SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE - DAILY LESSON PLAN

NAME: Kathryn Putnam DATE: January 16th-18th, 2019 TIME: NA

SCHOOL: Stony Hill Elementary School
LESSON#: 4 FACILITIES: gymnasium CLASS SIZE: 20
GRADE: 3 UNIT/THEME: Climbing wall GENERIC LEVEL:
Control
EQUIPMENT: 20 hot spots, music, worksheet, word magnets, pencils
FOCUS OF LESSON: Challenge climbers to spell words as they climb.
STUDENT PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES (SPO):
By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:

P) Demonstrate climbing different levels and directions of the climbing wall by transferring
weight to their hands and feet for support on the wall. (NASPE S1.E8.3 ; MA CF 2.2
C) Identify different words related to the climbing wall unit based on the words they spell out
while climbing during station 2. ( NASPE S2.E3.3 ; MA CF 2.2)
A) Follow all of the climbing rules 100% and understand why they are so important for safety.
( NASPE S4.E5.3 ; MA CF 2. 7)

Check each objective: Is it specific? Is it achievable? Is it developmentally appropriate?

TEACHER PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES - During the lesson the teacher will:

→ Observe students 100% of the time so that they are following climbing rules
→ Inforce challenge by choice to the students while they climb
→ Allow students to collaborate in a group setting working at each station

SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS - What are the safety concerns? What is unique about the
students in this class?
→ Two groups will be climbing at this station, make sure both groups are working well together
and on task
→ Important to remind the students the climbing wall rules.
→ Make sure students take off all jewelry.
 LESSON PLAN FORM

Time Sequence of Lesson Organization Reflection

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2 mins Attendance: Students walk in and sit in ● In squad lines

squad lines. Students assist teacher
with attendance.

2-3 Introduction: Warm-up

mins ● Each student will find a hot spot
● Once everyone has a hot spot,
teacher will raise hand
● Wait for all students to be quiet
● Tell students I will be guiding
them through a warm up and
every time they hear the music
stop they are to freeze and
listen ( every 20-30 seconds)
● Series of in place movements
with hot spots:
→ side to side (left to right)
→ Front and back
→ hopping left
→ hopping right T- teacher
S- students
→ jogging in place
→ jumping jacks
TT
SSSSSSS
Transition: Teacher will raise hand,
SSSSSS
when students are ready they will walk
SSSSSSS
and sit in front of panels 8,9, and 10.

Introduction: Today’s class has two

5 mins different wall activities for students to
participate in.
1) Basket - wall → lead by Mrs.
Mooney
2) Magnetic Wall Spelling
Activity → lead by Ms.
Putnam

7-8 Activity 2) Magnetic Wall Spelling

mins @ Activity
each ● This wall is split into two halves.
station The group of students here, will
 be split into two groups.
● You are at the wall with a group A S
of 3 or 4 students I M
● Each group will be given a
T
worksheet with words on it.
● Your goal is to take turns C
climbing, spotting, reading, and R B
recording. SSS SSS
● The goal is to climb the wall like SHE V
S L
we have been, following the T
climbing rules, and being able to
touch the letters you need to
correctly spell out the words on
the paper.
● Switch jobs after each word!

Climber → Has to follow the

climbing rules and touch the
correct letters in order of the word/
Reader → Reads the word to the
climber, one letter at a time
Spotter → Spotting the climber so
he or she does not fall with hands
out at all times.
Recorder → Can check off each
letter after the climber touches it
on the wall.

Activity words :
Climb
Magnet
Panel
Traverse
Spotting

Transition: After all of the words have

been completed, students will rotate to
the next station of basket wall.
2 mins
Closure: Teacher will tell students how
they did today. Next week, students will
be continuing to climb with more
climbing wall challenges. Students will
line up on the yellow line for their score.
Names:

Directions: While climbing the wall, touch the letter that makes up each
word in order.
Climb

Magnet

Panel

Traverse

Spotting