Teacher Candidate: Rebecca Routhier

Cooperating Teacher: Kelli Sinnock

Sanford Collegiate 2015-16
SLOs

Grade 10 Physical Education

Lesson: Aboriginal Games Foxtails
Period 1 (Day 6) 9:00am-10:06am

K.4.S2.B.1a: Examine the contributions of games, sports, and the arts to social
development and cultural diversity (e.g., getting to know and understand others of
like and different cultures, Olympics...).
K.1.S1.A.1: Identify similarities and/or differences between characteristics of basic
movement skills (e.g., striking...) as applied to different physical activities (e.g.,
wrist action in the tennis forehand stroke as compared to a badminton underhand
clear...).
Description of Lesson:
1. To provide students with understanding of different cultural practices as they
relate to physical activity and healthy living.
2. To enrich students repertoire of cultural games.
3. Students will also be able identify transferable skills towards other cultural
games.
Activating Activity:
Students will participate in a 10-12 minute warm up consisting of cardiovascular
and strength exercises. The warm up activity will be written on the white board
before hand in order for students to visually see and understand what is expected
during this time.
Students will be provided with cultural background regarding the Aboriginal Culture.
Students will also be provided with a brief background of the equipment we will be
using.
Students will learn proper throwing and catching technique of the foxtail. They will
be using these techniques throughout the lesson.
Note: Ensure that students know that the equipment used is someones personal
equipment therefore they must be respectful when using it and that it must be
returned in the condition it was lent out.
Lead up Activities:
1. Catch with partner Students will be using the foxtails to play catch with.
Once they have successfully made 5 catches each, they are to take a step
back and see how far they can get from each other while successfully
catching them.
2. Hoola-Hoop Target Game Students will play a modified game of lawn-darts
against opponents. The hoola-hoops will be set up in a triangle formation. The
back row (3 hoops) will be 3 points in a student can successfully toss a foxtail

Teacher Candidate: Rebecca Routhier

Grade 10 Physical Education
Cooperating Teacher: Kelli Sinnock
Lesson: Aboriginal Games Foxtails
Sanford Collegiate 2015-16
Period 1 (Day 6) 9:00am-10:06am
in them. The middle 2 hoops are work 2 points and the 1 front hoop is worth 1
point. First one to 11 points wins.

Main Activities:

Foxtail Benchball
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The class will be divided into 2 teams. Each team will start on either
side of the gym. Place a bench on either side of the gym.
Players will toss foxtails to their teammate standing on the bench. If
their player successfully catches the foxtail, they will join the bench.
The objective of the game is to have your entire team make it to the
bench.
Players not only want to be throwing foxtails for their team to catch,
but they also want to be blocking foxtails incoming from the
opposition.

Ultimate Foxtail:
This game is one of the most common variations of foxtail games. It is an
Invasion game and is very similar to the sport of Ultimate Frisbee.
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Divide the class into two teams. Teams will consist of 7-9 players.
Create an end zone at either end of each playing area. For the purpose
of this setting, the red line of the volleyball court will be the end zone.
*Ensure that students do not run into the walls while trying to catch
the foxtail.
The goal of the game is to get the foxtail into the other teams end
zone.
Players cannot run when they have position of the foxtail (only pivoting
is allowed). Anyone without the foxtail is free to move wherever they
like.
Players must throw and catch the foxtail by the tail, not the ball. If a
player catches the Foxtail by the ball, there is a turnover. If the Foxtail
is dropped while passing, there is also a change of possession.
If two players catch the Foxtail at the same time, the player who is
holding the Foxtail closest to the end of the tail gets possession.

Teacher Candidate: Rebecca Routhier

Cooperating Teacher: Kelli Sinnock
Sanford Collegiate 2015-16

Grade 10 Physical Education

Lesson: Aboriginal Games Foxtails
Period 1 (Day 6) 9:00am-10:06am

Wrap up:
Students will stand around the middle circle of the gym where we will do traditional
Aboriginal Thanks. Shaking each others hand in circle and saying Magwitch to
each player. I will then inform students the importance of the circle in the Aboriginal
culture.

Assessment:
1. Formative observation will be used to evaluate students understanding of the
throwing techniques of the foxtail.
2. Before students leave they will be asked to complete the following chart in
order to formatively self-assess themselves and how they felt they did on an
individual level.
The following formative assessment will be given to the students following the
lesson.
Name:

Foxtail
Throwing &
Catching
Assessment
I can throw the
foxtail correctly. I
step with my nondominant foot and
follow through with
my arm.
When I throw the
foxtail it goes
towards my
target/partner.

I was able to make

connections
between games of
ultimate Frisbee
and bench ball to
the ones modified
in todays lesson.

Date: December 10, 2015

YES!!

SOMETIMES

NO

Teacher Candidate: Rebecca Routhier

Cooperating Teacher: Kelli Sinnock
Sanford Collegiate 2015-16
I have learned
something new
about the
Aboriginal Culture.

Grade 10 Physical Education

Lesson: Aboriginal Games Foxtails
Period 1 (Day 6) 9:00am-10:06am