Psychomotor:

1. In general space, the students will perform various locomotor movements (walk, hop, skip, gallop, leap, etc.) at low, middle, and high levels using straight, curved, and zigzag pathways (NASPE 1).

2. In general space, the students will travel through straight, curved, and zigzag pathways in relation to other objects and people. (under/over, along/through, on/off) (NASPE 1).

Cognitive:

During Q&A, the students will demonstrate understanding of pathways and relationships by answering guided questions with correct responses (NASPE 2).

Affective:

During activity, the students will respect other students’ personal space by keeping their eyes and heads up in order to not bump or touch others when travelling through “the jungle” (NASPE 5).

Materials and Equipment

• Jungle bulletin board
• Floor tape for pathways
• CD Player and music
• Hula hoops
• “coconuts”

Good morning!  Does anyone remember what we did last class? Travelled through the jungle. Yes! We did.  Do you remember what kind of pathways we used? Straight, curved, and zigzag.  Yes! Today, we will be using those same pathways, but yesterday there was a storm.  Some of the trees got knocked down and some of the branches came loose.  We will have to figure out a way to travel through our pathways to avoid these trees and branches.

Main Content Tasks -  Transitions are Optional

Extend

Simplify

Refining - Cues & Questions

Organization

1. Warm-up/Activity

• I will have the students begin by performing locomotor movements in general space with the music trying to avoid the obstacles.

Least favorite locomotor skill

Faster

Favorite locomotor skill

Slower

Zigzag trails: shaped like a Z.  Quick jabs and turns.

Curvy river: shaped like a snake. Smooth turns.

Straight paths: straight line.

The students will begin at their spots on the floor.

When instructed, they will perform the locomotor movements in general space trying to avoid the obstacles.

2. Introduction/Demonstration

I will ask the students questions in regards to how they avoided the obstacles.

Least favorite locomotor

Favorite locomotor

1. How did you avoid the tree branches?  Moved around them.  Did anyone try anything different? Went under/over them.

2. How did you cross the river? Leaped over. Crossed through the log.

The students will return to their home spot.

3. Activity 2

• This time when the music starts, I want you to travel OVER one tree branch, THROUGH one fallen log, and AROUND one zigzag trail without bumping or touching others.

Least favorite in each pathway twice

Favorite in each pathway twice

The students will perform these movements using various floor markings.

4. Activity 2

* I will introduce the “coconut” activity.

The coconuts got scattered all over the jungle from the storm.  Students will travel throughout the jungle to retrieve the coconuts and bring them back to their hula hoop.

• one coconut can be taken at a time and returned to the trees (hula hoops)
• students try to gather as many as they can from the jungle in 2-3 minutes

Gather coconuts from other trees and place them on your own

Least favorite movement

3 minutes

Favorite movement

If you and another student both go after the same coconut, what do you think should happen?  Let the other student have it or do rock, paper scissors.

The students will be travelling through the pathways trying to collect coconuts for their hula hoop.

5. Activity 5

The students will fill out an assessment sheet for the different pathways and relationships.

The students will be at their spots.

Closure - Method used for Checking for Understanding

Everybody did a great job today moving throughout the pathways and getting through the obstacles.  Does anybody know a place where you would have to move like you did today—how you moved over, under, around, and on top of objects?  At the playground.

Assessment: What will you observe or do to assess student learning, in this lesson?

I will be observing the students moving throughout the different pathways.  I will be looking to see how they move around other students and obstacles when travelling through general space.  Are they bumping or touching others?  Are the students waiting for other students to pass before continuing on their path?  Are