5th Grade Basketball Unit Outline

Lesson 1

Intro to Basketball/Skills
Baseline Skill Testing/Stations
Goal Setting

Lesson 3:

Dribbling
Defense

Lesson 4:

Passing
Shooting

Lesson 5:

Post Test/Stations
 Rhea Valley Elementary School

Name: Sarah Swift

Date: 11/16/17 & 11/20/17(Class 1)

11/17/17 & 11/21/17(Class 2)

Topic: Basketball Unit- Lessons 1 and 2- Baseline Test/Stations

Development Level / Grade: 5th

5th Grade Objectives (Specific Virginia SOL):

5.1 The student will demonstrate mature movement forms, create movement patterns, and begin to
describe movement principles.
a) Demonstrate mature form in locomotor, non-locomotor, and manipulative skill combinations
in more complex and dynamic environments and modified sports activities, to include overhand and
underhand throw and catch, execution to a target, hand dribble, foot dribble, consecutive striking with a
partner over a net or against a wall, and striking a ball while stationary and moving.
e) Demonstrate accuracy in a variety of activities.
f) Demonstrate use of force in a variety of activities.

Equipment Required: 20-30 basketballs, 15-20 cones, 10-15 poly spots

Components Description Teacher Will / Students Will Time

Teacher Hints / Cues
The students will complete 5 The four movements The students 5-10
Warm laps around the gym will be jogging, will warm up minutes
Up/Fitness performing a different sliding, back by performing
movement along each line. peddling, and jogging some of the
Should relate They will start out by jogging again. locomotor
to VA SOL and down the sideline, they will movements
Lesson Focus perform defensive slides until Make sure to leave used in
they reach the other sideline, some space between basketball.
they will then back peddle you and the person
down to the other baseline, in front of you so no
then they will perform one trips over
defensive slides back to the anyone's feet.
start. They will complete this
series 5 times around. Stay on the lines, do
not cut corners.
 Station 1: Cone Dribbling Each time I blow my The students 30-35
There will be two sets of whistle, place your will be minutes
Lesson Focus cones set up in a straight line equipment back introduced to
that the students will practice where you found it the skills of
Should relate dribbling in and out of. and move to the next basketball and
to VA SOL; station. will perform a
should list Station 2: Lay-Ups baseline
activities; The students will get in two We will be rotating basketball skill
managed and lines on the corners of the foul stations to the right test.
executed line. Each line will work on each time.
smoothly shooting lay-ups and getting
their own rebound. Once they If you forget what to
get their rebound they will do at each station
dribble the ball and pass it to look at the directions
the next person in line. After and diagrams that
they pass the ball to the next are on each station
person, they will go to the card.
back of the line. After a few
minutes, each line will switch
sides to practice shooting on
the other side.

Station 3: Partner Passing

At this station the students
will pair up with another
student in their group. There
will be cones set up that each
group will work on bounce
passing between. After a few
minutes the students will
switch and work on chest
passes to each other.

Station 4: Short Shots

For this station there will be
poly spots spread out at the
goal for the students to shoot
at. Each student will have a
ball and will practice dribbling
to different spots and
shooting from there.

Station 5: Foul Shots

For this station the students
will be lined up around the
foul line. 1 student will get
two chances to shoot a foul
 shot then they will rotate. If
the student needs to take a
couple of steps up to reach
the goal they will be allowed
to do so.

Station 6: Baseline Test

At this station, the teacher will
have a checklist of skills for
each student. There will be
three drills set up to test the
skills of dribbling, shooting,
passing and defending.

Dribbling/Defense:
The teacher will place two
cones spread out about 15
feet apart. One student will
start with a ball at one of the
cones. Another student will
start in front of the student
with the ball and will attempt
to guard them as they try to
dribble to the other cone.

Passing:
The teacher will have two
students stand a few feet
apart. She will ask them to
demonstrate 3 bounce passes
each and 3 chest passes each.

Shooting:
The teacher will ask the
students to shoot from any of
the poly spots on the floor.
Each student must take 5
shots.

The teacher and the students In this unit we will be The students 5-10
Closing will come together to talk working on dribbling, will reflect on minutes
Activity about the skills they will be shooting, passing, their current
covering in this unit. The and defense. basketball
Should list teacher will also give each skills and they
activities, student their baseline skills We will learn each of will set two
review of checklist to help them set 2 these skills and will SMART goals
major SMART goals they want to practice them by they want to
concepts, etc. accomplish for this unit. participating in drills accomplish by
and stations and the end of the
playing games. unit.

