SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE - DAILY LESSON PLAN

NAME: Mike Napolitano DATE: 4/10 TIME: 9:55- 10:35

SCHOOL: Mary Walsh Elementary LESSON#: 3/4
FACILITIES: Gymnasium CLASS SIZE: 12 GRADE: 4th
UNIT/THEME: Nitro Ball/ Forearm Bump (CC: Math)
GENERIC LEVEL: Pre-Control/ Control
EQUIPMENT: 1. 6 Nitro Balls 2. Masking Tape 3. 4 boundary cones
4. 12 hot spots 5. 12 Cognitive Assessments
6. 12 Pens 7. 12 Hot Spots 8. 5 Word Wall Words
9. 6 Sheets of Printer Paper
FOCUS OF LESSON: Use a forearm bump with a partner
STUDENT PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES (SPO); MA CF + National Standard(s)/Grade
Level Outcomes; Task #s where content is taught; Task # where objective is assessed:
By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:

(P)- Perform volleying underhand in a mature nature in a dynamic environment by following 3 of

the 5 skill cues of underhand bump during the third activity. (NSGLO S1. E22. 4, MACF 2.2)
(Taught: Informing, tasks 1,2,3; Assessed: During Activity 3 visually)

(C)- Identify the benefits of participating in Nitro Ball outside of physical education by listing 3
benefits of Nitro Ball on an exit slip during closure (NSGLO S3. E1. 4 MACF 2.5) (Taught:
Informing, Reinforcement during activity; Assessed: verbally during closure)

(A)- Exhibit working cooperatively with students of all different skill levels by using at least 2
different phrases of positive encouragement with their partner during the first activity. (NSGLO
S4. E4. 4a, MACF 2.7) (Taught: Informing, Reinforced during activity; Assessed: During activity
1)

Check each objective: Is it specific? Is it achievable? Is it developmentally appropriate?

TEACHER PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES - During the lesson the teacher will:

1. Provide at least 5 pinpoints throughout lesson to showcase students who are successful at
the given activities.

2. Keep transition time below 30 seconds each in small groups to maintain under 10% transition
time on the ALT-PE form.
 3. Demonstrate effective classroom management strategies by using 3 different types of
behavioral management throughout the lesson depending on the situations that occur.

SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS - What are the safety concerns? What is unique about the
students in this class?
Students may have autism spectrum disorders and behavior management issues in the class,
so I must be able to accommodate them. Due to the students volleying with partners, there
needs to be a stress of personal space.

REFERENCES:
Boucher, P. (2011, July 6). NitroBall: Activity Instructions [PDF]. Canton: Gopher Sports.

Courtier, L., Chepko, S., Holt/Hale, S., National Standards and Grade Level Outcomes for K-12
Physical Education. Human Kinetics, Champaign, Il. 2014

Graham, G., Holt, S. A., & Parker, M. (2013). Children Moving: A Reflective Approach to
Teaching Physical Education (9th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.

LESSON PLAN FORM

Key:

TIME SEQUENCE OF LESSON ORGANIZATION REFLECTIONS

9:55-9:55 Transition: Students will enter the

gymnasium and line up on the red line.

Informing:
9:55- CFU: Does anyone know what Nitro
10:00 Ball is?
Nitro Ball is inverted volleyball, where
the ball has to bounce before you
strike the ball. Today we will be
focusing on utilizing the forearm bump
with Nitro Ball. The forearm bump is
very useful as a tactic to return a serve
or volley for a point.

Skill Cues for Forearm Bump: (Gopher

Sport)
Knees bent
Arms straight
Palms up
Use forearm
Follow through up

Teacher Demo
Student Demo
What are some skill cues for forearm
bump?
Knees bent
Arms straight
Palms up
Use forearm
Follow through up

There are so many benefits to playing

Nitro Ball outside of PE, at recess, a
park or with friends. These are some
benefits:
1. Increases cardiovascular skills
and endurance
2. Improves agility
3. Develops hand-eye
coordination
4. Expands gross motor skills
5. Increases mental alertness
6. Encourages collaboration and
cooperation
7. Builds teamwork and tolerance
8. Develops strategic thinking
abilities
9. Makes use of existing
indoor/outdoor courts
10. Its FUN!
 Signals:
Ready, Go
1,2,3, Freeze

Rules:
Personal space
Respect equipment, teachers
and students
Be responsible
Leave equipment on the
ground unless you are told to
use it

When with our partners we want to

give positive phrases like good job,
nice forearm bump, great job moving to
the Nitro Ball

Boundaries:
Stay inside the 4 cones

CFU: What are 2 rules?

