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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Move: performing travelling actions at different speeds requires control.
- Move: performing actions with different body parts requires balance and coordination.
- Think: imagination helps us to create actions representing other things such as transportation.
- Feel: self-belief helps us to create actions without a partner.
- Connect: working together with a partner and coordinating actions requires empathy.
Keywords
Dawdle - to travel slowly
Rotate - to turn or move in a circle
Steady - a regular, even speed
Common misconception
To pretend to be an object such as a car, we have to use mime.
Miming is one way of describing an object, theme or story to an audience without using words. You will need to use your imagination to think of other ways that the audience will also understand.
To help you plan your year 1 physical education lesson on: Speeds: transport, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your year 1 physical education lesson on: Speeds: transport, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
We use learning cycles to break down learning into key concepts or ideas linked to the learning outcome. Each learning cycle features explanations with checks for understanding and practice tasks with feedback. All of this is found in our slide decks, ready for you to download and edit. The practice tasks are also available as printable worksheets and some lessons have additional materials with extra material you might need for teaching the lesson.
The assessment exit quiz will test your pupils' understanding of the key learning points.
Our video is a tool for planning, showing how other teachers might teach the lesson, offering helpful tips, modelled explanations and inspiration for your own delivery in the classroom.
Explore more key stage 1 physical education lessons from the Dance: my moves, my journeys unit, dive into the full secondary physical education curriculum, or learn more about lesson planning.
Equipment
Additional material: story and suggested music
Content guidance
- Risk assessment required - physical activity
Supervision
Adult supervision required
