KS2 · Physical education · Year 4
Gay Gordons: Scotland
Dance: traditional dances of the British Isles
Learn it. Recall it. Make it stick.
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Your learning goal
I can learn and accurately recall a sequence of actions performed with a partner.
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Gay Gordons: Scotland: 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 learn and accurately recall a sequence of actions performed with a partner.
Key learning points
- Move: matching and performing actions to the rhythm, tempo and phrasing of the music demonstrates musicality.
- Move: performing actions in pairs within a large group successfully requires accurate timings and spacing.
- Think: maintaining sufficient space requires problem solving skills.
- Feel: learning a set sequence of actions requires resilience.
- Connect: working in close contact with a partner means we have to cooperate.
Words to know
- side by side
- positioned next to another person, shoulder to shoulder
- formation
- how the performers are arranged
- forward
- ahead, onward
Common mistakes
When travelling around in the circle you should try to catch up with the duet ahead of you.
When travelling around in the circle you should aim to maintain the same distance from the duets in front and behind you.
For parents, carers and teachers
- If pupils are likely to struggle to integrate the half turn into the midway point of the initial travelling actions, this could be converted to - travel forwards for 8 counts, then travel backwards for 8 counts.