Physical Education Teacher Education Lesson Plan

Forearm Pass

Course: Student Teaching

Semester/Year: Spring 2019
Teacher: TJ Fenton
Date: 1/7/19
Day of unit 2 of 3

Grade Number of Lesson

Level 7th Students 40 Length 45 Min

Major Static Stretching/Warmup

Activities Forearm Pass
Taught

CA Content Standards Addressed:

1.4 Demonstrate body management and object-manipulation skills needed
for successful participation in individual and dual physical activities.
1.1 Demonstrate mature techniques for the following patterns: overhand,
sidearm, and underhand throwing; catching; kicking/punting; striking;
trapping; dribbling (hand and foot); and volleying
2.5 Compare and contrast the effectiveness of practicing skills as a whole
and practicing skills in smaller parts.
5.5 Identify the responsibilities of a leader in physical activity.

Common Core Standards Addressed:

Speaking Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one,
and in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 7 topics,
Listening texts, and issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing their own
Standard clearly.
SL 1
Speaking
and
Listening Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, demonstrating
Standard command of formal English when indicated or appropriate.
SL 6

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English Language Development Standards Addressed:

Emerging Exchanging information/ideas Engage in conversational exchanges and
express ideas on familiar topics by asking and answering yes-no and
wh- questions and responding using simple phrases.
Expanding Exchanging information/ideas Contribute to class, group, and partner
discussions by following turn-taking rules, asking relevant questions,
affirming others, adding relevant information, and paraphrasing key
ideas.
Bridging Exchanging information/ideas Contribute to class, group, and partner
discussions by following turn-taking rules, asking relevant questions,
affirming others, adding relevant information and evidence,
paraphrasing key ideas, building on responses, and providing useful
feedback.

Behavioral Objectives
Motor Students will be able to correctly use a forearm pass when
tossed a volleyball.
Cognitive Students will be able to explain the importance of a forearm
pass as it relates to setting up offensive strategy.
Affective Students will be able to lead the group is a positive manner
when it is their turn.

Type and Quantity of Equipment:

Cones 12
Volleyballs 12
Volleyball Nets 6

Safety Precautions:
Make sure all students have shoes tied.
Make sure the courts are dry enough for students to safely run on it.
Make sure the courts are clear of objects and tripping hazards.
Make sure the nets are raised to the correct height.

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Skills, Activities, Methods and Organization Instructional Cues,

Topics & Time (Skill Progressions & Diagrams) Skill Modifications
Activity #1 Intro: Students will make their way to their
attendance numbers. Attendance will be
Attendance taken and students will be told a brief plan “Make sure both feet
for the day. are on your
number.”

Time: 2 Minutes
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Transition Time Students will make their way to the locker Cues: “You are
4 Minutes room and change for class. excused to go
change. Meet me
right back here
please.”
Activity #2 Intro: Students will be told that they are
going to be continuing the volleyball unit.
They will be told that today will be an “Plan for today, we
opportunity to learn a new skill, the forearm are going to warm
pass. up on our numbers,
complete our warm
Common Core Students will complete the warm up. up jog and then line
SL 1 up in groups of 6
Warm Up: behind the yellow
Switch Jumps. 8 Count cones.”
Time 5 minutes Jumping Jacks. 8 Count
Left foot forward, right foot back with right
shoulder stretch.
Right foot forward, left foot back with left
shoulder stretch.
Quadriceps stretch.
Hamstring stretch.
Right triceps stretch
Left triceps stretch.
“Make sure we are
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talking, facing
forward.”

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Transition Time Students will go on the warm up jog around “Please complete
the lower courts. the warm up jog
3 Minutes around the lower
courts and then sit
behind a yellow
cone in a group of
6.”

Activity #3 Intro: Students will be asked to review and

list the cues for what we learned yesterday “Now that we have
Objective about the serve. From there the instructor the serve down and
Addressed will asked students about what they think the ball goes over,
the next progression in a game is. The what is next?”
Cognitive instructor will give a brief summary of the
importance of the forearm pass as it relates
to volleyball strategy. After that the
instructor will go over the cues and “To start we need to
CA Content instruction for the forearm pass. set up our arms to
Standard pass. Put your
2.5 After all of the cues have been explained, palms to the sky and
5.5 the instructor will go into the activity for use the cue
today. The activity will be demonstrated by pancake, pancake,
one team before students head out to butter, syrup.”
Common Core complete the activity today.
SL 1 “With our legs make
SL 6 sure we bend and
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5 Minutes swing our arms. We
contact low.”

Transition Time Students will stand up and make their way “This team please
to what court they will be playing on. stand up and make
2 Minutes your way to court
number 3 on the
grass side.”
Activity #4 Intro: Students will be aligned with their
team in a circle. The student who was
Objective number 1, or first in line, will start in the “When I say go you
Addressed center. They will be the leader for that round may start.”
Motor and they will gently toss the ball to each
Affective member of the circle. The member will then
return the ball to them with a pass, where “Try to get as many
CA Content the leader will catch the ball. They will go all consecutive passes
Standard the way around the circle and then switch as you can.”
1.1 who the leader is. Practicing rotating and
1.4 keeping their number in the rotation is great “Make sure you
2.5 practice for actual gameplay. Students will encourage every
5.5 see how many successful passes they can player, even the
get in a row. ones on the
opposing team.”
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“Leaders please
make sure we are
giving each student
successful tosses to
start.”

Modifications:
For the students that
need more
assistance they may
let the ball bounce
once time before
trying to pass it back

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after the toss. For
the more advanced
students, instead of
catching the ball, the
leader may pass the
ball on their own
instead of tossing it.
Transition Time Students will return the equipment and line “Please put the
1 Minute up along the fence. volleyball back in the
bag and line up
along the fence.”
Closure and Students will have the lesson summarized “Remember,
Homework to them. We will go over cues one more pancake, pancake,
time before they leave to change. Any butter syrup. Bend
Objective common mistakes that were witnessed by and extend don’t
Addressed the instructor will also be summarized at this swing.”
Cognitive point of the lesson. Students will be told
what to look forward and plan for tomorrow,
setting a volleyball.
Common Core “Please head into
SL 1 change.”
SL 6 Students will head in to change.

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