Pedro Ortega

Basketball Unit
3rd -5th grade
Pedro Ortega
 Pedro Ortega

Unit plans objectives

Psychomotor
1. The students will demonstrate the proper mechanics in passing and
dribbling in basketball.
2. The students will demonstrate the proper mechanics of shooting a
basketball.
3. The students will demonstrate the proper mechanics of playing
defense.
Cognitive
1. The students will be able to recall the rules of basketball.
2. The students will be able to remember the mechanics of dribbling,
passing, shooting and defense.
3. The students will be able to strategies together.
Affective
1. The students will be able to have fun and motivate each other.
2. The students will be bale to work together by talking to each other to
complete different activities.
Week Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursd

1 Fitness-Warm up, 3 laps Fitness- Warm up, 3 laps Fitness- Warm up, 3 laps Fitness- Warm
around the gym, high around the gym, high around the gym, high around the gym
knees, butt kicks, side knees, butt kicks, side knees, butt kicks, side knees, butt kick
lunge up to half court. lunge up to half court. lunge up to half court. lunge up to hal
Toe touches, quad Toe touches, quad Toe touches, qu
Skill – Introduce history stretch, butterfly, and stretch, butterfly, and stretch, butterf
of basketball and pretzel. pretzel. pretzel.
dribbling Skill – Defense
Skill –Dribbling Skill –Dribblin
Application- Dribble to Application- Students Defense
the end of the court using Application- Basketball will be in a defensive
right hand, left hand, rotations around the stand doing drills. The Application- T
alternating hands 10 head, body, left leg, right students will shadow students will p
times each. leg and figure eight. Using their partner moving at knock out. Play
left hand and right hand different speeds just basketball will
and alternating. defending and following the ball around
the basketball. The students th
have a basketb
to steal the bal
Week Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

2 Fitness- Warm up, Fitness- Warm up, Fitness- Warm up, Fitness- Warm up, Fitness- Warm
3 laps around the 3 laps around the 3 laps around the 3 laps around the 3 laps around th
gym, high knees, gym, high knees, gym, high knees, gym, high knees, gym, high knees
butt kicks, side butt kicks, side butt kicks, side butt kicks, side butt kicks, side
lunge up to half lunge up to half lunge up to half lunge up to half lunge up to half
court. Toe touches, court. Toe touches, court. Toe touches, court. Toe touches, court. Toe touch
quad stretch, quad stretch, quad stretch, quad stretch, quad stretch,
butterfly, and butterfly, and butterfly, and butterfly, and butterfly, and
pretzel. pretzel. pretzel. pretzel. pretzel.
Skill –Introduce Skill – Introduce
Skill – Introduce to overhead pass chest Shooting/layups Skill- Skill – passes/
chest pass and pass, bounce pass shooting/layups shooting
bounce pass Application- Application-Teach
Passing relay proper lay up Application- Application- T
Application- students pass in technique. Students will do a students will pl
Students will different ways to Teach proper lay up relay and a ultimate basket
perform a chest get the ball across shooting technique shooting relay and Students will pa
pass and bounce the gym. lay up lines and then a mix of both to each other an
pass with a partner shooting from to improve their lay score a point on
20 times. different spots of ups and shooting. basket. Student
Movement will be the court. will be able to u
added slowly dribbling and
defensive skills
Week Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday

