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Curriculum Guide

Article 1-ÝÝ Barnard, Nicolas. PE lobby warns of threat to literacy.

ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ ÝÝÝÝÝ Times Educational Supplement, Issue 4273, pg 5. (May 22, 1998)

Summary

ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ The article, written by Barnard, was about the downfalls about losing Physical Education is our curriculum. The article states ìnot only are we removing one of the most influential aspects of our lives, but we are losing part of the literacy aspect as well.î Physical Education not only develops motor skills, but according to the article it develops literacy and numeracy skills, in addition to cognitive and academic achievement.Ý The reason why they are cutting back is because of the low literacy and numeracy test scores on standardized tests.Ý At the same time, the districtís decisions of cutting back Physical Education, has researched that the links between sport and early years learning suggests that physical activity boosts every students academic achievement. ÝIn conclusion, the article does not believe we should cut Physical Education from the teaching curriculum.

Connection to Literacy

ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ The connection to literacy of this article was about how we can connect the reading, writing, and arithmetic known as the 3Rís to physical education.Ý In physical education, we have the ability to use all three of the test related components to teach students at a young age.Ý Physical Education has the ability to turn all kids onto the use of literacy through physical activity because most children love to play and be physically active.Ý We can play number games, reading and comprehension activities that build literacy skills.Ý As educators can use physical activity to have them write free writes about their own perspectives, subjects of the lesson, related topics, or any current events and issues related to Physical Education.

Significance

ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ The significance of this article relates to my development as a teacher in ways to enhance literacy in physical education. The article opens my eyes to the different areas a good physical education teacher can make, so they can even have a greater chance on improving the cognitive development on studentís lives.Ý We as physical education teachers can build more than just motor skills, in fact, we can develop literacy and numeracy skills as well.Ý This literacy and cognitive type of development is what we are trying to steer in the direction of health, fitness, and wellness.Ý This new type of style of teaching is what the new and upcoming teachers are being taught to do.Ý For example, we are trying to teach at least one class a week inside a classroom and teach about heart rate, metabolic rate, nutrition, disease prevention, and other health related items.

Article 2-Ý Moriarty, H. ÝSpellbind.

Times Educational Supplement, Issue 4391, pg 12. (August 25, 2000)

Summary

ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ This article is about how Ministers who are obsessed with literacy believe that the way to enhance their literacy education is through physical education.Ý The article stated that Ministers believe that when young people leave school and they do not have a firm grasp of literacy, they are at an extreme disadvantage for the rest of their lives.Ý The use of teaching literacy (spelling) through Physical Education, Art, and Home Economics can be beneficial to teaching literacy at any age.Ý All physical educators have to do is incorporate spelling, reading, writing, and comprehension into physical activity which is something students enjoy.Ý

Connection to Literacy

ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ The article has a couple of connections to literacy and Physical Education.Ý For instance, one connection is the ability to learn to spell and explain the different types of muscles and uses in the body.Ý For example, the students will have to spell Quadriceps and have to describe why we use this muscle.Ý Another type of connection it has to literacy is that the students will learn to cognitively develop and understand a variety of motor skills by the use of spelling and literacy.

Significance

ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ This article will actually help my development as a teacher because it gives me another aspect or way to use literacy in my classroom.Ý The use of have the students spell and pronounce the uses of different activities will give my students a better cognitive understanding of the different units that I will be teaching.Ý For example, by having the students actually spell the word correctly, like deltoids or the correct grammar usage of the bounce pass or even the correct spelling and use of the metabolic rate will help their learning tremendously.

Article 3 -Ý Harrison, J., Hillier, R., and Wilkinson, C.Ý Improving the computer literacy

of Ýpreservice teachers.Ý Journal of Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance.Ý Volume 69, Issue 5. pg 10-16 (May/June, 1998).

