Grade: Grade 2 PE Lesson Title: Banana Tag Lesson Duration (mins): 30

Overview of lesson
This lesson has been designed to help students learn how to follow basic rules in a fun game-based setting in a grade
2 gym class. Throughout the lesson, students will need to play fair and be honest about being tagged but will also
develop their basic locomotor skill of running. In addition, this lesson is designed to encourage students to work
cooperatively with their peers by requiring them to accept their assigned roles in the game. By the end of the lesson,
students will have worked together, followed rules, and achieved their physical activity suggestion for the day.
Alberta Program of Study
GLO /GLE SLO/SLE
 A: Students will acquire skills through a  A2–1: select and perform locomotor skills involved in a
variety of developmentally appropriate variety of activities
movement activities; dance, games, types of  A2-11: apply basic rules and fair play while playing and
gymnastics, individual activities and learning the strategies of lead-up games
activities in an alternative environment; e.g.,  C2–3: identify and demonstrate etiquette and fair play
aquatics and outdoor pursuits  C2–4: accept responsibility for assigned roles while
 C: Students will interact positively with participating in physical activity
others  C2–5: display a willingness to play cooperatively with
others of various abilities, in large or small groups

Critical Questions
Lesson Guiding Questions:
 What are the rules we need to follow?
 Are you playing fair?

Learning Objectives
 Students will apply locomotor skills like running while participating in a cooperative game.
 Students will apply and follow basic rules for fair play in a game setting.
 Students will demonstrate their ability to play fair through a cooperative game.
 Students will recognize responsibility for their assigned role in a game setting.
 Students will demonstrate a willingness to play with others through a cooperative game.

Annotated Learning Resources List

Resource #1: Alberta Program of Studies
Resource #2: Pinterest
Material and Equipment
 Coloured pinneys
Lesson Procedures
Introduction (10 min):
Warm-up Routine (2 min): 2 laps and sit at the middle circle
Attention Grabber (1 min): Countdown (5-4-3-2-1) – if needed
Expectations for Learning and Behavior (4 mins):
 If volleyball nets are up, safety rules include:
o No going underneath the nets
o Be careful when going around the nets
o Students are allowed to play the game on both sides of the gym as long as they do not run
underneath the nets
 Explanation of Rules:

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 o For each round, 4 or 5 students will be picked to be ‘the monkeys’ (or it). The other students will be
scattered around the gym and on “go”, and the monkeys will try to tag the other students who are
running around the gym. When a student is tagged, they must stop where they are and stand like a
banana (standing with both arms stretched above their head). To be freed, another player (not a
monkey) must ‘peel’ the student who is a banana by gently pulling their arms down one at a time.
Once the banana student has been peeled, they are free to start running around the gym again.
Demonstration (2 min):
 The teacher(s) will show them a quick visual representation of the game to help students grasp the rules. To
do this, we may call on a student (one who is paying attention) to help with the demonstration (be the
banana).
 After the demonstration, a quick check for understanding of rules will take place with the students
Transition (1 min):
 The teacher(s) will pick 4-5 students at random to be monkeys and will have them stand in the middle while
the other students scatter around the gym.

Body (18 min):

Identify Teaching Strategies:
Play:  Direct instruction
 During this portion of the lesson:  Experiential learning
o Students will be playing the game as explained above
o Instructors will be monitoring students to make sure Assessments
rules are being followed and no one is getting injured
Formative:
Each round will be about 5 minutes in length, and to start a new  Formative assessments will include a
round, the teacher(s) will get the students attention, pick new
check for understanding and
monkeys, and start the game again. If students are playing well, they
observations. A check for
can pick new monkeys for each round. Approximately 3-4 rounds will
be played. understanding will take place just
after the rules are explained.
Observations will take place while
students play the game.

Summative Assessment:
 There is no summative assessment
for this lesson.

Differentiation
 If this activity is not working for the group of 40 students or students appear to be getting board, the game of
tag can switch to Wonka Tag.
o Before beginning this game, students will need to gather and review the rules to help prevent any
kind of injury.
Consolidating and Closure (2 min):
Gather to Line-up and Head Back to Classroom:
 Students will listen to the teacher with instructions to line-up.
 Remind students of how we walk in the halls (finger on lips, hand on hips)

Reflective Notes:
 Chaotic with 40 students but a good learning experience
 Students were focussed while listening to instructions and played the games well (followed rules)
 Most students seemed to have lots of fun