Everyday heroes
I can create and develop a motif using visual art as a stimulus.
Everyday heroes
I can create and develop a motif using visual art as a stimulus.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Move: holding shapes that depict the stimulus requires control and balance.
- Move: performing actions with changes in size and location depicts the stimulus.
- Think: making decisions on how to effectively create a motif effectively requires evaluation.
- Feel: integrity enables us to give honest and considerate feedback.
- Connect: working together respectfully enables us to successfully create shapes with our bodies.
Keywords
Motif - a recurring pattern
Inspiration - stimulated to feel or do something
Influence - to have an effect on
Common misconception
Artists just think of ideas, whatever artform they work in.
All artists, whether dancers, painters, actors or musicians, look to other artforms and the wider world for inspiration. Charlie Parker (musician) inspired Basquiat (painter) who later inspired Jay Z (musician).
To help you plan your year 5 physical education lesson on: Everyday heroes, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your year 5 physical education lesson on: Everyday heroes, 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 2 physical education lessons from the Dance: your tag, everyday art unit, dive into the full primary physical education curriculum, or learn more about lesson planning.
Equipment
Suggested music.
Content guidance
- Risk assessment required - physical activity
Supervision
Adult supervision required