Summary

ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ The article was about using and building computer literacy in physical education and other classes for up and coming teachers.Ý The article explains how to choose particular software, the use of internet for assignments, telecommunications, in using different web sites, and creating web pages in the classroom.Ý The article makes some great points on assigning class projects by using the internet; to having them create their own web pages, and having them choose good software.Ý The article also explains different tutorial programs and the development of computer literacy in the classroom can enhance the motivation of learning. In addition, the article found that having class once a week in the lab for two hours, the students learned hands on and lecture was kept to a minimum.Ý The students learned about the useful information on fitness and health issues via email, bulletin boards, and chat groups.Ý Creating web pages was another aspect the students created so the Physical Education teachers can create a link to the schools home Web page, so the teacher can advertise ìphysical education activities, studentís work, and show photos and results of tournament playî.

Connection to Literacy

ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ The connection to literacy the article has developed was to show the importance in developing computer literacy among up and coming teachers.Ý The connection is the wave of the future and we as teachers need to develop computer literacy, so we can teach our students or even use it to enhance our own technological educational background.Ý By learning to connect with technology our students will be a lot more educated in our subject areas like physical education.Ý ÝÝÝÝ

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Significance

ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ The significance of this article has helped me understand the importance of having computer literacy as a teacher.Ý As an up and coming teacher, we need to have as many resources in our perspective fields as possible, especially, in physical education, where we can reach our students through a vast variety of education from the use of computer literacy.Ý For example, by teaching us how to choose good software, telecommunicate, and create web pages, we will be more available for our students.Ý I felt that with the use of blackboard this year, this style of teaching along with the lectures really enhanced my education.Ý I would love to include this style of teaching into my physical education class.Ý I would have my students surf the web and look up games from other cultures or develop class assignments that the students will have to turn in electronically which from experience is very educational.

Article 4-Ý Buell, C. and Whittaker, A. Enhancing content literacy in physical education.

Journal of Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance. Volume 72, Issue 6.

pg 32-37 (August, 2001).

Summary

ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ ìContent Literacy can be defined as the ability to use reading and writing for the acquisition of new content in a given discipline.Ý Such ability includes three principal cognitive components: general literacy skills, content specific literacy skills (such as map reading) and prior knowledge of content.îÝ In Physical Education, content literacy is content specific and is not to be combined with content knowledge because it is not what you know about the subject.Ý Content literacy is the skills needed to develop, understand, and reflect on content, so knowing how to use reading, writing, and thinking skill are must be already taught.Ý The article also describes how content literacy maximizes the skill acquisition.Ý For example once the students have learned the technical terms and language of sports, fitness, and movements their can use this language to improve their performance by researching magazines, articles, and the web.Ý By having the students learn in this particular environment, they can enhance their reading, writing, and comprehension skills without them knowing.Ý In conclusion, the article states that because this takes some time out of developing their movement skills, but by having them cognitively learn about the activity and develop literacy aspects, the students will be more apt to be involved lifelong because of the prerequisite tools of content literacy.

Connection to Literacy

The article is connected to literacy in many ways.Ý In fact, the article states that physical education needs to focus a lot more on teaching literacy content, along with teaching movement and skill acquisition.Ý The article connects the different educational tools that we as physical education teachers can use.Ý We can use journal reflections for feedback on different quality and in depth student ideas, and they can make discuss their own strategies, performances, and the connections they can make in their lifeís experiences.Ý In addition, to their journal writing they can be brief so instruction of motor skill can also take place.Ý The article also states the ability to teach different graphs and ways to solve specific problems, so the students can relate it to real life situations.Ý

The article also discussed other ideas for implementing reading and writing in physical education, by analyzing videos of games, using judgment forms, completing peer observations, designing new and modified games, creating posters or other visuals accompanied by written explanations. ÝÝBefore our students can perform all of these activities, our students have to have content literacy in Physical Education.

