Springfield College Daily Lesson Plan

Name: Arianna Flagg

Date: 11/30/16
Time: 8:53-10:17
School: East Longmeadow High School
Lesson #: 3/4
Facilities: Gymnasium
Class Size: 30
Grade: 9
Unit/Theme: Table Tennis
Generic Level: Pre-control-utilization
Equipment: Table tennis tables (7), paddles (30), table tennis balls (30), hot spots
(30+)
Focus of Lesson: Serving
Student Performance Objectives (SPO): (National #
; MA CF #
;
Task/Activity #
)
By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:

(P) Practice the forward serve and backhand serve by successfully serving over the net
10 times in a row during the activity. (National #SH.H1.L1; MHCHF 2.17; Activity 1)
(C) Identify the where and how to stand for ready position when returning a serve by
correctly pointing to the position on the table at the end of instruction when checking for
understanding. (National #S2.H1.L1; MHCHF 2.17, Closure)
(A) Show proper classroom etiquette by following all the classroom rules of table tennis
and sportsmanship during all of the lesson. (National #S4.H2.L1; MHCHF 2.26; all)
Check each objective is it specific? Is it achievable? Is it developmentally
appropriate?
Teacher Performance Objectives During the lesson the teacher will:
1. Provide at least 3 positive specific and 3 corrective specific piece of
feedback to each student throughout the lesson.
2. Give clear and concise instructions to maximize student OTR
Special Considerations What are the safety concerns? What is unique about the
students in this class?
Address the safety of personal space. Only strike with the implement when there are no
people around you
Do not allow students to slam the ball at other students
The students will have to take turns and share the tables since there is limited
equipment, may have to use lines.
References: (include page # and/or actual web site address)
Courtier, L., Chepko, S., Holt/Hale, S., National Standards and Grade Level
Outcomes for K-12 Physical Education. Human Kinetics, Champaign, Il. 2014
http://www.allabouttabletennis.com/table-tennis-serve.html

http://www.allabouttabletennis.com/table-tennis-grip.html

Time

Sequence of lesson
Transition: Students will come into
gymnasium for attendance and then
change ready for class.
Greeting: Good Morning folks, for those
who do not remember my name is Ms.
Flagg and I will be teaching you all
table tennis today! We are going to
have a great class and introduce our
serving technique and play some fun
games!
Rules - Go signal =1
whistle, Stop signal = 2 whistle.
One person speaking at a time.
Respect your teachers, respect
your classmates and respect
yourself. No hitting table tennis
balls in the air with the paddles
when the teacher is talking.
Boundaries - Remain in
the gymnasium we are working
in
Safety - no slamming
table tennis balls at other
students or the other equipment,
even though it is a short handed
implement be aware of students
around you, especially in
doubles, must communicate.
Informing: Serving
Most important stroke in the game only situation where you have total
control of how and where to serve the
ball
Western Grip (shake-hands grip)

Organization

Controls the angle of the paddle (height

of ball, depth of ball, speed of ball,
direction of ball, type + amount of spin)
Hold in palm of hand
Start of rackets creates a
V with thumb and index finger
Index finger parallel with
color side, thumb roughly
parallel- enables control of
paddle
Remaining fingers
wrapped around handle stability
Forehand serve
Hit, bounce, bounce
Toss table tennis ball in air
at least 6 inches
Ball drops and hits your
side of table
Angle the paddle (90
degree angle with wrist)
Use forward stroke action
to push ball over table momentum
Backhand Serve
Rotate wrist at 90 degree
angle in opposite direction
Use same technique as
forehand
Demonstration: Ms. Flagg will
review while informing and
demonstrate how it looks on the
table, then will ask a student
(that is comfortable) to
demonstrate for the class
CFU:
Ask the students to hold their paddles
in the western grip and ask someone to
practice a serve to me
Transition: Students will be invited to
move to a table under teacher's
instruction
Activity 1: Practice serve
technique

(teaching style - practice)

