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'3"57,C% !"%%,=%/ 1he flrsL Lwo lessons of Lhls unlL LaughL sLudenLs how Lo sLrlke a ball off of Lhe Lee and how Lo run Lhe bases. 1hese skllls were
LaughL one aL a Llme and were each Lhe focal polnL of Lwo prevlous lessons. 1hls unlL wlll Lake place over Lhe course of elghL weeks, and wlll
evenLually advance from sLrlklng a ball off of Lhe Lee Lo sLrlklng a genLly Lossed ball from a shorL dlsLance away, whlle also advanclng from sLaLlon-
based lessons Lo modlfled games. lL should also be noLed LhaL sLudenLs have worked on Lhrowlng and caLchlng excluslvely ln Lhe pasL and are
comforLable wlLh Lhese skllls.

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barrel. AddlLlonally, bases musL be placed closer Lhan Lhe 60' dlsLance used ln sofLball. lL ls recommended Lo place Lhe bases 40' aparL as Lhls
dlsLance requlres sLudenLs Lo run, buL ls noL as sLrenuous as Lhe full 60'. LasLly, dependlng on each sLudenL's famlllarlLy and pasL experlence wlLh
sofLball, lL may be approprlaLe Lo show a ?ou1ube vldeo of a sofLball game Lo acLlvaLe sLudenLs' prlor knowledge.

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1.4 Apply locomoLor, nonlocomoLor, and manlpulaLlve skllls Lo Leam physlcal acLlvlLles.

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uemonsLraLe baslc skllls needed Lo parLlclpaLe ln a lelsure sofLball game, e.g. base-runnlng skllls and sLrlklng skllls.

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SofLball ls a common lelsure acLlvlLy played ln church leagues, aL famlly reunlons, and wlLh colleagues/peers. lL ls an acLlvlLy LhaL can be easlly
modlfled and adapLed Lo Lhe needs of Lhe parLlclpanLs. rovldlng sLudenLs wlLh an opporLunlLy Lo develop sofLball relaLed skllls, whlle also
developlng an undersLandlng of key concepLs, wlll prepare sLudenLs Lo lnLeracL wlLh oLhers and be confldenL ln Lhelr ablllLy Lo play sofLball wlLh a
varleLy of populaLlons. ueveloplng sofLball skllls wlll noL only allow sLudenLs Lo be physlcally acLlve LhroughouL Lhe duraLlon of Lhelr llves, buL wlll
also help sLudenLs communlcaLe and develop relaLlonshlps wlLh oLhers.

lL should be menLloned LhaL Lhe sLaLlon formaL has been lmplemenLed for Lhls lesson Lo maxlmlze sLudenL parLlclpaLlon and repeLlLlons. lor
example, lL ls deslgned for a Lwelve-sLudenL class and requlres spllLLlng Lhe class lnLo Lwo smaller groups (slx sLudenLs each). 1hls wlll help reduce
dlsLracLlons of oLher sLudenLs and lncrease hands-on learnlng. lL should also be menLloned LhaL Lhls lesson ls deslgned for sLudenLs wlLh mlld Lo
moderaLe dlsablllLles, wlLh sLudenLs belng more closely assoclaLed wlLh moderaLe dlsablllLles.

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Comment [1]: This is a good amount of
time to work on the skills. How often would
you be seeing these students?
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Comment [2]: Yes, this would be good but
only if necessary. Some students may be able
to use a standard sized bat or run the standard
distance, so if they can, it would be wise to
have these adaptations available.
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balls, and one plasLlc baL wlLh a 3" dlameLer barrel. 1he lesson wlll Lake place ln Lwo seLLlngs: Lhe baskeLball courL and Lhe sofLball fleld. 1he lesson
wlll begln on Lhe baskeLball courL ln order Lo keep Lhe same rouLlne for Lhe sLudenLs (Lhls ls where Lhelr warm-up wlll Lake place). 1he sofLball fleld
was chosen for Lhls lesson Lo help sLudenLs undersLand Lhe acLlvlLles belng performed. Many sLudenLs have seen a baseball or sofLball game before,
Lherefore, uslng Lhls Lype of seLLlng for Lhe sofLball unlL wlll make more sense Lo Lhe sLudenLs Lhan playlng on Lhe blackLop or ln Lhe gym.