Significance

ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ This article plays a real significant role in my development as a teacher because I now know to teach content literacy first, rather then just the show and tell in my instruction.Ý The article has given me plenty of resources to use in developing literacy in my class.Ý I never thought of teaching the literacy terms before developing motor skills, so they will be able to understand what it is I am talking about.Ý In addition the article has taught me how my students can actually understand the activities more by understanding the content literacy first.Ý In addition, by having content literacy, I strongly agree that this will develop life long activities because I can relate to this in my daily life.Ý For example, I would not be interested in tennis, volleyball, badminton, ectÖ if I did not understand the rules, literacy terms, or even understand the game play without understanding the literacy content first.

Article 5-Ý Rajkowski, P.Ý Emerging issues in South Australian schools in health and

physical education.Ý Primary Educator, Vol. 2 Issue 4 p 1-12.Ý (August, 1996).

Summary

ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ This article was about the schoolís curriculum development in the South America and the steps they take to develop this curriculum.Ý The curriculum is based on the feedback that they receive from teachers on monthly bases on issues that affect health and physical education related issues.Ý The article is broken up into two case study issues that focus on emerging issues and the other study shows how both the curriculum officers and teachers are still trying to solve the on going problems that exists in the curriculum.Ý The new emphasis on physical education is the intergrading of holistic health, more literacy content, gender and cultural issues, health care along with environmental education, and harm minimization (drug, sexual abuse, and safe practices).Ý The article states that teachers came up with three key principles of modeling and strategizing.Ý One aspect is to have the students actively participating in a brainstorming, collaborated work, debriefing, and group thinking activities for the use of literacy in the content area.Ý Also, by including a diverse group of written resources that support the resources and literacy content, it will also enhance the richness of learning.Ý ÝLastly, in addition to the diverse groups the class has to be supportive of one another in order for students to learn.Ý The article also investigates in literacy in health and physical education by using critical literacy which is really important in the development of a literacy curriculum. ÝCritical literacy challenges the view points that authors, artists, or anything published have made.Ý By having the students develop critical literacy it will enable them not to take the sides that the writerís make.Ý The students actually dissect the information and analyze using their creative minds.Ý But as a team building exercise teachers must use texts that will be assessable for all literacy ability students in order to build support in physical education.

Connection to LiteracyÝÝ

ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ The article gave a good example of a different type of literacy approach to teaching.Ý It was funny to finally get to the literacy aspect of the article, but well worth in the information that was gained in the beginning.Ý I decided to include that portion into my summary.Ý The literacy portion of this article talked about critical literacy and incorporating it into physical education.Ý The article states to pick out visuals, texts, videos, ectÖ that fit every level of studentís caliber to literacy because we as educators want to build supportive environments.Ý The idea behind critical literacy is to develop a brainstorm or a dissection of a piece literacy which will not take the authors side to everything we read, listen, or see.Ý For example, an author will mostly give an opinion about subject and the author wants you to take a side.Ý With critical literacy the students will work together in groups and decide on what their very own opinion will be about.Ý All of the aspects coordinate as a part of developing literacy in physical education.

Significance

ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ I believe that this article is significant to my own teaching in Physical Education because it has taught me another aspect of incorporating literacy into my lessons.Ý With this style of teaching I donít have to teach my students how do develop motor skills, but instead they will develop it on their own by using critical thinking.Ý I would be able to incorporate signs that the media produces, the advertisements that are made by billion dollar companies, teach about nutrition and cardio vascular health.Ý Using this approach and style of teaching will actually blend in with more of their daily lifestyles.Ý I will also teach about how the celebrityís achieved their bodyís and how the media plays a huge role in contribution to eating disorders, sex, race, and gender issues and harmful stereotypes that are wrong ideologies in our society today.

