Name: Ryan Baldwin

Date: 10/29/15

Unit Title: Whiffle Ball

Lesson Title: Catching

Grade: 5th

Number of Students: 15

Day 2

Instructional Objectives/Student Outcomes

The students will understand the proper form of catching and be able to demonstrate the
proper catching action.

WV CSOs

PE.5.2.04: Students will explore motor skill techniques to independently

develop/improve performance.

National Standards

Standard 2: The physically literate individual applies knowledge of concepts, principles,

strategies and tactics related to movement and performance.

Rationale

Mastery of this content is important because in order to play and perform various whiffle
ball skills, one must be able to catch effectively.

Prerequisite Knowledge

The students have already practiced this skill in 4th grade.

Anticipatory Set

Today class, we will be working on catching skills and playing a game to work on those
skills.

Management Framework

Introductory Activity: Hoop activities 2-3 minutes

Fitness Activity: Whole body circuit training 5-7 minutes
Lesson Focus: Catching 15-18 minutes
Closing Activity: Cool-down 2-5 minutes

Equipment Required

15 hula-hoops
15 whiffle balls

Teaching Styles

Direct
Cooperative Learning

Adaptations for Special Needs

Jerry is a visually impaired student with limited vision in both eyes. Jerry can see but has
trouble focusing on small objects. He can fully participate in physical activity and has no
other disabilities.
As a result, Jerrys group will use a soft ball when playing 2-ball to ensure his safety.

Integration with Other Disciplines

Spelling can be integrated by having the students spell out words each time they throw
the ball in 2-ball.

Diversity

The students will be grouped with students of similar ability.

Content Sequence of Material

Introductory Activity: (Hoop Activities, 2-3 minutes)

When the music starts, students will skip around the floor holding a hula-hoop.
When the music stops, students will start hula-hooping.
When the music starts, students will gallop around the room holding their hoop.
When the music stops, students will lay their hoop on the floor and hop in and out of the
hoop with their feet together.
When the music starts, the students will leap around the room holding their hoop.
When the music stops, the students will hop in and out of their hoop on their right foot.
When the music starts, the students will jog around the room holding their hoop.
When the music stops, the students will hop in and out of their hoop on their left foot.

Fitness Activity: (Whole-body circuit training, 5-7 minutes)

Divide the class into 6 groups.

Have the class follow me from station to station as I explain what to do at each
station. Stations will consist of jog-in-place, sit-ups, pushups, line-jumps, squats,
and windmills
Jog in place- students will jog in place at this station. Works on cardiovascular
endurance and uses the gastrocnemius, hamstring, and quadriceps muscles.
Sit-ups- students do sit-ups on mats during this station. Works on muscular
strength and uses the pectoralis major, biceps, and triceps.
Put a group at each station.
Have the groups at the station for 30 seconds and switch until each group has
been to every station.

Lesson Focus: (Catching, 15-18 minutes)

Describe that catching should consist of using the hands and not trapping the ball against
the body.
Explain that watching the ball into your hand is very important.
Explain and demonstrate how to take the hands to the ball when catching.
Divide the class into groups of 6-8 students.
Have the students play 2-ball. Each group forms a circle. There are two balls active in
the circle at a time. The students can throw the ball to anybody in the circle except for
the people beside them. If the student drops a ball or makes a bad throw, they get a
strike. After three strikes that student is out. The game is played until there is one
student left in the group.

Closing Activity: (Static Stretch, 2-5 minutes)

Overhead Arm stretch- the arm is extended over the head and the elbow is pulled down
towards the shoulder.
Choker Stretch- the arm is pulled across the neck and extended.
Forearm Stretch- the arm is straightened in front of the body and the fingers are pulled
back by the other hand.

Extended Activities
If lesson finishes early

Have the students switch groups and play the 2-ball game again.

Assessment of Lesson

Have the students orally announce the proper catching technique.