KS1 · Physical education · Year 1
Linear/curved pathways: journey by foot
Dance: my moves, my journeys
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Your learning goal
I can travel along linear and curving pathways and create linear and curved shapes with control.
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Linear/curved pathways: journey by foot: 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 travel along linear and curving pathways and create linear and curved shapes with control.
Key learning points
- Move: travelling between locations involves using linear or curved pathways with control.
- Move: creating shapes in curved and linear ways requires balance and control, holding the body still.
- Think: imagination enables us to picture the setting we are working in to create our actions.
- Feel: self-belief gives us confidence to try new ideas.
- Connect: avoiding others to ensure they have sufficient space requires empathy.
Words to know
- curved
- rounded or smooth
- linear
- in a straight, direct line
- pathways
- the route between places
Common mistakes
Pupils think that linear pathways should follow the outline of the room.
Whilst there is an obvious logic to using the orientation and basic shape of the room, linear pathways can bisect the space in any way. They must simply be straight lines.
For parents, carers and teachers
- Placing rubber spots on the floor can enable pupils to travel around them to create curving pathways or travel straight from one to another to form direct pathways.