The class will be split into the 4
students per table, 2 tables will have 5
people. Half the people will stand on
half of the table and the other half will
stand on the other courts half. Both
halves will start on the side. The person
with the ball will angle their paddle and
hold it still, then drop the ball onto their
paddle and let it bounce on your court
and over the net and let it bounce to
the opponent's court. The opponent will
catch the ball and do the same as the
students before just did. The students
will rotate after they practice the serve
and on the teachers whistle, will move
back more and practice from further
away. They will do this until each
student successfully gets 10 serves
over the net from the furthest distance.
Once a student gets 10, they will keep
practicing and see how many they can
successfully get until the activity is
complete.
Extension up: If the student is
comfortable, they can try the backhand
serve.
Demonstration: Ms. Flagg will ask a
student (with experience preferred) to
demonstrate for the class with her.
CFU:
The teacher will ask the student to
repeat the rules of the activity
Transition: From the Activity 1 to a
semicircle around the teacher for the
miniclosure and introduction of Activity
2
Mini Closure:
What is the traditional grip called that
we use to serve?
What is the difference between the
forehand and backhand serve?
Where does the ball have to bounce
for a legal service?

-Western grip - shake hands grip

-Wrist position
-On your court first, then the
opponent's court
- Demo if necessary
- Pinpoint if appropriate
Informing: Returning - ready
position
First opportunity as the receiver to play
the ball
Right handers- left side of
table (vise versa)
Take a small step back
Non dominant foot slightly
further forward
Bent knees - mobility
Feet a little further apart
than shoulder width - solid base
Paddle in neutral position ready for the return
Activity 2: Around the World
Serving
(teaching style: practice)
The students will be put into teams of
4, 2 teams with 5, decided by the
teacher. Each team will select a country
as a team name. Each team will receive
1 green, yellow and red hot spot. As a
team, the students will decide where
they want to place their hot spots on
their side of the court. The object of the
game is to serve the ball to your
opponent's side of the court and hit
their hot spot. One student will serve
the ball and the opposing team will let
it bounce and then catch it and a
person from their team will serve. Then
your partner will be the server. The red
hot spot is worth 3 points, the yellow is
worth 2, and the green is worth point.
The students can choose the
placement of the hot spots where their
opponents are trying to hit. Once the
hot spot is placed down, it cannot move
until the end of the match. Each round
will be played for 4 minutes and then
will rotate to a new team. If a team
wishes to change the location of their

hotspot, they may do so but after the

match has ended. Each team will report
their number of points received for that
match and will report back to the
teacher.
Extension up: teacher can mark an X
on a hot spot and the students can
receive an additional point for hitting
the X
Extension down: opposing team can
choose easier target spots
Demonstration: Ms. Flagg will ask a
team to demonstrate for the class with
her.
CFU:
The teacher will ask the class to repeat
the rules and scoring system. Answer
any questions the students may have.
Transition: From the Activity 2 to a
semicircle for the miniclosure and
introduction of Activity 3
Miniclosure:
What spot did most teams chose as
their red spot?
What did you do differently to hit
different parts of the table?
-to be determined
-angle the paddle differently
- Pinpoint if appropriate
Activity 3: Money table
Students will be responsible for
selecting a partner that they think they
will work well with. The students are
going to start at a table and play a
game of doubles for 3 minutes. One
table will be selected as the money
table. After the 3 minutes are up, the
team with the most points will rotate
one table to the right. The team with
less points will not move. The team
that wins at the money table will stay
and the losing team will move to the
right. Each team receives 1 point for
each win at the money table. There will

Smiley face= student

star=money table

be one team that has to rotate in. The

team that is eliminated from the money
table will substitute out and the new
team will come in.
CFU:
Students will incorporate everything
they learned from the lesson and apply
it to their game play. Teacher will go
over grip, serving, and returning a
serve. Students will also work on their
returning hits from the previous class.
Closure:
What are the 3 things we
learned today?
What does our ready
position look like?
What position do we hold
the paddle in when returning a
serve?
Why is the serve the most
important stroke in the game of
table tennis?
-serving grip,
serving(forehand/backhand),
returning
-neutral
Control of how and where the ball
goes
Transition:
Students will go to their corresponding
locker rooms to change