Intern First & Last Name

Tanner Cleghorn

Mentor Teacher Name, Grade Level, School Site

Mr. Martins, Grade 6-8, Excelsior Middle School

Date of Lesson Plan: When will you teach this lesson in your mentor’s classroom?

5/3/2024

Lesson Plan Project

Lesson Goals or Learning Targets (Word these as measurable student outcomes.)

-Students will learn proper Badminton techniques

-Students will improve Badminton abilities
-Students will learn a new sport.

Lesson Objectives or Success Criteria (Word these as student actions, use verbs.)

-Students will listen to instructions and the steps to learn proper Badminton technique.
-Students will watch a demonstration of proper Badminton skills.
-Students will practice learning Badminton skills.

Lesson Plan Content (Written narrative paragraph about the lesson content.)

Students will be engaging in a lesson about Badminton skills. Students will have a briefing on
how they will learn, and they will see demonstrations on how to practice. Students will then
apply their knowledge and attempt to display their own skills. At the end of the class the
students will rate their progress with a thumbs up, side, or down. At the end of the lesson the
goal is for students to learn the proper techniques for playing Badminton.
CCSS Rationale (Describe the specific Common Core State Standards addressed during the teaching
of this lesson plan.)

Students demonstrate knowledge of movement concepts, principles, and

strategies that apply to the learning and performance of physical activities.
Students will see demonstrations of Badminton techniques and apply them
themselves.

Students demonstrate the motor skills and movement patterns needed to

perform a variety of physical activities.
Students will show their ability to use hand-eye coordination, proper racket
placement, and other movement patterns needed in Badminton.

Students demonstrate and utilize knowledge of psychological and sociological

concepts, principles, and strategies that apply to the learning and performance
of physical activity.
Students will understand the risk of improper technique and will be responsible for
self-improvement.

Instructional Procedures

• Focusing Event (Describe how you will get students to focus attention on your teaching.)

Whistle to get everyone’s attention.

• Instructional Strategies (Click into that link for help describing all instructional methods you will
employ during the lesson. Remember, instructional strategies fall into one or more of the following
broad categories: DIRECT, INDIRECT, EXPERIENTIAL, INTERACTIVE, INDEPENDENT
STUDY)
 -Direct instruction when students are getting instruction and watching demonstrations
on Badminton technique.

-Independent study and experimental learning when students are practicing

Badminton technique on their own.

-Interactive learning when students can partner up and help each other practice.

• Student Participation (How will you engage students and get them on board to participate?)

Middle school students are almost always on board to learn new sports and skills and
are graded every day on participation.

• Formative Check (How will you check that all students are involved and engaged in the lesson?

I will be interacting with the students and checking in on their progress and answering
any questions they may have.

• Closure (How will you end the lesson purposefully, with intentionality?)

I will end the lesson by having the students rate their progress and return the rackets
and birdies to the baskets and make sure nets are set for the next class.

• Assessment (How will you assess that students achieved the lesson goals or learning targets?)

I will check in on the students and make report of what they rated themselves after the
class period is over.

Lesson Plan Materials (Include everything needed to successfully complete the lesson with
the full class. Remember to include all supplies, as well as technology, whiteboard space,
classroom space, etc.)

-Badminton nets
- Rackets
- Birdies
- Space in Gym.
- Teams fof students.
Mentor Signature & Date (Verification you taught this lesson with their class)

Optional Feedback Notes

Resources
Common Core State Standards for California
Instructional Strategies
Ideas for focusing event.
Closure ideas for ending lesson.