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Montclair State University
Exercise Science and PE Department
Lesson Planning and Teaching Assessment
Planning and Implementation Standard
Candidate Name: Michael Dlugo Date: 9/22/15
Title of Lesson: Throwing and Catching Class Time: 2:20-3:00 pm
Target Audience/Grade Level: Kindergarden
Numbers of students in class: 20 Teaching Location: Franklin School Gymnasium
Goal of the lesson: To teach the students the basic fundamentals of throwing and catching.
Developmental characteristics of students:
-Students may still be growing and experience bodily changes.
-Students may desperately need outdoor time and physical challenge.
-Students may be less absolute with their reasoning.
-Students may have specialized interests.
-Students may seek peer acceptance more than others.
Instructional Objectives:
Psychomotor:
-Students will be able to properly display the fundamentals of throwing 80% of the time during the activities provided.
-Students will be able to properly display the fundamentals of catching 80% of the time during the activities provided.
Cognitive
-Students will be able to list the basic steps of throwing and catching 90% of the time.
-Students will be able to explain why it is important to step with the opposite foot while throwing 90% of the time.
Affective
-Students will be able to work together in groups to perform the task 100% of the time.
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-Students will be able to transition quickly from activity to activity 100% of the time.
New Jerseys Core Curriculum Content Standards and Cumulative Progress Indicators: (write out standard, not just
the number)
2.5
2.5.4.A.1
2.5.4.A.2
2.5.4.A.3
Materials and Equipment List
-25 Voit Balls
-20 Pins
-20 Sponge Blocks
-Speaker
Technology Utilized in Lesson
-There is music used during the activity. Other than that, technology is not used in this lesson.
Time Allotment Lesson Plan Segments Student Formations Assessment: How will
and you measure student
How long does it take Instructional segments that need to be Transitions learning? Include specific
for every segment to be planned. Make sure you clearly indicate what check for understanding
Draw or type the names of
taught? Specific class the critical elements and cues are that you questions
the formations and
time and amount of time will use while teaching. transitions.
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5 minutes Squad Spots/Attendance x x x x x x Are the students present
Students will have to be in their squad spots and on time?
for attendance on time. x x x x x x
x x x x x x
Is everybody wearing
x x x x x x sneakers?
x x x x x x
(students are in their squad
spots)
5 minutes Warm-up x x x x x x Skill: How do we perform
Students will participate in a warm-up. This each exercise?
warm-up is a stand still warm-up in which the x x x x x x
teacher is directing the class to do several
exercises. The teacher will be in front of the x x x x x x
gym with the students spread out in front of Task: Are we talking
the teacher. The students will do various x x x x x x while doing the
exercises which will get them prepared for the exercises?
upcoming activities. x x x x x x
(students are spread out
around the gym, away
from other classmates)
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5 minutes Introduction xxxxxxxxxx Skill: Which foot do we
The teacher will have the class in the middle step with when
of the gym. The teacher will review the basic xxxxxxxxxx throwing?
fundamentals of throwing and catching. After
reviewing the fundamentals of throwing and xxxxxxxxxx
catching, the teacher will then explain the
upcoming activity, which is the self-toss. Task: Do we want to
catch with our body or
our hands?
(students are gathered
in the middle of the gym
in front of the teacher)
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10 minutes Self-Toss Activity x x x Skill: How are we
The students will be spread out around the supposed to catch the
gym, away from other students. Each student x x x ball?
will be given one ball each. The students will
have the ball in between their feet until they x x x
hear the music begin. Once the teacher starts
the music, the students will begin to toss the x x x Task: Do we want to be
ball up in the air to themselves. The students right next to another
will continue to do this until they hear the
student?
music stop. Once the music stops, the
students will put the ball back between their
feet. While the music is stopped, the teacher
will instruct the students to try and clap while
the ball is in the air, to make the activity more
challenging. If it is still to easy, the students
should add more claps and so on and so forth.
(the students are spread
When the music starts, the students will begin
out across the gym)
to toss the balls again. This activity works on
the students catching skills. When the music
stops for the last time, the students will put
their balls back in the bin and return to the
middle of the gym. The teacher will then
explain Pin Ball.
12 minutes Pin Ball
The students will be split into 2 teams. Each xxxxxxxx Skill: Which foot do we
team will have 10 pins and 10 blocks on their step with when
side of the gym. They will line the pins and xxxxxxxx throwing?
blocks up, however they want, on the baseline
of the gym. Once the pins and blocks are
setup, the teacher will release the balls onto
the court. Students will have to throw their
balls to try and knock the opposing teams Task: Are we trying to
pins and blocks over. Once one of the teams knock over our own
pins and blocks are knocked over, the game xxxxxxxx pins?
will end. This activity works on the students
throwing. xxxxxxxx
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(students will be split
into 2 teams on
separate sides of the
court)
3 minutes Lesson Closure/Cleanup x x x x x x
Approximately 3 minutes before the class
period is over, the teacher will blow the x x x x x x
whistle signaling the class period is over.
Students will make their way back to the x x x x x x Are we putting the
gym and hand their pinnies up along with equipment back neatly?
putting the soccer balls on the rack. Once x x x x x x
the students are back inside the gym,
they will sit in their squad spots until their x x x x x x
teacher is there to pick them up.
(students are back in their
squad spots)
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