Year 2 - Physical education
Snow and ice: contrast and mirroring
Dance: my world, weather
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Unit Summary
A thematic approach reinforces Action-Space-Dynamics-Relationships introducing further constituents to expand dance knowledge. Pupils apply imagination, creativity and skill when making artistic decisions with others. Performance opportunities support reflection and allow interpretation.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to create a winter weather duet using contrast and mirroring.
Key Notes
- Move: using actions, space, dynamics and relationships together helps us to communicate an idea.
- Move: pupils can create and hold shapes with balance and control to communicate an idea.
- Think: imagination helps us to create actions that communicate snow and frost.
- Feel: trying lots of different ideas requires courage.
- Connect: taking turns when mirroring a partner requires fairness and cooperation.
Vocabulary To Learn
- mirroring: reflecting an action
- swirling: circular actions involving twisting, turning, spiralling
- spiky: having sharp points
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- The pupils will only use their arms to communicate swirling snow.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Move: using actions, space, dynamics and relationships together helps us to communicate an idea. Move: pupils can create and hold shapes with balance and control to communicate an idea.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'mirroring'
reflecting an action.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: The pupils will only use their arms to communicate swirling snow. Correction: Whilst arms offer a range of possible responses to suggest snow, guiding pupils to less conventional ideas such as a hip or an ear, pupils will respond with a far wider range of actions, building flexibility, control and coordination.
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