Psychomotor:

1. Objective: In personal space, the students will throw underhand at a target by stepping with opposition, bringing their arm back, and releasing the ball out in front of them.

Cognitive:

2. The students will apply their knowledge of underhand throwing by stepping with opposition to the target. (c)

Affective:

3. The students will demonstrate on-task behavior by following all rules and protocols and listening to the teacher while she is giving instructions. (a)

Materials and Equipment

• CD Player and music
• Yarn balls
• “Ice cream cones”  Small cones
• Targets/hula hoops

Today we will be learning the underhand throw.  What kind of games do you see people throwing a ball underhand?

Main Content Tasks -  Transitions are Optional

Extend

Simplify

Refining - Cues & Questions

Organization

1. Warm-up

The students will jog around the gym to music.

Allow the students to walk or jog

The students will begin at their spots on the floor.

2. Introduction/Demonstration

I will go over the cues for throwing the ball underhand at a target.

Side to target

Swing arm way back

Step with opposite foot

Release out in front

The students will be lined up facing the targets

2. Activity

The students will underhand throw with a partner.  They will try to throw and catch as many as they can in a row.  If they catch three in a row, they can take a step back. 

Closer to target

Bigger target

Further away from the target

Smaller target

Side to target

Arm way back

Step with opposite foot

Follow through

The students will be at the center line standing across from their partner.

3. “Ice Cream Scoop” Activity

I will ask the students if they love ice cream.  I will then give each student an ice cream cone (cone).  I will have the student underhand toss the “ice cream scoop” (yarn ball) to themselves and catch it in their cone.

I will then have the students  toss back and forth their ice  cream with a partner. 

Higher toss

Ice cream twist:  Toss, spin in a circle, catch.

Banana split:  Toss, touch the ground, and  catch.

Opposite hand toss to partner.

Partners toss at same time.

Toss to themselves

Closer to partner

Let go in front

Get under the ball

Ice cream cone up

The students will be in their own personal space.

With partners:  they will stand across from each other in the center of the gym.

4.  “Ice cream toss” Culminating activity

There will be two large “ice cream cones” at each end of the gym. The students will be split in half. There will be ice cream scoops scattered all over the gym floor.  The students are to pick up an ice cream and underhand throw it to the other side.  If you are able to catch an ice cream scoop in your cone, you will take your ice cream scoop and put it in the giant cone.  When I say stop, the students will count how many ice creams are in their cone.

Higher tosses

Overhand throwing

Closer to targets.

Larger ice cream cones.

Get under the ball

Ice cream cone up

The students will be split in half on both sides of the court.

Closure - Method used for Checking for Understanding

What happens to the object if you let go too early?  What happens if you let go too late?  If you throw with your right hand, which foot do you step with?  If you throw with your left hand?

How many ice creams are in your giant cone?

** Both teams can be winners in this game**

“You know what, this side had 20 and that side had 15.  You know what that means?  That means, that this side was giving EXCELLENT underhand throws that the other side could catch, and THIS side was doing a great job of getting under the throws in order to catch them.  Great job everybody”

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

I will observe the students throwing at their spots.  I will be looking to see that they are stepping with opposition, pulling their arm back, sideways to target, and following through/snapping their wrists.

Are they putting their ice cream cone up?  Are they able to get under the ice cream scoop?