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Hi there, welcome to your PE lesson.

Today's PE lesson is part of the Remote Learning PE Lessons and it's part of the Introduction to Dance unit.

Now today's title of the PE lesson that we are going to be doing is "Dance, Can you Create Movements as You Explore Space?

" Now, I wonder if you've ever thought about exploring space before and thought about the kinds of things that are up there in space.

For today's lesson, you might need, it's optional so you don't have to have it, but you might want some music and I would recommend Bounce Patrol, Astronauts.

By the end of today's lesson, I'm hoping that we can all create a range of actions to represent exploring space.

Our keywords today.

Let's do my turn, your turn.

Let's start with my turn, action, your turn.

So an action is a physical thing we do with our bodies, a bit like a movement.

I wonder if you can think of an example.

Maybe a jump or a run or perhaps a movement that we might do in dance.

Our second keyword, my turn.

Control, your turn, well done.

So control means being purposeful, moving everybody part with thought, precision and balance.

Our third key word today, my turn.

Imagination, your turn.

Brilliant, so imagination is the ability to create ideas, pictures, or scenarios in your mind that are not present or real.

So I wonder if you've ever had to use your imagination, perhaps when you're reading a book.

In today's lesson because you're going to need your imagination to think about space because I don't think you'll have probably been into space.

So you might have to use your imagination to think what is up there.

So before we start our lesson, we are going to have to warm our bodies up.

That's really important.

So for our warmup, I would like you to show what you know about performing actions with control.

There's already two of our key words there, so I'm going to ask you to move around the room as if you are a star gliding past different planets.

But every five seconds, I want you to stop and hold a star shape.

It might be a different star shape every time.

Your aim is to stretch out your arms, legs, fingers and toes to demonstrate that you're a star.

Here is an example of what you could do.

So challenge yourself to freeze in different star shapes each time.

Try to be a big star, a tall star, a little star, a twinkly star, or even a bright star.

Could you think of any other actions that you might see in space?

You might have to use your imagination here too.

So in today's lesson, for the first part of today's lesson, we are going to perform actions to do with exploring space.

And for the second part of today's lesson, we're going to create our own space sequence.

This sounds like a really fun lesson, are you ready?

I am.

Let's get started.

So, Andeep and Sofia are using their imagination to think of different things they might see when exploring space.

Andeep said, "Rockets, planets and astronauts all travel in space, but astronauts don't move like they do on earth, do they?

" Sofia has said that "In space there is no gravity.

So when an astronaut walks on the moon, it may be bouncy and slow.

I wonder if you can have a go at walking like an astronaut on the moon, so you'll be bouncy and slow, just like there's no gravity.

Andeep said that "A rocket ship does a countdown before blast off and it explodes into the sky really quickly.

Sofia's mentioned "The planets orbit the sun at different speeds, but they're constantly turning and moving around.

Do you want to have a go at being a rocket ship doing a countdown and then blasting off into the sky?

Or perhaps you could have a go at being a planet where you're turning and orbiting the sun as you're moving around.

Let's have a go at a check, shall we?

Which action would you use to show an astronaut walking on the moon?

Would it be to take slow, bouncy steps?

Would it be to spin slowly and smoothly?

Would it be to crawl along the floor or would it be to stand still?

Which movement do you think would most show an astronaut walking on the moon?

Yeah, well done if you said that taking slow bouncy steps would be the best answer to represent an astronaut walking on the moon because there's no gravity on the moon.

So that would definitely be how an astronaut would walk.

So well done if you got that right.

Today, Andeep is dancing alone at home, whereas Sofia is working with her brother.

Andeep says that he's going to use his imagination to create actions that represent exploring space.

Whereas Sofia said, "I'm going to share my imaginative ideas with my brother to represent exploring space, but I'm also going to watch his performance with respect.

" So you might be working on your own today or you might be working with someone at home.

Either is absolutely fine.

Andeep said today that he loves dancing, but sometimes he has to be brave to come up with his own ideas and actions.

And Sofia said, "But that's okay.

Just use your imagination and have fun.

Your ideas will be great.

" And that's the same for you, using your imagination and coming up with your own ideas is a brave thing to do, but it's also a lot of fun.

So try and make sure that you're doing that and having lots of fun.

Okay, now it's time for your turn to have a go at a task.

