Unit Planning Template

TITLE:
Introduction to Ropes

Rationale: (context and why unit matters)

Daily fitness is important in our students routines. Jump rope is a way to integrate fun and physical fitness in our Physical and Health Education
classes.

Culminating tasks or events to celebrate or bring together the learning

Once students have learned the basic skills of jump rope, they will get to play games using those skills.

Big Ideas (curriculum) Important/essential questions (create)

● How can I safely use a rope?
Movement skills and strategies ● How do I use my rope?
help us learn how to participate ● What am I allowed to do with my jump rope in the classroom?
in different types of physical
UNDE activity.
● What am I not allowed to do ?
RST ● Can I be spatially aware while using my rope?
AN Our physical, emotional, and
D mental health are
interconnected.

Adopting healthy personal

practices and safety strategies
protects ourselves and others.
Curricular Competencies: (skills)
● Develop and apply a variety of fundamental movement skills in a variety of physical activities and environments
● Apply a variety of movement concepts and strategies in different physical activities
DO
● Develop and demonstrate safety, fair play, and leadership in physical activities

Content (learning standards):

KNO ● proper technique for fundamental movement skills, including non-locomotor, locomotor, and manipulative skills
W ● movement concepts and strategies
● different types of physical activities, including individual and dual activities, rhythmic activities, and games
 Core Competencies: (big picture reminders)

Communication ​Thinking ​Personal & Social

✓ Connect and engage with others (to share and Creative Positive Personal & Social Identity Social Responsibility
develop ideas) ◻ Novelty and value ◻ Relationships and cultural contexts ◻ Contributing to community and
◻ Acquire, interpret, and present information ✓ Generating ideas ◻ Personal values and choices caring for the environment
(includes inquiries) ✓ Developing ideas ✓ Personal strengths and abilities ✓ Solving problems in peaceful ways
◻ Collaborate to plan, carry out, and review Critical Personal Awareness & Responsibility ◻ Valuing diversity
constructions and activities ◻ Analyze and critique ✓ Self-determination ◻ Building relationships
✓ Explain/recount and reflect on experiences and ◻ Question and investigate ✓ Self-regulation
accomplishments ◻ Develop and design ◻ Well-being

Formative Assessment (for learning):

Students will be constantly observed in this class to make sure that they are on-task and understanding the criteria. They will also be observed
when playing games to make sure that they know how to use their ropes properly. We will check for understanding before students start every
activity.

Summative Assessment (of learning):

Students will be given the opportunity to create their own moves with the skipping rope. In small groups students will create their own skipping
routine to music.
 Learning Intentions/Curriculum Instructional Activities Assessment
Connections
Lesson 1 Lesson 1 Lesson 1

Question(s): Teacher will: The formative assessment tool will:

● How do I learn safely with my rope? -Rope Safety -Observation
-Focussing on what we can do with jump ropes while they are -Class discussion
on the ground
I can:
● Use the jump rope in the gym safely Student will:
-leave rope in a straight line on the ground
-participate in all activities

Lesson 2 Lesson 2 Lesson 2

Question(s): Teacher will: The formative assessment tool will:

● How do I use my rope?
I can:
● properly use a jump rope while still
being safe in the classroom
-go over rules and expectation -observation
-review last class -check for understanding
-explain how to use jump rope
Student will:
-learn rope stretches
-learn how to properly hold and use the rope

Lesson 3 Lesson 3 Lesson 3

Question(s): Teacher will: The formative assessment tool will:

● Can I follow directions while using -go over rules and expectations -Students are participating in all activities
my rope? -review how to hold the rope properly
-lead game
-instruct guided rope tricks
I can:
● follow directions while using my Student will:
rope - play game
● use my rope safely and properly -play safely
-follow instructions

Lesson 4 Lesson 4 Lesson 4

Question(s): Teacher will: The formative assessment tool will:
● What are long ropes? -rules and expectations -Observation
-introduce long rope exercises -Participation
-lead game (whole class helicopter)
I can:
● Use long ropes safely with a partner The summative assessment tool will:
● safely use ropes by myself Student will: -Observation
-participate in all activities

Lesson 6 Lesson 6 Lesson 6

Question(s): Teacher will: The formative assessment tool will:

● How do I co-create a routine?
I can:
● Work cooperatively with classmates
to create a skipping routine
Lesson 7
-explain rules and expectations -Observation
-split the class in half
-take half of the class to practise long rope while the other half
develops their routines
-switch the students when done practising skills The summative assessment tool will:
Student will: -Use of proper skipping forms in routine
-collaborate on a routine to be performed for the class
-practise long rope skills
Lesson 7 Lesson 7

Question(s): Teacher will: The summative assessment tool will:

● How do I present my co-created -go over rules and expectations -Observation of student’s co-created
routine? -lead a game before presentations skipping routine - This will include all tricks
-introduce presentations in the criteria and will be put to music

I can: Student will:

● Sit and watch while my classmates -observe and participate in presentations
present their skipping routines -play game
● Participate in my co-created routine

Resources:

​ ttps://the-tricktionary.com/,http://www.canskip.com/​, Sponsor teacher

Lesson 1:​ h
Lesson 2:​ h​ ttps://the-tricktionary.com/,http://www.canskip.com/​, Brittany Kerr
Lesson 3:​ ​https://the-tricktionary.com/,http://www.canskip.com/​, Sponsor teacher
Lesson 4:​http://www.canskip.com/​, Sponsor teacher
Lesson 5: ​https://the-tricktionary.com/
Lesson 6: ​Sponsor teacher
Lesson 7: ​https://the-tricktionary.com/,http://www.canskip.com/​, Sponsor teacher, Brittany Kerr

Ideas for Pre and Post teaching for ____Skipping/Jump Rope_________________________: ​(replace the verbs with ones that suit your unit of study)
Connect: Activity to heart rate

Review:
-Jump Rope skills
-Expectations/safety

Specific topics for integrating Aboriginal Education within this unit: ​(refer to the First Peoples Principles of Learning and the curriculum for specifics in this
section and replace the bulleted items below)
- significance of _______exploration of one’s self-identity____________to First Peoples
- impact on _____self-identity______________
- Aboriginal knowledge of ____experiential learning_______________
- Significance of _____experiential learning____________ to First Peoples

Planning for Differentiation:​ ​(What is the access point for all learners? How have you developed ways in which all learners can be successful?)
-Have students spaced out properly
-Student in wheelchair will be assisted by her EA
-Students who are being unsafe will be removed from the activity
-Students will be given options to choose from in every class

Rubric or assessment tool(s)​ ​linked to Performance Standards or other criteria:

-Self-assessment sheets for each student
-Observation