Ball Skills

Teacher: Mr. Richardson

Class length: 60 Mins

Basketball lesson 5

Grades k-5

# of students: 20-30
School: Waterloo

Entry of Gym and Explanation of Activities (2 Minutes)

Students will enter the gym silently and walk to their Squad Spot. They should sit
straight down without sliding. Students will sit crisscrossed while you explain the days
activities.
Behaviors- Give three strikes to students who do not sit quietly or crisscrossed.
On their third strike, they are to sit crisscrossed in the corners with their back against the
brick wall. When you have time ask them why they are there and if they are ready to
participate according to the gym rules. If they are, you may send them back into the
activity. Please direct any major problems to the vice principals office.
Safety- Use your judgment with regards to appropriate shoes. Normally, if the
shoes have a rubber sole, I will allow the child to participate. Open toe shoes and slippers
are not safe and students should sit out with their backs against the wall next to the office.
Waterloo Wildcat: (5 minutes)
Object: Improve cardio-respiratory endurance & develop ability to pace consistently
during a run
How to Play:
Walk down the sidewalk to the field. Students run as many laps as they can in the
5-10 minutes available to them. The goal is to continuously move at a consistent pace
during the run.
Rules:
1. Students must go around the cones, no cutting corners.
2. Students must stay on their feet.
3. No tag games, must keep self to self.
4. Students must either walk or run, they may not completely stop.
5. When the whistle blows, students line up at the blue gym doors.
Explanation of stations (10 minutes at projector)
Basketball Station movieHave students sit to the left and right of the projector, hit play on the basketball
station explanation movie.
Youtube link here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whT-Vm4XNd0
Object: To recall cues and demonstrate skills at each station
How to Play:
Split class into equal groups and have them sit at each station. Hit play on the
music to start them, stop the music and blow the whistle twice to stop them. Have them
point to the next station and then walk to sit there on the command rotate. The record
sheet is an optional extension for another assessment, but is not necessary due to the
limited time for the basketball unit this year.

Line Up and Exit Gym (2-3 minutes)

Have the students put away their balls, and then walk to line up. Students will be
lined up on the red line closest to the door exiting the gym. Students should be standing
quietly with hands to their sides and heads facing forward. At this time, give the class a
BEST BUCK if the class has behaved well. Students do not leave the gym until the entire
class is lined up correctly. Wait for them if necessary.
Closing Questions:
1) Name the three passes we practiced
2) Recall the cues for the chest-pass
3) Recall the cues for the bounce-pass
4) Recall the cues for the overhead-pass

SCORE SHEET
Name:___________________________________
Class:_______________________________
Partners name:____________________________
Date:_______________________________
Write your score in the chart below for each station visited. Be sure to write the score in the
correct box for each numbered station. For passing stations, write the total number of passes between
both partners. For shooting stations, write the number of shots made/number of shots taken. For
example, if you take 5 shots and only make 2 your score is 2/5. At station 6, write the highest level
you beat by making a shot there.
Station

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Score

SCORE SHEET
Name:___________________________________
Class:_______________________________
Partners name:____________________________
Date:_______________________________
Write your score in the chart below for each station visited. Be sure to write the score in the
correct box for each numbered station. For passing stations, write the total number of passes between
both partners. For shooting stations, write the number of shots made/number of shots taken. For
example, if you take 5 shots and only make 2 your score is 2/5. At station 6, write the highest level
you beat by making a shot there.
Station
Score

10

11

12

13