Kaaron King

Ashley Jordan
Ramon Williams
Taylor Covert
PHYSICAL EDUCATION LESSON PLAN
Activity: LEVEL # __2__ WEEK # __17__
GRADE LEVEL & NUMBER OF STUDENTS: _3rd__, 32
TIME: 30 mins
EQUIPMENT:
Music for Aerobic Fitness
One basketball per every 2 students
Cones
OBJECTIVES:
To understand the basic rules of basketball
To dribble, pass, and shoot a basketball with proper form
To participate in basketball lead up games
CALIFORNIA PE STANDARDS:
Introductory Activity:
Standard 1.1: Chase, flee, and move away from others in a constantly changing environment.
Fitness Activity:
Standard 3.4: Perform increasing numbers of each: abdominal curl-ups, oblique curl-ups on
each side, modified push-ups or traditional push-ups with hands on a bench, forward
lunges, side lunges, and triceps push-ups from a chair.

Lesson Focus:
Standard 1.13: Hand-dribble a ball continuously while moving around obstacles.
Game:
Standard 1.7: Catch, while traveling, an object thrown by a stationary partner.
PART 1: INTRODUCTORY ACTIVITY (2-3 mins):
Activity
Teaching Hints
Organize class into small groups of 3-4 students.
Encourage the leaders to keep the group moving.
Each group moves around the area, following the The minimum activity is jogging in place.
leader. When a change is signaled, the last person
goes to the head of the line and becomes the
squad leader.
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PART 2: FITNESS DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY (8-12 mins):

Activity
Teaching Hints
Students find a partner and lead each other in
Tape alternating segments of silence and music to
aerobic activities. Partners switch leader and
signal duration of exercise. Music segments
follower roles after each partner resistance
indicate aerobic activity (25 seconds): intervals of
exercise. This routine assumes that students have
silence announce partner resistance exercises (45
previous aerobic fitness experience. If not, the
seconds).
teacher will lead aerobic activities.
Teach the exercises first. A sign with aerobic
Bounce and Clap
25 seconds
activities on one-side and partner resistance
Arm Curl-Up
45 seconds
exercises on the other helps students remember
Jumping Jack variations
25 seconds
the activities. The signs can be held upright by
Camelback
45 Seconds
cones and shared by 2-4 students.
Lunge Variations
25 seconds
Fist pull apart
45 seconds
Take 6-10 seconds to complete a resistance
Directional Runs
25 seconds
exercise.
Scissors
45 seconds
Rhythmic running
25 seconds
Butterfly
45 seconds
Bounce with body twist
25 seconds
Resistance push-up
45 seconds
Walk, stretch and relax for a minute or two.
PART 3: LESSON FOCUS (15-20 mins):
Activity
Skill: Dribbling
Dribbling is used to advance the ball, break for
a basket, or maneuver out of a difficult situation.
The dribblers knees and trunk should be slightly
flexed, with hands and eyes forward. The
fingertips propel the ball with the hand cupped
and relaxed. There is little arm motion. Younger
children tend to slap at the ball rather than push it.
The dribbling hand should be alternated, and
practice in changing hands is essential.

Teaching Hints
Instructional cues for dribbling include the
following:
1. Push the ball to the floor. Dont slap it.
2. Push the ball forward when moving.
3. Eyes forward and head up.
Practice the skills in an individual manner as
much as possible. The best alternative is a ball for
every student to shoot and dribble. Reduce taking
turns as much as possible when practicing skills.

Drill: Random Dribbling

Each child has a ball. Dribbling is done in place,
varied by sign left and right hands. Develop a
sequence of body positions (i.e., standing,
kneeling, lying on the side, on two feet and one
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hand). Encourage players to develop a sequence

by dribbling a certain number of times in each
selected position. Dribble with each hand.
PART 4: GAME ACTIVITY (5 mins):
Activity
Birdie in the Cage
Skills: Passing, catching, intercepting

Teaching Hints
Be sure that no one is left out of the activity for
long periods of time. Keep everyone active as
much as possible.

Players are placed in circle formation with two or

more children in the center of the circle. The
object of the game is for the center players to try
to touch the ball while circle players are passing
it. After a brief time (15-20 seconds), choose new
players to enter the circle. If scoring is desired,
center players can count the number of touches
they made. The ball should move rapidly. Passing
to a neighboring player is not allowed. Play can
be limited to a specific type of pass (bounce, twohand, push).