NAME: Kevin Mallon

TIME: 1:10-1:50
FACILITIES: of Gymnasium

DATE TAUGHT: 1/9/15

CLASS SIZE: 20
LESSON #: 3 and 4

SCHOOL: Rebecca Johnson Elementary School

GRADE LEVEL: 4-5

EQUIPMENT NEEDS (#):

20 basketballs
25 hot spots
20 matching cards
15 cones

LESSON FOCUS: Hand Dribbling

NATIONAL (NASPE) STANDARDS:
1. Demonstrates competency in a variety of motor skills and movement patterns
4. Exhibits responsible personal and social behavior that respects self and others

UNIT: Basketball

Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks:

2.1 Apply movement concepts including direction, balance, level (high, low), pathway (straight, curve, zigzag), range (expansive, narrow), and force absorption (rigid,
with bent knees) to extend versatility and improve physical performance
2.2 Use a variety of manipulative (throwing, catching, striking), locomotor (walking, running, skipping, hopping, galloping, sliding, jumping, leaping), and nonlocomotor (twisting, balancing, extending) skills as individuals and in teams
2.7 Demonstrate responsible personal and social conduct used in physical activity settings
STUDENT PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES: By the end of this lesson, the students should be able to:
1. (P) Demonstrate the ability to dribble a ball against a defender without losing control
2. (P) Demonstrate the ability to dribble, pass, and receive on the move with a partner
3. (C) Identify all the skill cues associated with hand dribbling when asked by the teacher as the end of the lesson
4. (C) Recite the different types of passes at the end of the lesson when asked by the teacher
5. (A) Respect themselves, classmates, and equipment throughout the entire lesson by following all of the class rules
TEACHER PERFORMANCE GOALS: During the lesson the teacher will:
1. Give out both corrective and positive feedback to all students throughout the entire lesson
2. Have smooth transitions
3. Provide effective demonstrations and instructions to the students

REFERENCES:
Elementary Physical Education Teaching & Assessment, Hopple, Pg. 188
National Standards & Grade Level Outcomes for Physical Education, pages 29,36
PE Central Chest Pass Skill Cues
PE Central Bounce Pass Skill Cues
TIME
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2:00-6:00

SEQUENCE OF LESSON
Introduction
Students will enter the gymnasium and line up
on the green line to have a seat
Teacher will introduce himself as Mr. Mallon or
Mr. M
Teacher will review the classroom rules and
signals since its been a couple of weeks since
the students have had PE class
Signals: Go Signal = Ready Go; Stop Signal =
Whistle Blow, Stop, Look, Listen, Shhhh, ball at
your feet
Instant Activity: Dribbling in General Space
Students will all have their own ball to use. Their
objective is to dribble around the gymnasium
without losing control of their ball. As time goes
on the teacher will reduce the size of the
students general space to dribble. Teacher will
mark off dribble area with cones.
If students lose control of their ball they are to
walk and retrieve their ball and begin
participating again
Checking for Understanding: teacher will ask
students what the general area is marked off by
Teacher Positioning: teacher will be moving
throughout the gymnasium giving out feedback
and making sure students are staying inside the
cones
ELL Student: have student who speaks his
native language help explain him the activity

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Transition
Students will be moved by their team colors over
to the meeting place in front of the whiteboard
Students will leave their basketballs where they

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Informing
Teacher will pick a student Star of the Day to
help with demonstrations and collecting
equipment
Teacher will also take attendance
Teacher will now review skill cues of hand
dribbling with the class. Have Star Student of the
Day dribble in front of the class if he or she
would like to and ask the class what he or she is
doing right. Also review different types of passes
(chest/bounce)
Skill Cues (Hand Dribbling)
o Head/eyes up
o Ball bounce to waist level
o Use fingerpads
o Use one hand
o Bend knees
Skill Cues (Passing)
o Chest Pass
Face target
Step towards target
Extend arms fully releasing
towards target
Thumbs should be pointing
down
o Bounce Pass
Face target
Step towards target
Release ball by extending arms
downward/thumbs down
Ball should bounce a little more
than halfway from receiving
partner
Review the pivot quickly
o Skill Cues
One foot attached to the ground
Other foot moves freely
Rotate body in circular motion
Demonstration: Dribbling will be demonstrated

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demonstrated by teacher and student
Teacher Positioning: Teacher will be in front of
the whiteboard facing the class
Checking for Understanding: teacher will ask
students to name the skill cues for hand dribbling
and the two types of passes
ELL Student: have student who speaks his
native language help explain him the skill
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Activity #1
Hot spots will be spread out all across the
gymnasium floor. Half of the class will be
standing on the hot spots without a basketball.
The other half will have a basketball and will be
lined up on the baseline.
Students with the basketballs objective is to
dribble down the court without the students on
the hotspots being able to tap their ball away
from them.
Students on the hotspots must have two feet on
hotspots at all times
Switch roles after a couple of minutes or so
Extension: move hotspots closer together so
that theres less room for the dribblers to get
around them
Extension: allow students on hotspots to take
one foot off of hotspot, like a pivot in basketball
Extension: if students ball gets tapped away
they must put ball away and get on a hotspot
Demonstration: activity will be demonstrated by
the teacher and a student
Teacher Positioning: teacher will be moving
around the perimeter of the gymnasium giving
out feedback and making sure students are
following the rules
Checking for Understanding: teacher will ask
students how many feet are supposed to be on
the hotspots
Assessment (SPO #1): teacher will observe to
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defender without losing control

ELL Student: have student who speaks his
native language help explain him the activity

Transition
Students will look under a hot spot to find a card.
Each card will have a match. Students are to find
their match and then take a seat with their
partner.
If both partners have a ball in their hand, one
partner must put their ball away
Activity #2: Passing with Partners
First off each pair of students will work on
stationary passing. One partner will be on green
line closet to the office and the other partner will
be about 7-10 feet from them. Partners will
chest/bounce ball their ball back and forth to
each other.
Next, students with their partners will line up on
the green line closet to the office
Partners will face each other
Partners will side shuffle down the court to the
opposite green line while completing chest
passes back and forth with their partner.
Partners will go down and back
Next students will complete the bounce pass
while side shuffling down the court. Partners will
go down and back.
If students make it down and back without losing
control of their ball they will get 1 point
Extension: partners can mover farther from
each other to increase the distance of the pass
Demonstration: activity will be demonstrated by
teacher and a student
Teacher Positioning: teacher will be positioned
in the middle of the gym observing all the
students
Checking for Understanding: teacher will ask
students what theyre supposed to do when they
reach the other side of the court
Assessment SPO (#2): teacher will observe to
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the move
ELL Student: have student who speaks his
native language help explain him the activity

Transition
Star Student of the Day will collect all of the hot
spots and put them away. Teacher will select
other students to collect the balls and cones.
Rest of students will be moved by their team
squads back to the meeting place
Closure
Teacher Positioning: teacher will be in front of
the whiteboard facing the class
Assessment SPO (#3,4,5)
1. What are the skill cues for hand
dribbling?
a. Eyes/head up
b. Waist level
c. Knees bent
d. Use fingerpads
2. I need a student to raise their hand and
tell me the two different types of passes
we learned today.
a. The two passes are chest and
bounce pass
3. Was everyone able to follow all of the
class rules today?
a. Yes, I respected others and the
equipment and came prepared
with my sneakers
Teacher will now us the grade book to give students
a grade of 1 through 5 based on their behavior. 5
being the best
Transition
Students will be moved by their team lines and
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