Lesson Plan

Class:

PHE

Date
:

Unit:
Topic:

Team Sports
Intro/Football

6 September 2016
Tuesday

Outcomes: Upon completion of this lesson, students will be able to

identify what unit we will be doing.
Communication with use of space and interaction in team sports

Outcom
e:
Materials:
Resources:

Instructional Strategies:

Computers
Poster paper
Markers

1 hour
classes
Before
Activate
Prior
knowledge
2:30

Teamwork
Spacing
Interaction

http://www.pecentral.org/lessonideas/Vi
ewLesson.asp?
ID=11853#.V8WKxY9OL4g
http://www.understanding-americanfootball.com/football-rules.html
http://www.nfl.com/rulebook/beginners
guidetofootball
http://www.rulesofsport.com/sports/am
erican-football.html

Objective: By the end of this lesson students will be

able to identify how American football works.

Team Sports: Unit intro: write in out

Key Concepts
Communication
Related Concepts
Physical and health education
o Interaction
o Space

Spring 2016: Marynowski

Adapted from Wiggins and McTighe (2005)

Accommodation /
Modification

Other units are dance,

gymnastics, and doping
in sports

Global Context: Identities and relationships

Statement of Inquiry:
Communication, use of space and interaction between
players are essential elements in team sports

Intro video, team sports: football clip

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gl1n79s3vRw

By show of hands

Has anyone played American football before?

Why are team sports important?

What can you learn from playing them?

What do you hope to learn?

Task
2:40

Create poster, brochure, or slides with a partner. Make it as if there is an

American team trying to recruit players from Italy. Use your own words and
make it appealing so others will want to read it, eg. add picture.
Research American football
Rules
Type of equipment
Type of field, field lines
Players positions/roles
Fun facts

3:20

Present your posters, take turns speaking so everyone has the opportunity to
speak.
Can put posters up on wall for display.

Create extra simple

steps for student
Be sure to clarify what
a brochure is.
What does appealing
mean?
If internet not working,
print out info pages
from some websites.
Can have jigsaw if this
is the case, learn about
it and then they teach
each other: like speed
dating
Could also provide links
for where to start.

Conclusi
on
3:25

What did you learn about American football? Vocal exit slip as walk out
the classroom door.

Self-Evaluation / Reflection:
Explaining things takes more time than expected because of the energy in the room. Need
to think of a faster strategy to have class pay attention. I have done class expectations and
appropriate wait time, referring back to the wall about respect and listening to others as
they speak. These work, it still just takes time away from class learning. I will make a
seating plan and explain how important it is to be listening while teacher or another is
speaking to make a better learning environment. Especially while giving directions so the
Spring 2016: Marynowski
Adapted from Wiggins and McTighe (2005)

task is clear. I could also have created partners instead of letting them pick their own.
With the grade 7 class I gave them the website to look at, still ran out of time. There are a
lot of rules in football, and for a new sport none of them have played this turned out to be a
larger task than expected. I will revise it for next class so students will be looking at a
certain aspect of football instead of all of it.

Spring 2016: Marynowski

Adapted from Wiggins and McTighe (2005)