LESSON PLAN

Unit: Softball Date: 5/8 & 5/9 Standard: SHAPE America S2.H1., S2.H5., S4.H5.,
Lesson Focus: Hitting Grade: Freshman Girls PE Facility/Equipment:
Technology Used: N/A Gym Tees
Sequence: Day 3 Gloves Bats
Softballs Bases

Lesson Intro (What will you say to get the students’ attention, communicate the lesson objectives, and motivate students to achieve them?):
We are continuing our softball unit today. We are going to start off with a warm up in the hallway, then do a few exercises to get warmed up and practice
our throwing, catching, and fielding skills before we move onto hitting. Lets head out into the hallway. As we are walking there, find a partner.

Learning Objectives Assessment

Each objective should include: a) Performance (the knowledge or ability For each objective include your procedure for determining whether
the learner will gain as a result of this lesson), b) Conditions (under which the objectives have been met:
learner will perform, and c) Criterion (the level of performance considered
acceptable):
1. name & perform the throwing cues 1. informal observation & check for understanding
2. name & perform the catching cues 2. informal observation & check for understanding
3. name & perform the types of infield catches 3. informal observation & check for understanding
4. name & perform a correct outfield catch 4. informal observation & check for understanding
5. hold and swing a bat correctly off of a tee 5. informal observation
6. hold and swing a bat correctly as it is tossed 6. informal observation
Safety considerations and/or modifications for special needs students:
-students must be careful and very aware of their surroundings because we are working on hitting and swinging bats
-students should not be standing close to anyone at any point during this lesson
-students should also be aware when it comes to softballs being hit from every direction since there are hitting stations 

Learning Activities
Time Formation Activity Transitions; Comments
3 min in squads attendance & lesson overview get a partner as we are walking
out into the hallway for our
warm up

15 min hallway warm up (see attached) get a quick drink and meet me
back in the gym

5 min with partner throwing and catching review (see attached) keep your ball and glove. we are
going to practice receiving
ground balls in all three ways

5 min with partner infielding review (see attached) get into 4 single file lines. make
them even when it comes to the
amount of people in each.

5 min 4 lines outfielding review (see attached) you may put all of your
equipment away. come take a
seat so you can see how to hold
and swing a bat.

8-10 3 lines hitting off the tee (see attached) stay in your lines. we are now
min going to practice hitting without
the tee

8-10 3 lines hitting a softly tossed ball (see attached) if you are a 1, line up along the
min bleachers because you are
batting first. If you are a 2, grab
a glove because you are starting
in the outfield.

20 min 2 teams whiffle ball game

Closure (What will you say and do to help students recall the lesson objectives and recognize what they’ve learned? How will you meet one or more of the
following goals: review, accountability, cool-down, recognition, interpersonal communication, future plans?):
Thank you for participating safely today. Next class we are going to go over the rules of softball. You will receive a study guide that lists them. After that,
we will do a short review of all of the skills and then play a whiffle ball game.
Reflective Comments (to be completed after the lesson):

Description of Activities

warm up
• 1 partner is running one lap while the other is doing an exercise
• exercise order
• 20 crunches
• 10 pushups
• 15 squats
• repeat 2X (each student should run 6 laps total)

throwing and catching review

• ask the students to name the throwing cues
• ask the students to name the catching cues
• have them across from their partner and see how many consecutive throws and catches they can get in 1 minute
• repeat a few times to give them the opportunity to beat their score

infielding review
• ask the students to name the cues
• ask the student to name the three positions of which you can field a ground ball
• students should be across from their partner
• 5 down the middle, 5 forehand, 5backhand

outfielding review
• ask the students to name the cues
• students should be in 4 single file lines
• the 4 students who are first in line will start off tossing a ball so their peers can practice catching pop flies
• once caught, the student will throw (with the correct form) the ball back to the tosser
• switch tosser after 2 minutes

hitting off the tee

• show how to hold the bat
• show how to swing the bat
• split class into three groups and have them line up behind a tee
• have one shagger from each group
• have one person to retrieve a thrown ball from the shagger and place it back on the tee for the next person to hit
hitting a softly tossed ball
• still in three lines
• one tosser, one hitter, one shagger
• rotate through the line. give students 2-3 attempts
• switch tosser and shagger after 2-3 minutes