Springfield College Daily Lesson Plan

Name: Bobby Ritz Date: 1/26/15 Time:8:50-9:35 School: Wolf Swamp

Elementary Lesson #: 2
Facilities: gymnasium Class Size:20 students Grade:3-5
Unit/Theme: Racket Skill

Generic Level: pre-control/control

Equipment:
1. 20 hula hoops 2. Bean bags 3. 1 whistle 4. 1 watch
5. 4 cones 6. 20 rackets 7. 20 foam balls 8. 20 tennis balls
Focus of Lesson: balancing, volleying
Student Performance Objectives (SPO): (NASPE #___; MA CF #___ ;
Task/Activity #___)
By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:

(P)SWBAT demonstrate how to forehand off of a wall with 100% accuracy

two times in a row to themselves (using all the correct skill cues) when being
observed by the teacher in the middle of the lesson. (NASPE #1; MA CF #2.2;
Task/Activity #2, closure)
(C)SWBAT identify when to use a volley vs a forehand in tennis with 100 %
accuracy during the closure when asked by the teacher. (NASPE #2; MA CF
#2.4; Task/Activity # closure)
(A)SWBAT express what their favorite hit in tennis is by telling the teacher
once during the closure. (NASPE #5; MA CF #2.7; Task/Activity # the entire
lesson)
Check each objective is it specific? Is it achievable? Is it
developmentally appropriate?
Teacher Performance Objectives During the lesson the teacher will:
The teacher will focus on trying to talk to students one on one to stop off
task behavior instead of stopping the whole class.
The teacher will shorten the introduction so the students can have more
activity time.
Special Considerations What are the safety concerns? What is
unique about the students in this class?

The students should be aware of other bean bags/balls potentially coming

into their area while playing.
The students should watch out if they need to retrieve a bean bag/ball so
that they dont get hit by one.
References:
Boudreau, B., Butler, J., Damren, L., O'Donnell, J., & Franzoni, D. (n.d.). Cool cues
for skill building. Plymoth, NH.

Physical Educators Guide for Teaching Tennis in Schools. 10th ed. N.p.: n.p., 2008.
Print.

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SEQUENCE OF LESSON
Instant ActivityThe students will do a walk and
talk for a minute. The students
go up to the white board and
read what the topic is. The
students then walk around the
gymnasium and talk about the
topic on the board.

Introduction- The instructor will

share the following information:
1 Name: Mr. Ritz
2 Focus of the day: Tennisserve and gameplay.
3 Start and Stop Signals:
Start when music plays,
stop when music stops.
When stopping, put
objects by your feet. Stay
in your own personal
space. Be aware of other
people nearby.
Retrieve the bean bag
from another spot if it gets
tossed there, and then
quickly go back to your

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spot. Students should only

walk to retrieve a ball and
hug their rackets when
holding them so the
students wont be tempted
to hit other students with
their racket by accident.
QuestionsWhat are some of the
previous skills you have
learned in this unit?
How do you think tennis
and catching relates to
other sports?

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Informing- Teachers will

explain/demonstrate the steps
for volleying and striking with a
racket:
Forehand:
1. Non striking side of body
faces target
2. Put your racket back
(racket in dominant hand)
3. Step with non-dominant
foot towards the ball
4. Swing racket and follow
through

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Backhand:
1. Dominant side of body
faces target
2. Put your racket back
(racket in both hands, nondominant hand on top)
3. Step with dominant foot
side towards the ball
4. Swing racket and follow
through

Transition- Students will walk to

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own personal space.

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Warm-Up ActivityVolley/Catch with a partner

Rules of the activity:
The students will be in partners.
One student will toss a bean bag
to their partner and their partner
will hit the ball back to their
partner who will catch it. If the
students excel at this, the
students can volley the bean
bag/ball back and forth to each
other.

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Transition- The students will

wait where they are in their own
personal space and wait for
further instructions.

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Activity #1- Volley a ball with a

partner
Rules of the activity:
The students will be in partners.
One student will hit the bean
bag/ball to their partner and their
partner will have to hit the ball
out of the air (volley) and return
the ball to their partner. If the
students are excelling at this
activity, then they can switch and
use a hard tennis racket and a
tennis ball instead of a soft tennis
racket and a soft ball.

Activity #2Forehand/Backhand a ball with a

partner
Rules of the activity:
The students will be in partners.
One student will hit the ball to
their partner and their partner

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On Fridays
when the
class sizes
are big,
stations work
much better
than
command
style
teaching
because
there are a
lot of
students.

A lot of the
students had
trouble
hitting the
forehand, so
I didnt even
get into the
backhand. I
will introduce
the backhand
next week
and when I
start to
introduce
small sided
games as
well.

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will have to hit the ball after it

bounces off of the ground once
(forehand) and return the ball to
their partner. If the students are
excelling at this activity, then
they can switch and use a hard
tennis racket and a tennis ball
instead of a soft tennis racket
and a soft ball.

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Activity #3- Small-Sided 2 vs 2

games
Rules of the activity:
The students will be in partners
playing against other partners.
The students will be inside 4
cones and they will use a line on
the gym floor as a simulation of a
net. The students are only going
to use a forehand, backhand, or
volley as the only shots (even to
start off the point). One person
will serve every point until one
pair gets to four points, and then
the other team serves.

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TransitionStudents will walk over and put

away their rackets and bean
bags/balls away in the bin and
will stand at the meeting place
for closure. The students will
leave their hula hoops.

Closure-

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 Can someone demonstrate

how to hit a forehand?
When do you use a
forehand in tennis? A
volley?
What is your favorite type
of shot in tennis?