James Wallbaum

Physical Education:
Grade 4
Basketball Section
Wednesday, December 7
IL State Standards:
IL.21.A

GOAL: Demonstrate individual responsibility during group physical activities.

IL.21.A.2a

STANDARD: Accept responsibility for their own actions in group physical activities.

IL.21.A.2b STANDARD: Use identified procedures and safe practices without reminders during
group physical activities
IL.21.B

GOAL: Demonstrate cooperative skills during structured group physical activity.

IL.21.B.2

STANDARD: Work cooperatively with a partner or small group to reach a shared goal
during physical activity.

Objectives: Students will

1. Dribble the basketball.
2. Learn two basic passes.
Materials: Basketballs, cones.
Procedure:
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Have the students play Simon Says as a way to get their body and mind
working (5 min).
Teach basic dribbling skills (5 min).
Engagement: practice dribbling, dribbling through obstacle course for relay
race (15 min).
Teach chest pass and bounce pass (10 min).
Engagement: work on passing in pairs, sliding circle (one student in middle
the circle slides around him as he hits each one with a chest pass, when he
has passed to everyone in the circle he becomes part of the circle and
another student rotates into the middle) (10 min).
Closer/Evaluation: Play a game called follows the leader in which students
have to maintain their dribble while mimicking my movement side to side
and back and forth. The activity forces students to look up while dribbling.
(10 min).

Reflection: Did activities keep students engaged? Were the objectives mastered?
What went well? What needs to be adjusted?

James Wallbaum