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Year 1 Dance: my moves, my journeys worksheet

“Bus journey stops” is free to print, with no account. It is the first sheet in the Year 1 PE unit “Dance: my moves, my journeys”, for children aged 5 to 6, and takes about 23 minutes.

Print it on A4. The child's pages come first; the answers, and what each wrong answer tells you, are on the grown-up page that follows. Weeks 31 to 33 of the year, 6 sheets in the unit.

Free sample · answers on the last page

Bus journey stops

Name: ____________ · Date: ____________
Year 1 · PE · about 23 minutes
Answers are on the grown-up page

Today I can move from place to place and stop still, in control.

A Look back3 min

  1. 1.

    Which step comes first in a PE lesson? Circle one.

    PlayCool down
    Warm upCool downStop
  2. 2.

    Where is a safe place to move at home? Circle one.

    Ask a grown-upStart to move
    in a clear spacenear the stairsby a sharp table
  3. 3.

    What helps you stay steady when you stop? Circle one.

    Feet apartHold still
    look at one spot aheadshut your eyeswave your arms

B Watch me, then you4 min

A bus sets off, speeds up, then stops at the next stop. Your body can move the same way.

A tidy room with a clear floor, a soft ball, and furniture pushed back to the walls
Watch me
Set off slowlySpeed upSlow downStop still

The bus sets off slowly.

It speeds up, then slows down.

It stops still at the next stop.

Now you
  1. 1.

    Put these jogging steps in order. Write the numbers 1 to 4 in the boxes.

    1. Freeze, feet down
    2. Jog a little faster
    3. Jog on the spot
    4. Slow to a walk

C Your turn8 min

Clear space and a grown-up watching. Try each move before you answer.

A soft ball resting on a clear wooden floor beside a low sofa
  1. 1.

    Which stop is a good stop? Circle one.

    MoveNext stop
    Both feet down, still and balancedOne foot in the air, wobblingBouncing up and down on the spot
  2. 2.

    Join each skill to its coaching point. For stopping, think about your feet.

    StartTravelStop
    StoppingStartingBalancing
    Pick one spot ahead to look atBoth feet down and stillBegin slowly, then speed up
  3. 3.

    Timed challenge: jog on the spot for 10 seconds, then freeze. Do this three times. Mark one tally for each try where you stayed still with no wobble.

    Try 1Try 2Try 3
  4. 4.

    When you go faster, which change keeps you in control? Circle one.

    WalkJogRun
    Speed up a little at a timeJump to full speed at onceKeep your eyes shut

Say it out loud: Which move was hardest? Show your grown-up how you kept still.

D Spot the mistake3 min

A clear room with a bright sticker on the far wall at eye height
Kit says: “Watch your feet when you stop, so you do not wobble.”
  1. 1.

    What should Kit look at instead? Write one thing.

E Think deeper4 min

  1. 1.

    Plan a journey with three moves: start, change speed, then stop still. Tell your grown-up each move.

    StartChange speedStop

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StudyDen · Year 1 · PE · Dance: my moves, my journeysAnswers are on the grown-up page

For the grown-up

Bus journey stops · 2 minutes to read

Answers, and what a wrong one tells you

A

1. Warm up If they circle Cool down, ask what the body needs before play. Warm up gets the body ready for moving.

2. in a clear space

3. look at one spot ahead If they circle shut your eyes, ask them to try a stop with eyes open first. Looking at a spot keeps the body steady.

B

1. 1 Jog on the spot · 2 Jog a little faster · 3 Slow to a walk · 4 Freeze, feet down If the freeze comes first, ask them to think about a bus. It stops only after it has slowed down.

C

1. Both feet down, still and balanced If they circle the wobbly one, ask them to show you each stop. Which one keeps them still?

2. Stopping → Both feet down and still; Starting → Begin slowly, then speed up; Balancing → Pick one spot ahead to look at

3. Look for: One tally mark for each try that stayed still with no wobble, from 0 to 3 marks.

4. Speed up a little at a time If they choose full speed at once, ask what a bus would do. A bus speeds up gently so nobody falls.

D

1. Look for: A spot ahead at eye level, not the feet. If they say nothing, ask where they would look on a bus to stay steady. Looking at a spot ahead keeps the body still.

E

1. Look for: Three moves in order: a start, a change of speed, then a still stop with both feet down.

Words to use

Say“Show me a stop with both feet down. Did your body wobble, or did it stay still?”
Instead of“Just run faster, that is the fun bit.”

After the sheet

Play Bus Journey in a clear room with nothing on the floor. Call out Bus moving, and your child travels. Call out Next stop, and they freeze. Stay close and watch.

Tick what your child got right in StudyDen. Anything missed comes back in a later Look back box, so there's no need to redo the sheet.

The rest of this unit

5 more sheets come with a StudyDen plan, in teaching order:

  1. Turns and directions(with a plan)
  2. Straight and curvy journeys(with a plan)
  3. Weaving Along Irregular Paths(with a plan)
  4. Speeds on the move(with a plan)
  5. Joining your journey(with a plan)

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