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Year 6 - Physical education

Contact work: supports

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 perform actions while supporting others as well as being supported by a partner safely and effectively.

Key Notes

  • Move: maintaining tension in the body enables the supporting performer to control the action more effectively.
  • Think: deciding how far to allow a partner to tilt requires paying close attention to their performance.
  • Feel: supporting another person safely requires responsibility.
  • Connect: to demonstrate support effectively, the performers need to trust each other and collaborate.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • support: to bear all or part of the weight of another
  • connect: the point of contact
  • tilting: to move into a sloping position

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • When being supported by someone you don't have to do anything.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Explain the lesson in two key points.

Move: maintaining tension in the body enables the supporting performer to control the action more effectively. Think: deciding how far to allow a partner to tilt requires paying close attention to their performance.

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

to bear all or part of the weight of another.

3. Correct this common mistake.

Mistake: When being supported by someone you don't have to do anything. Correction: It helps the 'supporter' if the 'supported' person is still, but they need to remain alert and actively hold their body firm, which makes it much easier for the 'supporter' to absorb their weight and return them to an upright position.

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