Sport Pedagogy Elementary and Middle School Lesson Plan Template updated 2/10/15

Department of Health, Exercise and Sport Sciences

Sport Pedagogy Lesson Plan Template (Elementary and Middle School)
Background Information
Teacher:
Xiomara Fonseca

Date:
February 10, 2015

School:
Cleveland Elementary School

Grade Level:
3rd grade

Lesson Focus:
Cooperative Learning

# of students:
22

Equipment and Facilities:

No equipment necessary.
Black Top Area

Safety Considerations:
Students will need to be aware of their surroundings
and the rules of tagging other students. Their heads
will also need to be up so they do not accidentally
bump into another student.
Lesson Specifics

Behavioral Contingencies: If student(s) is behaving Previously Learned Skills:

inappropriately or is disruptive during activity or
Classroom settings- working in groups.
instruction they will be given one verbal warning. If
this behavior continues the student(s) will be asked to
sit out from the activity until the teacher feels it is
appropriate for the student(s) to return to the activity.
If the student(s) continues this undesirable behavior
or behavior in an extreme manner: bullying, fighting,
etc. they will be removed from the activity for the rest
of the time period of Tiger Pride and sent inside with
the After School Program.
Teaching Strategy:
Mosstons Teaching Strategy- Guided Discovery

Academic Language:
Cooperative learning, teamwork, communication

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Student
Objectives:

Psychomotor (P):
SWBAT perform group strategized hand signals and safely tag other students 9 out of 10 times.
Cognitive (C):
SWBAT strategize and communicate tactics that will be implemented in the task(s) with 95%
accuracy.
Affective (A):
SWBAT demonstrate teamwork and positive attitudes by displaying either: high fives,
encouragement, positive communication, and safely tagging.
H-R Fitness (H):
SWBAT recognize the physiological responses to exercise and will be engaged in MVPA for at
least 50% of the lesson.

CALIFORNIA PHYSICAL EDUCATION MODEL CONTENT STANDARDS:

I. Demonstrate the motor skills and movement patterns needed to perform a variety of physical
activities.
II. Demonstrate knowledge of movement concepts, principles and strategies that apply to the learning and
performance of physical activities.
III. Assess and maintain a level of physical fitness to improve health and performance.
IV. Demonstrate knowledge of physical fitness concepts, principles and strategies to improve health and
performance.
V. Demonstrate and utilize knowledge of psychological and sociological concepts, principles and
strategies that apply to the learning and performance of physical activity.

NASPE PHYSICAL EDUCATION CONTENT STANDARDS a physically literate person:

1.Demonstrates competency in motor skills and movement patterns needed to perform a variety of motor skills
and movement patterns.
2. Applies knowledge of concepts, principles, strategies and tactics related to movement and
performance.
3.Demonstrates the knowledge skills to achieve and maintain a health-enhancing level of physical activity and
fitness.
4. Exhibits responsible personal and social behavior that respects self and others.
5. Values physical activity for health, enjoyment, challenge, self- expression, and/or social interaction.
Describe the pre-class arrangement
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Teacher: Standing in the center of Home Base circle.

Students: Seated in Home Bases yellow circle.
Equipment: No equipment necessary.
Diagram the pre-class arrangement

Time

Content Development

Management
(Illustration of
formations)

5
Instant Activity:
Minutes Mirrors:
Students will mimic the movements of their
partner in front of them. The roles of the
leader and the follower will switch.

Diagram Instant
Activity

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a) Goal Orientation for each task

Goal of this task is for students to

communicate with each other and
lead/ follow their peers
instructions.

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Time

Content Development

1 minute Set Induction:

Today we will be learning about cooperative
learning. What do you think this means?

Management
(Illustration of
formations)
Start/Stop Signals:
Attention grabber:
Claps counted.

Start/Stop signals:
Purpose:
We are learning about co-operative learning to Whistle:1 begin; 2 end
get better at working with other students and
Grouping Strategies:
people around us, almost like a team.
- Students pick their
partners unless there is
an odd number of
students, then the
teacher will add a
student to a pair.
- Students will be
numbered off by how
they are standing.

a) Goal Orientation for each task

Goal of this task is for students to

get an idea of what they will be
doing today and what their
objectives are for the day.

30
Transition
N/A
seconds - Students will walk from Home Base to the
basketball court in their teams. Team A will be
on one side of the courts half marker while
Team B will be on the opposite side of the
courts half marker.
- Students will circle with their own teams and
discuss hand signals to use against their
opposite team.

N/A

10
Lesson Core - Task 1:
minutes Rock, Paper, Scissors Tag

Goal of this task is for students to

communicate and work as a team
with the individuals in their team.

Diagram Task 1

Demonstration Plan:
Teacher- student demonstration

Teaching Cues for Task 1:

Rock= Closed fist
Paper= Open flat hand
Scissors= peace sign on its side.

Questions to Check Understanding:

1. How many fingers can you use to tag a
person? (Two fingers, no shoving!)
2. If you are tagged, where will you go?
(Join the opposite team).

30
Transition:
seconds Students will walk back to Home Base and sit
down to get ready for closure.

Common Errors Task 1:

1. Miscommunication between
teams.
2. Misunderstanding of hand
signals and their meaning.
N/A

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Time

Content Development

Management
(Illustration of
formations)

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CLOSURE:
Minutes Review:
1. Can anyone tell me what we worked on
today? What does cooperative learning
mean again?
2. Can someone tell me or show me some of
the hand signals we did today?
3. Thumbs up if you had fun, thumbs down if
you did not have fun.
Well on Thursday we will be working on more
cooperative learning so bring it in for some
Tiger Pride!

a) Goal Orientation for each task

Diagram The Closure N/A

References Used:
Mirrors (Xiomara Fonseca)
Rock, Paper, Scissors Tag (P.E. Central)

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