Upper Grades: 3 to 5
Helpful Hint:
Before doing any PE class, it is a good idea to plan, prep, and set-up the class to cover every minute of instructional time!!! Even for older students, this is a good idea in order to save time and for management purposes.
For example, when the students arrive for the PE class, have markers, lines, cones, etc., so that the students know EXACTLY where you want them to go! Have your minutes planned from the warm-up, to the instructional setting, to the activities, etc. The better managed your class the more your students will accomplish. You should always know WHAT you're going to do and WHY you are doing it! Students, even young students in elementary school, can sense when a teacher is professional and when they are not.
Lesson 1: "Group Juggling" and Base Measure Fitness
The purpose of this lesson is to start the year with an emphasis on sportsmanship, peer cooperation, and social skills. Group Juggling is simple and can be played indoors.
a. Put the students in groups of 5 or 7; sit on the floor in a circle shape
b. Each group starts with one yarn ball
c. Create a "pattern" by passing the ball to someone in your circle, BUT not a neighbor; once the passing pattern is established, it never changes
d. See if each group can keep their yarn ball moving; no drops; catch and toss; it will take everyone's cooperation to allow this to happen
e. If a group can keep the yarn ball in motion, passing without an error, for a prolonged period, they get a second ball
f. If a group can keep two yarn balls in motion with disruption, they get a third ball
g. If a group can keep ALL THREE YARN BALLS in motion, following the passing pattern, without an interruption, then you have: GROUP JUGGLING. It will appear that the group is juggling three balls!
h. Following this activity, close with the main lesson: it takes everyone's cooperation to succeed! That's the goal of the year's PE classes.
i. After all the yarn balls are collected have the the students pair up for sit-ups.Here is the Sit-up Testing Procedure:
1. sit-up partner will lay on back with legs bent, arms on chest
2. the foot-holder partner keeps the feet flat on the floor; also, they are the scorekeepers
3. one-minute sit-ups done in SILENCE; we do "silent scoring." Scorekeepers are responsible for keeping accurate scores
4. after one minute, partners switch places
5. when recording scores, the scorekeepers give the score for their partners
j. While you have the students in this setting, a Push-Up assessment is always convenient to do also.
k. Elementary Push-up Procedure:
1. call out 5 or 6 students; give them about 15-20 seconds to do push-ups; any method is OK
2. don't count or score; "rate" students according to technique;
3. after everyone has a turn, demonstrate the proper technique and/or have the proficient students model
4. once the class see the model, that's what they practice at home for next time!
l. Dismiss the class in an orderly, positive manner; don't let them run off! have them line up single file, and before they are dismissed they get a high five and a few words from the teacher.
This lesson is a basic PE lesson for upper grades. As you proceed, the following lessons can be used:
Lesson 2: Locomotor Skill Review and Assessment/600 yard run
Lesson 3: "Baseball Unit:" Overhand Throw and Receiving
Lesson 4: Batting Practice Day
Lesson 5: Base Running and basic Stategy
Lesson 6: Baseball Game
Lesson 7: "Soccer Unit:" Ambidexterity Skills; dribbling, passing, trapping
Lesson 8: Soccer Basics: Overhead Throw, goal keeper, field spacing
Lesson 9: Soccer Game: modified for Grade and Age
Lesson 10: "Golf Unit:" basic golf swing, using different clubs
Lesson 11: Golf Basics: proper club grip, swing mechanics, reps on grass
Lesson 12: Golf Basics: reps with a large yarn ball on a dome cone
Lesson 13: Golf Basics: reps with a small yarn ball on a dome cone
Lesson 14: Golf Basics: reps with a plastic golf ball on a tee
Lesson 15: Golf Putting: basic stance and putting stroke
Lesson 16: "Volleyball Unit": basic "bumping/passing"
Lesson 16: Volleyball: bumping/passing; "Keep the Ball Alive"
Lesson 17: Volleyball: bumping and volleying
Lesson 18: Volleyball: serving a volleyball; underhand serve
Lesson 19: Volleyball: modified game; modified rules
Lesson 20: Volleyball: game
Lesson 21: "Basketball Unit": basic skills; ambidexterity; ball handling; dribbling
Lesson 22: Basketball: dribbling with either hand; 360's; direction changes; change speeds
Lesson 23: Basketball: passing: chest pass, bounce pass, and overhead pass
Lesson 24: Basketball: 3-on 1 Drill; moving without the ball
Lesson 25: Basketball: modified game; modified rules
Lesson 26: Basketball: Relays; final assessment of all skills
Lesson 27: "Baseball Unit": basic skills; base running, overhand throw, catching, batting a ball
Lesson 28: Baseball: "T-Kickball"; base running; game awareness
Lesson 29: Baseball: overhand throwing; various distances
Lesson 30: Baseball: "batting practice"; batting technique and mechanics
Lesson 31: Baseball: modified game; modified rules
Lesson 32: Baseball: game #2; final game; assessment
NOTE: Throughout these 32 lessons, physical fitness assessments and practice are regular features of the PE Program. The 600 yard run (endurance run), 60 yard dash (sprint technique), sit-up testing (core), push-ups/pull-ups (upper body), shuttle run (agility, quickness, coordination), and standing long jump (agility, lower body strength). These fitness events are scored and students are assessed for progress.
ALSO: Depending on your students, some of these lessons can be combined into one lesson, while others may need to be extended into two separate lessons. You need to be flexible in your planning based on your student success.
