Health/Physical EducationAllan Murray

Grades 3,5,6,8

September 2-September21

All grade levels: Opening Exercises

  • Students enter the gym and go directly to their exercise spaces.
  • Announcements
  • Warm-up activity

Unit: Kickball/Wiffleball

The purpose of this unit will be to give a basic understanding of the rules and skills in kickball/baseball/softball.

Goals:

  • To give students a basic understanding of the skills and rules of kickball.
  • To provide opportunities for enjoyment of this sport as a lifetime activity.
  • The achievement of a physically active lifestyle.
  • The development of movement skill competency.
  • To develop responsible social and personal behaviors.
  • To appreciate the relationships and benefits that result from working and participating with others in and out of physical education class.
  • To use class time effectively.

Lesson 1: Kickball/Wiffleball

Overall goal: To give basic skills and understanding of the games.

Skill: Throwing

Goal:

  • To increase the distance, speed and accuracy of a thrown ball.
  • To be able to make accurate tosses to a partner at varying distances

Stress:

  • Whether a ball is thrown, underhand, sidearm or overhand, the grip is the same.
  • Fingers are spread comfortably but tightly across the seam of the ball.
  • Weight transfers begin on the rear foot and follows through to the front as the ball is released.

Procedure: One ball for every two players – practice throwing and catching

Students will play a game of “Fat Bat” wiffleball. Health/P.E. Standard 10.3.3, 10.4.3, 10.3.6, 10.4.6

Lesson 2: Base running

Goals:

  • For the students to use the skills learned in track activities in the kickball/wiffleball activities.
  • Use the skills learned in phys. ed. class in after school activities.

Stress:

  • You may overrun first base only
  • Runners must touch each base
  • No leading off base
  • No base stealing
  • Run within the limits of the base lines
  • If the base line is blocked by another player the runner is awarded the next base

Procedure: Teacher demonstration of correct base running and the students will do a short base running drill before they play an actual game of kickball/wiffleball.

Activity: Students will play a game of kickball or wiffleball.

Health/P.E. Standard 10.3.3, 10.4.3, 10.3.6, 10.4.6

Lesson 3: Catching

Goals:

  • To increase success in catching a thrown, hit or kicked ball
  • To be able to demonstrate proper form when catching ground balls, line drives and fly balls.

Stress:

  • Keep your eye on the ball.
  • Little fingers are together and directed down for catches below the waist.
  • Thumbs together, fingers pointed up for catches above the waist.
  • On high fly balls, try to catch the ball above the head.

Procedures: Students will practice throwing and catching a ball with a partner.

Activity: Students will play a game of kickball or wiffleball.

Health/P.E. Standard 10.3.3, 10.4.3, 10.3.6, 10.4.6

Special inside rules for playing in the gym:

  • 3 foul balls is an out
  • Running pass home plate on the kick is an out
  • Ball hits the ceiling is an out
  • Leading off the base or stealing is an out.

Evaluation:

Daily observation evaluations are made at the conclusion of each class period.

Scores are given for:

  • Participation
  • Sportspersonship
  • Cooperation
  • Attitude
  • Self-responsibility

Adopt an Anchor

  • R3-6.B.1 Interpretation and Analysis of Fictional and Nonfictional Text

Understand Components Within and Across Texts in nonfiction.

“Comparing Sport Stories”

  • MD.2 Algebraic Concepts

Represent and/or analyze mathematical situations using numbers, symbols, words, tables and/or graphs

“Charting Team and Tournament Standings