CA Physical Education Content Standards Covered:

CONTENT STANDARDS 7TH GRADE

1.4 Demonstrate body management and object-manipulation skills needed for successful participation in individual and dual physical activities.
5.2 Accept responsibility for individual improvement.

CONTENT STANDARDS 8TH GRADE

1.4 Apply locomotor, non-locomotor, and manipulative skills to team physical activities

ELD California State Standards:

Part I: Interacting in Meaningful Ways. B: Interpretive. 7.5. Listening actively to spoken English in a range of social and academic contexts

ELD Objectives:
Part I: Interacting in Meaningful Ways, A-Collaborative

 1. Exchanging information and ideas with others through oral collaborative discussions on a range of social and academic topics

Objectives:
7.1.4: SWBAT perform a baseball awing with the correct critical elements, connecting with a ball
7.5.2: SWBAT explain how they can improve their performance for the future.
8.1.4: SWBAT participate in team baseball and swing a baseball bat while utilizing all the critical elements.
ELD Objectives
SWBAT participate in discussion topics posed by the teacher at least 3 times throughout the lesson.
 Physical Education Lesson Plan
Needed Equipment Instructor: Andrew Bosshart & Wesley Major Content:
Blomquist Intro/IA/Warm-up: cardiovascular endurance
Date: 03/27/2023 Fitness: Muscular Strength, flexibility
Grade Level: 7th + 8th Lesson Focus:
Time: 11:39-12:33
Minutes of instruction: 54 min
Students: 53

Time Lesson Content Organization/Management/Teaching Hints Assessment

Allotted (Include Tasks, Safety
refinements, extensions, (what are you looking for the
critical elements, checks for students to be able to know
understanding) and do? Specific skills? How
Closure Questions will you know if you need to
(match up with reteach the content or move
objectives) on to the next progression?)
*References: add all
references used

2 min Intro/Explanation of
Lesson and Purpose of TH: Check equipment for Safety Issues
what you will be teaching:
Hello class how has your
week been so far? Great!
Today we will be furthering
our softball skills by
learning how to hit a
baseball. By the end of the
lesson, you will all be able
to demonstrate the critical
elements to striking a
baseball. We will create a
fun environment through
positive supportive
interactions with one
another with
 encouragement and positive Agenda:
attitudes, while maintaining 1. Warm-up
our safety through safe 2. Grouping
practices. 3. Explain critical elements to baseball swing
Agenda 4. Describe self-assessment
5. Perform self-assessment
5 min Warm-Up: 6. Review assessment results
Run lap around the track 7. Lesson Closure
Students should be warmed up
and comfortable to perform all
Describe the Activity: of the task for the day
The students will be sent to run a lap around the track in under 3
minutes. Once back from the lap, the students will sit on their
numbers and await further instruction.

TH: SWBAT perform the pass

- group students under 2 minutes comfortably while learning how
4 min Grouping: - groups 4 to improve their performance
Get into groups for task of - no more than 5 Content: 1.4, 5.2
the day - same color shoes
- no partner meets me at front of class

Drill:
25min. Lesson Focus: Organization:
Baseball swing TH: go over critical elements with students
TH: once done present rubric and explain how to fill out

Self-assessment
Swing Cues:
1. Grip
a- Top knuckles in line with bottom knuckles
b- Dominant hand on top of non-dominant hand
2- Stance
a- Athletic stance with knees bent
b- Feet are slightly wider than shoulder-width.

5 min.
Closure Questions to
Check for
Understanding/Review
Questions based on your
objectives - (Did students
accomplish your
objectives):
Within small groups ask
questions:
7.1.4: perform a baseball
awing with the correct
critical elements,
connecting with a ball.
7.5.2: explain how they can
improve their performance
for the future.
8.1.4: participate in team
baseball and swing a
baseball bat while utilizing
all the critical elements.
c- Side stance
3- Load SWBAT7 TH
COG: SWBAT SET 3
ATTAINABLE GOALS REGARDING THEIR
a- Keeping bat upright.
PERFORMANCE AND MEET THEM BY THE END OF
b- Bat is held at shoulder height. CLASS
c- Bat is behind back shoulder. CS: 7.2.3, 7.5.2, 8.2.1
4- Stride
a- Take a small step with front foot
b- Open hips
c- Pointing front foot slightly out
5- Swing
a- Pivot back foot
b- Keep front foot down
c- Follow through swinging motion
Self-Assessment Rubric:
TH: demonstrate rubric and send students off to practice the skill
Rubric:
 Practice skill for 3 minutes
 Film slow motion performance of skill
 Rate performance on rubric
 Provide feedback to other students on their performance
 Once feedback is provided attempt to swing and hit a ball
off of a tee
TH: collect rubrics as informal assessment to review
Organization for Closure: The students will form a semi-circle with
no students behind the teachers back. Make sure that they are sitting
so you can see everyone and have them ready to express how they
feel about the day’s skills and activity.