Tiger Pride 2015

Department of Health, Exercise and Sport Sciences

Teacher: Casey Fleming

Background Information
Date: February 25, 2015

School: Cleveland Elementary

Grade Level: 4th grade

Lesson Focus: Frisbee forehand, focusing on

accuracy.

# of students: 20 students

Equipment and Facilities: For this lesson the teacher

will need access to a blacktop, 5 hula hoops, 5
medium sized orange cones, 20 Frisbees.

Safety Considerations: Students will be advised to

keep their heads up and be aware of their surroundings
when in limited space. Students will be told to watch
out for other Frisbees that may be flying towards
them. The teacher will make sure that there is adequate
personal space for each student during the activities.

Lesson Specifics
Behavioral Contingencies: Students will be expected
Previously Learned Skills: Students have already a
to actively participate during the lesson. If students
unit on cooperative learning, and a football, and
are misbehaving, a 2 strike rule will be
practice with the Frisbee forehand throwing.
implemented. The first strike being that the student
will be pulled to the side and verbally warned about
the misbehavior and sit out for that activity. The final
warning, students will be pulled from all activities.
When the teacher is talking, the students will place all
equipment on the ground and their hands on their
head. Students will be removed from activity if the
equipment is used inappropriately.

Teaching Strategy: For this lesson The teacher will be

in a feedback role allowing the students to have a
great deal of practice and feedback. Students will be
paired up at random for one activity and will be
allowed to choose partners for the second activity.

Academic Language: The primary academic language

being addressed will be the cues of the skill. The cues
of the skill for throwing will be 1-1-3, shoulder, curl,
step, snap

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Student
Objectives:

Psychomotor (P): SWBAT forehand throw a Frisbee in a straight line 7 out of 10 times.
Cognitive (C): Students will be able to say the cues of the skill with 100 percent accuracy
Affective (A): Students will be able to show enjoyment in activity through high fives and
smiles.
H-R Fitness (H): Students will be engaged in moderate to vigorous physical activity for 50
percent of the time.

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 Students will come to the blacktop and put their backpacks by the fence
near the basketball courts and will sit down at home-base, which will be designated as the basketball court line
Teacher: The teacher will stand on the court facing the students
Students: the students will put their backpacks against the fence and take a seat at homebase on the line
Equipment: the poly spots and jerseys will be pre placed on the court.

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Diagram the pre-class arrangement

=Cone
=Hula hoop
=Medium orange cone

Home Base

Time

5min

Content Development

Management
(Illustration of
formations)
Diagram Instant
Activity

Instant Activity: Frisbee Relay

Our first activity will be a Frisbee relay.
Using the cues of the skill your team must
get the Frisbee from across the end line
without the Frisbee touching the ground.
Everyone must touch the Frisbee at least
once and you can not run with the Frisbee

a) Goal Orientation for each

task
NASPE: Standard 1, Standard 2
CalPE: Standard I Standard II
Standard III,
The goal of this activity is to
practice passing and catching a
Frisbee while moving and
racing other teams.

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2min

Set Induction:
Today we will be focusing on accuracy
when throwing a Frisbee. To review the
cues of the skill:
1-1-3 (1 thumb on top, 1 index finger
around the side, 3 fingers curled
underneath)
Shoulder (point shoulder to the target)
curl (Curl the disk towards the body
keeping it parallel)
Step (To the target)
Snap (Extend and snap the wrist).

Start/Stop Signals:
Ready Go and Freeze
Grouping Strategies:
Paired at random for
the first activity and
in groups of 3 for the
second activity.

Goal of this is task is to give the

students some understanding of
the skills needed for todays
lesson.

Purpose:
It is important to know how to accurately
throw so you can throw it to whoever you
want during game play
1min

17 min

Transition: Students will be on homebase

and will follow the teacher to the starting
Frisbee golf hole
Lesson Core Frisbee Golf:
In this activity there will be pre set up
Frisbee golf courses for the students. The
goal of the activity is to get your Frisbee
from the starting point into the hula-hoop
in the fewest number of throws possible.
You can use the cone to bounce the
Frisbee into the hole. You will go from
red to blue to teal to orange to purple.

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Diagram Task 1

NASPE: Standard 1, Standard 2

CalPE: Standard I Standard II
The goal of this activity is to
practice Frisbee throwing
focusing on accuracy in a
modified game play activity

See pre class

arrangement above for
course set up. Each
hole will be collared
coordinated with the
cones being the starting
point

Demonstration Plan:
I will walk through all the courses with the
students explaining the color coordination
of the holes and how each course will
work. Will pinpoint a student during the
lesson if time allows
Questions to Check Understanding
What does it mean if your Frisbee is flying
high in the air but not traveling far?
You arent keeping the disk flat when

Teaching Cues for Task 1:

1-1-3 (1 thumb on top, 1 index
finger around the side, 3 fingers
curled underneath)
Shoulder (point shoulder to the
target) curl (Curl the disk
towards the body keeping it
parallel)
Step (To the target)
Snap (Extend and snap the
wrist).

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3 min

2 min

curling.
Which one is more important power or
having the correct technique? Correct
technique will allow you to throw where
you want to throw the Frisbee
Transition: Students will grab all the
equipment and bring it back to home base
for the closure
CLOSURE:
Review: Todays focus was on accuracy
and being able to throw a Frisbee
straight. Can someone show me the 5 cues
for throwing a Frisbee? Can someone tell
me how to keep a Frisbee flat when I
throw it? By keeping it flat when you curl
the Frisbee.
Tomorrow Reggie will be teaching you
how to play a game of ultimate Frisbee.

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Diagram The
Closure
.

=Students
=Teacher

References Used: none

Common Errors Task 1:

1. When curling the Frisbee, it
is not parallel to the floor.
2. Throwing too hard when in
close range.
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