UNIVERSITY OF LA VERNE

EDUC 330 LESSON PLAN FORMAT

TEACHER:
COURSE:
Alexandria Light EDUC 330

GRADE:
1st

DATE OF
PRESENTATION:
May 10th

INTEGRATED
AREAS:
History and Music

CRN:
201630_1253

LESSON TITLE:
Underhand Hot Potato Catch and Toss
SOURCE:
http://activeforlife.com/wp/wpcontent/uploads/2015/02/LP_
ObjectManipulation_1.5_Underhand_catch.pdf

CONTENT STANDARDS AND CONTENT OBJECTIVES

SUBJECT STANDARDS:
1.8 Land on both feet after taking off on one foot and on
both feet.
1.10 Demonstrate the underhand movement (throw)
pattern.
1.13 Catch, showing proper form, a gently thrown ball.
1.22 Create or imitate movement in response to rhythms
and music.
2.5 Identify examples of underhand and overhand
movement patterns
2.9 Describe the proper hand and finger position for
catching a ball.
4.2 Explain the importance of drinking water during and
after physical activity
5.2 Identify and demonstrate acceptable responses to
challenges, successes, and failures in physical activity.
5.6 Identify and demonstrate effective practices for
working with a group without interfering with others.

GOAL OF UNIT:
Students will demonstrate developmentally appropriate
form in selected manipulative skills while showing
appropriate social behaviors (teamwork, following
directions, responsibility).
MAIN OBJECTIVE OF LESSON:
Students will be able to demonstrate underhand toss and
catch while playing hot potato using a bean bag
manipulative in small groups of 4.

MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES ADDRESSED

Bodily-Kinesthetic
Musical
Interpersonal

COGNITIVE, AFFECTIVE, AND PSYCHOMOTOR OBJECTIVES

COGNITIVE OBJECTIVES

Students will verbally describe

and execute the steps to
effectively perform an
underhand toss and catch.

AFFECTIVE OBJECTIVES

PSYCHOMOTOR OBJECTIVES

Students will develop an

appreciation of individual skills

of self and others.
Students will demonstrate their
ability to collaborate with their
peers when working in small
groups of 4 and trusting their
peers in the partner toss and catch

activity.

Students will display

improvement in their
manipulative skills of catching
and throwing a ball underhand
while applying three critical
elements of this throw: step with
opposite foot, swing a throwing
arm, and point a target.
Students will demonstrate hand
eye coordination in movement
(underhand toss and catch).

ASSESSMENT
STRATEGIES FOR ASSESSMENT:
Teacher Observation: Students will be assessed on how well they follow directions, work cooperatively in groups,
and follow through with instructional cues given on catching and tossing underhanded.

LEARNING ENVIRONMENT
STRATEGIES TO MEET DIVERSIFIED LEARNERS
For ELL, ESL, and hearing impaired students: Provide directions in language that the student can understand.
Use visual cues (hands-on demonstrations and modeling, objects, pictures) as needed to help the child to better
grasp the directions. Prompt and guide the child through the performance-sequence.
ADD/ADHD students: Using entire floor space, changes in movement and activity, smaller increments of
warm up, activities, and cool down.
Students with mental disabilities: Working in small groups, peer support and interaction, continuous praise
from teacher and peers, non- competitive environment (dropping the bean bag doesnt matter).
MATERIALS, EQUIPMENT, and/or TECHNOLOGY NEEDED
Beanbags (1 per group of 4), music: Hot Potato by The Wiggles
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FV6nJxg7mM0

STEPS THROUGH THE LESSON

INTO (set the stage; the hook, lesson objectives)

RATIONALE (why are you doing this?)

Greet the children and ask them to sit on the floor.

Hold a bean bag in your hand and pretend its hot,
like a hot potato. Toss it to one of your students
sitting in the front row.
Today we will learn how to catch and toss a ball.
What game did I just remind you of? (Hot Potato)
Ask students if they know where the game hot
potato came from.
Explain, Hot potato comes from a game in North
America all the way back in 1888. People would
sit around a parlor and pass around a burning
candle. The person holding the candle when the
flame went out had to pay a fine.
Teacher tells the class to stand up and spread out.
Demonstrate underhand toss: For underhand toss
remember three words (Step, Tick, Tock).Hold the
ball with your dominant hand (hand you eat icecream with or write with) Step with your opposite
foot, bring your arm back tick, and then forward
tock.
Remind the students when tossing, they need to
aim for the middle of the body from waist to chest
area.
Teacher demonstrates what your hands look like
when you catch a ball (underhand catch). Hands in
front of your stomach, palms facing upwardslike
a bowl. Watch the ball with your eyes.
Teacher then counts children off as 1 and 2.
Teacher designates two lines where children stand
and face each other (e.g. lines on floor, or use tape
or cones to mark lines if needed). Partners stand
across from each other so that all balls or beanbags
are being tossed in the same direction. Children
start about 1 meter from each other. As catching
improves, teacher can move children further apart.

THROUGH (instructional input, modeling,

checking for understanding, guided practice)

RATIONALE (why are you doing this?)

Teacher organizes children into groups of 4.

Each group finds their own space and forms a
large circle.
Leader gives a hot potato to each group
(beanbag or small foam ball).

Pretending that the bean bag is hot at the intro of the

lesson sets the mood and creates a fun atmosphere.
The students can let loose and be excited for the
activity.
Integrating a history lesson that is relevant by telling
the students where the game Hot Potato originated
from.
Students will understand and comprehend how to
underhand toss and catch by seeing it demonstrated
visually as well as the teacher verbally explaining the
correct hand movements and positions. This satisfies
both auditory and visual learners.
Practicing underhand toss and catch with a partner
sets the children up for success for the next activity
so they can demonstrate the correct positions.

Students satisfy cognitive objectives using their

manipulation skills, catching, and tossing a bean bag
through the form of an underhand throw and
underhand catch.

Students satisfy affective objectives by working non-

BEYOND (independent practice, further research)

competitively in groups and forming positive peer

relationships while learning from one anothers
movements and hand positions.

Instruct students, When the music starts, toss the

hot potato underhand to another students in your
circle. That student tries to catch the hot potato
and then throws it to someone else.
When I stop the music, everyone must freeze. If
you have the hot potato in your hands, hop up
and down 5 times on one foot while holding the
bean bag above your head.

Tell children to get water if needed.

Ask children to sit quietly in a circle.
Review what they learned today.
When you catch in front of your tummy, what
should your hands look like? (Stomach, palms
facing up, making the shape of a bowl).
When you do an underhand toss, what are the
three steps to remember? (Step, Tick, Tock)

RATIONALE (why are you doing this?)

Students need to stay hydrated, especially after doing

physical activity.
Its important to refresh the students memories of
their manipulative skills and the correct hand
shapes/movements in catching and tossing
underhanded.