Formations and contrast: prepositions
I can use prepositions to arrange my position when working with others.
Formations and contrast: prepositions
I can use prepositions to arrange my position when working with others.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Move: moving around others requires us to be precise in our actions.
- Move: using a range of formations to create different actions requires precision and control.
- Think: responding to the shapes and actions of others involves ongoing decision making.
- Feel: taking turns requires patience and self-discipline.
- Connect: a performance can communicate different ideas to different people in the audience.
Keywords
Formation - the position the performers are placed in
Contrast - distinctly different
Preposition - a word that indicates where something is relative to something else
Common misconception
Pupils think that prepositions are only used in writing.
Prepositions describe how things are arranged relative to other people or objects, so they can be used in all subject areas.
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Content guidance
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Supervision
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