Couch Potato

Date: 3-29-16

Teacher: Morgan Fleischmann

School: Michigan State Elementary

Class: KIN 355

Equipment Used:
Grade Level: K-2
4 Cones
Time: 8 Minutes
Targeted NASPE Standard(s): Standard 5
Specific Objective: To get students up and moving and learn that its not healthy to
sit around on the couch all day.
Concomitant Objective: Spatial awareness, safe tagging, team work
Time
Procedures Followed
Materials
Warm Up: Jog in place
1
Stretches
Minutes

5
Seconds

Transition: Thumbs up when youre ready to work out

1
Minutes

Set Induction: Weve been talking about healthy

lifestyles in class. Is it healthy to sit around on the couch
all day?

_____
Minutes

Learnable Piece: Importance of physical activity,

benefits heart, mind and body.
Spatial awareness

1
Minutes

5
Seconds

4
Minutes

_____
Minutes
1
Minutes

Presentation of New Material/Directions: I will instruct

the students how to play. There are two remotes that
are it, and will go around tagging students. Once you get
tagged, you go to the couch and have to sit there until
an active friend tags you. To get back in the game you
have to do 5 push ups or jumping jacks.
Transition: Ask for volunteers to be remotes. Send
them to center, have students spread out around gym.
Activity: 4 cones will be set up in the corner that will be
the couch. If a player is tagged, they will go sit on the
couch. To get back in the game, a healthy player will tag
them and you will have to do 5 jumping jacks to get back
into the game.
Possible Modifications: When I say Get up couch
potato, everyone on the couch will become the new
remote.
Lesson Review: Why is it important to be physically
active? Do you guys feel more awake and alert now?

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