P.E.

We have been working on our throwing and catching skills. We started off throwing and catching at different heights e.g. knee, waist and shoulder. We then progressed to throwing and catching at a distance, in groups and at an increased speed.

The children took part in their own 'Mini Olympics' tournament. We got into groups and the children chose different countries. We practised many skills including running, jumping, aiming, throwing and catching.

In dance we looked at the country Brazil and observed different traditional Brazilian dances. We also looked at Amazonian animals and focussed on how the different animals moved. We then linked traditional Brazilian dance moves with animal movements to create our own dance. Here’s a short extract of each dance...