Year 3 - Physical education
Commas and full stops: pauses and stillness
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 apply control effectively when you pause or you am still.
Key Notes
- Move: performing shapes and actions with precision involves control, balance and coordination.
- Think: deciding when and how to move requires us to think independently.
- Feel: identifying when and how to apply our ideas requires self-discipline.
- Connect: stillness enables us to be able to communicate effectively.
Vocabulary To Learn
- stillness: the absence of action
- shape: a position or pose that can be held
- control: the skill used to perform a shape or action with precision
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Travelling around the room means you run in a circle. Pausing and balancing are always star shapes.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
Move: performing shapes and actions with precision involves control, balance and coordination. Think: deciding when and how to move requires us to think independently.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'stillness'
the absence of action.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Travelling around the room means you run in a circle. Pausing and balancing are always star shapes. Correction: Explain to pupils that travelling involves a wide range of actions including skipping, shuffling, marching, jumping, creeping. Also ensure pupils understand that we can balance on a range of body parts in a variety of shapes.
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- Dynamics: fronted adverbial Study Guide
- Force: exclamation marks Study Guide
- Formations and contrast: prepositions Study Guide
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