Teacher Candidate: Stephan Wolford

UW-Platteville HPE Program Physical Education Lesson Plan Template

Lesson Title Swimming
Unit Swimming Day# 1
Grade level(s)/Course 3rd grade
Date taught 3/27/14
Textbook, Instructional Program, or Web Resource referenced to guide your instruction
Title: Adapted Aquatics checklist
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Platteville HPE Department
Date of Publication 2013
District, school or cooperating teacher requirement or expectations that might influence your planning or delivery of instruction.
Mineral Point: Expectations related to improvement in water comfort and motor skills.
Amount of time devoted each day or week in your classroom to the content or topic of your instruction.
30 minutes
Describe how ability grouping or tracking (if any) affects your planning and teaching of this content.
One on one will allow lesson planning to be specific to individual
List any other special features of your school or classroom that will affect the teaching of this lesson.
All activities are in the pool setting

INFORMATION ABOUT STUDENTS AND THEIR LEARNING NEEDS

Total # of students 1
Special Needs Students:
Category
Students with IEPs

# of Males 1
Number of
Students
1

# of Females 0
Accommodations and/or pertinent IEP Objectives
Student will have the use of a flotation device when in a deep area. Instructor will be present for assistance
and monitoring. Student will work on various swimming techniques and strokes to improve water comfort
ability.

English Language Learners

Gifted and Talented

504

Autism or other special needs

(Emotional-Behavioral
Disorders)

Use information here to complete the DifferentiatedInstructionand Classroom Management prompt within actual lesson plan.

LESSON PLAN OBJECTIVES AND LIFE SKILLS

Skill Development
1. BasicSkillInstruction
TSWworktobecomeaproficientswimmer
throughthedevelopmentofvariousswimming
techniquesandstrokessuchasfloating,diving,
glidingandpropulsionactions.

2. ApplicationofSkills
TSW use the basic propulsion actions to help
them complete a lap swim and dive for rings at
the bottom of the pool.

Fitness Benefits
Life Skills
Based
on
the
planned
activity/activities,
indicate here how
3. SkillRelatedFitness
these
life
skills
will
be
addressed
within
the
lesson.
TSW work on the development of gross motor skills through the
5.
Effort
TSW
attempt
to
retrieveall5oftherings
use of large muscle groups in the pool. This will help them improve
duringthetreasurehuntgame.
their overall power.
4. HealthRelatedFitness
TSW work on several health related fitness components including
cardio and muscular endurance and strength during the lesson.

Introduction

Formations / Cues

6.

GoalSettingTSWreachhisgoalofbeingableto
swimacrossthewidthofthepoolwithoutresting
whileusingthefrontcrawl.

7.

CommunicationTSWbeawareofotherstudents
andcommunicatewiththemappropriatelyif
necessary

Assessment

Total time: 7 minutes

LessonObjective(s):1,3,4
Warmup:Freezetagandwatertreading

Armoverarmaction
Kickingwithyourslegs
Headturnforbreathe

Taketurnsbeingthetagger
Whentaggedfreezefortenseconds
Thenattempttocatchpartner

Objective #1 Teacher assessment: checking the

techniques and giving feedback
Objective #3 Remind student that we need to use
legs and arms collectively during front crawl and
discuss the use of large muscles (ask student if he
feels the effects of game and check through
observation)
Objective #4 See #3 as well
Are you remembering to kick when you are
doing the overarm strokes?

Planned Transitions

Do you know why we do cardio activities like

running and swimming?

Stop!
TSW grab rings for treasure hunt game

Main Activities /

Formations / Cues

Assessment

Total time: 20
Lessonobjective(s):1,2,5,6
TreasureHunt:Divingringretrieval
Fiveringswillberandomlythrownout
aroundthearea

Makesureyoucomebackandgetagoodbreathe
beforedivingagain
Watchforotherstudents
Avoidrunningintothewallsorbottomofthepool

Objective #1 Teacher observation as well as the

number of rings retrieved
Verbal feedback will be given throughout
Objective #2 Checklist on the lap swim and
observation of the # of rings retrieved

Studentwillretrievearingandbringitback
totheboatanddiveformoretreasure

Objective #5 The number of rings will be

assessed and student feedback

Thestudentwillattempttofindandretrieve
all5treasurepieces

Observation #6 The lap swim across the width of

the pool as well as teacher observation and
feedback on techniques

Planned Transitions Return rings and get a

kickboard
The student will use the kickboard to assist
Them in remembering to kick during the
Front crawl
We will have tugboat relays

Walkdontrun!

