Skills 10 Critical Elements 4 Teaching Cues

Set 1. Hands in front of the forehead 1. Make a triangle and look up through the window
2. Triangle position of hands 2. Hands in front of forehead like you are blocking the
3. Hit the ball with the fingertips sun from your eyes.
4. Knees slightly bent 3. As you hit the ball, spread your fingers and hands
5. Feet shoulder length apart out like you are extending a butterfly.
6. Extend arms and legs in the direction of the target
7. Thumbs pointing toward the nose and wrists flexed back
8. Arms extend fully
9. Force is initiated by the thighs
10. Fingers are spread
Forearm Pass 1. Knees flexed 90 degrees, in front of toes 1. Wrap hand around fist with thumbs together on top
2. Upper body in a front leaning position, waist flexed 90 2. Knees bent
degrees, shoulders in front of knees 3. Elbows in
3. Feet are shoulder-width apart, body weight forward 4. Step forward and extend legs with arms in the
4. Hands connected by pressing the pad of thumbs together direction of the target
5. Arms reach out in front of the body, elbows rotated inward in
a locked position
6. Body lean toward the intended target
7. Force given to the ball through a slight bunt action of arms
and leg extension
8. Align the impact of the ball with the midpoint of the body
9. Ball contact with forearm approximately 2 to 6 inches above
the wrist
10. Eyes focused on the ball until contact and rebound
Overhand 1. Ball held in the non-dominant hand 1. Ball in hand out in front
Serve 2. Toss the ball into the air in front of the striking shoulder 2. Toss the ball up
3. Dominant hand behind the head 3. Swing arm around back and meet the hand to the ball
4. Contact ball with an open hand 4. Smack the ball with the palm of the hand
5. Step in opposition
6. Full arm extension when contacting the ball
7. Contact above head
8. Transfer body weight forward
 9. Arm follows through
10. Body balance is maintained as both feet remain in contact
with the floor
Underhand 1. Wrist locked 1. Step in opposition
Serve 2. Hand in a fist position 2. Transfer weight forward
3. Thumb on the side of the fist 3. Strike ball
4. Shoulders to the target 4. Follow through with extended arm to target
5. Ball held waist level in the non-dominant hand
6. Step in opposition
7. Hold the ball with the fingertips
8. Release the ball before the hand strikes it
9. Body balance is maintained as both feet remain in contact
with the floor
10. Arm follows through
Block 1. Ready position- 6 to 12 inches from net, with arms bent, 1. Jump up like you are trying to touch the ceiling and
thumbs up extend your hands up.
2. Jump up off both feet 2. Roll your shoulders forward and give your best
3. Extend both arms up friend on the other side of the net a double high five.
4. Reach hands over the net 3. Hit the ball with the palm of your hand.
5. Do not touch the net
6. Make contact with the ball with the palm of the hand
7. Eyes on the ball
8. Stand square to the net
9. Roll the shoulders forward
10. Lock the elbows
Physical Education Lesson Plan
Needed Equipment Instructor: Ashley Lima Major Content: Volleyball
~65 volleyballs, 10-12 cones, Date: 03/03/2022 Lesson Focus: Forearm Pass
10 lilypads, 4 beach balls of Grade Level: 5th Game: Forearm Pass Obstacle Course & Meteor Ball
varying sizes Time: 40 min.
Minutes of instruction: 50
Students: 65

CA Physical Education Content Standards Covered:

GRADE LEVEL – 5
Standard 1 (psychomotor) – 1.17 Volley a tossed ball to an intended location.
Standard 2 (cognitive) – 2.4 Identify the following phases for striking a ball: preparation, application of force, follow-through, and
recovery.
Standard 5 (affective) – 5.6 Acknowledge orally the contributions and strengths of others.

Main Instructional Objectives (Measurable):

PM: Students will be able to forearm pass the ball across a net within the boundaries of the court 60% of the time.
COG: Students will be able to identify the cues of a forearm pass along with where the force of the ball will hit.
AFF: Students will communicate contributions and strengths of teammates while playing the activities.