Before doing any PE class, it is a good idea to plan, prep, and set-up the class to cover every minute of instructional time!!! Even for older students, this is a good idea in order to save time and for management purposes.
For example, when the students arrive for the PE class, have markers, lines, cones, etc., so that the students know EXACTLY where you want them to go! Have your minutes planned from the warm-up, to the instructional setting, to the activities, etc. The better managed your class the more your students will accomplish. You should always know WHAT you're going to do and WHY you are doing it! Students, even young students in elementary school, can sense when a teacher is professional and when they are not.
Lesson 1: "Group Juggling" and Base Measure Fitness
The purpose of this lesson is to start the year with an emphasis on sportsmanship, peer cooperation, and social skills. Group Juggling is simple and can be played indoors.
a. Put the students in groups of 5 or 7; sit on the floor in a circle shape
b. Each group starts with one yarn ball
c. Create a "pattern" by passing the ball to someone in your circle, BUT not a neighbor; once the passing pattern is established, it never changes
d. See if each group can keep their yarn ball moving; no drops; catch and toss; it will take everyone's cooperation to allow this to happen
e. If a group can keep the yarn ball in motion, passing without an error, for a prolonged period, they get a second ball
f. If a group can keep two yarn balls in motion with disruption, they get a third ball
g. If a group can keep ALL THREE YARN BALLS in motion, following the passing pattern, without an interruption, then you have: GROUP JUGGLING. It will appear that the group is juggling three balls!
h. Following this activity, close with the main lesson: it takes everyone's cooperation to succeed! That's the goal of the year's PE classes.
i. After all the yarn balls are collected have the the students pair up for sit-ups.Here is the Sit-up Testing Procedure:
1. sit-up partner will lay on back with legs bent, arms on chest
2. the foot-holder partner keeps the feet flat on the floor; also, they are the scorekeepers
3. one-minute sit-ups done in SILENCE; we do "silent scoring." Scorekeepers are responsible for keeping accurate scores
4. after one minute, partners switch places
5. when recording scores, the scorekeepers give the score for their partners
j. While you have the students in this setting, a Push-Up assessment is always convenient to do also.
k. Elementary Push-up Procedure:
1. call out 5 or 6 students; give them about 15-20 seconds to do push-ups; any method is OK
2. don't count or score; "rate" students according to technique;
3. after everyone has a turn, demonstrate the proper technique and/or have the proficient students model
4. once the class see the model, that's what they practice at home for next time!
l. Dismiss the class in an orderly, positive manner; don't let them run off! have them line up single file, and before they are dismissed they get a high five and a few words from the teacher.
This lesson is a basic PE lesson for upper grades. As you proceed, the following lessons can be used:
Lesson 2: Locomotor Skill Review and Assessment/600 yard run
Lesson 3: "Baseball Unit:" Overhand Throw and Receiving
Lesson 4: Batting Practice Day
Lesson 5: Base Running and basic Stategy
Lesson 6: Baseball Game
Lesson 7: "Soccer Unit:" Ambidexterity Skills; dribbling, passing, trapping
Lesson 8: Soccer Basics: Overhead Throw, goal keeper, field spacing
Lesson 9: Soccer Game: modified for Grade and Age
Lesson 10: "Golf Unit:" basic golf swing, using different clubs
Lesson 11: Golf Basics: proper club grip, swing mechanics, reps on grass
Lesson 12: Golf Basics: reps with a large yarn ball on a dome cone
Lesson 13: Golf Basics: reps with a small yarn ball on a dome cone
Lesson 14: Golf Basics: reps with a plastic golf ball on a tee
Lesson 15: Golf Putting: basic stance and putting stroke
Lesson 16: "Volleyball Unit": basic "bumping/passing"
Lesson 16: Volleyball: bumping/passing; "Keep the Ball Alive"
Lesson 17: Volleyball: bumping and volleying
Lesson 18: Volleyball: serving a volleyball; underhand serve
Lesson 19: Volleyball: modified game; modified rules
Lesson 20: Volleyball: game
Lesson 21: "Basketball Unit": basic skills; ambidexterity; ball handling; dribbling
Lesson 22: Basketball: dribbling with either hand; 360's; direction changes; change speeds
Lesson 23: Basketball: passing: chest pass, bounce pass, and overhead pass
Lesson 24: Basketball: 3-on 1 Drill; moving without the ball
Lesson 25: Basketball: modified game; modified rules
Lesson 26: Basketball: Relays; final assessment of all skills
Lesson 27: "Baseball Unit": basic skills; base running, overhand throw, catching, batting a ball
Lesson 28: Baseball: "T-Kickball"; base running; game awareness
Lesson 29: Baseball: overhand throwing; various distances
Lesson 30: Baseball: "batting practice"; batting technique and mechanics
Lesson 31: Baseball: modified game; modified rules
Lesson 32: Baseball: game #2; final game; assessment
NOTE: Throughout these 32 lessons, physical fitness assessments and practice are regular features of the PE Program. The 600 yard run (endurance run), 60 yard dash (sprint technique), sit-up testing (core), push-ups/pull-ups (upper body), shuttle run (agility, quickness, coordination), and standing long jump (agility, lower body strength). These fitness events are scored and students are assessed for progress.
ALSO: Depending on your students, some of these lessons can be combined into one lesson, while others may need to be extended into two separate lessons. You need to be flexible in your planning based on your student success.