This is the 4th Workshop for 5 soldiers for the BTEC TECH component 1. Students explore the concept of the skydiving section where soldiers jump out of the plane. It encourages students to build up movement material using improvisation and visual stimulus of skydiving formations. This creates excellent groupwork that can then be filmed for evidence.

A resource that leads on from the Motif creation lesson, in this ppt students are guided through storyboarding process and asked to develop their initial motifs to create more material towards their workshop performance for COMP 3

This is a handy rehearsal pack i have given to students, it features some of the choreographic devices cards which give them ideas/starting points/techniques to create movement and explores motif development through ASDR, it also includes a rehearsal schedule, personal management checklist and meeting log for them to track their progress.

This is a full PPT launch resource with Top tips, all grading criteria, explanation and definition of the stimulus and theme set by the exam board and lots of ideas/videos for students based on the COMP 3 task for BTEC TECH performing arts. There is also a research task for students to go away and complete.

This is part one of a CATS production route booklet that i have made for students studying the BTEC TECH route. The booklet features introductions, space for students to complete moodboard tasks and face plans to complete initial designs and make final choices for their work. There is also a section for them to research techniques etc and include photos of their attempts. This has suited some of my weakest students really well.

This SOW was created to meet the COVID safety guidelines whilst we teach Dance in a classroom. The entire SOW is adapted so students are doing practical work at a desk throughout. Our y7 students have loved this BUT could easily be used for other ks3 year groups too! We used the Spinners and Dice available from YPO as resources to accompany this although this could easily work with a home made spinner or coloured sticks etc. This comes complete with a knowledge organiser, DO NOW task sheets and a full Dance Vocabulary Quiz for students to be tested on their knowledge. It also comes with a bingo grid for students to track progress and for teachers to mark. The booklet attached is for Performing arts so only the DANCE section (the first few pages is used)

This is an introduction to the new 2021 Component 3 brief for the BTEC TECH award in Performing Arts. Designed for students to be taught and work remotely the ppt has an introduction to the 2021 brief, some top tips and three exploration tasks for students to begin their initial research/ideas generating.

This resource includes a few slides of information that students can use for inspiration for the Component 3 brief “Vantage point” It also includes a Pitch sheet for students to complete featuring space for them to fully plan their initial ideas onto one sheet. I will be then sharing all the pitches with the class for them to see who might have similar ideas to them before making groups. This could also just be used as an exploration task and evidence generating for the component.

This is a lesson created for remote learning. It is the first in a series of work called DANCE THROUGH THE DECADES where students will study a range of styles from various era’s. In this first lesson students are asked to study the CHARLESTON, they are given a brief to create a series of information sources for a new exhibition and the lesson focuses around the key stylistic features of the style through watching and writing about it. The lesson also features practical challenges that students can do either within the lesson or as additional home learning The ppt also includes a knowledge organiser for the whole SOW

This is the second lesson in the Dance through the Decades SOW designed for remote learning or in the classroom. Features information on how to analyse stylistic features of Dance using RADS. Has a bingo game, knowledge organiser and extended written task as well as a practical tutorial and task for students to complete

This is a remote learning lesson based on breakdance, comes with Bingo style activities, extended writing challenges using PIE structure, a judging challenge where students vote for their winner in a break dance battle plus a practical challenge. Includes full powerpoint with embedded videos and a word document for students to fill out or alternatively to set as an assignment for them to add to live during the lesson.

In this lesson students explore dance trends in the more modern age. It features Photo task- trying to identify logos for apps/websites/stars that have influenced dance Gangnam style dance tutorial and written analysis mini task TIK TOK tutorial and self evaluation written analysis mini task. JUST DANCE level for students to try for fun Practical create your own tik tok dance challenge with helpful bingo grid checklist This also includes an assignment for students to write on as they go through the lesson.

Quiz for dance appreciation SOW

This resource is made predominantly for KS4 students who need to develop the skill of creating choreography from a stimulus for their Component 3 external exam. In this lesson students play a fun game of BINGO, using stimuli in the grid to create an original choreography piece. Could be used as a no hassle cover lesson, prep for component 3, fun introduction to BTEC lesson and more! The PPT includes *Full rules for the game. *20 Pre made bingo grids full of stimuli *A blank grid for you to create your own grids in future *Double sided self evaluation written element

This resource is designed to be the first lesson of an introduction to the theory element of the BTEC TECH award. It includes Information about the possible rough written weighting for each component. Information about assignment briefs Information about Plagiarism and deadlines. Information about useful writing structures to help add detail to written work. Mini assignment brief task for students to complete- this is linked to a professional work and allows them to get used to meeting a quick deadline, researching and creating their work. Peer assessment task- grading their partner’s work using the criteria.

Grade calculator for BTEC TECH

This is the first ppt in a set of mini mock ppts that i am going to send to my y10 during lockdown. It is designed to develop skills for comp 3 and replicate the process a little

This resource is a task for students to create a knowledge organiser based on the Physical Skills needed in Dance. It includes the task and a helpful ppt of information that they can use to help them get started. THis was useful in helping students to be able to understand the Physical Skills before they had to really use that knowledge in their milestone reviews/evaluations of themselves/peers