Time Lesson Content Organization/Management/Teaching Hints Assessment

Allotted (Include Tasks, refinements,
extensions, critical elements,
checks for understanding)
Closure Questions
3 min. Intro/Explanation of Lesson
and Purpose of what you will
be teaching:
(What are you looking for the
students to be able to know and do?
Specific skills? How will you know
if you need to reteach the content or
move on to the next progression?)
I will be teaching the basics of a forearm
pass. The objective of a forearm pass is to
place the ball near the net so the setter can set
it. Students will learn the four cues of how to
correctly complete a forearm pass and then
will be able to put their skill to an activity.
15 min. Warm-Up: Forearm Pass Obstacle Course: The students are not expected to
-Each student will start out with their own have any prior knowledge of forearm
ball. Split the class into 4 groups and have passing. This warm-up is designed to
each group start in one corner of the court. see where students are without any
Students in each group will start one after instruction on how to properly
another once the student in front of them is 6 forearm pass.
ft. away from them. If a majority of the class has good
-Along one edge of the court, cones will be prior knowledge and is completing
set up. The goal of this obstacle is to be able the course with minimal errors, then
to forearm pass the ball to yourself and walk the progressions may need to be
around each cone while maintaining control accelerated. If students are hitting the
of the ball. ball with incorrect form, that is a
-Along the next edge of the court will be sign the progressions will need to go
lilypads lined up. The goal of this obstacle is at a slower pace.
for the student to be able to forearm pass the
ball up and quickly squat down to touch the
lilypad with their hand before the ball comes
down. The student will then continue to
forearm passes the ball up again until they
reach the next lilypad. This will repeat until
the student is at the next corner.
-Starting corner #3, students will need to
alternate between forearm passes and sets
while moving toward the next corner.
-At the final corner, students will face the
wall and volley with forearm passes with the
wall while moving in the direction of the
start.
-The warm-up will end once each student has
made one full rotation around the gym.
Diagram:
 Lesson Focus: -Hands connected by pressing the pad of
thumbs together.
-Arms reach out in front of the body, elbows
rotated inward in a locked position.
-Align the impact of the ball with the
midpoint of the body.
- Ball contact with forearm approximately 2
to 6 inches above the wrist.

5 min. Progressions: 1. Give me a thumbs up with your non-

1. Wrap hand around fist with
thumbs together on top
2. Elbows in
3. Knees bent
4. Step forward and extend legs
with arms in the direction of the
target
dominant hand. Take your dominant hand
and wrap it around the other; give your hand
a hug. Look at your thumbs; they are best
friends; lay them down together side by side.
2. Put your arms straight out in front of you.
You want the inside of your elbows pointing
up to the sky. The flat plate that you just
made is where the ball is going to hit.
3. Now, we need to get the bottom part of our
body in the right position. Bend your knees

20 min. Modified Game to Include
Skills/Concepts learned in
class
Name of the Game: Meteor
Ball
Purpose: Setting Up an Attack,
Court Positioning, & Defending
a Space
like you are going to sit on a toilet. This is
your ready position.
4. When the ball comes at you, step forward
with your dominant foot and extend your
legs.
Objective: To not let the ball hit the ground You are looking for students to be
and score points when the other team lets the able to hit the ball in the correct area
ball hit the ground. of the arm. Students should be able
Game Rules: to keep a volley going for at least
-Each team must stay in their area. around 2-3 hits. Students should be
-The teacher throws a giant beach ball into able to identify court positioning
the game. with other teammates.
-Teams must work together to make sure that If students consistently are hitting the
the land does not touch the floor in their area. ball in random directions or if they
To do this, they may push the ball upwards are swinging their arms in big ways
(above the teacher's height) into another when hitting, go over the
team's area. progressions again.
-If the ball lands in a team's area, a point is
awarded to the three other teams.
Groups: Class is divided into 4 teams, and
the gym is divided into 4 playing areas.
Variations:
1. Have the entire class work together to keep
the ball from hitting a wall or touching the
ground. The teacher can add a time challenge
to this build.
2. Teams must now attempt to prevent the
ball from landing in their area. If the ball
does so, a point is awarded to the other three
teams.
3. Each team is given a partner team (e.g.,
 blue and red, green and purple) with who
they must work together by making passes to
set up an attack on the opposing two team's
playing areas. blue and red, green and purple)
with who they must work together by making
passes to set up an attack on the opposing two
team’s playing areas.
. 4. Incorporate multiple beach balls of various
sizes.
Diagram:

3 min. Closure Questions to Check

for Understanding/Review:

-How do you make your shot more difficult

to receive?
-Where should you bounce the ball in the
playing area?
-How do you prevent the other player from
scoring a point?

3 Instructional Videos:
1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siDVtYyRG_M
2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RANLOfoxjRg
3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIi46wAiO44
Video Instruction Link:
https://youtu.be/dINCSTYc9AY
Student Name:
Grade:
Volleyball Forearm Pass Assessment Tool
Scoring:
1 = Tries, but falls short – needs to concentrate on one thing at a time and practice will help
2 = Tries, makes it sometimes - needs to continue practicing
3 = Tries, makes it more than half of the time - practice and help others
Cue Self-Assessment Partner Assessment #1 Partner Assessment #1 Partner Assessment #1
Thumbs together
Arms Straight
Arms Make Flat
Platform
Arms "Still" When
Contacting Ball
Ball Contacts Forearms
Hands Chest High
Shoulders in front of
Knees
Feet shoulder-width
apart
One foot slightly
forward
Weight Balanced
Moves to ball
Total Score

4 = Tries, very successful - maintain current level with practice and help others!

Needed Equipment
3 pickleball nets; 18 beach
volleyballs; ~20 volleyballs
Physical Education Lesson Plan
Instructor: Ashley Lima Major Content: Volleyball
Date: 03/03/2022 Lesson Focus: Set
Grade Level: 5th Game: Battle Ball & Sitting Volleyball
Time: 40 min.
Minutes of instruction: 50
Students: 65

CA Physical Education Content Standards Covered:

GRADE LEVEL – 5
Standard 1 (psychomotor) – 1.17 Volley a tossed ball to an intended location.
Standard 2 (cognitive) – 2.4 Identify the following phases for striking a ball: preparation, application of force, follow-through, and
recovery.
Standard 5 (affective) – 5.5 Contribute ideas and listen to the ideas of others in cooperative problem solving activities.

