Wind and clouds: travel and size
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can change the size of my actions whilst travelling.
Key learning points
- Move: changing the size of our actions and shapes requires control.
- Move: control helps us to travel from one location to another while using changes in level and direction.
- Think: imagination helps us to create a range of actions to communicate our ideas.
- Feel: creating a range of ideas for our actions requires courage.
- Connect: sharing ideas with our partner and creating actions together demonstrates fairness.
Keywords
Size - how big or small a shape or action is
Travel - to move from one place to another
Control - performing an action as we mean to or as we are asked
Common misconception
Pupils think that creating actions that communicate wind involves running fast for strong wind and walking slow for a light breeze.
We can create actions using changes in size, levels and direction including travelling and creating shapes to communicate wind.
Teacher tip
Using visual prompts such as images or films of clouds drifting and changing shapes can prompt a wider range of responses from the pupils.
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.When creating shapes with our body, how would we describe a spiky shape?
Q2.What word describes the difference between a spiky and smooth shape?
Q3.In dance, what do we mean by mirroring?
Q4.What does courage help us to do?
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.What word describes how big or small something is?
Q2.What type of actions would we create to communicate a strong gust of wind?
Q3.What do we mean by travel?
Q4.When we work with a partner and show fairness, what does this mean?
To help you plan your 2 physical education lesson on: Wind and clouds: travel and size, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your 2 physical education lesson on: Wind and clouds: travel and size, 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.
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