Springfield College Daily Lesson Plan

Name: Thomas Girolamo Date: 11/2/17

Period(s): 3, 6 & 7 School: Roger L Putnam Vocational-Technical High School
Lesson #: 4 of 7 Facilities: Weight Room
Class Size: 14-24 Grade: 10 & 11
Unit/Theme: Fitness Generic Level: Utilization/Proficient
Equipment: 14-24 yoga mats, handout packets, speaker with music, First Aid Bag
& Walkie Talkie
Focus of Lesson: Yoga

Student Performance Objectives (SPO): (National # ; MA CF # ;

Task/Activity # )
By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
(P) Demonstrate flexibility skills by performing various yoga positions to the best of his
or her ability throughout the entire class. (National #: S1.H3.L1; MA CF#: 2.17;
Task/Activity#: Yoga Practice)
(C) Identify three to four different names of yoga positions along with demonstrations by
answer questions at the closure. (National #: S2.H1.L1; MA CF#: 2.17; Task/Activity
#: Closure)
(A) Exhibits proper etiquette by following the rules, listening to the teachers instruction
and respecting the safety protocol of the class throughout the entire lesson. (National
#: S4.H2.L1; MA CF #: 2.26; Task/Activity #: Entire Lesson)
Check each objective is it specific? Is it achievable? Is it developmentally
appropriate?
Teachers Performance Objectives During the lesson the teacher will:
1. Make sure to provide a demonstration of each yoga position along with corrective
feedback to the students so they can get into correct position.
2. Make sure to move around the class to ensure that all students are on task and
following the instructions for the lesson.

Special Considerations What are the safety concerns? What is unique about the
students in this class?
1. Ensure that all students listen to the safety protocol of the class and follow it
throughout the entire lesson so no dangerous situations come about throughout
activity.

References: (include page # and/or actual web site address)

Courtier, L., Chepko, S., Holt/Hale, S., National Standards and Grade Level Outcomes
for K-12 Physical Education. Human Kinetics, Champaign, Il. 2014 (p.21)
 Massachusetts Comprehensive Health Curriculum Frameworks, Oct 1999

TIME SEQUENCE OF LESSON ORGANIZATION REFLECTION

0-3 min Locker Rooms: Students will go SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

get changed then come out to
the gym ready for the teachers T
instructions and line up in ABC
order for attendance.

3-4 min Transition: After attendance, the

students will move into their
warm up.

4-7 min Warm Up:

Students will perform a X X
stretch on their own
before class then move to
the weight room/stay in
the gymnasium
depending if the space is _______________________
available.
T

7-12 min Introduction:

- Focus of the day: Yoga X SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS X
- Start and Stop Signals:
Start signal will be ready
go and the Stop signal
will be 2 whistles.
- Safety: Stay inside the
boundaries during the
class period and listen to
the teachers instructions.
- The safety protocol is still
in place even though we
are not doing cardio or
lifting, the class may take
place within the weight
room and the
surroundings may cause
 a distraction for students. X X
- SAFETY PROTOCOL:
- We are going to be doing
a Fitness Unit for 7 days
and this safety protocol
will always be applied. _______________________
- Students are expected to
respect all of the T
equipment in the weight
room and only be using
the machines that Mr.G X SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS X
has instructed him or her
to use for the day.

Transition: The students will go

12-13 up to the bin of yoga mats and
min grab their own mat for the class.
Students will also grab a packet
of yoga positions to give the
students visuals for the day.

Yoga Practice:
13-35 - Mr.G will be placed in
min front of the class and
(Activities start playing music as
& students set up.
Transitio - Mr.G will start by saying a
ns) pose, demonstrate it and
have the students try it
for 1-2 minutes. Students
can look and turn to their
packet to the page that
has visuals as well as
step by step instruction
on it.
Poses:
Mountain Pose:
- Stand with big toes
touching heels slightly
apart
- Softly rock back and forth
on heels and balls of feet
 and side to side
- Slow rocking until still
with weight evenly
balanced
- Firm thigh muscles, turn
upper thigh inward, lift
hips
- Pinch and release
shoulder blades, spread
35-36 and lift chest toward
min ceiling, hang arms at
sides
Warrior 1:
- Stand in mountain pose:
Lightly step feet 4 feet
36-38 apart, raise arms straight
min above head, turn left foot
45-60 degrees to right,
right foot 90 degrees to
right
- Turn torso to right
squaring torso and hips
to front of mat, push hips
forward and down, slight
38-43 bend back in torso
min - bend right knee so shin is
perpendicular to floor and
thigh is parallel
- Bring palms together
overhead if possible
Warrior 2:
- Bring arms flat straight
out by sides, fingers
pointing out
- Turn torso so right arm is
straight over right leg and
left is over left leg
- Stretch arms away from (Organization attached
torso spreading the below)
shoulder blades
Reverse Warrior:
- From warrior 2, bring left
 hand down to rest on left
leg, bring right arm
toward ceiling, spread
fingers, look at ceiling
- sink hips toward floor,
relax shoulders
- Slowly lower arms to
sides, extend right knee,
turn feet to face forward,
return to mountain pose
Tree Pose:
- Start in mountain pose,
shift weight to left foot
- Bend right knee, grab
right ankle with right
hand, pelvis over left foot
- Place sole on inner left
thigh
- Extension- Place heel on
left groin toes pointing
down
- Hands on hips
- Bring hands together in
front of chest
- Raise above head palms
facing each other
- Exhale and return to
mountain pose
Triangle Pose:
- Start in Mountain pose
- Extend arm parallel to
ground at side palms
down
- Turn left foot slightly to
right and right foot 90
deg. to the right, bend
right knee and turn to it is
in line with right ankle
- lean torso to right so it is
in line with right leg
bending at hip
- Rest right hand on shin,
 stretch left arm toward
ceiling, even with
shoulders
- Head neutral or looking at
ceiling
- Return to mountain pose
Standing Forward Bend
- Start in Mountain pose
- Bend torso at hips down
toward ground
- Extend hands forward
- Keep legs straight and
touch ground with hands
or fingertips
- Push heels into ground
Plank Pose
- From Standing Forward
Bend
- Step left back and bend
right knee
- Step right for back to
even with left
Downward Dog
- From Plank Pose
- Bring feet forward to
under hips one at a time
- Exhale and lift knees
away from ground
- Push heels onto or
toward the ground
- Straighten legs with hips
above head, do not lock
knees
- Keep head between
arms, do not hang
- Return to Plank Pose
- Lie flat on the ground
Upward Dog
- from lying on ground
- Stretch legs back, top of
feet on floor
- Hands next to hips, bent
 elbows, palms spread on
floor
- Straighten arms and lift
torso up and legs couple
inches off ground
- Pinch shoulder blades
together and puff out
chest
- Head looks forward
- Return to lying position

