Lesson Plan: Archery

Class: 7-12

Outcomes:
GLO:
 Students will acquire skills through a variety of developmentally appropriate movement
activities; dance, games, types of gymnastics, individual activities and activities in an
alternative environment, e.g., aquatics and outdoor pursuits.
 Students will assume responsibility to lead an active way of life
SLO:
 demonstrate activity specific skills in a variety of individual activities; e.g., track and
field/ athletics
 create a strategy to promote participation in physical activity within the school and the
community

Time Introduction Assessment

As students enter gym let them know they do not have to change for gym
today
Assign certain students’ tasks to help set up the gym for archery
 Student’s can grab benches and set them along the green line for
seating Observation watching
 Students can pull targets out from behind the net and align them for safety
properly with the tape marks reminding them that the front of the
target should be lined up with the line
 Have students get quivers out of storage room and line them up on
the blue 10ft line
 Have students pull out 2 racks of bows
 Myself, Shaylyn, or Rica will get arrows from office
 Students can get 5 arrows and place them in their quiver
Remind students that they need closed toe shoes on
Remind students of whistle blows
 2 blows: get bow
 1 blow: shoot
 3 blows: go get arrows
 4 or more blows: emergency stop what you are doing
 What do you do if an arrow bounces out?
 What do you do if you drop an arrow?
Once all students are seated on bench paying attention
- 2 blows get bows
Students can grab their bows (archery club kids first) other students can grab Observation watching
a bow afterwards for safety and attitude
Straddle the 10ft line, feet shoulder width apart bow resting on toe
- Reminding students of proper form
- Reminding students when they are nocking their arrow to keep their
bows vertical
Once students are in proper form
- 1 blow shoot
When students are done shooting they are to place bow back on the rack and
have a seat on the bench
Once all students have returned to their seats
- Remind students that while their partner is retrieving their arrows to
stand 5ft back on the line until they are done
- Scoring (first 2 rings are 10, each ring after that decreases by 1.
Outside of rings or on the floor is 0, on the line is whatever the higher
score is

- 3 blows go get arrows

Repeat for 3 more rounds at 10 ft
Move quivers back to next blue line at 15 ft
Repeat for 4 rounds at 15ft

Conclusion
Students can retrieve their final round of arrows and place them in the
quivers
Equipment can stay set up for archery practice