: Many Moves

Approach:  Open space Level: Year 4 and year 8 Focus: Performing various steps.  Resources: 4 bibs. 108KB
Questions/instructions: Each student stands on a mark. [on 3m diameter circle] Move around the circle for each movement called by the teacher. Move outside the marks on the circle.  • Skip – twice around the circle  • Gallop step – twice around the circle.  • Slip step – twice around the circle.  • Hop – once around the circle (you can change feet).
		% responses
		y4	y8
Skip:	strong	47	48
	moderate	40	39
	weak	9	9
	not achieved	4	4
Gallop:	strong	13	19
	moderate	34	39
	weak	28	30
	not achieved	25	12
Slip step:	strong	32	55
	moderate	44	35
	weak	18	8
	not achieved	6	2
Hop:	strong	24	31
	moderate	66	58
	weak	10	11
	not achieved	0	0
Total score:	11–12	9	21
	9–10	29	32
	7–8	36	32
	5–6	19	11
	0–4	7	4
Commentary Students were least able to do a gallop properly. There was little difference between year 4 and year 8 students except in ability to perform slip steps.

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