8ecause Lhe sofLball fleld ls belng used for Lhls lesson, Lhere are a few speclal conslderaLlons. llrsL, Lhe drlnklng founLaln ls locaLed approxlmaLely
flfLy yards from Lhe fleld, whlch can make lL dlfflculL for sLudenLs Lo geL waLer durlng Lhe lesson. ln order Lo combaL Lhls, Lhe AL Leacher wlll need Lo
communlcaLe wlLh each sLudenL's Leacher Lo ensure sLudenLs who need waLer brlng Lhelr waLer boLLle Lo class. 8aLhrooms are also locaLed
approxlmaLely flfLy yards away from Lhe fleld. lor Lhls reason, sLudenLs should use Lhe resLroom prlor Lo belng plcked up from class.

LasLly, Lhe sofLball fleld ls clearly open Lo Lhe elemenLs, whlch means weaLher condlLlons and Lhe Llmlng of Lhe lesson musL also be consldered. 1hls
unlL wlll Lake place ln Lhe laLe lall ln Lhe LancasLer area. 1hls ls Lhe mlldesL Llme of Lhe year. 1emperaLures are ofLen around 70 degrees wlLh clear alr
and very llLLle wlnd. 1hls ls Lhe perfecL Llme for Lhe sofLball unlL. ln regard Lo Llmlng of Lhe lesson, Lhls AL servlce Llme ls belng held whlle general
educaLlon sLudenLs are ln class, and Lhe L classes are uLlllzlng oLher envlronmenLs, l.e. Lhe gym, blackLop, and Lrack. 1hls wlll mlnlmlze dlsLracLlons
and allow sLudenLs Lo focus on Lhe Lasks aL hand.

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Leacher wlll need Lo use cones Lo deslgnaLe Lhe Lwo sLaLlons, whlle belng mlndful of Lhe amounL of space requlred for each sLaLlon. 1he base-runnlng
sLaLlon wlll Lake place on Lhe lnfleld dlrL wlLh Lhe bases belng placed approxlmaLely 40' aparL. 1he baLLlng sLaLlon wlll Lake place ln lefL fleld, whlch
wlll requlre Lhe Lee, baL, and wlffle balls. 1hree cones wlll be placed Lo deslgnaLe Lhe swlnglng zone" where no oLher sLudenLs are allowed Lo be
whlle a sLudenL ls baLLlng (one cone approxlmaLely 4 feeL behlnd Lhe Lee and one cone four feeL Lo Lhe lefL and one cone four feeL Lo rlghL of Lhe
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keeplng wlLh Lhe class rouLlne, sLudenLs wlll begln walklng around Lhe baskeLball courL we have deslgnaLed for Lhe AL class. SLudenLs
wlll walk Lhe flrsL lap, [og Lhe second lap, and wlll parLlclpaLe ln a red llghL, green llghL" acLlvlLy as Lhey walk Lhe Lhlrd lap. AfLer Lhe Lhlrd
lap, Lhe class wlll be placed ln a slngle flle llne and wlll Lhen walk Lo Lhe sofLball fleld, whlch ls locaLed close Lo Lhe baskeLball courL.
SLudenLs wlll remaln ln Lhe slngle flle llne once Lhey arrlve aL Lhe sofLball fleld. 1hey wlll sLand on Lhe flrsL base llne as Lhe Leacher
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1he Leacher wlll revlslL Lhe lnformaLlon learned ln Lhe prevlous lessons. 1he Leacher wlll revlew Lhe proper way Lo swlng a baL, as Lhls ls Lhe
mosL recenL sklll learned, and wlll also Lell Lhe class whlch acLlvlLles Lhey wlll be worklng on aL each sLaLlon. 1he Leacher wlll asslgn a
paraeducaLor Lo each sLaLlon (Lhe paraeducaLors for Lhls lesson wlll be provlded wlLh Lhe lesson plan ahead of Llme and know whaL ls
expecLed of Lhem). SLudenLs wlll Lhen be placed ln Lwo groups of slx based on Lhelr sklll levels and ablllLles. Lach group wlll be glven a
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SLudenLs wlll be glven nlne mlnuLes aL each sLaLlon Lo work on Lhelr skllls. 1here wlll be a Lwo-mlnuLe LranslLlon Llme from one sLaLlon Lo
Lhe nexL. Lach sLaLlon wlll be ran as follows:

