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Daniel Miller| EDU 255 | Resource Project Trust Fall Unit Part 1 History of Trust Falls In recent years the idea of the Trust fall has become quite popular. Trust falls are often seen on TV shows, such as Tosh. O, and also on you tube channels. Much of the attention that trust falls has received has been negative due to its potential dangers and the fact that such shows and you tube channels do not perform the falls using the proper safety precautions. However, Trust Falls have been used by many groups to help build up their trust, respect, and ability to work with others. Trust falls have been used in schools, outdoor recreation programs, and even in business workshops. All types of groups can benefit from Trust Fall activities. Important Terms in Trust Falls Trust Fall: an exercise where a person deliberately allows their self to fall in order to be caught by another individual or group Faller: the individual performing the falling action Spotter: the individual or group catching the faller Rationale Psychomotor (NYS 1A, NASPE 1): Throughout the unit, students will be able to both spot and fall during trust fall activities using proper form, a hundred percent of the time. Affective (NYS 2A, NASPE 5): Throughout the entire unit, students will communicate effectively (when performing all roles involving trust falls) with their classmates in order to maintain a safe environment. Cognitive (NYS 1, NASPE 2): Students will answer 70% of the questions correctly on a test (administrated at the end of the unit) that will determine their level of understanding of trust falls. This unit is developmentally appropriate for high school students. Teaching trust falls activities that are somewhat difficult to perform however not too difficult or dangerous, help students build trust in their peers in a safe environment. Objectives Psychomotor: NYS 1A: perform basic motor and manipulative skills. They will attain competency in a variety of physical activities and proficiency in a few select complex motor and sports activities. NASPE 1: Demonstrates competency in motor skills and movement patterns needed to perform a variety of physical activities. Students will catch their peers using the proper form and communication techniques a hundred percent of the time

Daniel Miller| EDU 255 | Resource Project Students will fall using the proper form and communication techniques a hundred percent of the time Students will use pedometer to measure step count throughout the unit Affective: NYS 2A: Students will acquire the knowledge and ability necessary to create and maintain a safe and healthy environment. NASPE 5: Exhibits responsible personal and social behavior that respects self and others in physical activity settings. Student will use the proper communication for trust falls Students will maintain a safe environment Students will show respect to their peers Cognitive: NYS 1: Students will have the necessary knowledge and skills to establish and maintain physical fitness, participate in physical activity, and maintain personal health. NASPE 2: Exhibits responsible personal and social behavior that respects self and others in physical activity settings. Students will answer 70% of the questions correctly on a test (administrated at the end of the unit) that will determine their level of understanding of trust falls Students will answer questions asked by teacher about cues or concepts taught in class correctly a hundred percent of the time Students will have a better overall understanding of trust after completing the unit

Part 2 Guidelines: Safety is extremely important in all trust fall activities, head and neck must be protected at all times Communication between faller and spotter must be rehearsed repeatedly Focus is extremely important; Lack of focus could result in failed spot that could result in injury to the faller Students should be open to new experiences and try to challenge themselves to expand their comfort zone

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SUNY Cortland Physical Education Department Block Plan Day 1: 11/15/12 Instant Activity (IA) / Warm-up: Land Mines Day 2: 11/19/12 Instant Activity (IA) / Warm-up: Blindfold Rally Students will spread out around half the gym. One blindfolded partner will be lead around the open space starting at walking speed and picking up the pace when both partners feel more comfortable. Intro: Reemphasize safety. Make sure students realize that they must stay focused and be responsible for their partners safety. Lesson focus Trust fall cues for the faller: arms crossed, stiff as a board, fall) Fitness component Step Count: Goal 600 Steps Assessment(s): Focus will be on affective domain and teacher will assess throughout the class Closure: Review cues for the spotter, and the faller from last class.