Personal space

Respect

Responsible

Equip on ground

Transition: Students will be placed

10:00-10:0 into partners and go the their spot in
1 the first activity

Activity 1: Command Style

10:01-10:0 Students will stand on a hot spot
9 across from each other. The student
closest to the wall will be the tosser
and the student in the middle area will
be the bumper. The tosser will give the
bumper a toss that will bounce in front
of them. The bumper will then, bump to
Nitro Ball back to their partner, will
 catch it. That will be repeated five
times and then they will swap roles.
Skill Cues to Follow:
(Gopher Sport)
Knees bent
Arms straight
Palms up
Use forearm
Follow through up
Extension Up:
Toss the Nitro Ball to the left or right
Toss the Nitro Ball harder
Toss the Nitro Ball further away from
them
Extension Down:
Toss the Nitro Ball slower
Toss the Nitro Ball closer to them

Transition: students will come to the

middle for a mini closure.
10:09-10:1 Mini Closure: What are 2 positive
0 phrases you gave your partner?
Good job
Nice forearm bump
Etc.
What are 3 benefits of Nitro Ball?
Increases cardiovascular skills
and endurance
Improves agility
Develops hand-eye
coordination
Expands gross motor skills
Increases mental alertness
Encourages collaboration and
cooperation
Builds teamwork and tolerance
Develops strategic thinking
abilities
Makes use of existing
indoor/outdoor courts
Its FUN!
 Students will return with their partner
and go back to their hot spot.

Activity 2: Practice Style/ Cross

Curricular
10:10-10:1 Student Demo
9 Students will be standing in pairs. One
student will toss it to the other student,
who will return it to the other and
attempt to maintain a consistent volley.
The students will have the objective to
see how many in a row they can make
without missing it. Once the group
misses it, they will write down the
number of volleys (a successful volley
would be one hit back). After they write
the number down, they will try the
same task again. Then, just like the
first time, they will write down their
number and add the two numbers
together of how many successful
volleys they completed. And continue
to do this for the remainder of the
activity. (Cross Curricular).
*** Cross Curricular challenge could be
using multiplication***
Skill Cues to Follow:
Knees bent
Arms straight
Palms up
Use forearm
Follow through up
Extensions Up:
Move back
Move ball placement left or right
Use more force
Extension Down:
Slow down ball speed
Move close together
Stay stationary
Have one toss and one bump
 Transition:
Students will bring in math and hot
spots
10:19-10:2 Mini Closure: What are some skill cues
0 of forearm bump?
Knees bent
Arms straight
Palms up
Use forearm
Follow through up
Students will be placed in 3 groups of
four

Activity 3: Practice Style

Demo
Students in their groups will go to a
10:20-10:3 four square set up which will be
0
pre-made around the gym. One
student will start with the ball Each
player stands in one of the four
squares.The ball is served by tossing it
in another student's square. That
student will then volley it to another
student, who will volley it to another
student, so on and so forth. Rules:
The Nitro Ball must bounce before
person can volley it. Each person
must hit it to a new person every
time. Encourage positive phrases.
The person who volleys it last before
the other person misses it, will be the
new server.

Skill Cues to Follow:

Knees bent
Arms straight
Palms up
 Use forearm
Follow through up

Extensions Up:
Bump faster to each other
Move further right or left
Extensions Down:
Bump slower to each other
Limit movement trying to be stationary

Transition: Students will bring their

equipment to the front of the room and
return to the meeting place.
10:30-10:3
0 Closure:
What were 2 positive phrases used?
Good job
10:30-10:3 Nice forearm bump
5
What were the skill cues?
Knees bent
Arms straight
Palms up
Use forearm
Follow through up
Students will fill out a cognitive
assessment.
Name:_______________________________ Date:_____

WhyNitroBall???

Direction:Pleaseanswerthefollowingquestiontothebestofyouability.

NameThreebenefitsofplayingNitroBalloutsideof
PhysicalEducation?

1._________________________

2._________________________

3._________________________