- 3-5 minutes of meditation

to end the yoga practice.
- Students will lay on their
backs close their eyes
and take deep breathes
in silence.

Extension Up: Students will try to

extend themselves by stretching
as further than they thought they
could.
Extension Down: Have the
students use a yoga block to aid
their process.

Transition:
Have the students roll up their
yoga mat, place it in the bin and
go to Mr.G for a quick closure.

Closure:
- Can anyone name some
yoga positions we used
today & demonstrate
what it looks like?
S S S S S S S S S S S
S S
S S
T

Transition: Mr.G will dismiss the

students and have them go into
their locker and change for class.
 YOGA POSES

Mountain Pose:
- Stand with big toes touching heels slightly apart
- Softly rock back and forth on heels and balls of
feet and side to side
- Slow rocking until still with weight evenly balanced
- Firm thigh muscles, turn upper thigh inward, lift hips
- Pinch and release shoulder blades, spread and lift
chest toward ceiling, hang arms at sides

Warrior 1:
- Stand in mountain pose: Lightly step feet 4
feet apart, raise arms straight above head,
turn left foot 45-60 degrees to right, right
foot 90 degrees to right
- Turn torso to right squaring torso and hips to
front of mat, push hips forward and down,
slight bend back in torso
- Bend right knee so shin is perpendicular to
- floor and thigh is parallel
- Bring palms together overhead if possible
Warrior 2:
- Bring arms flat straight out by sides,
fingers pointing out
- Turn torso so right arm is straight
over right leg and left is over left leg
- Stretch arms away from torso spreading
the shoulder blades

Reverse Warrior:
- From warrior 2, bring left hand down
to rest on left leg, bring right arm toward
ceiling, spread fingers, look at ceiling
- Sink hips toward floor, relax shoulders
- Slowly lower arms to sides, extend right
knee, turn feet to face forward, return
to mountain pose

Tree Pose:
- Start in mountain pose, shift weight to left foot
- Bend right knee, grab right ankle with right hand,
pelvis over left foot
- Place sole on inner left thigh
- Extension- Place heel on left groin toes pointing
- down
- Hands on hips
- Bring hands together in front of chest
- Raise above head palms facing each other
- Exhale and return to mountain pose
Triangle Pose:
- Start in Mountain pose
- Extend arm parallel to ground at
side palms down
- Turn left foot slightly to right and right
foot 90 deg. to the right, bend right knee
and turn to it is in line with right ankle
- lean torso to right so it is in line with
right leg bending at hip
- Rest right hand on shin, stretch left arm
toward ceiling, even with shoulders
- Head neutral or looking at ceiling
- Return to mountain pose

Standing Forward Bend:

- Start in Mountain pose
- Bend torso at hips down toward ground
- Extend hands forward
- Keep legs straight and touch ground
with hands or fingertips
- Push heels into ground

Plank Pose:
- From Standing Forward Bend
- Step left foot back and bend right knee
- Step right foot back to even with left
Downward Dog:
- From Plank Pose
- Bring feet forward to under hips
one at a time
- Exhale and lift knees away from ground
- Push heels onto or toward the ground
- Straighten legs with hips above head,
do not lock knees
- Keep head between arms, do not hang
- Return to Plank Pose
- Lie flat on the ground

Upward Dog:
- from lying on ground
- Stretch legs back, top of feet on floor
- Hands next to hips, bent elbows,
palms spread on floor
- Straighten arms and lift torso up and
legs couple inches off ground
- Pinch shoulder blades together and
puff out chest
- Head looks forward
- Return to lying position