Blended Learning Lesson Plan

Lesson Title:

Everything Basketball

Objectives:

Students will be able to identify the 4 main elements of shooting.

Students will be able competently and appropriately dribble the basketball with the correct form.

Students will be able to remember and understand the rules of basketball.

State Standards:

E.I.4.3.A.SL1: Support and collaborate respectfully with others, regardless of personal

differences, to complete an assigned physical education task given a variety of communication
support options with prompting (physical, visual, or verbal).

Context:

I will be using this lesson when teaching basketball to a sixth-grade class. In this lesson, there
will be a variety of different concepts covered. I will be covering concepts like form for shooting
and dribbling as well as the different rules in basketball. This is a lesson that I would definitely
teach at the beginning of a basketball unit. In this lesson, they will be taught the rules of
basketball and how to properly shoot and dribble a basketball. Students will be bringing in their
prior knowledge learned about basketball with them. That prior basketball knowledge could
come from past PE classes, they might actually play basketball in an organized league, or they
could just play around at home or with friends. After teaching students the basic skills and rules
of basketball, the lesson will eventually end with some sort of modified gameplay. The
culminating activity at the end of the unit will most likely be a 3-on-3 tournament. After the
basketball unit is over the next unit will also be an invasion game. I will do soccer as the next
unit because there are many strategic and skill similarities between soccer and basketball.
Data:

I will be breaking my class up into just two groups after the introduction. The students will have
the freedom to pick which one of the groups they want to be in based on their prior basketball
experience. The first group will be a beginner group for the students with little to no prior
basketball experience or knowledge. The second group will be for students that previously or
currently play basketball, or know enough about basketball that they think they should be in this
group. In the future, I can use the data collected from the basketball skill assessments to put the
students in groups based on the success they had in our prior basketball lessons. For this lesson,
students will be given the freedom and autonomy to make a responsible decision on what group
they think would be best for them to join. Students will be encouraged to join the group most
fitting for their skill level, and not just join the group based on where their friends are.

Materials:

Introduction: Smartboard for the students to watch a video on. (Video does not need to be
watched in its entirety)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADx6Qb3qD6k

Teacher Directed: Smartboard to watch a shooting form video before I instruct the class then
break them into groups.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40dUlrx9y6U

Collaborative: Basketballs and tablets for the students.

Independent Digital: Students will use tablets or laptops to complete a quiz on the rules of
basketball.

https://www.zoo.com/quiz/how-well-do-you-know-the-rules-of-basketball

Closure: This closure will be a closing discussion on what we went over during the class.
Procedures:

Introduction (10 minutes):

In this introduction to the lesson, I will start by asking the students what kind of prior knowledge
or basketball experience they have. I want to figure out who plays basketball and who has never
played basketball so that I can group them appropriately with one another. I will talk about
shooting and how important it is in basketball to continue to practice and work hard in order to
improve your game. I will show them a video of Stephen Curry shooting
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADx6Qb3qD6k. I can use this video to get the students in
the mood to want to work on their shots and improve their game. It is also a fun and enjoyable
video to watch that I think a sixth-grade class would like to see.

Teacher-Directed (10 minutes):

In this teacher-directed part of the lesson, I will start by talking about and demonstrating the
proper form for shooting and dribbling. The entire class will be sitting on the gym floor in front
of me and the projector. I will talk about the proper way to hold the ball, the proper stance, and
how they should dribble and shoot. After I finish explaining these basics of basketball to the
class I will show them another video of a teacher further explaining these basketball concepts in
more detail in hopes of the class developing a deeper understanding. I want them to remember
what I have told them so that they are able to use these skills to improve their game.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40dUlrx9y6U

Collaborative (15 minutes):

In this section of the lesson, I will break the class up into two different groups. Students will be
able to make an appropriate decision on which of the two groups they think fits them better. The
first group will be for students with limited to no prior basketball knowledge or experience. The
second group will be for students who play basketball or have a reasonable amount of basketball
knowledge. In this part of the lesson, one group will videotape each other dribbling while the
other group videotapes each other taking some shots. The groups will switch so that every
student has a video of themselves dribbling and shooting. They will get to look over their video
to try to make improvements on their performance for the next time we utilize these skills.

Independent Digital (15 minutes):

This part of the lesson will come after the students work on their shooting and dribbling skills.
They will need a laptop or tablet for this part of the class. They will click on this link
https://www.zoo.com/quiz/how-well-do-you-know-the-rules-of-basketball and take the quiz.
The quiz they will be taking is about the rules of basketball. This quiz will mainly serve as a pre-
assessment just to see what my students already understand about the rules of basketball. I will
have the students take this quiz a second time at the end of the basketball unit for a real grade.
This quiz will let me know where students stand with their basketball knowledge and give me a
chance to better go over the content the quiz focuses on.

Closure (5 minutes):

At the end of this lesson, I will have the class altogether in front of me. During this time I will
just reiterate really quick what we went over in class that day. I will reinforce what I hoped they
got out of class that day. I will ask them questions about what they thought about the class. I
want to know what they liked and what they did not like so that I can make necessary changes
for future classes.

Rationale:

Steph Curry Shooting Video:

This video will provide the lesson with a nice jumpstart. I think that having the students watch
the best shooter in NBA history shoot the ball will be very helpful for them. It will give them a
chance to see how to perfectly shoot a basketball repeatedly. This video is also a fun video to
watch that I think the class would most likely enjoy. Steph Curry shooting and dribbling a
basketball is as perfect as an example can get. Not many people can do things with as perfect of
form as him, so he is as credible as it gets.
BEEF Shooting Video:

This video will be very helpful for my class to watch before they start shooting basketballs. The
acronym BEEF stands for balance, elbow, eyes, and follow-through. These 4 characteristics are
the 4 key elements of shooting. This video does a great job at breaking down and simplifying
these shooting elements to make them understandable and easy to replicate. This is a great video
and students could rewatch it at any time if they think that it could continue to help them
improve their basketball shooting. The creator of this video is a Physical Education teacher
currently, so I know that this video is made with credible and correct information.

Basketball Rules Quiz:

Having my students take this quiz will give me a great chance to see what they already know
about the rules of basketball. I plan on using this quiz as a pre-assessment to see what I will need
to go over with the class in further depth. The students will get this same quiz at the end of the
basketball unit to see what they have retained about the rule book of basketball. I took the quiz
myself so I know that the questions are not presented in a confusing manner and that all the
questions are fair and applicable to basketball.