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Lesson Plan Critiques

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Critique 1 - Aerobics/Dance Project

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ÝSummary

ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ This lesson is about creating cooperative games in the physical education class.Ý The students will work together in groups of 3-5 and develop a dance or aerobic routine which will be performed within the week.Ý The students will use the rubric and description of the project as a way to develop an assessment and literacy skills.Ý Each student will present to the entire class using their own music and moves.Ý The students will also write out each of their routines and steps as another form of the development to literacy.

Positive Aspects

ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ This lesson has tons of positive aspects in it.Ý It has cooperation, unity, the teaching to California standards of physical education, and most of all popular culture.Ý The use of their creative minds will have to be in use and the use of the assessment sheet (Rubric) will be the most useful portion of the lesson.

Development Areas

ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ I think one area of the lesson that might be affected would be the full class participation of the shy and passive students.Ý These students might not be apt to perform or even participate not because they do not want to but because of the cultural background.Ý For example, some Asian students are taught to be passive and only talk when spoken too.Ý Coming from an Asian ethnicity, I can say this is a typical Asian costume.Ý

Adaptation to the Classroom

ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ I would make a minor addition to the rubric and state full participation during practice and performance time.Ý I will do this so the typical shy and passive students will experience getting out of the passive personality.Ý I can only hope that this does not make the situation worse and have them dislike physical education for this particular activity.Ý I believe it can actually go both ways, but for the most part it will be a positive experience.Ý The rubric and having them come up with writing down their own steps and giving their steps specific names will develop their literacy skills. Finally, I will have them write a reflection about the good and bad aspects that occurred during the unit.

Critique 2 -ÝÝÝÝ Fitness Fun with Mats

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Cirriculum Guid.doc

Summary

ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ This lesson plan deals with cooperative games and team and individual problem solving.Ý I feel that physical education is more then just teaching sport skills. This lesson is about working in groups of five to six students and incorporating folded mats.Ý One of the objectives of the lesson is to travel across the gym floor without stepping off of the mat.Ý The students have to develop ways to work together without even touching the floor.Ý The second objective is to unfold the mat without stepping off and then folding it back with the same objectives.Ý Encourage others to use the ideas that other students are using but add on to the ideas.

Positive Aspects

ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ The positive aspects of this lesson are to develop group cohesiveness. I feel that physical education is more about learning to work well with others and working together to solve different problems in life.Ý It is important to learn how to handle problems and learn to solve them without stressing out.Ý Another positive aspect is that there are no super stars or star athletes in cooperative games.Ý Everyone is on an even playing field.Ý The key to winning is working together and that is a tough aspect to teach.

Development Areas

ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ One development idea is to create a theme or give a story behind the objective to move the mats.Ý This will develop a little more reasoning and challenges that the students can bring to their imaginations.Ý

Adaptations to this Lesson

Sticking to the theme of the mat game, I will give an objective like crossing the river and the students are traveling on rafts.Ý The objective is to get across without using ors.Ý The second activity I would call the swamp.Ý I would create an imaginary swamp filled with alligators and the only way to save your foot will be to not step off the mat while folding and unfolding it.Ý At the end of the lesson the students will reflect in their journals on what types of strategies that were used in accomplishing their tasks.Ý

Critique 3 - Cooperative Handball

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Summary

ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ The lesson involves team unity and cooperation in order to reach a specific goal.Ý The cooperative handball activity involves ten to sixteen players on both sides.Ý There is a goalie on the side of each goal and the first team to get it to their goalie wins a point.Ý Once the ball is caught the team can not move and must pass the ball to another teammate.Ý If the ball is dropped or deflected the call is turned over and changes possession.Ý A nerf ball and jerseys will be used.Ý One suggestion was to have extra points for the team that passes four times in a row.

Positives

ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ This activity builds a lot of team unity and togetherness.Ý The activity brings the ability to pass, catch, and quick problem solving skills.Ý I feel the most beneficial part of this lesson is that everyone is involved and active.Ý If everyone is engaged in activity, there is less time to be off task and the development of positive self esteem should be occurring.