Before we begin
learning the skills I
want you to look at
your baseline skill
checklist. See what
skills you can already
perform and which
ones you did not
show in the skills
test.

Choose two skills you

did not exhibit on the
test and that you
really want to work
on developing as we
go through this unit.

Write each of those

goals on the line
provided on your
paper.
 Rhea Valley Elementary School

Name: Sarah Swift

Date: 11/27/17 (Class 1)

11/28/17 (Class 2)

Topic: Basketball Unit- Lesson 3- Dribbling and Defense

Development Level / Grade: 5th

5th Grade Objectives (Specific Virginia SOL):

5.1 The student will demonstrate mature movement forms, create movement patterns, and begin to
describe movement principles.
a) Demonstrate mature form in locomotor, non-locomotor, and manipulative skill combinations
in more complex and dynamic environments and modified sports activities, to include overhand and
underhand throw and catch, execution to a target, hand dribble, foot dribble, consecutive striking with a
partner over a net or against a wall, and striking a ball while stationary and moving.
e) Demonstrate accuracy in a variety of activities.
f) Demonstrate use of force in a variety of activities.

Equipment Required: 20-25 basketballs, 7-8 cones

Components Description Teacher Will / Students Will Time

Teacher Hints / Cues
The warm up will consist of Basketball uses both The students 5-10
Warm doing various stretches and the upper body and will warm up by minutes
Up/Fitness agilities that will prepare the lower body participating in
students for playing continuously so it is various agilities
Should relate basketball. important that we and stretches.
to VA SOL and warm up and stretch
Lesson Focus Possible Agilities and to prevent any
Stretches: injuries.
jogging
butt kicks Basketball requires a
back pedal lot of direction
lunges changes. You may
high skips have to back pedal,
defensive slides turn around and
karaoke sprint or travel from
Frankenstein side to side to cut off
a dribbler.

When performing
high skips, try to get
up into the air as high
as you can. This will
help you when
 rebounding.

When performing
lunges, make sure
you are coming all
the way back up after
each lunge. It's not a
race.

Activity 1: Dribbling: Activity 1: Dribbling: The students 30-35

The students will be divided The teacher will will practice minutes
Lesson Focus into groups of 6. Each group explain proper dribbling and
will line up behind the techniques for playing defense
Should relate sideline of the basketball dribbling a in a variety of
to VA SOL; court with a ball. The first basketball. activities.
should list student will dribble down to
activities; the other sideline and back Stay low with your
managed and performing a certain knees bent.
executed dribbling technique, then
smoothly they will pass the ball to the Feet should be
next student in line. shoulder width apart.
Use fingertips only.
Dribbling Techniques:
down and back with The ball should not
right hand travel higher than
down and back with your waist.
left hand
dribble to half court Non dribbling hand
with right hand, should be up to
take 3 dribbles back, protect the ball.
then continue to the
sideline, repeat on Keep eyes up.
the way back with
left hand Teacher Cues
dribble to half court Be aware of other
with right hand, dribblers, stay in your
take 3 dribbles back, own dribbling area
crossover, then
continue to the Try not to look down
sideline, repeat on at the ball when
the way back with dribbling
left hand
It is not a race, take
Activity 2: Defense: your time and
Students will stay in same perform the skills
groups for this activity. The correctly
first two students in line will
go first. One student will be
the dribbler and the other
the defender. The dribbler
will dribble down to the
other sideline using any of
the techniques they just
practiced. The defender will
try to make it hard for them
to get to the other side.
Once they get to the
sideline, they will switch
positions and repeat the
drill back to the starting
sideline. The students will
go through this drill twice.
Activity 3: Dribble Mania:
The students will be spread
out inside the basketball
lines. Half of the students
will start with basketballs
and half without. When the
game starts, the students
with basketballs will try to
dribble their ball inside the
playing area without getting
it stolen by a defender. The
students without
basketballs will try to steal a
basketball from someone
else. This will be a
continuous game so if a
student gets their ball stolen
they will go try to steal
someone else's.
Activity 2: Defense
The teacher will
explain the proper
stance for defense.
Bend your knees,
butt down
Arms out wide
Feet facing forward
Put the weight of
your body on your
toes, not your heals
Eyes focused on
dribbler's chest
Slide from right to
left, with heels
almost coming
together when
playing defense
If you are trying to
steal the ball, slap up
with your hand, not
down.
Dribble Mania:
If you have a ball try
to protect your ball
while dribbling so no
one can steal it.
If you do not have a
ball try to go steal
someone else's.
Remember to slap
up, not down when
you go to steal.
 The teacher and the What are the two The students 5-10
Closing students will review the skills that we worked will review the minutes
Activity proper techniques for on today? proper
dribbling and playing techniques for
Should list defense. What is the proper dribbling and
activities, technique for playing defense.
review of dribbling a
major basketball?
concepts, etc.
Can someone
demonstrate the
correct form for a
defensive stance?

