Dakota State University

College of Education
Parachute Lesson

Name: Jake Ferdinand

Grade Level: 1st Grade
School: Chester Elementary School
Date: 4/20/17
Time: 2:00

Reflection from prior lesson: Students learned basic psychomotor movements as well as learned how to follow rules
and directions.

South Dakota Physical Education Content Standards Addressed:

SD PE Content Standards
Standard 1: The physically literate individual demonstrates proficiency in a variety of motor skills and
movement patterns.
Standard 3: Students will participate in physical activity to achieve and maintain a health enhancing level
of physical fitness.
Standard 5: Students will understand that physical activity provides opportunities for enjoyment,
challenge, self-expression, social interaction, and employment.

Cognitive Objectives: (The student(s) will.)

1. Learn the rules of fire and ice tag.
2. Learn the rules of playing with the parachute, as well the different games.
3. Understand the importance of following rules.

Psychomotor Objectives: (The student(s) will .)

1. Develop their individual skills and psychomotor movements.
2. Demonstrate basic movements like running, stopping, and starting.

Affective Objectives: (The student(s) will .)

1. Demonstrate good ethics and sportsmanship through gameplay.
2. Learn different social skills by playing games with others.

Fitness Objectives: (The student(s) will )

1. Learn the importance of physical activity.
2. Learn different activities that lead to a healthy lifestyle.

Materials Needed: The primary facility for these activities will be the gymnasium. The equipment that we will need
will be four bean bags, 2 red, and 2 blue. We will also need a parachute.

Contextual Factors/ Learner Characteristics: Students have different learning styles, therefore not every student can
be taught in the same way. I will get to know my students to learn their characteristics and find out what motivates
them and how to manage them in the classroom.

The Lesson
 1. Introduction (5 min)
Getting attention
Upon entering the gym, students will run 5 laps and then sit in the center circle, and wait for further
instructions. I will talk about the two activities that we will play today.

Relating to past experience and/or knowledge

The last class period we played freeze tag, it is very similar to fire and ice tag.

Creating a need to know

I will explain why todays activities will be important to help them understand the concepts of lifetime fitness
and how these concepts can assist individuals of all ages in their daily activities

Sharing objective, in general terms

The objectives for this class period are to learn basic psychomotor movements. Students will also learn how to
follow classroom rules and learn personal space.

2. Content Delivery (20 min)

Play Fire and Ice Tag
Play Parachute
o Run in circles, Dome, Igloo, Ostrich, Shirt Color Game, Sharks and Lifeguards
4. Closure (3 min)
Have students help pick up the equipment.
Have the kids line up by the door and wait for their teacher.
Technology Integration:
N/A
Assessments Used:
Use observations to learn about what students need to improve on.

Differentiated Instruction:
There will be no adaptive strategies utilized during this lesson

Resources:
N/A