SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE - DAILY LESSON PLAN

NAME: Ryan Blain DATE: 4/24 TIME: 1:20-2:20

SCHOOL: Duggan Middle School LESSON#: 1 FACILITIES: Gymnasium
CLASS SIZE: 30 GRADE: 6 UNIT/THEME: Team Handball
GENERIC LEVEL: Control
EQUIPMENT: 1. 15 volleyballs 2. 16 cones 3. Music 4. Stop watch 5. Skills rubrics
FOCUS OF LESSON: Throwing and Catching
STUDENT PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES (SPO):
By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:

Psychomotor: Student can dribble with dominant hand while changing speeds S1.M8.6 (MACF
2.9)
Psychomotor: Students passes and receives the ball while moving and changing speed S1.M4.6
MACF 2.9

Cognitive: Students will recognize handball as a lifetime sport and associate it with a healthy
lifestyle S3.M5.6 (MACF 2.12)

Affective: Student will demonstrate respect for self and others during prescribed activities
S5.M6.6 (MACF 2.14)
Check each objective: Is it specific? Is it achievable? Is it developmentally appropriate?

TEACHER PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES - During the lesson the teacher will:

1. Provide positive feedback to groups of students while they are in activities

2. Group students into fair teams quickly

3. Project voice loud enough so all students can here directions

SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS - What are the safety concerns? What is unique about the
students in this class?
Respect the equipment at all times
Keep back to wall and scanning
Exhibit personal responsibility
Space groups well on court or field

REFERENCES : A. Novak
B. Mohnsen, Teaching Middle School Physical Education: A Standards Based approach for
grades 5-8, 3rd. edition. 2008 page 490
 LESSON PLAN FORM

TIME SEQUENCE OF LESSON ORGANIZATION REFLECTIONS

Transition: Students enter locker

0-8 room when met by teachers. Move with
Students will change and proceed to students to locker
the gym room
Attendance: Teacher will take
8-12 attendance. Students will sit on
bleachers
Warm-up: Students will run five Make sure
12-15 laps around the gym and then gather students run 5
back at the bleachers for further laps
instruction

Informing:
15-20 Throwing:
Side to target Demo from
Step with opposition multiple angles
towards target
Bring arm back
Keep elbow high
Follow through towards
target
Catching:
Ready position (Knees bent,
eyes on partner)
Hands in diamond formation
(Thumbs together, index
fingers touching)
Let ball travel into the
diamond
Bring ball into body after
catching
Dribbling:
Push ball with finger pads
into ground
Let ball bounce back waist 3 dribble max
high, then push with finger
pads again
Keep eyes up when moving
and dribbling
 Use both hands

Transition:
Students will find a partner
and wait for teacher
instruction
20-30 Activity 1 Allow students to
Throwing and catching with a S S pick where the
partner distance they
One partner stands on the begin throwing at
sideline, the other stands
across from them 15 feet
away Space students
around gym
Students will work on
_______S S_______
throwing and catching
Once students complete 4 (Sideline)
passes, the partner in the
general space will take a
step back
Students may continue to
move back if they continue
to complete 4 passes at a
specific distance
Students are encouraged to
pass and catch from sideline
to sideline if they chose to
move back Encourage
extension up
Extension: Encourage
students to continue to move
further apart if they are
skilled at throwing and
catching
Extension Down: Have
students work on catching
above and below the waist Space groups
30-45 from 10 to 15 feet apart around gym
Activity 2: 4 Cone Passing: X XSSSS
Throwing and catching on the move SSSSX X
in a group
4 cones will be setup in a Have even
square formation amount of people
Two lines of students will be X= Cone at each group
S= Student
at opposite cones
When the teacher says go,
 the student with the ball will
dribble to the next cone
When they reach the cone,
they will square their body
up to their target and deliver
a pass to a student waiting at
the next cone
When the student catches
the ball, they will dribble to
the cone next to them, then
throw it to the person at the
next
Students should take 2 or 3
dribbles when moving to the
next cone Add second ball
after groups
Students must dribble, pick
practice multiple
up the ball, make eye
times
contact with the next person
in line and deliver an
accurate pass on the move
Extension Up: Add a second
ball
Extension down: Allow
students to run the ball to the
next cone instead of
dribbling

45-47

Transition: Students will put

equipment away and meet at the
meeting place

47-53
Closure: (5 minutes)
Review with the class the
skill cues introduced at the T
beginning of the lesson
Is team handball a lifetime S SSSSSSS
sport? (Yes, played at all age SS SSSS S
53-60 levels, and is in the Summer SSSS
Olympics

Dismissal: Students will exit gym

and change in locker room then wait
until the class period ends
Day 1 Assessment: Psychomotor
Student Skills Evaluation Sheet:
Check off if the student completes the skill:
Student's Grade Brings arm Dribbles Uses proper Shoots on Follows the
Name: back when hand position net with rules of
while power handball
throwing when
moving catching