What is something
new that you learned
today?

Do you think you

have gotten a good
start at reaching the
goals you made for
this unit?

What are you having

success at?
Difficulties with?

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 Rhea Valley Elementary School

Name: Sarah Swift

Date: 11/30/17 (Class 1)

12/1/17 (Class 2)

Topic: Basketball Unit- Lesson 4- Passing and Shooting

Development Level / Grade: 5th

5th Grade Objectives (Specific Virginia SOL):

5.1 The student will demonstrate mature movement forms, create movement patterns, and begin to
describe movement principles.
a) Demonstrate mature form in locomotor, non-locomotor, and manipulative skill combinations
in more complex and dynamic environments and modified sports activities, to include overhand and
underhand throw and catch, execution to a target, hand dribble, foot dribble, consecutive striking with a
partner over a net or against a wall, and striking a ball while stationary and moving.
e) Demonstrate accuracy in a variety of activities.
f) Demonstrate use of force in a variety of activities.

Equipment Required: 20-25 basketballs, 10-15 hula hoops

Components Description Teacher Will / Teacher Students Will Time

Hints / Cues
The warm up will When performing high The students 5-10
Warm consist of doing various skips, try to get up into the will warm up minutes
Up/Fitness stretches and agilities air as high as you can. This by participating
that will prepare the will help you when in various
Should relate students for playing rebounding. agilities and
to VA SOL and basketball. stretches.
Lesson Focus When performing lunges,
Possible Agilities and make sure you are coming
Stretches: all the way back up after
jogging each lunge. It's not a race.
butt kicks
back pedal Make sure not to cross you
lunges feet when doing defensive
high skips slides.
defensive
slides Take your time with these
karaoke stretches, it is not a race.
Frankenstein
 Activity 1: Passing Activity 1: Passing The students 30-35
Passing practice: The teacher will will practice minutes
Lesson Focus The students will pair demonstrate two of the passing and
up with another passes that are used in shooting in a
Should relate student and practice basketball variety of
to VA SOL; the 2 types of passes. chest pass activities.
should list bounce pass
activities; Activity 2: Shooting:
managed and Shooting form: Teacher Cues:
executed The students will stay Use both hand to push the
smoothly in their pairs to ball.
practice their shooting
form. Each group will Step into your pass.
have 1 ball and will
practice shooting back Aim half way between you
and forth to each other and your target when
using the B.E.E.F. bounce passing.
technique or the
cookie jar technique. Follow through with your
arms to your target.
Activity 3: Passing and
Shooting Practice: Keep your pass under
On one half of the control, you want your
basketball court, the partner to be able to catch
students will practice it
dribbling and passing
by doing lay-ups. There Activity 2: Shooting:
will be two lines of The teacher will explain the
students that start at proper shooting technique:
one end of the court. BEEF
The line of students on Balance
the left will each have 1 Eyes on your target
ball and the student Elbow straight
across from them in Follow through
line will be their
partner. As the student Act like you are putting
with the ball dribbles your hand in a cookie jar to
down to the other end, get a cookie and then
their partner will run putting your cookie in your
parallel to them staying pocket.
on their side of the
court. When the Different types of shots:
dribbler gets close to Lay-ups
the goal they will jump Foul Shots
stop and bounce pass Jump shots
the ball to their
partner. Their partner The teacher will explain the
will then take another
dribble or two and different point values for
shoot a lay-up in the each shot.
goal. Once each pair
has gone they will start Shooting Form:
two more lines on this The teacher will go around
end of the court and and check student shooting
wait till all of the other form for proper technique.
pairs have made it
down to that side Activity 3: Passing and
before they go again. Shooting Practice:
When dribbling down the
On the other half of the court, practice dribbling
basketball court the without looking at the ball.
students will play a
game of knockout on Before you pass the ball to
one of the two side your partner, jump stop to
goals. The students will help you avoid traveling.
line up in a single file
line behind the foul Make sure to pass with two
line. The first two hands and step forward
people in line will start when passing to add more
with a ball. The object power to your pass.
of the game is to get
the person in front of When playing knockout,
you out, by making a practice shooting only with
shot before they do. If one hand and using your
a student doesn't make other hand as a guide
the foul shot, they may hand.
get their rebound and
shoot from anywhere Make sure to hold your
to try to make it in the follow through when you
hoop. If they can make shoot.
their shot before the
person behind them Don't forget that you are
makes theirs they are trying to make your shot
still in the game and before the person behind
must go to the back of you does in order to stay in
the line. If the person the game.
behind them makes
theirs first, they are Your first shot must be
out. When a student from the foul line, but after
gets out they will be that you can shoot as close
allowed to go down to as you want.
the other side goal and
practice shooting. If you make it before the
person behind you, give
the ball to the next person
in line and go to the back of
 the line.

