PHYSICAL

EDUCATION
 Lesson 11:
Free and Bound
Movements
You move freely as a
bird when you can do
different activities.
Doing bound movements
when playing makes you
learn new and exciting
things around you.
Flow
 Flow
Mov is an effort-like
light and heavy movements.
It is how smooth or jerk a
movement is.
Types of Movement
 Bound Movement
This movement has a lot
of starts and stops. Such
movement is jerky.
 Bound Movement
To illustrate, stay in your home
space. Walk around the room. Pause
when you hear the word STOP. Count
one to five, continue to walk. Pause
again when you hear STOP. Do this
activity until your teacher tells you
that the activity is done.
 Free Movement
This movement is the
opposite of bound.
 Free Movement
To illustrate, stay in your
home space. Walk around the
room. Do not stop unless your
teacher gives the signal.
 Difference between bound
movement and free movement
Bound Movement Free Movement
It has many starts It has no stop.
and stops.
It is a controlled It is a continuous
movement. movement.
It is like the kite It is like the balloons
flying in the air. floating in the air.
 Remember
• Flow is an effort that
shows how smooth or
jerky a movement is.
 Remember
• Jerky or choppy movements
are bound movements. The
hands and legs are also
close to the body.
 Remember
• A free movement is when
the arms are kept mostly
away from the body. The
movement is continuous and
smooth.