Dakota State University

College of Education
Name: Jake Ferdinand
Grade Level: 8th Grade
School: Madison Middle School
Date: 3/2/16
Time: 8:00
Reflection from prior lesson: N/A
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 history and rules of Pickleball.
2. Understand the different strategies of Pickleball.
3. Understand the importance of following safety rules.
Psychomotor Objectives: (The student(s) will .)
1. Develop their individual skills and psychomotor movements.
2. Demonstrate basic Pickleball skills such as forehand, backhands, serves, ex
Affective Objectives: (The student(s) will .)
1. Demonstrate teamwork and sportsmanship through Pickleball.
2. Learn different qualities (such as leadership) that will help students in their life.
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 Pickleball will be in a gymnasium. The boundaries will be set by tape on
the gym floor. We will use Pickleball paddles, wiffleballs, and nets for drills and gameplay. I would also use a rubric
found in our PE Metrics book.
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 (10 min)

Getting attention
Upon entering the gym, students will stretch and walk around the boundaries of the gym. Once I have taken role
I will gather them up to let them know what we are doing that day. Then I will introduce Pickleball, I will give
them a handout that has the history and rules of the game, definitions, and safety rules.

Relating to past experience and/or knowledge

This is our first lesson so there will be nothing to relate it to, except for tennis, racquetball, or any other racket
sport we have played already.

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 the basics of pickleball, including the rules and basic
fundamentals.
2. Content Delivery (30 min)
Introduce Pickleball history
Go over rules with the students
Let the students play pickleball, assess their skills
Demonstrate Serves, discuss proper mechanics
4.

Closure (3 min)
Quiz the students on what they learned to today
Dismiss the students and let them get changed

Technology Integration:
Have the students watch videos of pickleball before they come to school. This way they have basic
knowledge of the game.
Assessments Used:
Use observations to determine the level of expertise the students have.
Differentiated Instruction:
There will be no adaptive strategies utilized during this lesson
Resources:

PE Metrics
http://www.worldpickleball.com/pickleball-terminology/

Dakota State University

College of Education

Name: Jake Ferdinand

Grade Level: 8th Grade
School: Madison Middle School
Date: 3/3/16
Time: 8:00
Reflection from prior lesson: In the lesson before, I introduced the rules and history of Pickleball. After that the
students learned the proper serve techniques.
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.)
5. Learn the history and rules of Pickleball.
6. Understand the different strategies of Pickleball.
7. Understand the importance of following safety rules.
Psychomotor Objectives: (The student(s) will .)
1. Develop their individual skills and psychomotor movements.
2. Demonstrate basic Pickleball skills such as forehand, backhands, serves, ex
Affective Objectives: (The student(s) will .)
1. Demonstrate teamwork and sportsmanship through Pickleball.
2. Learn different qualities (such as leadership) that will help students in their life.
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 Pickleball will be in a gymnasium. The boundaries will be set by tape on
the gym floor. We will use Pickleball paddles, wiffleballs, and nets for drills and gameplay. I would also use a rubric
found in our PE Metrics book.
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 (10 min)
Getting attention
Upon entering the gym, students will stretch and play sharks and minnows to get them warm. Once I have taken
role I will gather them up to let them know what we are doing that day. I will then orally quiz them on what we
learned yesterday. Then we will go into the lesson on forehands.

Relating to past experience and/or knowledge

The first lesson we did we learned about serving.

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 the basics of pickleball, including the rules and basic
fundamentals of serving and forehands.
2. Content Delivery (30 min)
Partner up and practice serves
Performance assessment on serving
Go over technique on how to do a forehand.
Partner hitting using only forehands.
8.

Closure (3 min)
Quiz the students on what they learned to today
Dismiss the students and let them get changed

Technology Integration:
N/A
Assessments Used:
Do a performance assessment on the serving skills they learned yesterday.
Differentiated Instruction:
There will be no adaptive strategies utilized during this lesson
Resources:

PE Metrics
http://www.worldpickleball.com/pickleball-terminology/

Dakota State University

College of Education
Name: Jake Ferdinand
Grade Level: 8th Grade
School: Madison Middle School
Date: 3/4/16
Time: 8:00
Reflection from prior lesson: In the lesson before, the class practice their serves and learned the fundamentals of
various forehand hits.
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.)
9. Learn the history and rules of Pickleball.
10. Understand the different strategies of Pickleball.
11. Understand the importance of following safety rules.
Psychomotor Objectives: (The student(s) will .)
1. Develop their individual skills and psychomotor movements.
2. Demonstrate basic Pickleball skills such as forehand, backhands, serves, ex
Affective Objectives: (The student(s) will .)
1. Demonstrate teamwork and sportsmanship through Pickleball.
2. Learn different qualities (such as leadership) that will help students in their life.
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 Pickleball will be in a gymnasium. The boundaries will be set by tape on
the gym floor. We will use Pickleball paddles, wiffleballs, and nets for drills and gameplay. I would also use a rubric
found in our PE Metrics book.
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 (10 min)
Getting attention
Upon entering the gym, students will stretch and play line tag to get them warm. Once I have taken role I will
gather them up to let them know what we are doing that day. I will then orally quiz them on what we learned
yesterday. Then we will go into the lesson on backhands.

Relating to past experience and/or knowledge

The lesson that we learned the day before was on forehand hitting.

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 the basics of pickleball, including the rules and basic
fundamentals of forehands and backhands.
2. Content Delivery (30 min)
Partner up and practice forehands
Go over technique on how to do a backhand.
Partner hitting using only backhands.
Backhand cross court hits
12. Closure (3 min)
Quiz the students on what they learned to today
Dismiss the students and let them get changed
Technology Integration:
N/A
Assessments Used:
Observe the students and see if any of them have problems with performing the backhand.
Differentiated Instruction:
There will be no adaptive strategies utilized during this lesson
Resources:

PE Metrics
http://www.worldpickleball.com/pickleball-terminology/