LESSON PLAN 2.

1 Canoe Practical

Name: Topic: Canoe Practical Lesson No: 2.1

Subject: Outdoor Education School: Duration: 150 mins

Date: Year level: 9

Learning Purpose/Learning Intention/Rationale

1. Students will learn the skills and technique of the following canoe strokes; Forward, Back
and J stokes.
2. Students will learn and practice the safety signals when on the water.
3. Students will use experiential learning through the use of games.

Victorian Curriculum- F-10 or VCE focus (if VCE applicable)

Heath and Physical Education

● Perform and refine specialised movement skills in challenging movement
situations (VCHPEM152)
● Plan, implement and critique strategies to enhance the health, safety and wellbeing of their
communities(VCHPEP149)

Social Capabilities
● Evaluate own and others contribution to group tasks, critiquing roles including leadership and
provide useful feedback to peers, evaluate task achievement and make recommendations for
improvements in relation to team goals (VCPSCSO050)
● Evaluate behaviours and protective factors that contribute to the development of confidence,
adaptability and self-reflection (VCPSCSE046)

Success Criteria / Learning outcomes:

● Students will show the correct technique when performing the forward stroke, back stroke
and J stroke.
● Students will respond appropriately when displayed with various safety signals.

Assessment:
1. Formative – This lesson is mainly formative as it’s lesson where students are
practicing and refining their skills enabling them to continually receive
feedback from themselves, the teacher and their peers.

Time for Teacher activities: Learner activities:

each step
0-15min Transport to the river Transport to the river

15-30min Unload canoes, put PPE(personal protective Unload canoes, put PPE(personal
equipment) on, get paddles go over lesson protective equipment) on, get
objectives and safety guidelines paddles
 Students will learn the signals, copy
30-35min Go over canoe safety signals
them and practice.
● Go/ok to paddle
● Stop
● Eddie out
● Distress
● Paddle directions
● Are you ok?

35-40min Students to get into pairs go to a

canoe and get in the water
Load students onto the water
40-70min

Activity 1 Students will first show what they

Forward stroke, back stroke and J stroke will know then learn the correct technique
be demonstrated in correct motion and and practice, accepting feedback
students will practice the skill whist the from the teacher and peers.
teacher goes around correcting the technique.

70-80min
Activity 2
The students will undertake a number of
canoe races – forward stroke, back stroke, J
stroke and spinning circles
Students will race each other using
the skills they have developed in the
previous activity.

80-90min
Game 1 – Country tag For the following games students
● Everyone choses a country that is theirs will partake in the games and follow
to start with, students will use the same the rules using honesty, they will also
process as previous game but when they practice their technique and skill.
tag someone they become the same
country as you and the idea is to have
90-100min everyone becoming the same country

Game 2 – Giant, Wizards and Elves

● Split class into 2 teams, as a team they
have to decide which one they would like
to be, if they are the winning team they
have to tag as many people from the
other team before they end up on their
100-115min side, the idea is to have everyone on your
team

Game 3 – Canoe Polo

● 2 teams, 5 sec hold rules to throw to
another player, when they have the ball
115-120min you have to be 3 meters away. goals,

Students to exit the water

120-135min
Students to exit the water
135-150min
 Pack away canoes, PPE and paddles Pack away canoes, PPE and paddles
Recap lesson transport back to school
Transport back to school
Teacher’s resources:
● Canoes
● PPE
● Paddles
● First aid kit

Catering for inclusion:

● Break down of task
● Visual and practical demonstrations

Students’ resources:
● Appropriate clothing

Extension activities:
Additional games to reinforce skills

Learning space set-up:

● Students must always be able to see the teacher
● Students will have completed a swim test prior to this class to demonstrate their swimming ability