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Year 1

Irregular pathways: journey by foot

I can create and travel along irregular pathways.

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Year 1

Irregular pathways: journey by foot

I can create and travel along irregular pathways.

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Move: travelling along an irregular pathway involves frequent changes of direction, using control and balance.
  2. Think: pretending to be in a crowd and travelling along irregular pathways requires us to use our imagination.
  3. Feel: trying lots of ideas to travel along irregular pathways requires self-belief.
  4. Connect: when working with others, we show empathy by listening to and helping each other.

Keywords

  • Weave - moving in and out or over and under

  • Irregular - not even or changing

  • Imagine - to picture or pretend

Common misconception

'Briskly' means fast, so you can run.

'Briskly' means quick and energetic. This does not include running.


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Equipment

Additional material: story and suggested music

Content guidance

  • Risk assessment required - physical activity

Supervision

Adult supervision required

Licence

This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2025), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).

4 Questions

Q1.
How can we describe a curved shape?
straight and tall
long and thin
Correct answer: smooth and rounded
Q2.
What does using our imagination help us to do?
Correct answer: create new ideas
move fast
stretch
Q3.
What does making decisions about how and where to travel demonstrate?
stamina
Correct answer: self-belief
good timing
Q4.
What type of pathway is a linear pathway?
curved
Correct answer: straight
round

4 Questions

Q1.
Which of these is not a weaving action?
in and out
up and down
Correct answer: now and then
Q2.
How should you hold a shape if you are still?
floppy
Correct answer: firm
wobbly
Q3.
What can imagination help us to do?
Correct answer: move differently
move slowly
move more
Q4.
If a pathway keeps changing direction in an unexpected way, what is it called?
Correct answer: irregular
linear
curved

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