KS2 · Physical education · Year 5
Visual metaphors
Dance: your tag, everyday art
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Your learning goal
I can create actions that communicate meaning through symbolism.
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Visual metaphors: 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 create actions that communicate meaning through symbolism.
Key learning points
- Move: performing actions that communicate a mood, idea or concept requires control and precision.
- Think: identifying how actions can communicate ideas requires decision making.
- Feel: creating and performing actions that accurately communicate an idea requires self-motivation to keep trying.
- Connect: valuing the contribution(s) of others requires respect.
Words to know
- visual metaphor
- the representation of a person, place, thing or idea through an image
- symbol
- a sign, shape or object that represents something else
- manipulate
- to move or adjust
Common mistakes
Pupils think that to communicate an idea we have to show a picture.
We can communicate ideas through our dance actions.
For parents, carers and teachers
- When pupils position themselves behind their partner, they are likely to make themselves smaller. This isn't necessary, they simply need to be outside their partner's visual range.