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Title: PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Reference number: 3869

Date: 1944*

Production company: SEFA (Dunbartonshire Group)

Sound: silent

Original format: 16mm

Colour: bw

Fiction: non-fiction

Running time: 15.20 mins

Description: Illustrates table 30 of the board of Education Syllabus (1933) and draws attention to certain main points essential to the correct performance of the exercises.

Teaching Notes

Shotlist: Title (0.20) The lesson which follows is taken from table 30 of the board of educational syllabus 1933. By drawing attention to certain features essential to the correct performance of the exercises and the carrying through of the lesson generally, it is hoped that this film will be of assistance to teachers who undertake this work. (0.49) Introductory activity. This should be varied frequently (0.57) m/s of a class of children doing group warm-up exercises on playing field (1.40) rhythmic jumps. These should be characterised by springiness and flexibility of knee and ankle joints (1.50) gvs same class performing such exercises (2.55) Head and neck exercise followed by trunk exercise. Further instructional intertitles (3.12) gvs class performing same exercises (4.31) Arm exercise. Further instructional intertitles (4.42) gvs class performing same exercise (5.19) Skipping and balancing exercises. Further instructional intertitles (5.35) gvs class performing same exercise (6.41) Trunk exercises. Further instructional intertitles (6.56) gvs class performing same exercise (7.25) Turning (hip) with skip jump (supported). Further instructional intertitles (7.37) gvs class performing same exercise (8.08) Class activity. Further instructional intertitles (8.17) gv group activity, teacher in shot (9.08) Group practices. Further instructional intertitles (9.20) more shots of group exercise, teacher in shot (10.11) Introduction of new practice (10.15) shots of a leapfrog like game, teacher in shot (11.05) Groups working at different practices. Jumping, leap frog, juggling with balls, dodge ball in 3's. (11.16) gvs same (12.58) Team leaders put away apparatus. Other members of class practice free activities. Game follows (13.07) gvs same (13.50) Free walking with correction of posture (13.52) gvs same, teacher in view (14.59) "dismiss" (15.04) children run from playing field into changing rooms (15.14) The End (15.20)