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Unit Plan

 

Physical Education

 

1st and 2nd Grade

 

Ashley Kuban

 

Needs Assessment:

The students in Mrs. Close’s physical education classes have not done any throwing and catching yet this year.  The students will need to learn basic underhand and overhand throwing along with throwing and catching using different objects.

 

Management Plan

 

Entry:  Mrs. Close had established “squad dots” on the gym floor and each student has their own spot that they sit at upon entry.  The squad dots create lines of students and each student in the line has their own role

 

Exit-  The homeroom teachers prefer their students in two single file lines (a boy line and a girl line).  The students will line up at the door in these lines and be released to their homeroom teacher.

 

Equipment Routines: (distribution, during activity, collection): 

  • Music
  • CD player
  • Foam Frisbees
  • Yarn balls
  • Scoops ?
  • Bean bags
  • Foam footballs

 

Distribution: The equipment will be placed on the stage.  When needed, I will distribute the equipment to the students and have a student help me.

During Activity: When they hear the word “freeze”, the students will stop what they are doing place the equipment by their feet.

Collection: The students will be instructed to place the equipment back where they got it on the stage.

 

 

Restroom/Drink Procedures:

The students may use the restroom that is right outside the door and get a drink from the gym water fountain one at a time when given permission.  Typically, the students are given a restroom break right after or right before physical education by their homeroom teacher.

 

Classroom Rules: (Mrs. Close’s rule posters)

·         Gym shoes are required.

·         Quiet when entering and leaving the gymnasium.

·         No gym or candy in the mouth.

·         Be careful when in motion!

·         When the whistle blows, stop and listen.

·         Play by the rules.

 

Consequences:

1. Teacher Look

2. Proximity Control

3. Verbal Warning (1st strike)

4. Verbal Warning (2nd strike)

5. Time-out on stage (3rd strike)

6. Meeting with Principle/call home

 

Rewards:

1. Smiling

2. Clapping

3. High five

4. Positive reinforcement

5. Piece of candy

6. Sticker

7. Positive call home

 

Grouping:

The students will be at their squad dots when given instructions for the warm-up.  They will also return to their squad dots when they need refocused. 

 

Unit Specific Rules: (Safety Considerations)

  1. The students will not walk in front of anyone tossing or throwing.
  2.  

 

Emergency Procedures:

Tornado and fire drill posters are posted throughout the gym.  In case of a fire, the students will line up at the back door, exit into the parking lot, and face the school.

 

Transitions:

 “When I say Go..” will be used to initiate movement .

When the students hear “Freeze” or the stoppage of music, they will stop and freeze exactly where they are.

 

 

Terminal Unit Goal

By the end of the unit, the students will throw overhand and underhand using arm and leg opposition to reach their target.  The students will catch with two hands when catching objects coming from high, medium, and low levels.

 

 

Skills

Throwing

 

Overhand

Underhand

Tossing

Throwing yarn balls

Bean bags

Frisbees

·         backhand

·         flick

foam footballs

 

Throwing and catching with a partner

Catching

Catching at the waist

 

Frisbees

Pancake catch

·         hands like alligator mouth

·         closed at wrists

·         make hands flat like a pancake

Catching above head/ below waist

 

Frisbees

The Grab

·         hands like  eating a hamburger

·         thumbs up(below waist)

·         Thumbs down (above head)

Catching with scoops  (or cones)

 

Throwing and catching with a partner

 

 

 

 

 

 

Affective

 

·               Following all classroom and playground rules

·               Cooperating with others

·               All classmates are our friends

·               Respect for classmates, equipment and teacher

·               Thumbs up to answer yes or no questions as a class instead of shouting out

·              Staying on feet when asked to freeze

 

Block Plan:

 

Lesson 1

Lesson 2

Lesson 3

Lesson 4

 

Lesson Focus: Overhand throwing

 

Warm-up

 

Introduction: overhand throwing and stepping with opposite foot

 

Activity 1:  Throwing to a target

 

Activity 2: Throwing and catching with a partner (2nd grade)

 

Activity 3: Pin Knock down or Toss over the net

 

Closure

 

Lesson Focus:  Underhand throwing

 

Warm-up

 

Introduction: Underhand throwing and stepping with opposite foot

 

Activity 1: Underhand tossing to targets

 

Activity 2: Tossing and catching with scoops


“Ice cream scoops”

 

Activity 3: Tossing and catching with a partner

 

Closure

 

Lesson Focus: Sidearm throwing

 

Warm-up

 

Introduction:  Throwing a Frisbee

 

Activity 1: Throwing a Frisbee to a target
(backhand)

 

Activity 2:  Throwing a Frisbee to a target (flick)

 

Activity 3:  Throwing and catching with a partner

Pancake catch

The Grab

 

Closure

 

Lesson Focus:  Throwing and catching stations

 

Warm-up

 

Introduction:  Demonstrate activities to be done at each station

 

Station 1:  Overhand throwing

 

Station 2: Underhand throwing (corn hole or underhand throws to buckets)

 

Station 3: Frisbees

 

Station 4: Ice cream Scoops

 

Station 5: Partner throwing and catching

 

Station 6: Footballs

 

 

Assessment Plan 

Pre-assessment:

I will observe the students throwing to a target.  I will write down the students who are having trouble stepping with the opposite foot.

 

 

Instructional Material:

 

Pictures of throwing techniques

Pictures of throwing and catching different objects

 

Cue Checklist

Student Name:

Always

Sometimes

Never

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NASPE Standards

 

Standard 1: Demonstrates competency in motor skills and movement patterns needed to perform a variety of physical activities.

Alignment: At the end of the unit, the students will throw overhand, underhand, and sideways utilizing the teaching cues.

 

Standard 2: Demonstrates understanding of movement concepts, principles, strategies, and tactics as they apply to the learning and performance of physical activities.

Alignment: At the end of the unit, the students will recognize and recall the cues used to throw overhand, underhand, and sideways.  The students will name where they can use these skills outside of class.

 

Standard 3: Participates regularly in physical activity.

Alignment: The students will participate in physical activity for a minimum of 40 minutes in class (2 days a week).

 

Standard 5: Exhibits responsible personal and social behavior that respects self and others in physical activity settings.

Alignment: The students will respect classroom rules, equipment, and other students.

 

Standard 6: Values physical activity for health, enjoyment, challenge, self-expression, and/or social interaction.

Alignment:  By the end of the unit, the students will express themselves through culminating activities.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Resources:

 

National Association of Sport and Physical Education (NASPE).  (2004).  Moving into the future:  National standards for physical education. 2 nd Ed., Mosby:  St. Louis.

 

Graham, G., Holt/Hale, S., & Parker, M. (2007).  Children moving – A reflective approach to teaching physical education, Seventh Edition.  McGraw-Hill: New York, NY .

 

Lynch, L. (2001).  PE Central. Retrieved on September 20, 2008, from http://www.pecentral.org/lessonideas/ViewLesson.asp?ID=2258