Dr.

Wyant (2014)

GRADE LEVEL: 3
CLASS SIZE: 30
LESSON LENGTH: 30 min
UNIT: throwing and catching
LESSON #: 1
LESSON FOCUS: underhand toss and catching
PREVIOUSLY LEARNED SKILLS: none
FACILITITES: Black top or grass
EQUIPMENT: 30 foam balls, bean bags, 15 hula hoops

Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs):

Psychomotor: By the end of the lesson SWBAT demonstrate the proper way to throw
underhand (tic, step, toc), and catching (pinkies together-below chest, thumbs
together- higher than chest) a whiffle ball.
Cognitive: SWBAT identify all COTS and recite them as they perform the action of
throwing or catching throw underhand (tic, step, toc), and catching (pinkies togetherbelow chest, thumbs together- higher than chest).

Affective: SWBAT perform underhand throwing and catching with confidence while
encouraging their classmates and helping them recite the COTS.
H-R Fitness: Students will go through an instant activity to warm up their muscles and
increase their heart rate.

Instant Activity: 5 minutes

3 min

Jumping jacks
Jog in place
Jump Back and Forth
Jump Side to Side
High Knees
Arm circles/skipping
Jog a lap

2 min Set induction about throwing and catching

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LESSON BODY: 20 minutes

Activity
#1
Time
Set up

Bean bag toss

9 minutes

Class will be in pairs and will have 5bean bags per each group. Each student will
have 2 opportunities to throw the bean bags before their partner does the same thing.
The partner that is not throwing the bean bags is near the hula hoop encouraging their
partner and helping them direct the toss into the hoop. They will also help recite the
cues to throwing with their partner to help them complete the task. Once the first
partner is done with their turn the roles are switched. There will be different rounds
in which the hula hoops are moved farther away from the thrower to increase the
difficulty

Time
1 min

Activity/COTS
T:S demo

Refinement

Organization
Home base

5 min
3 min

Bean Bag Toss

Tic, step, toc
Extend on bean bag toss (greater Tic, step, toc
distance)
transition
Ball toss with partner (throw and catch)

In pairs
In pairs

1 min

T:S Demo

3 min

Throw and catch in pairs

General space
(in pairs)
5 ft apart

1 min
Activity
#2
Time
9 minutes
Set Up
Students will be in the same pairs as the previous activity and will stand about 5 feet
from one another. They will practice throwing and catching with foam balls while
reciting the COTS. They will start out throwing back and forth to their partners, but
progress into an application for how many they can throw and catch without dropping
their ball. Then they will go into a game called giant step toss. Students will throw
and catch with one another; if the ball is caught they take a giant step back. If the ball
is missed they take a giant step forward.

Tic, step, toc

Pinkies together

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1 min
3 min
1 min

1 min

Throw and catch as many as can Tic, step, toc

without dropping ball
Pinkies together
Giant Step throw and catch
Tic, step, toc
Pinkies together
Giant Step: Throw and catch as Tic, step, toc
many as can without dropping Pinkies together
ball
Transition: Clean up

5ft apart
Start from
10ft apart
Start from
10ft apart
Home base

Closure: 5 minutes

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

What are the COTS for throwing a ball underhand?

What are the COTS for catching a ball?
Which activity was more difficult? Why?
Which sports use throwing and catching?
Inform class on tomorrows lesson

Assessment plan

I will go around observing students as well as providing feedback and using positive
reinforcement when I see fit.