Learning objective
- To develop movement phrases in response to simple rhythms.
Success criteria
- I can copy and repeat a
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National curriculum
Physical education
Pupils should
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Cross-curricular links
Music
Pupils should be
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
Recap and recall
Before starting this unit, you might want to check children can recall: A rhythm is a pattern of long and short sounds. The pulse is the steady beat in a piece of music.
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Could be paired with more confident children, allowing them to copy movement phrases from others; could have fewer movement phrases in the sequence; could repeat the same movement phrases.
Pupils working at greater depth
Should be encouraged to consider a wider range of dynamics in their movement phrases, e.g. changing the direction they are facing as they perform; could develop a new rhythm for a different animal and compose a different movement phrase; could perform the sequence with less repetition, i.e. performing the movement phrases twice instead of four times.
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: copying and performing a
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Vocabulary definitions
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movement phrase
A series of movements linked together to make a pattern.
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pulse
The steady beat in a piece of music.
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