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Year 3 - Physical education

Curving, linear and irregular pathways: letters

Dance: my word links to language

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 travel along precise pathways using the shapes of letters of the alphabet.

Key Notes

  • Move: precise pathways help to make our actions clear.
  • Think: choreographing dance actions involves deciding what to do and how to do it.
  • Feel: taking turns when working with others requires self-discipline.
  • Connect: planning a dance with others requires us to communicate our ideas and opinions.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • pathway: the track or course of a journey
  • precise: accurate, detailed
  • taking turns: performing one at a time

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • Pupils think they can create a pathway by drawing the letter shapes in the air.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Explain the lesson in two key points.

Move: precise pathways help to make our actions clear. Think: choreographing dance actions involves deciding what to do and how to do it.

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

the track or course of a journey.

3. Correct this common mistake.

Mistake: Pupils think they can create a pathway by drawing the letter shapes in the air. Correction: Drawing letter shapes in the air produces 'air pathways'. This lesson is focusing on 'floor pathways' which require the pupils to travel along the shapes of the different letters.

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