ASSESSMENT RUBRIC

Objective: Freeze in different body shapes

Gymnastics Unit | Level 7

TECHNIQUE
Today we are going to learn how to freeze in different body shapes.

IMPORTANCE
Freezing in different body shapes is important because it challenges your body to use different bases of support to find your center of gravity.

VOCABULARY
Center of gravity: when all body parts are in perfect balance.

When freezing in different body shapes, it is important to:

PRACTICE

1. Spread out onto the field so that you are at least an arm’s length away from the person next to you. When I blow my whistle, I will call out a body shape (tall, short, thin, wide, star shaped, twisted, curled, etc.). You must make the assigned shape within three seconds.
2. Repeat as many times as needed.

STORYLINE
Today we are playing Shape Relay. Your goal is to try and freeze in different body shapes.

INSTRUCTIONS

• I will divide the class into teams of three.
• Ro Sham Bo to decide who will start off as the runner.
• Before the game begins, runners will line up on the baseline. The other teammates will line up on the end line.
• At the beginning of each round, I will tell the runners what shape the other teammates must make.
  • Narrow shape: students make a pencil shape standing up and/or lying down
  • Wide shape: students make a star standing up, sitting down (arms and legs out), or lying down
  • Twisted shape: students twist any body part
  • Curled shape: students curl any body part
  • Short shape: students crouch down and make themselves shorter
  • Tall shape: students stand on their tippy toes or lie down with arms and legs stretched
• Runners must run down to the end line and relay which shape the other teammates will make.
• One point is awarded to teams that create the correct shape.
• Five points are awarded to teams that cooperate and work together.
• Runners must rotate each round.

TEACHING TIPS

• ELL Accommodation: 
  • Post labeled pictures of skills and game play.
  • Partner with proficient English speakers for directions/modeling and reflections.
• SpEd Accommodation: 
  • Set individual goals for physical or behavioral modifications. 
  • Allow students to demonstrate skill one-on-one with teacher.
  • Allow students extra time to master the skill.
• Reflection: 
  • What other shapes might you try to freeze in?
  • How might you encourage a classmate who is struggling freezing in different shapes?

STORYLINE
Today we are playing Parachute Surfing II. Your goal is to try and freeze in different body shapes while riding the waves of the parachute.

INSTRUCTIONS

• I will select 1-2 students to stand on the parachute at a time.
• Everyone else will sit around the parachute and hold a handle.
• When I say, “GO!” the students on the parachute will form a shape, while the other students shake the parachute.
• I will tell the surfers what shape to make at the beginning of each round:
  • Narrow shape: students make a pencil shape standing up and/or lying down
  • Wide shape: students make a star standing up, sitting down (arms and legs out), or lying down
  • Twisted shape: students twist any body part
  • Curled shape: students curl any body part
  • Short shape: students crouch down and make themselves shorter
  • Tall shape: students stand on their tippy toes or lie down with arms and legs stretched
• Surfers must hold that position for 10 seconds.
• The surfers will then select the next student(s) to stand on the parachute.

TEACHING TIPS

• Approach:
  • Have students make fast waves and slow rolling waves.
  • Remind students not to pull or jerk the parachute to purposefully cause students to fall.
• ELL Accommodation: 
  • Post labeled pictures of skills and game play.
  • Partner with proficient English speakers for directions/modeling and reflections.
• SpEd Accommodation: 
  • Set individual goals for physical or behavioral modifications. 
  • Allow students to demonstrate skill one-on-one with teacher.
  • Allow students extra time to master the skill.
• Reflection: 
  • What other shapes might you try to freeze in?
  • How might you encourage a classmate who is struggling freezing in different shapes?

STORYLINE
Today we are playing Spinster Shapes. Your goal is to freeze in different body shapes for 10 seconds after moving.

INSTRUCTIONS

• Before the game begins, line up at the baseline.
• When I say, "GO!" you will start spinning towards the end line.
• When I blow my whistle, you must stop and try and hold a pose for 10 seconds and then run to the end line.
• Each round you will have to do a different pose:
  • Narrow shape: students make a pencil shape standing up and/or lying down.
  • Wide shape: students make a star standing up, sitting down (arms and legs out), or lying down.
  • Twisted shape: students twist any body part.
  • Curled shape: students curl any body part.
  • Short shape: students crouch down and make themselves shorter.
  • Tall shape: students stand on their tippy toes or lie down with arms and legs stretched.

TEACHING TIPS

• Approach:
  • Remind students to be aware of others while spinning. Students should not be spinning so fast that they go out-of-bounds.     
• ELL Accommodation: 
  • Post labeled pictures of skills and game play.
  • Partner with proficient English speakers for directions/modeling and reflections.
• SpEd Accommodation: 
  • Set individual goals for physical or behavioral modifications. 
  • Allow students to demonstrate skill one-on-one with teacher.
  • Allow students extra time to master the skill.
• Reflection: 
  • What other shapes might you try to freeze in?
  • How might you encourage a classmate who is struggling freezing in different shapes?