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Episode 4- Creative Dance with Clodagh Ryan by Practical & Playful PE

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Exploring the wonderful & exciting dance strand of the PE curriculum. Dance can be enjoyable for all, both teachers & students!

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Disentangling Inclusion

in Primary Physical Education

How does it work?

Difficulties with using language appropriately (DULA): Non-verbal skills (1)
Tom, aged 8, demonstrates limited reaction to social stimuli. He does not smile when his team wins, nor does he react and keep eye contact when needed for cooperation with his teammates (for instance while playing a ball game).
Read more Gross motor skills (1)
Michael, aged 9, is not able to throw the ball into the target. He is very sad and disappointed during the PE lessons; he tries hard but unfortunately he is not successful. The teacher encourages him to try again and again, attempting the task repeatedly, but this does not help.
Read more Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic disease
Lucy, aged 9, has recently been diagnosed with diabetes. Her parents are very anxious about her health. She is afraid to practise any kind of physical activity, but she wants to be part of the team, especially when playing games.
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Disentangling Inclusion in Primary Physical Education How does it work? Difficulties with using language appropriately (DULA): Non-verbal skills (1) Tom, aged 8, demonstrates limited reaction to social stimuli. He does not smile when his team wins, nor does he react and keep eye contact when needed for cooperation with his teammates (for instance while playing a ball game).

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Folk dance is an important element of the dance strand of the PE curriculum. The PDST Primary PE team have developed and collated video demonstrations and written descriptions and links to accompanying music for a selection of folk dances across class levels.

Folk Dances

Dance steps

Many folk dance contain specific dance steps which can be taught in advance. Remember to keep the emphasis on enjoyment and support all pupils to participate in the dance even if they have not yet mastered the steps in question. Use the videos below to help pupils learn 3 common steps.

Further Support

For further support download the PDST folk dance resource. This resource contains warm up activities for dance, tips for teaching a new folk dance, activities and progressions for a variety of folk dances including sean nós, information on supporting pupils motivation for dance, examples of how FMS can be embedded in folk dance and a link to an accompanying Spotify playlist with music for each of the dances.

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Listen to PhysEdcast on Spotify. Stories from around the #PhysEd world to inspire and innovate your practice. Join host Nathan Horne from iPhys-Ed.com as he explores the world of physical education and coaching.

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Meaningful Physical Education (Pt1) - Drs ‪Déirdre Ní Chróinín‬ and Tim Fletcher - Meaningful Sport Series

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Listen to this episode from Physical Activity Researcher on Spotify. Are children experiencing meaningless PE? How can physical educators actively promote meaningful experiences in PE? Déirdre Ní Chróinín and Tim Fletcher have spent several years on developing and implementing a framework called Learning About Meaningful Physical Education (LAMPE) which encourages teachers to prioritise meaningful experiences in physical education.

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The athletics strand provides a variety of opportunities to engage in the natural activities of running, jumping and throwing. The child needs to learn to associate joyfulness with these experiences. The emphasis should be on exploring and experimenting with the basic movements of walking, running, jumping and throwing through a wide range of informal play experiences. Building on these early experiences, children then develop the techniques of running, jumping and throwing as they progress through the primary school. Running activities can be devised to encourage children to run and to accept challenges to their personal performances by running faster or by running over a longer distance. Jumping activities will give the child an opportunity to explore various jumps and to develop technique for height and distance. The child participates in throwing activities using objects of different shapes and weights and develops a variety of throwing techniques, improving accuracy and distance.

Primary School PE Curriculum, page 3.

Selected open access resources which may be adapted to the Irish context from other organisations are linked below. Please note these are external resource not designed by the PDST and teachers should ensure they are appropriate for their own classes before use.

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The games strand fosters the child's natural tendency to play through informal play activities. It enhances the development of basic skills, and many opportunities are provided for social interaction. As skills develop in accordance with the stage of development of the child, the desire to apply them in informal activities in competition with others increases. Initially this may occur with a partner and then lead into 'small-sided' or mini-games. As the child progresses to these more formalised games, a variety of games should be provided that develop not only skills but also understanding of such concepts as possession, teamwork, attack, defence and use of space. If allowed to experiment, the child will invent many games in which to apply developing skills and understanding. Playground games, co-operative games and games traditional to the school or locality should be considered when planning a programme for the school. Gaelic games should be given particular consideration as part of the games programme. Invasion games, net games, striking and fielding games, target games and shared court games provide a range of opportunities for the development of skills and understanding. Small-sided or mini versions of these games encourage maximum participation. A balanced programme of such games ensures that the child experiences a wide variety of activities that provide enjoyment and challenge and that foster a lifelong interest.

Primary School PE Curriculum, page 4.

Selected open access resources which may be adapted to the Irish context from other organisations are linked below. Please note these are external resource not designed by the PDST and teachers should ensure they are appropriate for their own classes before use.

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Gymnastics in physical education is concerned with the use of movement in a creative way in response to set tasks, both individually and with others. Children explore movement on the floor and when negotiating a variety of equipment. The gymnastics curriculum encourages children to participate in movement experience that are open to personal interpretation, providing every child with the opportunity to experience success at a personal level, by engaging in challenging but realistically achievable tasks. As the children progress through a sequential programme they are encouraged to strive for more control over their movements and to respond to more complex tasks. They can be helped to enjoy and develop an appreciation of gymnastics while realising individual potential and limitations, thus enhancing overall development.

Primary School PE Curriculum, page 4.

A short video clip example from the PE at Home resource of the bunny jump and caterpillar animal walks. Descriptions of further animal walks and animal walk games available here.

A short video clip example from the PE at Home resource of a gymnastics travel sequence created by a pupil. Gymnastics sequencing cards available to download here.

Selected open access resources which may be adapted to the Irish context from other organisations are linked below. Please note these are external resource not designed by the PDST and teachers should ensure they are appropriate for their own classes before use.

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