Rowan University Health & Physical Education Lesson Plan

Lesson Plan Teacher Candidate: Kyle Meier School: Wenonah Date: 11/11/2020
1 of 4 Elementary School
Title of Unit: Yoga Length of Class: Grade Level: 5th
30 min
Central Focus of Unit: Students will gain insight into the health benefits of Yoga and develop # in Class:
movement skills to complete a yoga routine. 20
Lesson focus: Introduction to mindfulness through breathing, Health benefits of yoga and
introduction of 5 Yoga Poses.

Safety Considerations (Emotional/Physical):

Students will be participating from home and will need appropriate space during the lesson to reduce the risk of injury.
Development of skills will require encouragement and positive teacher feedback to ensure students feel safe and secure
learning new movement skills.
Equipment:
Yoga Mat (optional) Device for logging into lesson platform.
National Standards Addressed: Standard 1. The physically literate individual demonstrates competency in a variety of
motor skills and movement patterns
Learning Outcomes Addressed: Performs curling, twisting and stretching actions with correct application in dance,
gymnastics, small-sided practice tasks and games environments. (S1.E10.5)
NJ  Student Learning Standards Addressed: 2.5 Motor Skill Development: All students will utilize safe, efficient, and
effective movement to develop and maintain a healthy, active lifestyle.
2.6 Fitness: All students will apply health-related and skill-related fitness concepts and skills to develop and maintain a
healthy, active lifestyle.
NJ Outcomes (Cumulative Progress Indicators) Addressed:
2.6.4.A.1 Determine the physical, social, emotional, and intellectual benefits of regular physical activity.
2.5.4.A.1 Explain and perform essential elements of movement skills in both isolated settings (i.e., skill practice) and
applied settings (i.e., games, sports, dance, and recreational activities)
Domain Lesson Outcomes/Objectives Assessment Tool: Formal &
Informal
Psychomoto SWBAT perform 5 yoga poses with proper form holding each pose Pre-assessment checklist
r for various lengths of time at different levels of intensity in various Observational assessment during
sequencing. activity see appendix)
Affective SWBAT identify how they feel after a yoga session. Thumbs up/down response (see
appendix)
Cognitive SWBAT to identify 3 health benefits of Yoga. Group discussion and exit slip
Function: perform, identify, recite
Academic
Language

Vocabulary: Yoga, balance, mindfulness,

Meditation, Cat Pose, Extended cat pose, Child’s Pose,
Downward facing Dog, Squat Pose
Syntax: Students will recite benefits
LESSON of yoga.
DESCRIPTION
Component Time / Description
min
Opening 3 min Description of instant activity: Students will be instructed to perform 5 yoga poses. Teacher will
Activity hold up a flash card (see appendix) of the pose and pre-assess (see appendix) current
student knowledge/skill in performing the 5 poses.
Transition to next task: Have students sit back down and watch their screens for the next
activity.

Introduction, Description of introduction activity: Today, we are going to start a unit on Yoga. We are going to
Review, talk about some health benefits to yoga, learn some different yoga poses and perform a yoga
Expectations session. By the end of the class we should be able to perform 5 yoga poses and name 3
health benefits of Yoga.
Transition to next task: Please make sure your volume is up and get ready to watch a video on
 the benefits of yoga.

Learning Task 5-10 Learning task, demonstrations & class Skill cues: Differentiated Feedback:
1: minutes organization: Students will watch a short video Watch Instruction: Teacher will
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBOOl39KsSQ and listen Change how stop halfway
on the benefits of yoga. Instruct students to make carefully. many benefits of through the
note of 3 benefits that they will share later with the
Take yoga the video and
class. Stop- sharing screen and have a few notes of students are remind
students share the benefits of Yoga that they the 3 looking for, less students to
heard during the video. benefits of to make it make note of 3
yoga. easier, more to benefits.
Transition to next task: Have students stand up put make it harder. Monitor student
their mat in place and get in place to start screens to
performing Yoga. keep on task.

Learning Task 10 Learning task, demonstrations & class Skill cues: Differentiated Feedback:
2: minutes organization: Model each of the five yoga poses. Cat Pose: Instruction: Teacher will
Use skill cues during modeling. After modeling Come to use skill cues
each pose have students perform and hold the all-fours Bow Pose: to reinforce
pose for 10-20 seconds. position, easier: just form during the
Pose 1: Cat Pose round reach back, do modeling and
Pose 2: Extended Cat Pose your back, not grab the observing
Pose 3: Child’s Pose and tuck feet. Harder, portion.
Pose 4: Downward facing Dog your chin grab as far up Encourage
Pose 5: Squat Pose into your on the leg as students that
chest. possible. are working
Transition to next task: Have students shake out Pretend to Cat Pose: hard to remain
their bodies and get ready to put all the poses be a cat. Harder: have focused and
together for a yoga session. Extended only one arm remind
Cat Pose: down at a time. students to
Come to Easier, do not focus on their
all fours, tuck the chin. breath.
extend Child’s Pose:
one leg easier: lay with
out behind legs straight out
you, and Harder: see how
look deep you can
forward. stretch
Child’s Downward Dog:
Pose: Sit easier, keep
on your arms and feet
heels, slight farther
slowly apart. Harder:
bring your bring feet and
forehead hands closer
down to together.
rest in Squat pose:
front of Harder: hold a
your deep squat at
knees, 90
rest your degrees/parallel
arms .
down Easier: Stand
alongside slightly more
your body, upright.
and take a
few deep
breaths.

