SUNY CORTLAND MOTOR DEVELOPMENT LAB Fall 2013 Dr.

. Madden Lab Two Anthony Accetturi Name: ______________________________________ Lab Day: Wednesday Date: 2/26/14

Todays lab will allow you to observe and assess the skill of catching. Keep space and safety issues in mind as you have the children perform the lab activities. Schedule: We a. Task one - reflection b. Task two - Catching assessment (include catching instruction and associated games after the assessment is completed).

TASK ONE REFLECTION After observing and working with the students from Smith/Homer Elementary, can you briefly describe, an effective strategy to: a. get the childrens attention In order to get the childrens attention we have to be more firm with the children when they get into the gym and not let them run around and play without any instruction because once we lose their attention it is very hard to get it back. We should only have the equipment needed for the particular activity out and not extra equipment in order to keep the children on task and focused.

b. keep the childrens attention In order to keep the childrens attention our group has to be more organized in switching from one activity from another and not let the children dictate what we play or for how long we play. We have to choose games that the children enjoy playing and will still learn from. We should keep the options for the children down so that they do not have so many choices and stick with the sports that the kids enjoy playing.

c. organize activities for maximum participation In order to organize activities for maximum participation we have to choose games that the students enjoy playing like basketball, kickball and soccer. These games seemed to keep their interest longer and they have more fun playing then games like tag. If we can make the games interesting and still incorporate learning and skill progressions in there then the children will enjoy participating in games and learning the skills that we have put out there for them.

TASK B LAB EXPERIENCE PED 201 - Lab Two Bean Bag/Scarf Checklist Anthony Your Name: ___________________________ Childs Name: Josh

You and your student(s) will be provided with a bean bag and a scarf. First, let the student(s) know that you would like to see the kind of throwing and catching skills he/she has and that you will be giving them some challenges to try. Your task for this station is to assess one students general ability in volleying, throwing, and catching the bean bag and scarf . PLEASE OBSERVE ONE STUDENT TO FILL-OUT THE CHECK-LIST. This task is in two parts First ask the student to first throw the bean bag up in the air (not too high and under control) and fill out the checklist for the beanbag. After the child has completed all the beanbag tasks, repeat them with a scarf. Please note the dominant hand would be the hand they write with! Please fill-out the appropriate cells with an X to indicate yes or no whether they were able to perform the task.
Does the student: Track the bean bag visually as it leave his/her hand and as she/he catches it? Throw the bean bag up under control (give instructions, reinforce) Track the scarf visually as it leave his/her hand and as she/he catches it? Throw the scarf up under control (give instructions, reinforce) Can the student: Throw and catch the * with: Two hands Dominant hand Non-dominant hand Catch with two hands at a low level Catch with the dominant hand at a low level Catch with the non-dominant hand at a low level Two hands with two claps Two hands with three claps Dominant hand with two claps Dominant hand with three claps Non-dominant hand with two claps Non-dominant hand with three claps yes X X X X X X X X X X X YES X NO

*BEANBAG no yes

*SCARF no

Can the student show you anything else she/he can do? Please describe.