Year 3 - Physical education
A combination of actions: writing short sentences
Dance: my word links to language
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Unit Summary
A pure approach deepens understanding of Action-Space-Dynamics-Relationships and how to create, develop and analyse ideas, motifs and dances. Pupils select and combine key elements to create effects, drawing parallels between communication methods and illustrate how artistic processes are applied.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to independently choreograph a simple sequence.
Key Notes
- Move: performing shapes and actions with precision makes our work clear.
- Think: creating a shape or action involves independent decision-making.
- Think: creating a variety of transitions enables us to be able to communicate fluently.
- Feel: identifying and rehearsing how to connect our actions together requires self-discipline.
- Connect: working with others requires respect and communication in order to improve our ideas.
Vocabulary To Learn
- sequence: a series of actions linked together
- precision: accuracy when performing a shape or action
- transition: an action that links other actions together
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils create sequences and motifs that include long stops between actions as pupils fail or forget to use additional actions to aid transition.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Move: performing shapes and actions with precision makes our work clear. Think: creating a shape or action involves independent decision-making.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'sequence'
a series of actions linked together.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Pupils create sequences and motifs that include long stops between actions as pupils fail or forget to use additional actions to aid transition. Correction: Remind pupils that in order to create a sequence that flows well, we need to include addtional actions to support the transition from action to action.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Actions: upper and lowercase letter shapes Study Guide
- Commas and full stops: pauses and stillness Study Guide
- Curving, linear and irregular pathways: letters Study Guide
- Directions and levels: movement Study Guide
- Dynamics: exclamation marks and fronted adverbials Study Guide
- Dynamics: fronted adverbial Study Guide
- Force: exclamation marks Study Guide
- Formations and contrast: prepositions Study Guide
- Formations, contrast and question and answer: performing Study Guide
- Location and level: paragraphs Study Guide
- Question and answer: dialogue Study Guide
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