3 Fitness- Warm up, Fitness- Warm up, Fitness- Warm up, Fitness- Warm up, Fitness- Warm
3 laps around the 3 laps around the 3 laps around the 3 laps around the 3 laps around th
gym, high knees, gym, high knees, gym, high knees, gym, high knees, gym, high knees
butt kicks, side butt kicks, side butt kicks, side butt kicks, side butt kicks, side
lunge up to half lunge up to half lunge up to half lunge up to half lunge up to half
court. Toe touches, court. Toe touches, court. Toe touches, court. Toe touches, court. Toe touch
quad stretch, quad stretch, quad stretch, quad stretch, quad stretch,
butterfly, and butterfly, and butterfly, and butterfly, and butterfly, and
pretzel. pretzel. pretzel. pretzel. pretzel.
Skill – All skills Skill – All skills Skill – All skills Skill – All skills Skill – All skills
combine combine combine combine. combine
Application-Talk Application- Application- I will Application- The Application-
about nutrition and Students work split the class into students will play Beginning of cla
health benefits and through different two and perform a king of the court, students will ta
how they can help stations to work on skills test. one on one or three 10-question uni
you be a better their passing, on three. exam.
basketball player. dribbling, shooting The students w
and defensive skills play king of the
court, one on on
three on three.
 Basketball Skills Test: Dribbling and Chest passing
Standard 1:
The physically literate individual demonstrates competency in a variety of motor skills and
movement patterns.
Performance Indicator:
The student utilizes the correct techniques/criteria/ for proper execution of dribbling and chest
passing.
Assessment Task:
Dribbling up and down the court and making a nice chest pass to their target.
Criteria for Competence: (Level 3)

Dribbling Chest pass

Usually assumes the ready stance:
a. Wide stand and shoulder width apart
b. Knees slightly bent
c. Back straight up, head up/ eyes up
Usually assumes the ready stance:
a. Feet shoulder width apart
b. Ball on both hands
c. Elbows close to the body
d. Fingers spread with thumds pointing up

Usually meets the basketball in proper position: Usually meets the basketball in proper position:
a. Spread fingers and relax the fingers a. Elbow tucked into the body
b. Kness bent/ stay low b. Step toward target
c. Bounce the ball low not higher than waist c. Eyes on the target
d. Eyes up

Usually executes the follow through with proper Usually executes the chest pass with proper mechanics:
mechanics: a. Step towrd target
a. Dominant hand/ non-dominant hand. b. Extend arms
b. Dribbling the ball while walking/running down c. Release the ball towards target thumbs pointing
the court. downwards
c. Staying low d. Eyes on the target
d. Eyes up

Assessment Rubric: Students will complete 10 reps of each skill with appropriate
execution indicated by the observer.

Level Stance Contact Execution

4 Consistently assumes ready Consistently contacts the ball in proper Consistently executes the drubbling and
stance. position. chest pass with proper mechanics

3 Usually assumes ready stance. Usually contacts the ball in proper Usually executes the dribbling and chest
position. pass with proper mechanics

2 Sometimes assumes ready stance. Sometimes contacts the ball in proper Sometimes executes the dribbling and
position. chest pass with proper mechanics

1 Seldom assumes ready stance. Seldom contacts the ball in proper Seldom executes the driblling and chest
position. pass with proper mechanics

0 Never assumes ready stance. Never contacts the ball in proper position. Never executes the driblbling and chest
pass with proper mechanics
 Unit exam
1. Who invented basketball?
A. James Naismen
B. LeBron James
C. Phog Allen
D. Dean Smith
2. Where should the basketball be in relation to your body?
A. High and outside
B. Near and low
C. Near at your waist
D. Between your legs
3. The recovery of a basketball shot that bounces off a rim?
A. Travel
B. Shot
C. Pivot
D. Rebound
4. Basketball was invented in what state?
A. Texas
B. Massachusetts
C. California
D. New york
5. Bouncing a basketball with one hand or the other is called?
A. Boxing out
B. Passing
C. Dribbling
D. Shooting
6. Good sportsmanship is indicated by?
A. Being a ball hog
B. Saying I cant
C. Yelling at a teammate for a missed shot
D. None of the above
7. How many players are on the court at the same time?
A. 5
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
8. How long is each quarter in a basketball game?
A. 8 minutes
B. 12 minutes
C. 10 minutes
D. 15 minutes
9. Blank is attempting to get the ball into the basket?
A. Shooting
B. Passing
C. Bounce pass
D. Dribbling
10. When dribbling around cones or defenders where should you keep
the ball?
A. Next to your feet right on the side
B. Closer to the defender or cone
C. Really high so they cannot get it
D. Alternate hands and keep the ball on the opposite side.