Fundamental Skill Lesson Plan
You will create a lesson plan to teach a fundamental skill for an early childhood physical education class (Pre-K to 3rd grade). You will revise/add to this lesson plan in Week Five. To create your lesson plan, start by reviewing and assessing that the skill(s) in your lesson plan are developmentally appropriate by visiting National PE Standards website. An example of a skill is: "Demonstrate the relationship of under, over, behind, next to, through, right, left, up, down, forward, backward, and in front of by using the body and an object." Then, review Table 7.3 in Chapter 7 for appropriate activities.
Your lesson plan should include the following components:
Title Page
Section 1: Lesson Information
Identify the following:
Grade level (specify what age/grade)
Estimated level of developmental stage for this age/grade
Number of students
Fundamental skill to be taught
State standard (see the list of National PE Standards and indicate which state)
Section 2: Lesson Introduction
Provide a brief description of the lesson
Create a student learning objective: (e.g. "As result of this lesson, students will be able to demonstrate _________".)
Describe your system for classroom management and student grouping (e.g. class rules, consequences, rewards, and organization of the class during the activity)
Describe the equipment needed and the environment (e.g. classroom, gym, outdoors, etc.)