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Canton Early Childhood Program

Lesson Activity Plan Template

Name: Megan Howard Date: 10/31/16
Curriculum Theme: Sports
Age: I T X PS K
Focus: Gross Motor

Title of Lesson: Ready, Set, Go!

I. Concept Statement
The children will enhance their gross motor skills by completing an obstacle course based on 5 different
sports.
II. HSELOF Domain
Approaches to Learning
Social and Emotional Development
Language and Literacy Language and Communication Literacy
Cognition Mathematics Development Scientific Reasoning
X Perceptual, Motor, and Physical Development

III. Sub-Domains
HSELOF Sub-Domain 1: Gross Motor
HSELOF Code: P-PMP 1
HSELOF Goal: Child demonstrates control, strength, and coordination of large muscles.

Objective 1: The children will develop large motor control, strength, and large muscles by completing an
obstacle course based on sports activities.

HSELOF Sub-Domain 2: Gross Motor
HSELOF Code: P-PMP 2
HSELOF Goal: Child uses perceptual information to guide motions and interactions with objects and other
people.

Objective 2: The children will develop perceptual motor skills by completing each obstacle task following
directions.

HSELOF Sub-Domain 3: Gross Motor
HSELOF Code: P-PMP 2
HSELOF Goal: Child uses perceptual information to guide motions and interactions with objects and other
people.

Objective 3: The children will develop hand-eye coordination by utilizing their perceptual motor.


 IV. Materials Needed:
2 basketballs
2 footballs
2 soccer balls
Golf set
Bowling set
1 target for football
2 baskets for soccer

V. Directions / Steps / Process [Parts A, B C]:

A. Motivation
I will have a picture with different sports, and something used for the sport and I will have volunteers come
up and draw line connecting the sports. I will ask the children if any of them play sports. I will also wear a
referee jersey.

B. Steps
1. I will start with the picture of the sports objects and sports balls and have the students connect the
right ones.
2. I will ask for 6 volunteers.
3. I will split the 6 children into two teams of 3 each.
4. I will demonstrate the obstacle course.
5. I will have the children complete the obstacle course.
6. I will ask the children what their favorite sport is on the poster board and have them make a tally
mark.

C. Conclusion and Transition

Conclusion
I will have another sports matching paper but a different one and have the children match the sports again.

Transition
I will have a poster board with different sports written on it and I will ask the children what their favorite
sport is and have them make a tally mark and then head back to their seat.


VI. Supplemental Materials
Poster board for favorite sports
Sports matching pages


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