WVSU LESSON PLAN FORMAT (Updated 1/13)

Teacher Candidate William Scott Derrick

Date 3/29/14
School Sissonville High
Grade/Subject 9-12/P.E.
Unit Topic Softball
Lesson Topic Fielding
Lesson 1, Lesson 2, or Lesson 3? #1
INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES/ STUDENT OUTCOMES
1. Students will demonstrate proper technique when fielding a ball.
2. Students will consistently stop and catch the ball

WV CSOS
P.E. 6.1.01 Students will show necessary skills needed to participate in the activity
P.E. 6.1.03 Perform lead up activities that encompass elements of individual, dual, team, and lifetime
activities.
P.E. HS.2.01 Identify, practice and apply discipline-specific skills.
NATIONAL STANDARDS
Students will be able to catch/stop the ball 6 out of 10 times
MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK
Overall Time (60 minute class period)
Time Frame
5 min jog/walk
10 minutes dynamic stretching (high knee, butt kicks, leg kicks, trunk twists, arm circles)
5 demonstration
10 minutes of practicing the proper fielding technique
15 minutes in skill competition (accuracy with glove and amount of times stopping the ball.)
5 minutes clean up
5 minutes walk cool down
5 minutes static stretching ( toe touches arm stretches)

STRATEGIES
Teacher demonstrations
DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION/ ADAPTATIONS/ INTERVENTIONS
(Learning Styles, Students with Special Needs, Cultural Differences, ELL)
Substitute a yarn/ whiffle ball/ foam ball for safety reasons.

PROCEDURES: Introduction/ Lesson Set
Students will come in and set in the spots, take roll, get dressed, stretch, demonstrate lesson.

PROCEDURES: Body & Transitions
I. fielding
a. Have students practice getting into the proper fielding stance
b. Have students work on stepping with the closest foot toward the ball to help prevent a mis-
step.
c. Students practice the three main steps in fielding (backhand, forehand, and getting
underneath the ball.
d. Have students work on getting their glove in front of the ball
ii. footwork
a. Have students stay in a good athletic stance
b. Watch the ball which way it travels will be the foot you first step with
PROCEDURES: Closure
Gather material, light cool down stretch, change clothes, then back to their spots
ASSESSMENT: Diagnostic
See the starting point on the students to find out where they stand
ASSESSMENT: Formative
Watch the students actions to determine if they were following the directions
ASSESSMENT: Summative
Give the students an unknowingly pre and post test. How many times out of ten the student could
throw to their teammates chest before and after the lesson, and then give the same test after the
lesson. Ex. 6/10 meaning the student managed to hit the ball 6 out of a total of 10 times.

MATERIALS
1 softball per 2 people
Gym/ open area with enough room to hit the ball with some distance
EXTENDED ACTIVITIES
If Student Finishes Early: Have students continue to do skill competitions (mix up new challenges for
students to perform.
If Lesson Finishes Early: Have challenges for students to compete with one another for consistency and
distance
If Technology Fails: Use teacher and student demonstrations

POST-TEACHING
Reflections: Observe students strengths and weaknesses, these can be tought the following lesson and
a refresher lesson before games.
Data Based Decision Making: Keep a chart for students effort compared to their ability to perform the
activity. This will determine how the lesson went compared to if the lesson will need adjusted and re-
taught.