Students will pair up and line up on the sideline. One partner is blindfolded. The non blind folded partner leads their partner across the court avoiding the poly spot land mines. Partners switch roles and go again.
Intro: Introduce Trust Fall Unit. Explain safety and emphasizes responsibility. Lesson focus Trust Fall cues for spotter: staggered stance, arms up, give, guide Fitness component: Step Count: Goal 500 steps Assessment(s): Students will be assessed in the Affective Domain throughout the class by the teacher. Closure: Review cues for spotter. Go over importance of safety for next class. Day 3: 11/21/12 Instant Activity (IA) / Warm-up: Eye Contact Intro: Reemphasize safety. Make sure students realize that they must stay focused and be responsible for their partners safety. Lesson focus: Focus on communication for trust falls: (spotter ready, spotter ready, falling, fall on) Fitness component: Step Count: Goal 600 steps Assessment(s): Quiz on cues and communication for Trust Falls. Closure: Review cues for the spotter, faller, and the communication from last class. Students will begin Trust

Day 4: 11/23/12 Instant Activity (IA) / Warm-up: Team Hold Up Groups of 6 or more must hold a ball up using only one finger each. Once the ball is held up, students start rotating clockwise. Increase difficulty by having one student use their elbow to hold up the ball. Make students one by one use a different part of their body to hold the ball up. Continue till all students are using a different body part to hold up the ball. Intro: Reemphasize safety. Focus on protecting the head and neck and remaining focused on the faller. Lesson focus: Two-person Trust Fall. Students will partner up with someone of similar size. Starting one step away from their partner, the pair will perform the basic trust fall. Students may move back as they build up trust.

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Falls next class. Fitness component Step Count: Goal 600 steps Assessment(s): Students will be assessed in the Affective Domain throughout the class by the teacher. Closure: Review communication and cues of the Trust Fall. Hook for next class to begin more difficult Trust Falls.

Day 5: 11/27/12 Instant Activity (IA) / Warm-up: Blob Tag Boundaries are the basketball court. One tagger will attempt to tag the other students. When a student is tagged, they become a tagger and join arms. Each student tagged adds onto the blob until all students are tagged. Intro: Reemphasize safety. Focus on protecting the head and neck and remaining focused on the faller. Review cues and communication. Lesson focus: Pendulum Trust Fall: students will get into groups of three and work on the Pendulum. One student is the faller with one spotter in front and the other in back. Spotters will guide the faller forward and backward. Rotate faller and spotters. Fitness component Step Count: Goal 650 steps. Assessment(s): Students will be assessed in the Affective Domain throughout the class by the teacher. Closure: Talk to the students about how important respect is. Students must respect and have faith in their partners during trust falls in order to be successful.

Day 6: 11/29/12 Instant Activity (IA) / Warm-up: Lilly Pad A 4x12 grid of paper will be placed on the floor with about 1 in between each. Students must find the correct path to cross without stepping on any lava lilly pads. Teacher will hold the key of the correct path. When a student steps on the wrong path they must return to the end of the line. All students must cross the path. Intro: Reemphasize safety. Focus on protecting the head and neck and remaining focused on the faller. Review cues and communication. Lesson focus: Weeping Willow: Students in groups of 6+ will form a tight circle around a faller. Communication is the same as normal trust falls but all the spotters must communicate and be ready. Faller begins by falling backwards; spotters guide the faller back upright then in a different direction. Spotters work together to keep the faller safe. Fitness component Step Count: Goal 650 steps. Assessment(s): Students will be assessed in the Affective Domain throughout the class by the teacher. Closure: Just because the students are working with each other doesnt mean they can goof off. Students must focus their attention on the faller at all times. Reemphasize safety and respect.

Day 7: 12/3/12 Instant Activity (IA) / Warm-up: Basic Two Partner Trust Fall Have students partner up and begin practicing their trust fall skills using proper Intro: Reemphasize safety. Focus on protecting the head and neck and remaining focused on the faller. Review cues and communication. Lesson focus Levitation: Groups of 6 will have 5 spotters and one faller. Instead of falling, the faller will lay down

Day 8: 12/5/12 Instant Activity (IA) / Warm-up: Pendulum Trust Fall Students will get into groups of three and work on the Pendulum. One student is the faller with one spotter in front and the other in back. Spotters will guide the faller forward and backward. Rotate faller and spotters. Intro: Introduce Challenge by Choice. Students will have to decide whether or not they feel comfortable completing the trust falls in class. Lesson focus: Trust Falls from height. Students in

