Name of Lesson Goes Here

Date: 3/4/15

Teacher: Ms. Thompson

School: Hogwarts Elementary School
of Witchcraft and Wizardry

Class: KIN 355

Equipment Used: One big board to show rules
Grade Level: 2+
of the game for students to refer to.
Time: 8 minutes
Targeted NASPE Standard(s): 1, 4, and 5
Specific Objective: By the end of this activity, students will be able to identify 3
aspect of sportsmanship and teamwork. Possible students responses include:
working together to decide on a Giant, Wizard, or Elf, being kind to the person I
tagged out, high fiving the other team, cheering on my teammates, having fun!
Concomitant Objective: The students will stay physically active while working
together with teammates and will have FUN!
Time
Procedures Followed
Materials
Warm Up:
None
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- When I say goblins and ghouls, I want everyone
Minute
to stand with their heels on the green line.
Notes:
- As a quick warm up, were going to prepare for a
game called Giants, Wizards, and Elves.
- Point out
- Everyone spread out and make sure there is
students who
plenty of space between you and your neighbor.
are doing
- If I call out _____, I want you to:
good
- Giants: stand on toes, arms above heads, growl.
characters
Show me.
- Repeat
- Wizards: crouching, swirl imaginary wand, say
characters
kazam! Show me.
again if you
- Elves: down on haunches, cup ears with hands,
notice people
making screeching noises. Show me.
struggling or
- Model each one before moving on.
confused.
- Lets practice all of them! Giants! Wizards! Elves!
Transition:
None
__30___
- Everyone back on the line.
Seconds
- Count off by twos. When you get your number
Notes:
hold it up and lock it down with your other hand
so you dont forget.
- Walk to the
- When I say go, ones on (my) right, twos on (my) location you
left
want them to
stand, make
sure it is
close to you
so you can
still easily talk
to them and
without your
back to
anyone

Set Induction:
- Now that weve practiced our characters, lets talk
about them.
- Has anyone here read Harry Potter? Does
anyone have a favorite character or creature?
- Has anyone read any other books or seen movies
with giants, wizards, or elves?
- Think about some of those characters as we play
this game and pretend youre them!
- I want to see the most exciting and crazy
characters!

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Learnable Piece:
- In this game, you will be working on
sportsmanship and teamwork
- Some of these things include high fiving your
teammates and the other team, cheering for each
other, and working together as a team.
- As we play, I want you to keep some of these
things in mind and think of three different ways
you can demonstrate this.
Presentation of New Material/Directions:
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- Weve already practiced our creatures a couple
Minutes
times, now were going to learn how to play.
- Its similar to rock, paper, scissors, but in this
case, giants squish elves, elves outwit wizards,
and wizards zap giants. Its here on this board so
we dont forget.
- Lets all say the out loud once to help us
remember.
- As a team, you will quietly decide which character
you will pick so the other team doesnt hear.
When I count to three, you will jump into the most
convincing positions, facing each other.
- The team that is beaten will start running toward
this middle circle. If they are tagged by the other
team before they get there, they must freeze, and
the other team will get a point for every person
tagged.
- Then, the round starts over again.
- You must stay in between these green lines on
the sides.
- Any questions before we begin?
Transition:
___30__
- When I say go, quickly huddle up and pick a
Seconds
character. You will have 5 seconds to choose.
- Once youve decided, line up facing each other.
- Begin on 3!
Activity:
__2.5___
- Students will stand in a line facing each other in a

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___1__
Minutes

___30__
Seconds

Minutes

Notes:
- Pick one
favorite from
HP
- Pick two
examples of
other
books/movies

Rule board

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Minutes
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Minutes

Notes:

specified area.
One the count of three, they assume their chosen
position.
As soon as they know if theyve won or lost, they
begin running toward the circle or tagging.
We count the people who are tagged, award
points, and a new round begins.
Do three rounds and stop to discuss.

Possible Modifications:
- Cut out a round if you run short on time.
Lesson Review:
- What were some things you did to show good
sportsmanship?
- What about good teamwork?
- What did you notice other people do?
- What was challenging about this?