Sport Pedagogy Elementary and Middle School Lesson Plan Template updated 5/14/15

Department of Health, Exercise and Sport Sciences

Sport Pedagogy Lesson Plan Template (Elementary and Middle School)
Background Information
Teacher: Kristin Threw
Date: 4/21/16
School: Cleveland Elementary
Grade Level: 4th 5th
Lesson Focus: the focus of this lesson is for the
# Of students: 20
students to either engage in basketball gameplay or
football
Equipment and Facilities: the lesson will be taught on Safety Considerations: some safety considerations
the blacktop area and the equipment needed for today would be the students not paying attention to where
is one football and one basketball
they are going and running into each other during the
gameplay
Lesson Specifics
Behavioral Contingencies: there will be a two strike
Previously Learned Skills:
policy as the first one will be a warning and after the throwing/ catching a football. Trapping/ passing a
second the student will be done with tiger pride for
soccer ball. Badminton hitting. Shooting/ dribbling a
the day
basketball. Serving/ bumping a volleyball. Forehand
and backhand throwing in frisbee

Teaching Strategy:
this lesson will be more student directed as they will
work together to form teams and engage in gameplay
while the teacher is walking around the area
observing.

Student
Objectives:

Academic Language: students already know the

terminology that is used with football and basketball

Psychomotor (P): SWBAT use all the proper techniques for the skills in basketball and
football with 100 percent accuracy
Cognitive (C): SWBAT remember the cots for throwing the football and shooting the
basketball with 100 percent accuracy
H-R Fitness (H): students will engage in moderate to vigorous physical activity for at least 50
percent of the lesson,

Sport Pedagogy Elementary and Middle School Lesson Plan Template updated 5/14/15

CALIFORNIA PHYSICAL EDUCATION MODEL CONTENT STANDARDS:

I. Demonstrate knowledge of movement concepts, principles and strategies that apply to the learning and
performance of physical activities.
NASPE PHYSICAL EDUCATION CONTENT STANDARDS a physically literate person:
1. Exhibits responsible personal and social behavior that respects self and others.
Describe the pre-class arrangement
Teacher: the teacher will be standing in front of the home base line
Students: the students will be sitting down on the home base line
Equipment: the teacher will be holding the two balls needed for todays lesson so the students are not tempted
to play with them

Diagram the pre-class arrangement

Time

Content Development

Management
(Illustration of formations)

a) Goal Orientation for

each task

8
mins

Instant Activity:
Today we will playing a game called
ships and sailors. This game is like a
version of simon says except there
are certain things that tell you what
you have to do. If I say these things
this is what you do
Ships- run to the right
Sailors- run to the left

Diagram Instant Activity

Student objective H- the

students will engage in
mvpa while participating in
the two instant activities by
running around and
performing certain tasks.

Sport Pedagogy Elementary and Middle School Lesson Plan Template updated 5/14/15

Time

2
mins

3
mins

2
mins

Content Development

Hit the deck- sit down

Captains coming- stand and salute
until I say at ease, if you move
before I say that your out
Four sailors rowing- group of four
act like your rowing
Five sailors pointing north- group of
five, point to sky
The last person to do the command
will be out and will join me up here
to try to distract everyone else.
Then we will play one round of
sharks and minnows. I need two
people to volunteer to be it.
Transition
Students will freeze and return back
to the home base line and wait for
instructions
What?- freeze
Where?- sit on home base line
What?- wait for instructions
Set Induction:
Today you will either be playing a
game of basketball or football and
you get to choose which one you
want to play. Can anyone remind us
about the cures for shooting a
basketball? What about throwing a
football?
Purpose:
The purpose of playing a game of
basketball and football is so that the
students can choose which one they
would rather play and get some
more practice with it.
Transition
Students will pick what sport they
are playing then form teams and go
stand on the court I tell them too.

Management
(Illustration of formations)

a) Goal Orientation for

each task

N/A

N/A

Start/Stop Signals:
Students will start when I say
go and stop when I say freeze
Grouping Strategies:
Students will pick their own
teams

Student objective Cstudents will remember the

cots for throwing a football
and shooting a basketball
by providing a
demonstration to remind
everyone what they are

N/A

N/A

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Time

13
mins

2
mins

Content Development

What? pick a sport to play

Where? form teams
What? stand on court they are told
Lesson Core - Task 1:
The students will either be playing
football or basketball and will
respect the space of others when
doing so. They will be using the
correct technique for throwing a
football and shooting a basketball
while playing.
Demonstration Plan:
One student will demonstrate a
basketball shot and one will
demonstrate how to throw the
football
Questions to Check Understanding
How many sports are you playing?
Pick one to play the whole time
How many points are you playing
too? None just play the whole time

Transition
Students will freeze when I say,
bring the equipment back to me and
sit on the home base line
What? freeze
Where? Bring equipment to me
What? Sit on home base line

Management
(Illustration of formations)

a) Goal Orientation for

each task

Diagram Task 1

NASPE standard 4students will respect each

other and their practice
space
Ca Standard 2- students
will use tactics and
strategies during their
gameplay
Student objective Pstudents will practice suing
the correct technique for
skills used in football and
basketball
Teaching Cues for Task 1:
Throwing- c around
laces, make and L, bring
ball behind head, follow
through
Shooting- bend knees, one
hand on bottom of ball
other on the side, elbows
bent
Common Errors Task 1:
1. not griping the football
where the laces are
2. traveling in basketball

N/A

N/A

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Time

Content Development

Management
(Illustration of formations)

3
mins

CLOSURE:
Review: good job today class, it
looked like the majority of you were
really getting into the games. Next
week will be our last week of tiger
pride and you will be doing fitness
testing Monday and Tuesday.

Diagram The Closure

a) Goal Orientation for

each task
N/A

ASSESSMENT TECHNIQUES: the students will be assessed based on their participation and ability to work
with their teammates and be respectful of one another.
References Used: none