Where I’m from: my home and family
I can collaborate to choreograph a dance using different spatial arrangements.
Where I’m from: my home and family
I can collaborate to choreograph a dance using different spatial arrangements.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Move: using the space competently enables a dance idea to be communicated effectively.
- Think: finding things we have in common involves reflecting on previous experiences.
- Feel: sharing personal information requires integrity.
- Connect: sharing information others share with us involves respecting their right to privacy.
Keywords
Level - the height of a shape or action - high, medium or low
Direction - the course we travel along or face
Formation - the arrangement of two or more dancers - lines, circles, blocks
Common misconception
Pupils are all uncomfortable with physical contact.
Contact must involve respect. Care should be taken to ensure any touch is appropriate. Most pupils are sensitive to this and respond appropriately. Teachers can guide this by identifying how contact should be made, e.g. touch toe to toe.
To help you plan your year 7 physical education lesson on: Where I’m from: my home and family, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your year 7 physical education lesson on: Where I’m from: my home and family, 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 3 physical education lessons from the Dance: identity unit, dive into the full secondary physical education curriculum, or learn more about lesson planning.
Equipment
Suggested music, Additional materials
Content guidance
- Risk assessment required - physical activity
Supervision
Adult supervision required
