Sport Pedagogy Elementary and Middle School Lesson Plan Template updated 5/14/15

Department of Health, Exercise and Sport Sciences

Sport Pedagogy Lesson Plan Template (Elementary and Middle School)

Teacher: Nathan Rhea

Background Information
Date: 9/28/16

School: Cleveland Elementary

Grade Level: 3rd Grade

Lesson Focus: Locomotor Skill Development and

Health-Related Fitness

# Of students: 20

Equipment and Facilities: 20 poly spots, 4 cones, 2

penny jerseys, a UNO deck.
.

Safety Considerations: The grass has the potential to

be slippery and students could slip and fall. Students
could have skin irritation from the grass if they fall.
Students could run into each other during instant
activity if they dont have proper spacing. Students
could possibly injure themselves during various
health-related fitness movements likes squats or
push-ups if proper form is not used.
Lesson Specifics
Behavioral Contingencies: Students will receive one
Previously Learned Skills: They need to know basic
warning and if bad behavior persists they will
locomotor skills such as walking, running, skipping,
become the teachers helper during the activity until
side shuffling, hopping, jumping, leaping, and basic
the teacher feels they are ready to rejoin the task.
health-related fitness concepts.

Teaching Strategy: This lesson will be done using

direct instruction.

Academic Language: Walk, Run, Skip, Side Shuffle,

Hop, Jump, Leap, Locomotor Skill, Push-Up,
Crunch, Squat, Fitness.

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Psychomotor (P): Students will be able to perform a proper squat 7/10 times correctly.
Cognitive (C): Students will be able to recite the COTS for a squat with 100% accuracy.
H-R Fitness (H): Students will be engaged in MVPA for 50% of the lesson.
Student
Objectives:

CALIFORNIA PHYSICAL EDUCATION MODEL CONTENT STANDARDS:

I. Demonstrate the motor skills and movement patterns needed to perform a variety of physical activities.
II. Demonstrate knowledge of movement concepts, principles and strategies that apply to the learning and
performance of physical activities.
III. Assess and maintain a level of physical fitness to improve health and performance.
IV. Demonstrate knowledge of physical fitness concepts, principles and strategies to improve health and
performance.
V. Demonstrate and utilize knowledge of psychological and sociological concepts, principles and strategies that
apply to the learning and performance of physical activity.
NASPE PHYSICAL EDUCATION CONTENT STANDARDS a physically literate person:
1. Demonstrates competency in motor skills and movement patterns needed to perform a variety of physical
activities.
2. Applies knowledge of concepts, principles, strategies and tactics related to movement and performance.
3. Demonstrates the knowledge skills to achieve and maintain a health-enhancing level of physical activity and
fitness.
4. Exhibits responsible personal and social behavior that respects self and others.
5. Values physical activity for health, enjoyment, challenge, self- expression, and/or social interaction.

Describe the pre-class arrangement

Teacher: Standing in front of the students in the grass area of Cleveland.
Students: Each student will be sitting on a poly spot in the grass area. There will be 20 poly spots in rows
of 5.
Equipment: 20 Poly spots in rows of 5 laid out for students to sit on. There will also be a large square area
marked by cones for the activities to be used in the lesson.

Diagram the pre-class arrangement

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T
Time

Content Development

6
Minute
s

Instant Activity: Hey everyone! Lets get

started with a game called Doctor Tag! In this
game we have two taggers and two doctors.
Whoever gets tagged has to freeze and waits
for the doctor to heal them. Once the doctor
tags you, you are free to keep playing. Well
start when I say go!

2
Minute
s
2
Minute
s

Transition: When I say go, students will walk

to the water fountain for a quick water break
and walk back and sit on their poly spot.
Set Induction: Hey class! How are we doing
today? Awesome! Today we are going to be
continuing our week with fitness! Who can
tell me why fitness is important? Correct!
Fitness is important because it keeps us
healthy and helps us do every day things.
Purpose: This lesson is important because it
teaches us how to be healthy and improve our
everyday lives by learning basic fitness
concepts.

Management
(Illustration of
formations)
Diagram Instant
Activity

a) Goal Orientation for

each task
CA Standards: 1, 2, & 3
NASPE Standards: 1, 4, & 5

s s s s s
s s s s s s
s s s ss s

s=Student
N/A

Start/Stop Signals:
123 Eyes on
me!
12 Eyes on you!
Freeze!
Grouping
Strategies: When
students need a
partner, the
students will
choose
themselves. When
the group is larger
than 2 the teacher
will choose the
groups.

