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Year 1 - Physical education

My brilliant body: performing

Dance: my moves, my brilliant body

Unit Summary

A pure approach introduces Action-Space-Dynamics-Relationships and some constituent elements in each as a basis for future units. Pupils combine content making personal choices based on problem-solving, aesthetics and safety, providing opportunities to reflect and share opinions.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to perform a mirroring duet with a partner.

Key Notes

  • Move: performing a mirroring motif as a duet requires accurate timing and recall.
  • Think: creating and recalling a motif requires imagination and memory.
  • Feel: showing our work to others requires self-belief.
  • Connect: watching attentively and waiting patiently requires fairness.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • duet: a performance by two people
  • perform: showing work to others (the audience)
  • motif: a pattern of actions that can be repeated and developed

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • A performance needs to be on a stage, at a theatre.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Explain the lesson in two key points.

Move: performing a mirroring motif as a duet requires accurate timing and recall. Think: creating and recalling a motif requires imagination and memory.

2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'duet'

a performance by two people.

3. Correct this common mistake.

Mistake: A performance needs to be on a stage, at a theatre. Correction: Performing is where we show our work to another, it might be on a stage, but equally it can be a part of the lesson where we share ideas, thoughts and opinions so that we can all improve.

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