Sunshine and rain: size and levels
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use contrast to create actions that demonstrate sunshine and rain.
Key learning points
- Move: performing a contrasting duet requires us to use different actions to our partner.
- Move: changing the size or level of an action helps to communicate our ideas when we perform.
- Think: imagination enables us to create actions to communicate ideas such as sunshine and rain.
- Feel: courage supports us to talk about or show our ideas and opinions.
- Connect: performing a contrasting action to our partner involves taking turns showing fairness.
Keywords
Level - the height of a shape or action
Size - how big or small something is
Contrast - how things are different from each other
Common misconception
A tall shape is only achieved by stretching both arms upwards.
Whilst stretching both arms upwards is an example of a tall shape, there are many others. These might include twists, tilts, balances etc. By encouraging the pupils beyond their initial response they will think more deeply and creatively.
Teacher tip
Asking pupils to put effort into stretching can be counter-productive since this typically causes muscles to contract and shorten. It may help to encourage them to relax and describe the action as 'lengthening'.
Equipment
Additional material: poem and suggested music
Content guidance
Risk assessment required - physical activity
Supervision
Adult supervision required
Licence
Prior knowledge starter quiz
4 Questions
Q1.What do we call the creation of actions to communicate a theme?
Q2.What is making a decision by yourself an example of?
Q3.How does working fairly help others to feel?
Q4.What does a gesture help us with?
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.What is ‘taking turns' an example of?
Q2.What type of weather would an action that travelled from high to low suggest?
Q3.How do we describe actions in dance that are different from each other?
Q4.What do we change when we make ourselves seem bigger or smaller?
To help you plan your 2 physical education lesson on: Sunshine and rain: size and levels, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your 2 physical education lesson on: Sunshine and rain: size and levels, 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.
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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.
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