If the person behind you

makes their shot first, give
the next person in line the
ball and go practice
shooting on the other goal.

The teacher and the What new skills did you The students 5-10
Closing Activity students will review learn today? will review the minutes
the proper techniques proper
Should list for passing and What are the 2 types of techniques for
activities, shooting. passes that we worked on passing and
review of major in class? shooting.
concepts, etc.
How do you know where to
aim when performing a
bounce pass?

Do you bounce pass with

two hands or 1 hand?

Why should you step into

your pass?

What is one way that you

can remember the proper
shooting technique?
Explain. What is another
way? Explain.

How do you think you are

doing at reaching the goals
you made for this unit?

What are you having

success at? Difficulties
with?
 Rhea Valley Elementary School

Name: Sarah Swift

Date: 12/4/17 (Class 1)

12/5/17 (Class 2)

Topic: Basketball Unit- Lesson 5- Post Test/Stations

Development Level / Grade: 5th

5th Grade Objectives (Specific Virginia SOL):

5.1 The student will demonstrate mature movement forms, create movement patterns, and begin to
describe movement principles.
a) Demonstrate mature form in locomotor, non-locomotor, and manipulative skill combinations
in more complex and dynamic environments and modified sports activities, to include overhand and
underhand throw and catch, execution to a target, hand dribble, foot dribble, consecutive striking with a
partner over a net or against a wall, and striking a ball while stationary and moving.
e) Demonstrate accuracy in a variety of activities.
f) Demonstrate use of force in a variety of activities.

Equipment Required: 20-30 basketballs, 15-20 cones, 10-15 poly spots

Components Description Teacher Will / Students Will Time

Teacher Hints /
Cues
The students will complete 5 The four The students 5-10
Warm laps around the gym movements will be will warm up minutes
Up/Fitness performing a different jogging, sliding, back by performing
movement along each line. peddling, and some of the
Should relate They will start out by jogging jogging again. locomotor
to VA SOL and down the sideline, they will movements
Lesson Focus perform defensive slides until Make sure to leave used in
they reach the other sideline, some space basketball.
they will then back peddle between you and
down to the other baseline, the person in front
then they will perform of you so no one
defensive slides back to the trips over anyone's
start. They will complete this feet.
series 5 times around.
Stay on the lines, do
not cut corners.
 Station: 1: Cone Dribbling: Each time I blow my The students 30-35
There will be two sets of whistle, place your will participate minutes
Lesson Focus cones set up in a straight line equipment back in drills that
that the students will practice where you found it will reinforce
Should relate dribbling in and out of. and move to the the skills they
to VA SOL; next station. learned
should list Station 2: Half Court Game: throughout the
activities; At this station the students We will be rotating unit. The
managed and will divide their group up into stations to the right students will
executed 2 equal teams. The teams will each time. also participate
smoothly play rock paper scissors to see in a skills post-
who gets the ball first. Since If you forget what to test to see if
they are only playing half do at each station they reached
court, they will have the look at the their goals they
following rules: directions and set at the
If the opposing team shoots at diagrams that are beginning of
the goal and your team gets on each station the unit.
the rebound, you have to card.
dribble out past the 3 point
line before your team can
attempt to shoot.

If the opposing team makes a

shot, allow them to get the
ball and check it up at the top
of the 3 point line.

Each team must call their own

fouls and illegal motions.

