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Year 6 - Physical education

Actions: the domino effect

Dance: the power of unity

Unit Summary

A narrative approach develops a wider range of creative responses to issue based work employing Action-Space-Dynamics-Relationships in a cohesive manner. Pupils express individuality through character-based work, reflecting on social issues. Pupils create dances using binary and ternary forms.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to use canon to create a domino effect when performing actions.

Key Notes

  • Move: performing actions using canon in response to a previous action requires control.
  • Move: using different formations and spacing to present the connection between performers requires spatial awareness.
  • Think: responding to another person's action quickly demonstrates rapid problem solving.
  • Feel: accurate timing in a group requires everyone to be responsible for being aware of the actions of others.
  • Connect: responding to actions of a partner or group requires trust and collaboration.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • domino effect: a linked sequence of events
  • respond: a reaction or reply
  • canon: performing an action one after the other in a pair/group

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • When you perform a canon, you have to perform the same action as each other.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Explain the lesson in two key points.

Move: performing actions using canon in response to a previous action requires control. Move: using different formations and spacing to present the connection between performers requires spatial awareness.

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

a linked sequence of events.

3. Correct this common mistake.

Mistake: When you perform a canon, you have to perform the same action as each other. Correction: Whilst this is often true, the actions can vary, e.g., pupils may jump apart one at a time, yet each pupil may perform a different jump, or pupils may change shape. It is the staggered timing that is the essential element.

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