Downward
facing
dog: From
a standing
or sitting
position,
bend
down and
place your
palms flat
on the
ground.
Step your
feet back
to create
an upside-
down V
shape
with your
buttocks
high in the
air.
Straighten
your legs,
relax your
head, and
neck, and
look down
between
your legs.

Squat
pose:
From a
standing
position,
point feet
slight out,
and squat
down,
pretend
like your
sitting in
chair,
arms
together in
front of
chest, and
hold,
focus on
 breathing

Learning Task
3:
Application 5 Explanation, demonstrations & class organization: Skill cues: Differentiated Feedback:
Task: minutes Students will follow along with the instructor and Cat Pose: Instruction: Teacher will
complete a Yoga session. Go through the poses in Come to Bow Pose: give
order 1-5 then 5-1, give transition cues as they all-fours easier: just encouragement
relate to the skills cues used in learning activity 1. position, reach back, do and remain
Remind students throughout to focus on their round not grab the positive
breathing and stay focused. End with students lying your back, feet. Harder, throughout
flat on their backs and have them take 3 deep and tuck grab as far up session and
breaths. your chin on the leg as remind
into your possible. students to
Transition to closing: Have students slowly sit up. chest. Cat Pose: focus on their
Pretend to Harder: have breath.
be a cat. only one arm
Extended down at a time.
Cat Pose: Easier, do not
Come to tuck the chin.
all fours, Child’s Pose:
extend easier: lay with
one leg legs straight out
out behind Harder: see how
you, and deep you can
look stretch
forward. Downward Dog:
Child’s easier, keep
Pose: Sit arms and feet
on your slight farther
heels, apart. Harder:
slowly bring feet and
bring your hands closer
forehead together.
down to Squat pose:
rest in Harder: hold a
front of deep squat at
your 90
knees, degrees/parallel
rest your .
arms Easier: Stand
down slightly more
alongside upright.
your body,
and take a
few deep
breaths.

Downward
facing
dog: From
a standing
 or sitting
position,
bend
down and
place your
palms flat
on the
ground.
Step your
feet back
to create
an upside-
down V
shape
with your
buttocks
high in the
air.
Straighten
your legs,
relax your
head, and
neck, and
look down
between
your legs.

Squat
pose:
From a
standing
position,
point feet
slight out,
and squat
down,
pretend
like your
sitting in
chair,
arms
together in
front of
chest, and
hold,
focus on
breathing

Lesson 2 Description of closing activity: How do we feel after the Yoga session, thumbs up if you are
Closure & minute more relaxed. So, today we learned some Health benefits of yoga and we learned some poses.
Review s Who can give me one Benefit? Have 3 students share a benefit of yoga. Next, class we are
going to continue with Yoga, we will learn some new poses, talk more about health benefits, and
have a Yoga Challenge! Great work today!
 Teacher Describe the degree to which you will utilze pedagogical content knowledge to help students
Reflection meet each learning outcome:
Teacher Effectivness:
1. Positive Environment: This will be carried out using positive reinforcement and
encouragement during skill related tasks and positive affirmations during oral response tasks.
2. Student will participate in a discussion around the benefits of yoga, after watching a short
video.
3. Student Engagement: Students will be aware of the lesson progression and be informed when
transitions are going to happen so they can be ready to transition.
4. Engaging students in learning: Monitoring of student tasks will be done via zoom cameras.
Reinforcement of skill tasks will take place throughout learning segments.
5. Enhancing student learning: Video will go over health benefits of yoga followed by a group
discussion on what was learned during the video. Benefits will be repeated during the physical
portion of the lesson as well.
Appendices Affective Assessment: Students will give a thumbs up if they are feeling more relaxed after the
session or a thumbs down if they are the same or less relaxed.

Psychomotor Assessment: For each of the 5 poses use the following checklist during the
opening activity.
Student can perform the pose correctly Y/N
Student can maintain balance. Y/N
Student can hold pose for desired time limit. Y/N

Cognitive Assessment: Group discussion on Health Benefits of yoga.

Exit Slip: What are three health benefits of Yoga.

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3.

Benefits of Yoga video Link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBOOl39KsSQ