Main Instructional Objectives (Measurable):

PM: Students will be able to set the ball across the next within the boundaries of the court at least 65% of the time with correct
technique.
COG: Students will be able to identify the steps in order to set a ball (make a triangle with their hands above their head, make contact
with the ball with the fingers and thumb, toss the volleyball up by extending the elbows).
AFF: Students will be able to work as a team by contributing and listening to ideas of others in order to get the ball over to other side
of the net.

Time Lesson Content Organization/Management/Teaching Assessment

Allotted (Include Tasks, refinements,
extensions, critical elements,
checks for understanding)
Closure Questions
Intro/Explanation of Lesson
and Purpose of what you will
be teaching:
Hints
[Visual representation of a set]
What is setting typically used for?
Setting is typically used to "set" the ball
(What are you looking for the students to
be able to know and do? Specific skills?
How will you know if you need to reteach
the content or move on to the next
progression?)
 up in a position that allows the hitter to
spike it over the net.
Show me in the air what shape your
hands will make before you touch the
ball.
Show me on your hand where the ball
will hit.

Battle Ball:
10 min. Warm-Up: -Divide the class into 6 different teams (3 Pre-assessment of student's prior
courts; 2 teams per court; 6 beach balls knowledge of passing and setting skills.
per court) Look to see:
-Object is to get the ball over to the other -If balls are consistently in the air, not
side of the net as quickly as possible, so touching the ground often.
when the time expires, there will be the -If players are passing the ball with the
least amount of balls on your side of the correct form.
net. -If balls are making it over the net.
-Game has 3 rounds, each 3 minutes long.
-Each round has different objectives.
1. Get the ball over with any means (i.e.,
shoulder, head, foot)
2. Only setting or passing the ball.
3. 2 people have to touch the ball before
it can go over + rules of round 2.

-Hands in front of the forehead

Lesson Focus: -Triangle position of hands
-Hit ball with fingertips
-Extend arms and legs in the direction of
. the target
 1. Looking through my window, what do
I see?
5 min. Progressions: - Students will model the instructor in
1. Elbow flexion and making the triangle window by touching
making the triangle their thumbs and pointer fingers to each
window. other.
2. Tossing volleyball up - Students will flex their elbows up into
with elbow extension the air as they continue to look through
and watching it the window.
through the window. - Have students repeat the verse.
3. Form when hitting an - Have students flex and extend elbows
overhead pass. while looking through the window.
4. Elbow extension and 2. It's a volleyball staring back at me!
follow-through. -Introduce the next line of the jingle and
have students repeat the second verse..
- Students stand and hold the volleyball at
forehead level with hands in the triangle
window position.
- Students will then toss the volleyball
into the air by extending their elbows.
- By looking through their windows,
students will be able to track the ball as it
comes back down.
- Students catch the ball at forehead level.
- Have students say first and second
verses.
3. With feet in stride, elbows bent, knees
too.
-Introduce the third verse in jingle and
have students repeat the verse.
 - Students will stand with feet in a
forward stride position, elbows slightly
bent, and knees slightly bent while
holding the ball in the triangle position at
forehead level.
- Instruct students that this is how you
should look right before you are going to
hit the ball.
- Have students repeat the first, second,
and third verse of the jingle.
4. I can hit the ball up and follow
through!
- Introduce the last line in the jingle and
have students repeat it.
- Students should throw the volleyball up
and, instead of catching it, make contact
with the fingers and thumbs.
- Explain the follow-through as arms and
fingers extend up in the direction of the
ball after contact is made.
- Have students say complete jingle.
- Have students complete a set on their
own.

Objective: To control the ball so moving

to the ball is not as important as
30 min. Modified Game to Include controlling the ball to the person. Students should be able to perform a set
Skills/Concepts learned in Game Rules: and a pass with the correct technique.
class -Must remain seated. Students should be able to control what
Name of the Game: Sitting -The only way to move is by crab direction the ball will go in.
Volleyball walking. Reteaching should occur if balls are going
 Purpose: Setting Control &
Accuracy
3 min. Closure Questions to Check
for Understanding/Review:
3 Instructional Videos:
1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaGfW9fes7Y
-Same rules as volleyball (3 touches max. out of bounds from a set or pass around
before over the net; do not let the ball 80% of the time.
touch the floor; the ball must remain in
bounds).
-Points are the same as a typical
volleyball game.
-Team with the most points win.
Groups: 6 groups, 3 courts, 2 groups per
court
Variations:
-Only setting is allowed.
-Must have 3 touches before over to the
other side.
-Must be pass, set, hit.
Diagram:
- Show me on your hand what part will
touch the ball.
- What is the "Setting Jingle"?
- What shape do you make in the air
when you are setting?
- What sound should we not hear when
you are setting the ball?
2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFxs0EPD68Q
3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwcIiLfpQvI&t=35s