Now there's three parts to this task, so you might want to listen very carefully.

The first part of the task is that I'd like you to move like a rocket ship launching from earth.

Begin by crouching down small, hugging your knees like a rocket on the launch pad.

Begin a countdown, Five, four, three, two, one, and slowly rise higher and higher.

At blast off, stretch your body tall and jump up quickly, high, then glide around space, moving quickly and powerfully.

Then pause, freezing in a tall stretch shape before gently landing on the moon.

For the second part of the task, I'd like you to pretend that in your rocket, you see planets orbiting the sun.

So begin by standing tall and curved, showing the shape of a planet.

Slowly start to travel in a big circle, keeping your path smooth and steady as you orbit around an invisible sun.

You might want to use a cushion or a toy to represent the sun if you wish.

Use gentle turning movements to move your body to face different directions as you travel and pause, holding your round planet shape still and strong.

Begin to orbit again, changing your speed, you might move faster or slower through space.

And the final part of the task is that I'd like you to land on the moon and move like an astronaut.

So you're going to travel through the space by taking slow bouncy steps as though there is very little gravity.

Keep your knees slightly bent and your arms out to help you balance.

Pause after 10 seconds, holding a still, strong shape like an astronaut, planting a flag into the moon.

After 10 seconds, begin to move slowly again, floating smoothly across the floor.

Repeat, but do a different movement that you think an astronaut might do.

Maybe like digging a hole or collecting rock samples.

It's up to you.

Now just make sure that you have a space big enough to perform these movements and have lots of fun representing a rocket ship, planets orbiting the sun and an astronaut landing on the moon.

Good luck, you may wish to watch the video first, to give you some ideas of how you could move.

Okay, let's have a think about some reflective questions after our task.

So, did you perform actions to represent a space exploration with accuracy and control?

Andeep said that he did because he followed the instructions to move as a rocket, astronaut and plan it with control.

And I bet you did too.

Did you use your imagination to create a range of actions to represent exploring space?

Sofia said that "I used my imagination to create different actions of an astronaut.

" And I wonder if you created any different actions using your imagination too.

The next question says, were you brave by thinking of new ways to move?

Sofia said that she copied the video, but she also used some of her own ideas too.

I wonder if you were brave and you created some of your own ideas.

I bet you did, and I bet they looked really good.

And finally, did you show respect by watching other people's ideas politely?

Andeep said that he showed respect when he watched the person on video perform their movements.

And Sofia said that she was polite whilst she watched her brother perform his movements.

So whether you were working on your own and you showed respect to the person on a video or whether you were with someone else and you showed respect to their performance, I hope that you showed respect by watching, not speaking and thinking about the things that they did really well in their performance.

Well done if you did all of those things.

Okay, now it's time for our second part of the lesson where we are going to create our own space sequence.

This is gonna be really fun and really exciting.

Let's go.

So Andeep and Sofia are using their imagination to think of different things they might see when exploring space.

I wonder if you can think of any different things that you might see when exploring space.

Andeep said "There are stars, moons, and planets in space.

Do you think there are aliens too?

" Sofia said, "We don't know for sure.

No one has ever seen one.

But it's fun to imagine what they might look like and how they might move.

" Have a think, how do you think an alien might move?

Here are images of things that you might find when exploring space.

Use your imagination to make an action for each.

Now, an astronaut, a rocket and a planet we've already done at the start of the lesson, so maybe you've already got some ideas of actions for those.

A star we thought about in our warmup.

So perhaps you can use one of the actions that you used in your warmup to help you do for a star.

Now a moon, we see a moon in the sky.

How do you think a moon might move?

Or what action could represent a moon?

Why don't you have a practice now?

And finally, an alien.

An alien will be a really fun way to move.

Can you have a go at moving like an alien?

Andeep said that if he was a twinkly star, he would point his toes and fingers and make quick, sharp movements.

Sofia said that if she were an alien, she would move in a strange and wobbly way.

She might bend and twist her body into funny shapes and creep and crawl around the space.

That would be a really fun way to move like an alien.

I think Sofia's going to have lots of fun in this lesson.

Okay, let's have a check.

What type of actions might you use to represent a twinkly star?

Would it be A, wobbly, would it be B, creepy?

Would it be C, sharp, or would it be D, slow?

