeBottom right cornerNext to the pond
3.
Put these warm-up steps in order. Write 1, 2 and 3 in the boxes.
1. Stretch your arms and legs
2. Start your first skill
3. Jog gently on the spot

B Watch me, then you4 min

Ali makes a two-move sequence. Clear a small space away from windows first. A grown-up watches.

Watch me

Ali points his fingers and toes in the star.

He holds the star still and counts four seconds.

He moves straight into the one-leg balance.

Now you

1.
Ali holds the star shape. How many seconds should he hold it still?
2.
Bea holds her balance for two seconds, then moves on. Is that long enough? Circle your answer.
Yes, that is long enoughNo, it needs four seconds

C Your turn8 min

Read each row, then try it in your clear space with a grown-up watching.

A clear garden lawn with four orange cones and a soft ball

1.
Put these steps for a linked sequence in order. Write 1, 2, 3 and 4 in the boxes.
1. Link straight into a one-leg balance
2. Make a star shape with pointed fingers and toes
3. Hold the one-leg balance still for four seconds
4. Hold the star still for four seconds
2.
Bea's balance wobbles and she falls out of it. Which coaching point helps most? Circle your answer.
Look at your ball and hurryPoint your toes and look at one still spotHold your breath and count fast
3.
Hold your one-leg balance while a grown-up counts, up to 8 seconds. Write your seconds. Try 1: seconds. Try 2: seconds. Try 3: seconds.
4.
Which way joins two moves best? Circle your answer.
Rush out of the balance before four secondsHold the balance for four seconds, then move on smoothlyStop, rest, and wait a long time

Say it out loud: Which row helped you most with holding your balance still?

D Spot the mistake3 min

Ali says: “I held my balance for one second, so I can move on now.”

1.
How many seconds must Ali hold the balance before he moves on?

E Think deeper4 min

1.
Make up your own two-move sequence. Tell your grown-up how long you hold the balance, and how you link the moves.

How did it feel?

Tell your grown-up what helped your balance, and what you will try next time.

I can do it Nearly Not yet

For the grown-up

Linking Movements Together · 2 minutes to read

Answers, and what a wrong one tells you

A

1. Run → Move quickly on your feet; Jump → Push off and go up; Throw → Send a ball through the air; Catch → Hold a ball with your hands If they join Catch to Send a ball through the air, ask what their hands do when they catch. Then match again together.

2. Bottom right corner If they pick the top left, ask if they could bump into the tree. Trees and ponds are not safe places to practise.

3. 1 Jog gently on the spot · 2 Stretch your arms and legs · 3 Start your first skill If they put the skill first, ask why a body needs to warm up before hard moves. Jogging comes first, then stretching.

B

1. 4 If they write a smaller number, ask them to count out loud with you. Stop at four, then say the number.

2. No, it needs four seconds If they pick yes, ask them to count to four out loud while holding the balance. Two seconds is too short.

C

1. 1 Make a star shape with pointed fingers and toes · 2 Hold the star still for four seconds · 3 Link straight into a one-leg balance · 4 Hold the one-leg balance still for four seconds If they put the link first, ask what comes before the second move. The star must be made and held before linking.

2. Point your toes and look at one still spot If they choose hurry, explain that rushing makes wobbles. If they choose holding breath, ask them to breathe out slowly while they balance.

3. Look for: Three numbers of seconds, each up to 8, one for each try.

4. Hold the balance for four seconds, then move on smoothly If they pick rushing, ask them to count four seconds before they move. The balance is part of the skill.

D

1. 4 If they write 1, they copied Ali's short hold. Ask them to count four seconds out loud before they move.

E

1. Look for: A two-move sequence with a held balance of four seconds and a link between the moves.

Words to use

Say“Let's count to four together. Can you keep your balance still until we reach four?”

Instead of“That looks lovely, now quickly do your next move.”

After the sheet

In a clear space away from windows, hold a one-leg balance while you count the seconds. Do three tries and write each time down.

Tick what your child got right in StudyDen. Anything missed comes back in a later Look back box, so there's no need to redo the sheet.

The rest of this unit

11 more sheets come with a StudyDen plan, in teaching order:

Linking on the bench(with a plan)
Jump, roll, balance(with a plan)
Jump, roll, balance(with a plan)
Building my sequence(with a plan)
Sequences and performing(with a plan)
Zigzag pathways with balances(with a plan)
Zigzag pathways at home(with a plan)
Curved pathways and flow(with a plan)
Curves round the cushion(with a plan)
Plan your three-move sequence(with a plan)
Practise, improve, perform(with a plan)

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