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Year 3 - Physical education

Directions and levels: movement

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 combine travelling sideways and using different levels.

Key Notes

  • Move: making the different levels clear to an audience involves precision.
  • Think: selecting which actions to use to travel sideways requires effective decision-making.
  • Feel: self-discipline enables us to try hard and focus on improving the quality of our ideas.
  • Connect: clear actions support clear communication.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • sideways: to the side, horizontal
  • level: the height of an action, high, medium or low
  • location: a particular place or position

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • Travelling sideways can only be performed by a side step.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Explain the lesson in two key points.

Move: making the different levels clear to an audience involves precision. Think: selecting which actions to use to travel sideways requires effective decision-making.

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

to the side, horizontal.

3. Correct this common mistake.

Mistake: Travelling sideways can only be performed by a side step. Correction: There are many different ways to travel sideways, e.g. shuffling, stretching, wriggling, jumping.

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