Sport Pedagogy Elementary and Middle School Lesson Plan Template updated 5/14/15

Department of Health, Exercise and Sport Sciences

Sport Pedagogy Lesson Plan Template (Elementary and Middle School)
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Background Information
Teacher: Thoren Bradley
Date: 4-4-2016
School: Cleveland Elementary

Grade Level: 3rd Grade

Lesson Focus: What is the main idea of the lesson?

Football Throwing and Catching

# Of students: 15-20 Students

Equipment and Facilities: 18 Flag Belts, 25 Cones, 5

Footballs, 4 Polyspots

Safety Considerations: There are a number of safety

considerations for this lesson. Students will be on a
green space that is uneven and running around at
moderate speeds. The space must be closely
monitored, and large pothole areas should be
avoided. Students may be susceptible to tripping on
freely place equipment or footballs.
Lesson Specifics
Behavioral Contingencies: 1 verbal warning, 2 sit
Previously Learned Skills: It will be assumed that
out.
this is the students first experience with football
throwing and catching.

Teaching Strategy: Direct Instruction will be the

primary strategy for the lesson. Also scaffolding
instruction during lesson.

Academic Language: Laces, Cradle the Ball, Fingers

to the Sky, Fingers to the ground.

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Student
Objectives:

Psychomotor (P): The student will be able to throw a football using the proper cues of the skill 80% of
the time.
Cognitive (C): The student will be able to accurately explain the differences in hand positioning when
the ball is high and when the ball is low 100% of the time.
H-R Fitness (H): The student will be able to maintain MVPA for 50% of the lesson.

Objectives contain: A (audience), B (behavior), C (condition), and D (degree)

CALIFORNIA PHYSICAL EDUCATION MODEL CONTENT STANDARDS:

I. Demonstrate the motor skills and movement patterns needed to perform a variety of physical activities.
NASPE PHYSICAL EDUCATION CONTENT STANDARDS a physically literate person:
2.) Applies knowledge of concepts, principles, strategies and tactics related to movement and performance.
4.) Exhibits responsible personal and social behavior that respects self and others.
Describe the pre-class arrangement
Teacher: Awaiting student arrival.
Students: Put bags on benches and gather on base line.
Equipment: Footballs in bags, other equipment already setup.

Diagram the pre-class arrangement

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Time

Content Development

4-5
Minute
s

Instant Activity:
Today we are going to
warm up with a short
game Capture the Flag!
Remember to cradle the
ball when you try and
run back with it.
Transition Everyone Go
grab a drink of water and
come back to take a knee
on the grass.
Set Induction:
For our first activity we
are going to get going by
carrying, throwing and
catching a football.

30
Second
s
1
Minute

Management
(Illustration of formations)

a) Goal
Orientation for
each
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Diagram Instant Activity

N/A

N/A

Start/Stop Signals: Freeze! Clap once if you can

hear me. Clap Twice if you can hear me.

CA-2.2 Explain
and
demonstrate the
correct hand
position when
catching a ball
above the head,
below the waist,
near the middle
of the body, and
away from the
body.

Grouping Strategies: During the first activity

groups will be chosen using a cut and go
strategy. Using yellow team and so on

Purpose:
It is important to learn
how to use these skills
because in order to play
football you must be able
to use all three of them.
NA
10
Minute
s

Lesson Core - Task 1:

Football Course Relay.
Students will carry the
football like a baby,
weave in and out of the
cones, throw the ball
using the laces and make
sure their teammate
catches the ball correctly.
Fingers to the Sky!

CA-3.1
Demonstrate
Warm-Up and
Cool-Down
Exercises.

N/A
Diagram Task 1

N/A
Teaching Cues for
Task 1:
Fingers to the sky.
Cradle the Ball.
Common Errors
Task 1:
What errors
should you be
watching for?
1. Throwing too
much like a
baseball.
2. Catching with
fingers down
always
3. Carrying the
ball improperly

Questions to Check
Understanding
How do we carry the
football? Show Me..
Fingers to the what? If
its high?
4

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ASSESSMENT TECHNIQUES: Students will be visually assessed based on their ability to perform the
previously outlined objectives.
References Used: Google images for a few diagrams.