Well done if you said C, sharp, a star might be twinkly and have sharp bits of light coming off it.

So well done if you said C, sharp.

Okay, another check for you.

What type of actions might you use to represent an alien?

Would it be A, wobbly B, marching, C, twinkly, or D, still?

I think the best answer would be A, wobbly.

That would be a good way to represent an alien with an action.

Well done if you got that right.

Now Andeep has asked, when performing actions, what does he need to remember to make sure his actions are controlled?

And Sofia said that you need to remember to use your whole body from your fingers all the way to your toes and move carefully and safely.

Especially if you are moving inside a room, for example, there might be furniture.

So you need to make sure that you have a big enough space in order to make your done sequence.

Also, Sofia's reminded us, be brave when using your imagination to create the movements, they will look great.

And I know that your space sequences are going to look fantastic.

Okay, a quick check before we go onto the task.

How can you make sure your actions are strong and controlled?

Would it be A, to move really quickly?

Would it be B, to only use your arms?

Would it be C, to use your whole body or would it be D, to close your eyes?

What do you think?

Well done if you said C.

Use your whole body to make those actions nice and controlled.

Well done if you got that right.

Okay, so now for our second task of the lesson.

For this task, you can use if you would like to, optional music.

And I would suggest Bounce Patrol and the song "Astronauts".

If you don't have access to music, that's okay because you can do this task without music.

So for this task, we are going to create a space explorer sequence.

This is going to be really fun.

Can you make sure you have enough room to move safely?

Make sure that you have enough space to perform your Space Explorer sequence.

Pick a movement or different movement for something you might find in space like a star, planet, rocket or alien.

Now you can pick one thing, two things, three things or as many things as you want to add into your sequence.

Put your movements together to make a short dance.

Try moving high and low, in circles like planets orbiting.

Share your space dance with a cuddly toy, family member or yourself in a mirror.

And you can dance with music, like I said.

Or you can move and show your actions without music too.

It's up to you, now I know that you're going to create an incredible space explorer sequence, and I know that you're gonna have a lot of fun exploring space with your actions.

You might want to watch the video next to help you come up with some ideas, but then you can pause the video and have a go at this task.

Good luck space explorers.

I hope you had a lot of fun doing that task.

Let's have a think about some of the reflective questions after completing the task.

Did you perform your actions to represent a space exploration with accuracy and control?

Andeep said that he did because he represented a rocket, astronaut, star, moon, alien on a planet with control.

I wonder which actions you used control for.

Did you use your imagination to create a range of actions to represent exploring space?

Andeep said that he used his imagination to move around the room like a moon orbiting the earth.

And I bet you used your imagination to be lots of different things that you might find in space.

So well done if you did that.

Were you brave by thinking of new ways to move?

Sofia said, "Yes, I used my imagination to create different actions for the rocket moon star, and astronaut, and I sequenced them together.

" I wonder what you used your imagination for, and I bet you were brave at creating new ways to move.

So well done if you were.

And did you show respect by watching other people's ideas politely?

Now if you are on your own, did you show respect by watching the video politely?

Sofia said that she showed respect to her brother by watching his space sequence.

And I bet she showed respect because she didn't talk when he was performing, and perhaps she thought of some positive things to say about his performance after he had performed his actions.

So well done if you showed respect too.

Okay, we're nearly at the end of today's lesson, but before we do finish today's lesson, we need to perform our cool down.

So for this cool down, can you move around the space slowly?

Every five seconds, stop and freeze in a pose to represent something you might find in space.

Can you remember some of the things you might find in space?

An alien, the moon, planets, stars, a rocket, all of those things you could find in space.

Whilst you're moving slowly in space, think about how you successfully created actions to do with exploring space, which actions were more controlled?

And what could you do between now and the next lesson to practice your skills further?

Have a think.

So in summary today, we were able to perform actions to represent a space exploration, which required accuracy and control.

We used our imagination to enable us to create a range of actions to represent exploring space.

We were brave and we thought of new ways of moving, and that requires self-belief.

So we showed a lot of self-belief in today's lesson by using our imagination, and we politely watched the ideas of others which required respect.

So well done for completing today's lesson really, really well.

I've had a really fun time with you today, and I'm really looking forward to our next adventure in our next lesson.

I'll see you again soon.