Astronomy: performance skills
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can apply technical and expressive skills to improve my performance.
Key learning points
- Move: applying and rehearsing technical skills improves accuracy in performance.
- Think: anticipating how an action looks to others involves imagination.
- Feel: giving feedback to others requires self-belief in our knowledge and opinions.
- Connect: giving and receiving feedback involves trust and cooperation from all involved.
Keywords
Extension - lengthening through the limbs and/or torso
Expressive - a set of skills that communicate character, mood or atmosphere
Performance - the act of showing work to an audience
Common misconception
The pupils should only use ideas introduced by the teacher.
Cross curricular lessons offer scope for pupils to include additional content by bringing, sharing and consolidating subject knowledge from other curriculum areas. Enabling pupils to expand the action content will increase motivation and engagement.
Teacher tip
To gain the maximum benefit of peer feedback, pupils need time to implement it immediately and not wait until the next lesson.
Equipment
suggested music
Content guidance
Risk assessment required - physical activity
Supervision
Adult supervision required
Licence
Prior knowledge starter quiz
4 Questions
Q1.In dance, what term describes speed and force?
Q2.What performance skill does an accurate placement of an action or position involve?
Q3.What term do we use to describe working with others cooperatively?
Q4.Which of the following is an example of contact work?
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.How do the deaf community applaud a performance?
Q2.In dance, what do we mean by the term ‘extension’?
Q3.Which of these is not an expressive skill?
Q4.What perspective can a performer gain from feedback?
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To help you plan your 10 physical education lesson on: Astronomy: performance skills, 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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