NoArms
Kickhard
Watchoutforourfriends(otherstudentsaredebris)

TSW cross the width of the pool and tag me

then I will cross the length of the pool and
back to them before they go once more w/o
the kickboard
Planned Transitions Verbal direction
Kickboard gliding (front and back)
The student will use the wall for propulsion
And the kickboard to float on front and back
Cooldown /
Totaltime:7minutes

Makesureitsclearbeforeyougo
Trytomakeyourselfmoreaerodynamic
Headbackchinupwhenyouareonyourback
Formations/AssessmentStrategy

Lessonobjective(s):Freeswimandreview Examples:Whatwasyourfavoriteactivitytoday?Whatactivitywasthehardest?
Q&Aasweswim
Wherecanyouswimaroundyourhome?

Nameonecardioactivitywedidtoday.
Nameonemuscularstrengthorenduranceactivity.
Assessment at the end of the lesson -Effective assessments here are open-ended questions reviewing technique, rules, strategy, community resources, or
reflection on how to improve performance. How will you know if your students understood the lesson? How will assessments provide evidence of student learning
relative to the objectives for the lesson? How will you differentiate assessments for students having difficulty demonstrating their learning as well as those needing
more challenge? How are the assessments aligned to clearly defined benchmarks or criteria for student performance?

Indicate here how you plan on measuring student progress towards reaching the objective and the essential question at the beginning of this
template.
Examples:
Assessment of sportsmanship: Can you give me an example of a good teammate
Assessment of technique: Can you give me some things to remember when doing the front crawl
Assessment of rules: What do you need to do when you are going to get an object outside of the pool

Formative: Assessments used during the lesson. Self-assessment and discussion

Summative: Assessment used after the lesson or completion of the unit. Performance based on checklist and teacher observation
Equipment needs
Safety Considerations
BlueFloat
No Running!
Spatial awareness
Kickboard
Deep water
DivingRings
Wet surfaces
Ballsorotherequipmentasneeded

DifferentiatedInstruction
Describeherehowyouwillmodifyoradaptedyourinstructionbasedonthevariouslearningneedsofyourstudent.
Examples:
Modifyequipmentequipmentsizeandcolorcanbechangedtofitthestudentsneeds
Modifytaskstudentwillbeswimmingthewidthofthepoolinsteadoflength,theywillalsohaveafloatationdevice
Modifyinstructionstudentwillbegivensimpleandspecificstepbystepinstructionasneeded

ClassroomManagement/DemocraticPractices
Describeherehowyouwillmanagethelearningenvironmentbasedonthevariouslearningneedsofyourstudent.

Examples:
Unusualsituationwithworkingoneonone,butwestillhaveapoolfullofotherchildren
Instructionwillbegivenfacetoface,mayneedtobeloudersinceeveryoneelsewillbetalkingaswell
Allactivitieswillbeoneortwopersonwithmeparticipating

Directions will be kept specific and kept to a minimum

Activity Formations and or field diagrams: add additional text boxes as needed

Possible Community Resources: TSW appreciate the pool setting for use in physical activity outside of the classroom. He/she will know
where local opportunities to swim can be found.
Supplemental materials:
T= target (100-80% when asked); D= developing (79-50% when asked); NW= needs work (49-0% when asked)
DATE

BASIC SWIMMING STROKE SKILL

Front
Front
Front
Front

crawl
crawl
crawl
crawl

stroke
stroke
stroke
stroke

arms
arms
arms
arms

only 15 strokes face out of water

only 10 strokes face submerged
and legs 10 strokes face submerged
and legs w rhythmic breathing, 10 strokes