KS2 · Physical education · Year 3
Directions and levels: movement
Dance: my word links to language
Learn it. Recall it. Make it stick.
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Your learning goal
I can combine travelling sideways and using different levels.
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Directions and levels: movement: slides adapted from the imported teaching text; recall questions created from its keywords, learning points and common mistakes. Self-check practice, with no automatic grading or XP. Answers stay on this page and are cleared when you leave.
What you’ll learn
I can combine travelling sideways and using different levels.
Key learning points
- Move: making the different levels clear to an audience involves precision.
- Think: selecting which actions to use to travel sideways requires effective decision-making.
- Feel: self-discipline enables us to try hard and focus on improving the quality of our ideas.
- Connect: clear actions support clear communication.
Words to know
- sideways
- to the side, horizontal
- level
- the height of an action, high, medium or low
- location
- a particular place or position
Common mistakes
Travelling sideways can only be performed by a side step.
There are many different ways to travel sideways, e.g. shuffling, stretching, wriggling, jumping.
For parents, carers and teachers
- Use a simple text book to illustrate how words are arranged and the conventions we use for reading and writing.