SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES

LESSON PLAN HLTH 1202

LESSON ORGANISATION (based on: AC:HLTH)

Intention: By the end of this lesson, students should be able to successfully demonstrate at least 5 gymnastic skills whilst using a
rhythmic gymnastics aide
Pre-lesson organisation:
- Check the weather
- Check safety of location (bees/ants/accessibility)
- Bring out equipment and first aid
- Pre-set up circuit
Equipment: (Based on 32 Students)
- Speakers
- iPhone
- 32x dots
- 6x Mats
- 9+ Skipping ropes
- 9+ Ribbons
- 10x Dodgeballs
- Whistle
Learning Area Outcomes: Year 1&2 Gymnastic Program

Strand: Movement and Physical Activity (MPA)

Sub-Strand: Moving our body (MB), Understanding Movement (UM), Learning through Movement (LM)
Focus Areas: Active Play and Minor Games (AP), Fundamental Movement Skills (FMS), Games and Sport (GS)

Time Task(s) Observations Task Management

(What students do) (What to look for) (Management of Student Group)
9:00 Beginning class organization:
(4 mins)  Bring class to designated meeting spot
 Get students to take off shoes and socks
 Ask if anyone knows the difference between artistic and rhythmic gymnastics
 Tell students the ‘intention’ of the lesson
 Explain game
 Get everyone to find a spot in the circle
 9:04 WARM UP – NATURAL DISASTERS WHAT YOU SHOULD SEE
(5 mins)  All students participating
 Maximized movement/inclusion
 Students enjoyment and
creativity
KEY TEACHING POINTS
 Listen to teacher
 Be involved
CHANGE IT UP
 Add more natural disasters
 Teacher should walk around
the entirety of the circle,
enforcing safe play
 Always face the students
playing
 Be involved with the students

 Teacher plays music and students

do a locomotive activity around
the area (in a circle)
o Skipping
o Running
o Hopping
o Jumping
o Side Gallop
o Grape Vine
 Music stops, teacher says one of
the following commands:
o Tornado – Spin around
on spot
o Fire – Stop, drop, roll
o Earthquake – Stop and
shake on stop
o Drought – Be a dead fish
o Volcano – Run away
from the lava (point to a
spot they have to run to)
o Tsunami – Run away
from the wave (point to
the opposite side to the
lava)
o U.F.O – Bob down
9:09 Bridging organization
(3 mins)  Stop the warm-up with a whistle
 Bring everyone in to a defined meeting spot
 Explain the next activity
 DEMONSTRATION
 Number students 1 – 4 and get them to line up behind a row
 Begin activity
 9:12 ACTIVITY 1 – CIRCUIT WHAT YOU SHOULD SEE  Teacher should walk around
(13 mins)  All students participating to each group observing,
 Maximized movement/inclusion enforcing safe play
 Students abilities and skills  Make sure students are safe
levels with equipment
 Safe play  Spot skills when needed
KEY TEACHING POINTS  Always face the students
 Squeeze your body tight  Correct students reminding
 Motorbike landing (spring) them of KTPs
 Head tucked into chest
(rolling)
CHANGE IT UP
 Put circuit in a circle not rows

 Row 1 – Balance
o Try balance the ball
on 3 body parts for
10 seconds each
o Pass the skipping
rope around your
body 5x whilst
standing on one foot
o Choose a different
balance pose each
turn and try do a
different formation
with the ribbon
 Row 2 – Locomotion
o Side gallop up and
down whilst throwing
and watching the ball
o Try to skip up and
down the hall
o Any locomotive
movement up and
down with the ribbon
 Row 3 – Spring
o Throw the ball up and
do a jump before you
catch it – if you feel
more advanced you
can do a jump and a
spin
o Try jump forwards,
backwards, and
criss-cross with the
skipping rope
 Row 4 – Rotation
o Forward roll down
wedges with dodge
balls (small) between
feet
o Whilst skipping with
the skipping rope, try
spin in 5 circles
o Do a pivot whilst
holding the ribbon
trying to make it go in
a big circle
 9:25 Bridging organisation:
(2 mins)  Stop the activity with a whistle
 Bring everyone in to a defined meeting spot
 Explain the modified game
 Partner everyone off (based on behavior) and designate equipment
9:27 MODIFIED GAME – MINI ROUTINE WHAT YOU SHOULD SEE  Teacher should walk around
(8 mins)  All students participating to each group observing,
 Maximized movement/inclusion enforcing safe play
 Students abilities and skills  Always face the students
levels  Correct students reminding
 Teamwork (leaders emerging) them of KTPs
 Be able to assess students  Teacher helps if needed
understanding of the genres
and rhythmic gymnastics itself
KEY TEACHING POINTS
 Be creative
 Work as a team
 Be safe
 In partners, students come up CHANGE IT UP
with a mini RHYTHMIC routine  Have a limited amount of
 They must have at least 1 equipment they can use (only 1
spring, locomotive, balance, ball and nothing else, etc.)
and rotation skill in each  Give a group a multiple tools
USING the rhythmic and they have to use all of
equipment (this tests the them
intention of the lesson)
 Students demonstrate routine
to class
9:35 Closing Organisation:
(2 mins)  Stop the activity with a whistle
 Bring everyone in to a defined meeting spot
 Have everyone sit in a group in front of the teacher (on stage)

9:37 Closure:
(3 mins)  Ask students to reiterate the difference between rhythmic and artistic
 Ask students to put on shoes and socks