: Poi Swings (Y4)
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Approach: Open space Level: Year 4 
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Focus: Swinging
Resources: 2 poi
Questions/instructions:  

1. Practise swinging the poi on your own.
(Allow up to 2 minutes)

2. Hold a poi in each hand.

Swing them forwards at the sides of your body. Count 10 swings.

3. Now show anything else that you can do with the poi. (Allow up to 1 minute)

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% responses
2006 ('02)
y4
Ten swings to sides of body:
achieved fluently
45 (45)
achieved, not fluently
46 (30)
achieved with one restart
4 (14)
any other response
5 (11)
attempted anything else
98 (91)
Overall performance:
very good/excellent
5 (5)
good
23 (22)
fair
51 (62)
poor
21 (11)
Total score:
6–7
18 (19)
5
30 (29)
4
34 (24)
3
11 (13)
0–2
7 (15)
Subgroup Analysis:
Year 4
Commentary:
Year 4 girls scored higher than boys, and Mäori and Pasifika students than Pakeha students. There were fewer low performances in 2006 than in 2002. (Poi Swings - Year 8)
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