Year 3 - Physical education
Actions: upper and lowercase letter shapes
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 create and develop motifs based on letter shapes.
Key Notes
- Move: we need to use precision to recreate the shapes of the letters accurately using clear actions.
- Think: changing two-dimensional shapes into three-dimensional actions requires resourcefulness.
- Feel: collaborating with others involves self-discipline.
- Connect: describing ideas and planning work requires clear communication.
Vocabulary To Learn
- collaborate: work together
- motif: an action or series of actions that are repeated
- shape: a position or pose that can be held
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- There is only one way to make a certain shape (e.g. a wide star-shaped stretch for the letter 'X').
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Move: we need to use precision to recreate the shapes of the letters accurately using clear actions. Think: changing two-dimensional shapes into three-dimensional actions requires resourcefulness.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'collaborate'
work together.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: There is only one way to make a certain shape (e.g. a wide star-shaped stretch for the letter 'X'). Correction: There are many possible responses - the shapes can be recreated using just part of the body or all of it. Changing between sitting, lying and standing is also an option as well as incorporating balances or jumps.
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- 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
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