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-Cne sLudenL wlll baL aL a Llme whlle Lhe oLher sLudenLs are ln Lhe fleld" reLrlevlng baLLed balls.
-SLudenLs wlll sLrlke flve balls off of Lhe Lee and Lhen swlLch. 1hey should be able Lo go Lhrough Lhe llne aL leasL Lhree Llmes ln Lhe amounL
of Llme alloLLed.
-1he paraeducaLor and Lhe Leacher wlll ensure Lhe sLudenLs are swlnglng Lhe baL correcLly (hand poslLlonlng: rlghL-handed baLLer =lefL
hand on Lhe boLLom of Lhe rlghL hand and lefL slde of Lhe body faclng forward, lefL-handed baLLer = rlghL hand on Lhe boLLom of Lhe lefL
hand and rlghL slde of Lhe body faclng forward).
*ulfferenLlaLed lnsLrucLlon: sLudenLs who are more advanced Lhan Lhelr peers may have wlffle balls Lossed Lo Lhem underhand from a
shorL dlsLance away lnsLead of baLLlng Lhe ball off of Lhe Lee.

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-SLudenLs wlll be placed ln a slngle flle llne behlnd home plaLe. SLudenLs wlll run/[og/walk (based on Lhelr skllls and ablllLles) around Lhe
bases. SLudenLs wlll run/[og/walk from home Lo flrsL Lo second Lo Lhlrd and back Lo home.
-SLudenLs wlll be placed ln a slngle flle llne and wlll run" Lhe bases one aL a Llme.
-SLudenLs should be able Lo run Lhe bases a mlnlmum of flve Llmes each durlng Lhe Len mlnuLes.
-1he paraeducaLor and Lhe Leacher wlll ensure sLudenLs are runnlng Lhe bases correcLly.
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All sLudenLs wlll geL ln a slngle flle llne behlnd home plaLe. 1he Leacher wlll have Lhe class begln walklng Lhe bases for a modlfled red
llghL, green llghL" acLlvlLy. A paraeducaLor wlll be placed aL each base, and when a sLudenL approaches a base, Lhe paraeducaLor wlll say
red llghL," whlch wlll remlnd Lhe sLudenL Lo sLop aL Lhe base. 1hen Lhe paraeducaLor wlll say green llghL" for Lhe sLudenL Lo begln
walklng agaln.

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erformance of each sLudenL as Lhey sLrlke Lhe ball.
erformance of each sLudenL as Lhey run Lhe bases.

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1) Whlch way do we run Lhe bases? WhaL order are Lhe bases ln?
(We run Lhe bases rlghL Lo lefL, and Lhe bases are ln order, l.e. flrsL base, second base, Lhlrd base)
2) When do we sLarL runnlng Lo flrsL base?
(AfLer we hlL Lhe ball)
3) Why ls lL called home plaLe?
(lL's called home plaLe because when Lhe runner Louches lL Lhey are home" and score for Lhelr Leam).










Mac Image 10/3/14 11:48 AM
Comment [3]: I like to use the comparison
we call it home, because just like we start and
end our day at Home, your start and end your
base running with home plate.