KS2 · Physical education · Year 6
Actions: the domino effect
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Your learning goal
I can use canon to create a domino effect when performing actions.
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What you’ll learn
I can use canon to create a domino effect when performing actions.
Key learning points
- Move: performing actions using canon in response to a previous action requires control.
- Move: using different formations and spacing to present the connection between performers requires spatial awareness.
- Think: responding to another person's action quickly demonstrates rapid problem solving.
- Feel: accurate timing in a group requires everyone to be responsible for being aware of the actions of others.
- Connect: responding to actions of a partner or group requires trust and collaboration.
Words to know
- domino effect
- a linked sequence of events
- respond
- a reaction or reply
- canon
- performing an action one after the other in a pair/group
Common mistakes
When you perform a canon, you have to perform the same action as each other.
Whilst this is often true, the actions can vary, e.g., pupils may jump apart one at a time, yet each pupil may perform a different jump, or pupils may change shape. It is the staggered timing that is the essential element.
For parents, carers and teachers
- It may help to show the pupils a video of dominoes falling into each other and creating a ripple effect.