Lesson

Title/Focus

Gymnastics

Date

November 26, 2014

Subject/Gra
de Level

Grade 4 Physical Education

Time
Duratio
n

30 minutes

Unit

Gymnastics

Teacher

Olivia Meyer

OUTCOMES FROM ALBERTA PROGRAM OF STUDIES

General
Learning
Outcomes:
Specific
Learning
Outcomes:

Students will acquire skills through a variety of developmentally appropriate

movement activities; dance, games, types of gymnastics, individual activities and
activities in an alternative environment; e.g., aquatics and outdoor pursuits.
Application of Basic Skills in Types of Gymnastics
- A412 select, perform and refine the basic skills in educational gymnastics,
e.g., use of different body parts, types of effort, space and relationships to
develop a sequence

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Students will:
1. Learn how to get the motion of a cartwheel
2. Hold statics
3. Rotate forwards on a mat
4. Learn how to get into a back bridge

ASSESSMENTS
Observations:

Key Questions:

Products/Performan
ces:

Observe students as they are performing the skills

Observe students as they are playing the game and stretching so they are
doing it correctly
Observe students as they are helping putting the mats away
How do I do a cartwheel?
How much balance do I have?
How do I properly do a forward roll?
How do I properly do a back bridge
Performing the skills

LEARNING RESOURCES CONSULTED

Alberta Program of Studies

Cangym program

MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT

Mats
Benches

PROCEDURE
Prior to lesson

Attention Grabber
Assessment of
Prior Knowledge
Expectations for
Learning and
Behaviour
Advance
Organizer/Agenda
Transition to Body
Learning Activity
#1

Show Jons video

Get into yoga pants and shoes
Introduction
Jons Video
Who has done gymnastics or anything gymnastics
related?

Time

Listen and dont do anything until you are ready to do so!

Okay well we need to warm up our bodies first before we do

any sort of gymnastics!
Body
Warm up and stretches:
- Game: Bear crawl and frog jump game.
- It people will do crab crawl and non it people will do
bear walk.

Time
10
minutes

Learning Activity
#3

It people will do frog jumps and non it people will gallop

like a horse
- Stretch: quick stretch (arms, head, toe touches,
straddle, and wrists)
Watch students as they are playing the game to make sure they
are not cheating, playing safely, and are following the rules. Get
the mats out while they are playing.
Four stations:
1. Stork Stand and airplane contests.
2. Cartwheel over the bench
3. On the mats practice forward rolls
4. Back bridges on mats
Watch students so they are following the rules (doing the skills
properly), not doing anything dangerous, and they are having
fun!
Cool Down:
- Help put the mats away!

Teacher Notes:
Assessments/
Differentiation

Help put the mats away and watch the students so they arent
doing anything they shouldnt be doing!

Teacher Notes:
Assessments/
Differentiation

Learning Activity
#2

Teacher Notes:
Assessments/
Differentiation

Closure
Consolidation of
Learning:
Feedback From
Students:
Feedback To
Students
Transition To Next
Lesson
Sponge
Activity/Activities

Lets hold a front support for 15 seconds!

15
minutes

3 minutes

Time
30
seconds

We will learn how to do a cartwheel and a handstand

tomorrow!
Find what foot they would do their cartwheel with.

Reflections from the

lesson