Springfield College Daily Lesson Plan

Name: Nick Ambrogio

Date: 11/20 Time: 8:54 - 10:18
School: ELHS
Lesson #: 2 of 4
Facilities: Gymnasium
Class Size: 30
Grade:11
Unit/Theme: Cooperative Games
Generic Level: Utilization
Equipment: 4 platforms with 8 strings attached to each, 4 tennis balls, 60 hot spots
Focus of Lesson: Teammwork
Student Performance Objectives (SPO): (National #
; MA CF #
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Task/Activity #
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By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:

(P) Complete each of the activities within their groups within the given about of time
(S1, H2, L1, MACF 2.17, Activities 1,2,3)
(C) Understand how cooperation is important in teamwork when asked in the
conclusion (S2, H3, L2, MACF 2.23, Conclusion)
(A) Show good sportsmanship by being cooperative during tasks as well as being
respectful of each others ideas (S4, H2, L2, MACF 2.26, Entire Lesson)
Check each objective is it specific? Is it achievable? Is it developmentally
appropriate?
Teacher Performance Objectives During the lesson the teacher will:.
Less use of the work umm
Do not repeat self
Clear and Concise directions
Special Considerations What are the safety concerns? What is unique about the
students in this class?
Be aware of students who are being reluctant to cooperate with team
References:
TIME
9:00 9:05

SEQUENCE OF LESSON

ORGANIZATION

Intro
Introduce self
Explain Focus:
What is cooperation?
Why are benefits of cooperation?
Cooperation Quote

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Alone we can do so little, Together we can do so

much

Helen Keller

Ask student what quote means to them

Activity #1
9:05 9:25

Students will break up into two teams, teacher will

count off 1 and 2 s
Teacher will assign team a side of the floor using the
lines on the basketball court (either right of the of the
key extended or left side of the key extended) from the
baseline to half court
Each student from each team will pick up 2 hot spots
The teacher will ask for every student to place their hot
spots anywhere on the floor in their designated area
Teacher will inform the students that their task is to get
from the baseline to past the half court line, while only
stepping on only the hot spots.
Teacher will then assign a designated hot spot mover
from each team
These students are allowed to change the location of
any 3 hot spots on their side
Students will then attempt to cross their side of the
court
If any player on their team touches the floor, the entire
team needs to restart
Once completed the hot spot movers will then be
asked to take away 5 hot spots from their opponents
side but they cant take 2 that are next to each other
Teams will then be informed that they will now switch
sides

Half court
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Baseline

Students will attempt to across new side of court with

same rules as before
Once completed the hot spot movers will then be
asked to take away any 2 hot spots from their side
Students will attempt to once again cross their side of
the court with same rules as before
Transition
Teacher will ask for students to pick up hot spots and
come back to meeting area.
Activity 2
Informing:
Students will stay in same groups. They will then stand
in single file line. The teacher will then ask for half of
each group to face one way and half of the other group
to face the opposite way (they should be facing each
other)
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Teacher will then ask students to change the line so

that students every other students is face a different
way
The rules to the game are that no if a student moves,
they cant leave more than one person facing the
opposite way in between them and a teammate facing
the same way.
If students are able to complete it task. See if they can
repeat it

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Transition
Students will be asked to come back to meeting area
Activity 3
Informing:
Students will break up into four groups. Teacher will
count off by 4s

GOAL
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Eachs groups task is to balance a ball on top of a

platform and used the 8 lines extending from the
platform as handles
Students will work in their groups to move the object on
the platform from the top of the key extending to the
baseline
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If the ball falls off the platform while in the process of

moving it, the team needs to start over.
Once the team has completed it, see if they can repeat
the process
Transition

9:47 10:07

Ask students to bring all equipment back and come

back to meeting area.
Conclusion
What was the most challenging activity?
What did you have to be aware of when working in a
team as opposed to working by yourself?
Why is cooperation important when working with a
team?
Did any teams come up with certain strategies to
complete a task?

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