KS2 · Physical education · Year 3
Formations, contrast and question and answer: performing
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Your learning goal
I can combine formations, contrast and question and answer in a choreography.
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Formations, contrast and question and answer: performing: 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 formations, contrast and question and answer in a choreography.
Key learning points
- Move: performing a dance using a specific formation requires precision and control.
- Think: selecting a formation by considering the pattern and spacing between the performers requires decision making.
- Feel: rehearsing a group dance requires self-discipline from everyone involved.
- Connect: we can provide effective feedback by interpreting what the choreographer is communicating.
Words to know
- formations
- the patterns performers are arranged in
- contrast
- distinctly different
- question and answer
- a choreographic relationship based on taking turns
Common mistakes
Contrast has to be opposites.
Opposites are an excellent example of a contrast since they are completely different. However, there are others, e.g. to contrast 'up' you could use 'forwards' since it is a distinctly different direction.
For parents, carers and teachers
- Formations can become more clear to pupils once they appreciate this is from a 'bird's eye view'. Using everyday objects such as the dots on a dice or a domino can help to make the arrangements clear.