N/A

CA Standards: 1, 2 & 3
NASPE Standards: 1, 2 & 3

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Time

Content Development

Management
(Illustration of
formations)

N/A
6
Minute
s

Transition N/A
Lesson Core - Task 1: Students will be led by
the teacher in a variety of different locomotor
skills. They will complete each skill starting
from between the cones to the other end of the
cones. The teacher will actively participate
with the kids to encourage participation.
Students will start with walking, then jogging,
skipping, jumping, hopping, army crawl, crab
walks, and side shuffles. The first round will
be focused on doing the movements correctly,
the second will have an emphasis on the speed
with which the students can complete it.

N/A
Diagram Task 1
ssssssssssssssss

Demonstration Plan: This activity will be

demonstrated by the teacher and the ET.

2
Minute
s
8
Minute
s

Questions to Check Understanding

1) Do we use both our arms and legs
during army crawl and crab walk?
Answer: Yes!
2) Do we stop at the cones or keep
going? Answer: We stop and wait for
the next exercise.
Transition: When I say go, students will walk
to the water fountain for a quick water break
and walk back and sit on their poly spot.
Lesson Core - Task 2: For the last activity we
will be doing the UNO game. The teacher will
have a deck of UNO cards. Each color will
have a designated exercise
(Red=Pushups/Blue=Squats/Yellow=Crunche
s/ Green=Standing Jumps). If a teacher draws
a SKIP card students will skip around the
cones, if a teacher draws a reverse card the
students will jog around the cones. If it is a
wild card the teacher gets to choose the
exercise and amount. Any other card will be
based on the color and the number represents
the repetitions. Students will play this game
on their poly spots.
4

a) Goal Orientation for

each task

N/A
CA Standards: 1, 2 & 4
NASPE Standards: 1, 2, & 4
Teaching Cues for Task 1:
Jumping: 1) Bend knees 2)
Jump 3) Land on two feet
Hopping: 1) Stand on one
foot 2) Bend knee 3) Jump
and land on same foot
Army Crawl: 1) Stand on all
fours 2) Crawl Using both
arms and legs
Crab Walk: 1) Sit down on
ground 2) Lift body up with
arms 3) Crawl feet first
Common Errors Task 1:
1. Lose balance while
hopping.
2. Have difficulty staying off
ground during crab walk.

N/A

N/A

Diagram Task 2

CA Standards: 1, 2, & 3

s
s
s
s

s
s
s
s

s
s
s
s

s
s
s
s

s
s
s
s

NASPE Standards: 1,2,

Teaching Cues for Task 2:
Push Up: 1) Place hands
shoulder with apart on
ground 2) Keep legs and
back straight 3) Bend
Elbows to 90 degrees 4)
Push Up
Standing Jumps: 1) Athletic
Stance 2) Bend Knees 3)
Jump Straight Up 4) Land on

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Time

Content Development

Demonstration Plan:
The teacher will demonstrate the skills for this
activity.
Questions to Check Understanding
1. What color is pushups? Answer: Red!
2. Which card means you jog around the
cones? Answer: The reverse card!
Adaptations
Easier: Student can do less repetitions of the
given exercise if it is too difficult.
Harder: Students can do more repetitions of
the exercise if it is too easy.

0
Minute
s
2
Minute
s

Transition: Students will sit down on their

poly spot while waiting for closure.

Management
(Illustration of
formations)
s=Student

Both Feet
Common Errors Task 2:
1. Students dont keep back
straight during squats.
2. Students dont go 90
degrees on their pushups.

N/A

CLOSURE:
Review: Nice job today class! We all did a
great job with our fitness lesson. Who can
show me how to do a proper squat? Nice!
Who can tell me one reason why fitness is
important? Your right, its important for
everyday activities. Great job today, next
week well be starting a new unit on
potentially soccer!

a) Goal Orientation for

each task

N/A

Diagram The
Closure

N/A

T
T= teacher

ASSESSMENT TECHNIQUES: Informal observation and check for understanding.

References Used: Spark Physical Education: Grades 3-5, pecentral.org