Sit students down and ask them what makes a good sequence. Write their answers on the board. Each pair joins another pair and they watch each other's sequence. They then have to use these words to help them give feedback about what was good and what could have been improved.

Ask some of the groups to tell the class what feedback they gave to the pair they watched perform. Students should stand on their mats and work through the stretching exercises they did as part of their warm-up.

While doing this, lead a question and answer session on what they have learnt in today's lesson. Ask if they have any questions. Dismiss the group to get changed.

Extension activities

• Students can be taught how to lift and hold each others' body weight. They can then use some new partner balances to extend their sequences.
• Put students into larger groups, starting in threes and working towards half class balances with careful teacher supervision. Week by week the numbers in the group could increase by one.
• Introduce the use of benches and tables or low boxes, with the relevant use of matting around the outside. Ask students to do their sequences making use of some of the equipment.
• Ask students to perform and extend their sequences to music. They will have to think carefully about timing and style of movement.

Ideas for assessment

• Students can be assessed on the complexity and ability to link moves together. They can be videoed and use self assessment.
• Students can assess and evaluate the work of other groups.
• A tick sheet could be produced and when students watch performances they check what was included against the criteria eg Were there several changes of direction? Were balances held for three seconds? Did they make good use of space?