Yukon Native Teacher Education Program

1. Lesson Plan Information

Subject/Course: Physical Education
Grade Level: 5/6
Topic: Intro to Skipping/ mirror fun

Lesson Plan
Selkirk Elementary
Name: Johanna McClements
Date: Nov 25th/2015
Time: 1130 - 1200
Length of Period: 30 minutes

2. Expectation(s)
Expectation(s) (Directly from the BC/Yukon Curriculum Document):
Grade 5
A5- Participate daily in a variety of moderate to vigorous physical activities that develop muscular strength and
endurance, cardiovascular endurance, and / or flexibility.
B1- Demonstrate preparation(ready position), movement and follow-through phases of a selected activity
C1- Demonstrate safe use of equipment and facilities to avoid putting self- and other at risk
Grade 6
A2- Relate the development of muscular strength and endurance, cardiovascular endurance, and flexibility to
participation in specific physical activities
A6- Participate daily in a variety of moderate to vigorous physical activities that develop muscular strength and
endurance, cardiovascular endurance, and / or flexibility.
C3- Demonstrate leadership in respecting individual differences and abilities during physical activity
Learning Skills (Where applicable):
Multiple Intelligences:
Linguistic
Logical-mathematical
Bodily-Kinesthetic

3. Content
What do I want the learners to know and/or be able to do?
Have students to be able to skip. Those that can skip, improve their technique.
Today learners will:
Today we will be learning how to skip. We will work on landing on two feet, landing with one foot and working as a
team.
4. Assessment (collect data) / Evaluation (interpret data)
(Recording Devices (where applicable): anecdotal record, checklist, rating scale, rubric)
Based on the application, how will I know students have learned what I intended?
Participation self- test
Check list
Cooperation and fair play

5. Learning Context
A. The Learners
(i) What prior experiences, knowledge and skills do the learners bring with them to this learning
experience?
Students will have very different background knowledge and skills. However, I expect that most students will be
able to jump over their skipping jump. If not, I will teach them how to skip/jump over their rope with confidence and
competence by the end of the class.
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(ii) How will I differentiate the instruction (content, process and/or product) to ensure the inclusion of all
learners? (Must include where applicable accommodations and/or modifications for learners identified as
exceptional.)
Breaking down the fundamental movement of skipping into 6 easy steps.
B. Learning Environment
Clear floor of any materials, set up a dynamic warm-up. Let the students lead warm-up, (instruct students to warm
up their legs, shoulders, neck, and arms)
Use the circle for a point of class management.
Run through basic safety rules for use of skipping ropes.
Break off into two groups
Play a game (mirror) in sets of twos.

C. Resources/Materials
Skipping ropes for each student
Pens and postage notes
Prize
Name tag jar

6. Teaching/Learning Strategies
INTRODUCTION, MIDDLE, CONCLUSION
How will I engage the learners? (e.g., motivational strategy, hook, activation of learners prior knowledge,
activities, procedures, compelling problem)
Welcome the class, thank them for letting me come in for a visit. Have a participation prize, student can enter
into the draw. Their names will already be on a postage note.
11:30-11:31 Physical Education class starts.
11:30-11:35 Change into gym clothing. Start off in circle.
11:35-11:39 Introduction myself, hand out skipping ropes and go over safe rules and prepare for students to loosen
up.
11:40-11:45 Loosen up include one min of skipping, Talk about two/one foot landing, and alternating feet when
jumping
11:45- 11: 50 Play a mirror game. Label students 1s & 2s.
11:50-11:54 (next activity) Jump in pairs, switch handle bars with your partner and jump together
11:54-11:58 (next activity) Jump with one skipping rope, holding your partner hand, or link arms
11:58-12:00 Circle, wrap up skipping ropes. Thank everyone for letting me skip with them today.
Back-up plan
Variation of dodge ball, Working on throwing, skipping and galloping.
Consolidation and/or Recapitulation Process: How will I bring all the important ideas from the learning
experiences together for/with the students? How will I check for understanding?

Ill bring students back to the circle

Ask them to show me what they learned today
Jumping over the skipping rope and landing with two feet
Jumping over skipping rope landing with one foot
Jumping over skipping rope alternating their feet when landing.

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CONCLUSION: How will I conclude the lesson?

Bring students back to circle and wrapping up skipping ropes, by folding them in half. Thanks student for
letting me join them today.

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