Sport Pedagogy Elementary and Middle School Lesson Plan Template updated 2/10/15

Department of Health, Exercise and Sport Sciences

Sport Pedagogy Lesson Plan Template (Elementary and Middle School)
Teacher: Lauren Nakaso

Background Information
Date: November 10, 2015

School: Cleveland Elementary

Grade Level: 4th and 5th grade

Lesson Focus: Badminton serve

# of students: 20 students

Equipment and Facilities: 20 racquets, 20 poly spots,

20 jerseys (2 diff colors), 10 hula hoops. The
Basketball court will be used to help with
organization

Safety Considerations: Students will be advised to

keep their heads up and be aware of their
surroundings when in limited space. Students will be
told to not swing the equipment in an inappropriate
manner or shoot a ball when it is not their turn. The
teacher will make sure that there is adequate personal
space for each student during the activities.

Lesson Specifics
Behavioral Contingencies: Students will be expected Previously Learned Skills: Students should be able to
to actively participate during the lesson. If students
balance themselves in an upright position. Students
are misbehaving, a 2- strike rule will be
should have some sense of direction of how to aim an
implemented. The first strike being that the student
object in the direction of their partner while using
will be pulled to the side and verbally warned about
locomotor skills and manipulative skills. Students
the misbehavior and sit out for that activity. The
will need to have worked on team building skills and
final warning, students will be pulled from all
communication.
activities. When the teacher is talking, the students
will place all equipment on the ground and their
hands on their head. Students will be removed from
activity if the equipment is used inappropriately.
Teaching Strategy: This lesson is intended for long
Academic Language: The primary academic
periods of practice and repetition while feedback is
language being addressed will be the cues of the
being provided from the teacher. Students will be
skill. The cues of the skill for shooting will be:
grouped randomly in pairs. Jersey colors can help
step/pull, swing and strike, follow through
distinguish who is paired with who

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Psychomotor (P): Students will be able to serve a birdie with the correct cues 7 out of 10
times
Cognitive (C): Students will be able to say the cues of the skill with 100 percent accuracy
Student
Affective (A): Students will show enjoyment through high fives and celebration during
Objectives: activity
H-R Fitness (H): Students will be engaged in moderate to vigorous physical activity at least
60 percent of the time.
CALIFORNIA PHYSICAL EDUCATION MODEL CONTENT STANDARDS:
I. Demonstrate the motor skills and movement patterns needed to perform a variety of physical activities.
II. Demonstrate knowledge of movement concepts, principles and strategies that apply to the learning and
performance of physical activities.
III. Assess and maintain a level of physical fitness to improve health and performance.
IV. Demonstrate knowledge of physical fitness concepts, principles and strategies to improve health and
performance.
V. Demonstrate and utilize knowledge of psychological and sociological concepts, principles and strategies
that apply to the learning and performance of physical activity.
NASPE PHYSICAL EDUCATION CONTENT STANDARDS a physically literate person:
1. Demonstrates competency in motor skills and movement patterns needed to perform a variety of
motor skills and movement patterns.
2. Applies knowledge of concepts, principles, strategies and tactics related to movement and
performance.
3. Demonstrates the knowledge skills to achieve and maintain a health-enhancing level of physical activity and
fitness.
4. Exhibits responsible personal and social behavior that respects self and others.
5. Values physical activity for health, enjoyment, challenge, self- expression, and/or social interaction.

Describe the pre-class arrangement Where is everyone/everything and what are they doing?
Teacher: Facing the students
Students: Will place their backpacks against the fence and sit at home base
Equipment: 20 racquets, 20 poly spots, 20 jerseys, 10 hula hoops.

Diagram the pre-class arrangement

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Time

4 Min

Content Development

Management
(Illustration of formations)

a) Goal Orientation for

each task

Instant Activity: Self Juggling

For this activity, students will be
in their own space and will try
and juggle the birdie in the air as
many times as they can. The
teacher will have them practice
short and high hits.

Diagram Instant Activity

In this activity the

standards being addressed
are 1, 2, 4, I and II. In
this activities students will
be able to demonstrate
their ability to hit a birdie.

Students in personal space

2
Minute
s

Set Induction:
Today we will be working on the
badminton serving. With serving
you must make contact with the
birdie underneath your waist
Purpose:
Good serving will make your
opponent have to run all over
the court.

1min

Transition (if necessary):

Students will remain at home
base for instructions on the next
activity. Once instructions are
completed the students will run
to the poly spots and will begin
activity on the teachers

Start/Stop Signals: Ready Go

Tiger Pride Freeze
Grouping Strategies: Students
were able to choose their jersey
color and which partner they
want to be with

N/A

This activity will address

CA content standards I
and IV and NASPE
content standards 1, 2,
and 4. Each student will
gain knowledge of the
COTS while
demonstrating motor skills
and movement pattern.
They will exhibit personal
and social behavior while
working with a partner.
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Time

Content Development

Management
(Illustration of formations)

a) Goal Orientation for

each task

command.
10 min

Lesson Core - Task 1:

This task will be practicing
serving to a far hula-hoop and
to a close hula hoop. The
teacher will have two people at
each poly spot. Their goal is to
get the birdie into the hula hoop
that the teacher designates
before hand. The students will
practice at various speeds,
powers to see the impact it
makes on the birdie

Diagram Task 1

Demonstration Plan:
The teacher will demonstrate at
slow motion, at full speed, and
then will have a student
volunteer come foreword.

Step/pull-take a step and

pull the racquet back
Swing/strike-swing the
racket and strike with the
middle of the racket
Follow through-follow
through across the body
for high and in front for
low serves

Lesson Core - Task 2:

10 min

In this activity the

standards being addressed
are 1, 2 I and II. In this
activities students will be
able to demonstrate their
skills in the badminton
serve
Teaching Cues for Task 1:
Forehand Grip:
Shake Hands Grip
Make a V
Trigger Finger
Serve:
Cock Wrist
Steady
Stay Under
Shuttle/ Birdie
Follow through

This task is a fun game of

Clean your room practicing
your serve.
You must serve from the
base line only. If it does not
make it over to the other
side of the court you can run
and grab the birdie and try
your serve again using
proper COTS to hit it over

Common Errors Task 1:

1. Striking above the waist
2. Taking their eyes off
the birdie

Questions to Check
Understanding
Where should you make contact
with the birdie? Below the waste
If you want to hit it far where
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Time

1
Minute

3 min

Content Development

should your follow through be?

Across the body
Adaptations
If students are successful or
struggling, the teacher can move
the poly spots forward or
backwards. The teacher can
create competitions to have the
students more engaged.
Transition: Students will have 30
seconds to collect all the
equipment and return to home
base.
CLOSURE:
Review: Great Job today
everyone. Can someone tell me
something they learned about
the serving in badminton? Was it
harder than other skills? It takes
a lot of hand eye coordination to
perform this skill. What are the
cues? Step/pull, swing /strike,
and follow through

Management
(Illustration of formations)

N/A

a) Goal Orientation for

each task

N/A

Diagram The Closure

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References Used: none

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