KS2 · Physical education · Year 4
Sword dancing: Scotland
Dance: traditional dances of the British Isles
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Your learning goal
I can coordinate a range of actions whilst travelling in different directions.
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Sword dancing: 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 coordinate a range of actions whilst travelling in different directions.
Key learning points
- Move: responding to different styles of music improves our musicality.
- Move: performing actions and avoiding the swords requires control, agility and balance.
- Think: being able to coordinate different body parts requires concentration.
- Feel: avoiding the ‘swords’ requires resilience.
- Connect: following instructions is an example of cooperation.
Words to know
- direction
- the course of travel
- posture
- how the body is held
- coordination
- moving two (or more) body parts at the same time
Common mistakes
You need to look at the floor to avoid the swords.
If working carefully, it is possible to remember where the 'sword' markings are and avoid them. This skill takes a great deal of practice.
For parents, carers and teachers
- Orientate all pupils in the same direction to begin with to reduce confusion regarding the different directions.