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Montclair State University

Exercise Science and Physical Education Department
Lesson Plan
Candidate Name: Michael Dlugo, Anthony Conzentino Date: 3/17/14

Title of Lesson: Electric Slide Class Time: 12-12:50 p.m.

Target Audience/Grade Level: 9th-12th grade

Numbers of students in class: 25 Teaching Location: University Hall

Developmental characteristics of students: Moderate level

Description of student(s) who need accommodations:

- Some students may need the directions repeated.

- It may take some students longer to figure out how to perform certain steps of the dance.

Goal of the lesson: To teach the Electric Slide

Instructional Objectives:

Psychomotor - Students will be able to perform the dance after being taught step by step.

Cognitive - Students will be able to identify the steps of the dance when asked by the teacher.

Affective - Students will listen to the directions given and will follow the guidelines that the teacher presents.

New Jerseys Core Curriculum Content Standards and Cumulative Progress Indicators:

2.5(Motor Skill Development) All students will utilize safe, efficient , and effective movement to develop and maintain an active healthy
lifestyle.
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2.5.A.2- Demonstrate smooth transition between sequential movement skills used in combination.

Materials and Equipment List:

- Polyspots

Technology Utilized in Lesson:

- Speakers

- CD

Time Allotment Lesson Plan Segments (NCATE: 3.1) Student Formations Accommodations Assessment: How
Instructional segments that need to be and Transitions Include instruction and will you measure
How long does it take planned. Make sure you clearly indicate performance student learning?
Draw or type the names
for every segment to what the critical elements and cues are experiences that enable Include specific check
of the formations and
be taught? Specific that you will use while teaching. ALL students to learn for understanding
transitions.
class time and and practice no matter questions. (NASPE 5.1)
amount of time their ability level.
(NASPE 3.5)

(12:00-12:03) Attendance will be taken by the Squad lines The teacher will
teacher while the students are in visually observe who
Attendance their correct squad places. is present and who is
not.

(12:04-12:11) Warm-ups : Squad lines The teacher will

visually observe and
Warm-Ups Students will stretch in their squad make sure that all the
places because they will be moving students are
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around quite a bit with this dance. participating in the
stretch.
Also, students will be asked if they
know anything about the dance they
are about to learn. If so, they will
share with the class.

(12:12-12:17) Introduction: Squad lines What is the name of

this dance?
Introduction The teacher will inform the students What kind of dance is
about the history of the dance. this?
The dance is a four wall line dance
that originated during the disco era
in the 1970s. The dance can be
performed alone along with large
groups.

(12:18-12:48) The teacher began by putting the 3 lines facing the Students will be
students into lines facing the front of front of the class. visually assessed by
Performance the classroom. The dance is done the teacher.
with several 4 counts. The teacher
will play the music first so the
students know the speed of the
dance. Then the teacher starts by
stepping to the right, stepping behind
with the left foot, and coming
together with both feet. The same
thing is done to the left. Then the
students will take two steps back,
tap left foot, lean back, tap right
foot, then kick right foot out and do
a 90 degree turn and start the dance
over.
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(12:49-12:50) Students will be put back in their Squad lines How many counts is
squad places. They will then be asked the dance?
Lesson Closure assessment questions.

What kind of dance is

it?

Teacher Reflection: NASPE 5.3

1. Were your objectives met?

2. How do you know your objectives were met?

3. How did you adapt your lesson once you started to teach?

1. Explain specific changes you would make to your lesson in detail if you were to teach lesson over again
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