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and be stiff as a board. The 5 spotters will bend down and lift up the student going from the floor to above their heads. Fitness component: Step Count: Goal 650 steps. groups of six or more will have one faller on a 3 box with the spotters lined up facing each other. Spotters create a zipper with their hands to catch the faller. After communication, faller falls backwards into the spotters arms. Fitness component: Step Count: Goal 650 steps. Assessment(s): Students will be assessed in the Affective Domain throughout the class by the teacher. Closure: Hook for next class. Students will need to decide if they feel comfortable or not completing Trust Falls next class. Day 9: 12/7/12 Instant Activity (IA) / Warm-up: Shark Tag Students must cross to other side of the gym avoiding the tagger in the middle of the space. If a student gets tagged, they become a tagger. Game continues until all students have been tagged. Intro: Final day of Trust Falls. Focus/attention of the students will be extremely important. Challenge by Choice is also important for today. Lesson focus: Stage Dives. Only one student at a time will be the faller today. Students will stand on an elevated surface with their spotters lined up in front of them forming a zipper with their hands. After communication, faller will dive out into the spotters arms. Fitness component: Step Count: Goal 650 steps. Assessment(s): Quiz assessing cues and communication of trust falls. Closure: Revisit topics of trust and respect. Talk about how this unit and trusting others can relate to other aspects of the students lives. Assessment(s): Students will be assessed in the Affective Domain throughout the class by the teacher. Closure: Review concepts of trust and respect. Emphasize how important focus is when completing trust falls.

Assessments: Psychomotor: Grading Scale for faller 0- no communication is used, does not cross arms or keep body stiff 1- improper communication used, does not cross arms or keep body stiff 2- improper communication used, does not cross arms but body is stiff 3- proper communication, does not cross arms but body is stiff

Daniel Miller| EDU 255 | Resource Project 4- proper communication, perfect falling technique Grading for Spotter 0- no communication used, arms do not support head and neck of faller 1- improper communication used, arms do not support head and neck of faller 2- improper communication used, arms somewhat support head and neck of faller but motion is awkward 3- proper communication, arms support head and neck of faller but faller is not safely brought back to standing position 4- proper communication, perfect spotting technique Faller Trial 1 2 3 4 5 Spotter Trial 1 2 3 4 5

Score (Scale of 0-4)

Score (scale of 0-4)

Because of the dangers of trust falls, both the faller and spotter should receive a perfect score on each trial. However, it is required that at least 3 out of the 5 trials are perfect to pass the psychomotor section of the course. Pedometers are used each day to record the step count of the students. This also makes up part of the psychomotor grade. Affective: After leaving the class each day, students will assess their ability to communicate and work well with peers. The sheet filled out will look like this: I worked cooperatively and respectfully with my classmates today throughout the entire class. Strongly Agree Agree Neutral Disagree Strongly Disagree Cognitive: A cognitive assessment will be given at the end of the trust fall unit.

Daniel Miller| EDU 255 | Resource Project Name_______________________ 1. What are the four cues of Trust Falls for the Spotter? 2. What are the three cues of Trust Falls for the Faller? 3. What is the communication between the Faller and the Spotter during Trust Falls?

Part 3 Cues Cues for Faller I. ARMS CROSSED II. STIFF AS A BOARD III. FALL Cues for Spotter I. STAGGARD STANCE II. ARMS UP III. GIVE IV. QUIDE Communication I. SPOTTER READY? II. SPOTTER READY III. FALLING IV. FALL ON End of unit performance: Students will be able to perform a variety of Trust Falls using proper form and communication 100% of the time. Students will be able to maintain focus and concentrate on the safety of the spotter throughout the entire class.

Daniel Miller| EDU 255 | Resource Project References: http://www.ropescourse.com/ropesonline.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=64:e xploring-the-trust-fall&catid=95:challenge-course-elements-and-use&Itemid=64 http://www.oswego.org/webpages/tbeers/index.cfm?subpage=6093 http://www.aahperd.org/naspe/standards/nationalstandards/pestandards.cfm