PE Course 1 · Week 16 · Rhythms and Dance
Feedback in Rhythm
Partners watch each other's dance sequence and trade one specific strength and one kind suggestion, then try the sequence again.
- Students will
- Students use feedback from a partner and from their own body to improve a complex movement sequence (C1.1.7).
- SEL skill
- Give one specific strength and one kind suggestion
- What it looks like
- Students practice relationship skills by giving specific, kind feedback and receiving it without getting defensive.
- Content focus
- Feedback in rhythm
- Format
- Partner exchange
Relationship skills
Relationship skills mean communicating clearly, listening well, and working with others in healthy ways. More relationship skills activities
What you get
A teacher guide with what to say, step by step, plus student pages and a supports page for students with diverse learning needs, including those with IEPs. Print or Project it, or assign it in Google Forms and Google Docs for Google Classroom. Your first 10 activities are free.
Standards
- C1.1.7: High School Course 1, Standard 1 (Movement Skills), item 1.7
- Student page: PE journal page
- SHAPE America (national): 3.12.4 Implements and provides feedback to improve performance without prompting from teacher.
- SHAPE America (national): 2.12.4 Applies knowledge of movement sequences to create or participate in one or more forms of dance.
More relationship skills activities for PE Course 1
- Building a Safe Gym Together Relationship skillsAfter a boundary tag game, the class agrees on norms for a physically and emotionally safe gym and each student journals one norm they will personally protect.
- Calling Lines Honestly Relationship skillsIn self-officiated pickleball, students make their own line calls and journal about a call that tested their honesty.
- When the Rally Gets Heated Relationship skillsPartners practice a pause, name it, and fix it routine during a competitive rally game and journal how to repair after a frustrating moment.
- Strategy With a Partner Relationship skillsDoubles pairs huddle to plan offensive and defensive positions, play a short game, and adjust their plan through clear communication.
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