If a player gets fouled while

shooting, they will have 2
shots to take at the free throw
line. Players may go for the
rebound on the second shot.

Station 3: Partner Passing:

At this station the students
will pair up with another
student in their group. There
will be cones set up that each
group will work on bounce
passing between. After a few
minutes the students will
switch and work on chest
passes to each other.
Station 4: Short Shots
For this station there will be
poly spots spread out at the
goal for the students to shoot
at. Each student will have a
ball and will practice dribbling
to different spots and
shooting from there.

Station 5: Lay-ups
The students will get in two
lines on the corners of the foul
line. Each line will work on
shooting lay-ups and getting
their own rebound. Once they
get their rebound they will
dribble the ball and pass it to
the next person in line. After
they pass the ball to the next
person, they will go to the
back of the line. After a few
minutes, each line will switch
sides to practice shooting on
the other side.

Stations 6: Baseline Test

At this station, the teacher will
have a checklist of skills for
each student. There will be
three drills set up to test the
skills of dribbling, shooting,
passing and defending.

Dribbling/Defense:
The teacher will place two
cones spread out about 15
feet apart. One student will
start with a ball at one of the
cones. Another student will
start in front of the student
with the ball and will attempt
to guard them as they try to
dribble to the other cone.

Passing:
The teacher will have two
students stand a few feet
apart. She will ask them to
 demonstrate 3 bounce passes
each and 3 chest passes each.

Shooting:
The teacher will ask the
students to shoot from any of
the poly spots on the floor.
Each student must take 5
shots.

The teacher and the students What were the four The students 5-10
Closing will review the skills and rules main skills that you will reflect on minutes
Activity of basketball that was covered worked on what they
in this unit. throughout this learned
Should list unit? throughout this
activities, unit. They will
review of Can someone also talk about
major explain the correct the goals they
concepts, etc. dribbling form? set for this
unit.
What can you not
do while dribbling?
What is a travel?
What is a double
dribble?

Can someone
explain the correct
shooting form?

How much is a shot

worth taking inside
the arc? How much
is a shot worth that
is outside of the
arc? How much is a
foul shot worth?

Can someone
explain or
demonstrate the
correct defensive
stance?
What counts as a
foul?

Can someone
explain what a good
pass looks like?

Where should you

pass the ball from?

Where should the

ball hit the person
you are passing to?

What were some of

the goals that you
set for yourself?

Did you succeed in

achieving those
goals?

What was difficult

about reaching your
goals?

Could anything have

made it easier for
you to achieve your
goals?
Student Name:

Skill Pre-Test

Dribbling Pre Post

Dribbles with Fingertips

Uses arm to push ball down/doesn't slap at ball

Alternates hands when dribbling in different directions

Doesn't look down when dribbling

Passing Pre Post

Uses two hands to pass

Aims midway between target when bounce passing

Aims at partner's chest when chest passing

Steps into pass

Shooting Pre Post

Uses one hand to shoot

Places guide hand beside ball

Snaps wrist and follows through after shot

Defense Pre Post

Bends Knees

Extends Arms

Slides feet without crossing

Goal 1:

Goal 2:
 Station 1: Cone Dribbling
Directions:
Divide your group into two smaller groups.
Each group will get at one of the two lines of
cones.
The person at the beginning of the line will
dribble through the cones and back.
Once you've made it back to the beginning, pass
the ball to the next person in line and go to the
back of the line.
 Station 2: Lay-Ups
Directions:
Divide your group up into 2 smaller groups.
One group will start on the right corner of the foul
line. The other group will start on the left corner.
Each group will start out with a ball.
The student in the front of the line will dribble down
until they get close to the goal. Once they get close
they will try to shoot the ball in the basket.
Once you shoot, get your rebound and give it to the
next person in your line then go to the back of the line.
After a few minutes, both lines should switch sides. If
your line was on the right, move to the left.
 Station 3: Partner Passing
Directions:
Get into groups of two.
You stand on one side of the cones and have
your partner stand across from you.
Practice bounce passing between the cones back
and forth.
After a few minutes, practice chest passing back
and forth.
 Station 4: Short Shots
Directions:
Each student will have their own ball.
Dribble around and practice shooting from the
poly spots.
You should only shoot from the designated poly
spots. Do not shoot from random places on the
floor.
 Station 5: Foul Shots
Directions:
One person will start out on the foul line.
The rest of the group will start out around the
foul line.
Each person will have two chances to shoot then
everyone will rotate to the left.