College of Southern Idaho

HEALTH RECREATION AND FITNESS DEPARTMENT

LESSON PLAN TEMPLATE - 50 points
Name: Baylee Howe

Estimated Time: 1 hour

Content Area(s): Physical Education: Ultimate Frisbee

Grade Level(s): K-12

NASPE Standard(s):
Standard 1- The physically literate individual demonstrates competency in a variety of motor skills and movement patterns.
Standard 2- The physically literate individual applies knowledge of concepts, principles, strategies and tactics related to movement
and performance.
Standard 3- The physically literate individual demonstrates the knowledge and skills to achieve and maintain a health-enhancing
level of physical activity and fitness.
Standard 4- The physically literate individual exhibits responsible personal and social behavior that respects self and others.
Standard 5- The physically literate individual recognizes the value of physical activity for health, enjoyment, challenge, selfexpression and/or social interaction.
Achievement Targets:
Today students will be learning the basics of Ultimate Frisbee by learning how to throw properly to work on hand/eye coordination.
Students will also learn many different kinds of throwing techniques and practice each with a partner.
Students will briefly learn the basics of catching a Frisbee as well.
Special Planning/Preparations (i.e. safety concerns, etc.): I will gather up some Frisbees, some cones to outline our boundaries, and
some tennis balls or foam balls to practicing throwing.
Procedures
Intro-Activity: Introduce Ultimate Frisbee, briefly
explain the game and include what you will need to

Time

Materials

5 mins.

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Adaptations/Modifications for Students

Diverse Needs
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play the game. Go over what muscles we will be

mostly using, which are the shoulders and arm,
because we will be focusing on throwing the frisbee
today and learning the different techniques that go
with throwing.
Warm-up: We will warm up with some stretches of our
shoulders, arms, and legs, so we can get the blood
flowing before we get into our activity. Ultimate
Frisbee focuses a lot on our shoulders and legs, so we
will be using the scooters to get our muscles warmed
up more and used to moving (Kindergarten-8th grade).
We will now go into some torso twists, lunges, high
knees, and jumping jacks to make sure we have
completely warmed up the rest of our body.

15 mins

Scooters

Rules: Ultimate frisbee is about passing the frisbee to

your teammates to try to score a point. As we work on
the different kinds of throws, focus on the techniques
of each to help you throw the frisbee faster, further,
and in the right direction on your teammate. We will
get into groups of two to practice throwing to each
other.

5 mins.

Cones, balls,
Frisbees

Activity:
Grade School level:
-Practice throwing a ball back and forth to
practice hand/eye coordination. Step back a little
further in between a couple of throws to your partner.
-Practice stopping as soon as the ball is thrown to
you. Shuffle back and forth and toss ball

25 mins.

Cones, Frisbees,
balls

Students who have shoulder problems, or who

are unable to complete this warm-up can
modify it for them and will also be given more
time to complete these exercises.

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Students that are having a difficult time

throwing the ball or frisbee may move closure
to their partner.

Middle School level:

-Teach the Backhand throw
-Practice throwing the frisbee at a further distance.
-Practice throwing the frisbee as your partner runs
to catch it, and stops as soon as it is caught.
High School level:
-Teach Forehand throw
-Teach Hammer throw
-Practice stepping into the throw
-One person throws, as students run one by one to
catch the frisbee and stop and pivot to throw back.
If time allows, we will spilt up into teams to play a
small scrimmage of Ultimate Frisbee using the
throwing skills that we learned in class.
Ending Activity/Cool-down: Walk a lap around the
gym to cool off. Arm and leg stretches to prevent
lactic acid build-up.

5 mins.

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Students are encouraged to stretch as much and

as far as they can, without overdoing it.

Closure: Discuss what we learned, and what we went

over.

5 mins.

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References:
Learned the different kinds of throws and techniques from: http://ufnsw.com.au/coaching_resources.htm
Got some ideas from: https://gymclassultimatefrisbee.com/about/lesson-2-the-disc/
National Standards: http://www.aahperd.org/naspe/standards/nationalstandards/