Development Aspects

ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ The one development aspect of this lesson would be to include more balls to the chances of more participants will be greater.Ý Instead of one student holding the ball two students will be holding the ball.Ý The reason is just to have more students involved with moving and physical activity.

Adaptation

I would include this lesson plan to my classroom by also incorporating literacy into the lesson.Ý I will have the students describe in their journals the problem solving skills to the game and what strategies they used to get the ball into their goalies hands.Ý I would also develop a critical analysis group discussion of the aspects of the game and have they come up with ways to enhance the activity.

Critique 4- Flying Disc Horseshoe

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Summary

ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ The lesson is about teaching accuracy and composure.Ý It is a lesson that creates control of the Frisbee and enables the students to work for a goal.Ý The students will be partnered up into groups of fours with two hula hoops ten feet apart from each other.Ý The studentís objective is to get throw the Frisbees into the hoops.Ý The scoring will be 2 full points if the whole Frisbee is in the hoop and one point if the whole Frisbee is partially in the hoop.ÝÝ The students will keep tally marks and individual scores will be kept.

Positive Aspects

ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ The positive aspects of this lesson plan are that it gives the students an objective to shoot for and builds an ideal lesson of horse shoes.Ý This lesson teaches control and accuracy, along with the idea to equalize the playing field, so no one is the dominant player.

Development Areas

ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ This lesson is pretty good, but there has to be more than just this activity.Ý I think there has to be another lead up activity after the students practice this one horseshoe Frisbee game. For example, we can increase the height by adding basketball hoops, so the students aim for the square and get it into the basketball hoop.

Adaptation to This Lesson

ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ I will adapt to this lesson by using this in one of my accuracy building Frisbee units.Ý This is a great lead up activity to Frisbee golf as it states and the cues that this lesson has a pretty good.Ý I will include bigger groups because I have fifty students in most of my classes.Ý After they receive enough practice time I will set a few more parameters.Ý For example, hitting the backboard of a basketball hoop from the various lines of the court, and also set ricochet shots off the wall and into the target.

Critique 5 ñ Rainy Day Football

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Summary

ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ The lesson on rainy day football is to develop the understanding of literacy content in football.Ý This lesson will be great to evaluate each studentís content knowledge of the football unit.Ý Like I mentioned in one of my article summaries above about literacy content, this activity is a great example of gaining content knowledge and an understanding of how to play the game. With this tool, the students are more apt to enjoying and playing football as a life long activity. This lesson is about understanding the rules of football while at the same time creating a cohesive activity.Ý The equipment needed to play the game will be a large sheet of butcher paper or poster board, so they create a playing field.Ý Also needed are two dice for every group of four, miniature football or coin to use as a game marker.Ý Play starts at the 20 yard line.Ý Each player takes a turn rolling the dice.Ý

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ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ 3= 5 yard gainÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ 8= interception

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ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ 6= 6 yard gainÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ 11=20 yard gain

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The students keep track of the total yards, turnovers, and points earned.Ý Another assessment tool is to have the students watch a football game on television and record the how many plays and first downs they scored in a quarter.

Positive Aspects

The positive aspect that the lesson has is the ability to develop content literacy while being actively engaged in an activity.Ý The students will gain knowledge of the subject and develop an understanding of how the game of football is played.Ý I like the fact that the students work together to create their own playing field, and develop literacy and numeracy skills as well.Ý At the same time the students can count the odds and learn about statistics together at the same time, and they will not even know they are actually learning about statistics because it is fun.

Development Areas

ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ I feel that there are no areas that need development because the lesson is well thought of and planned.Ý The students are learning and engaged in some type of literacy lesson.Ý In addition to the area of content literacy it is plus.

Adaptation to the Classroom

ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ I will teach this lesson in the way it was designed.Ý I would just have everyone develop their own football stadiums, so they can use it at home.Ý I feel that this is going to a successful unit because it keeps the students actively involved and participating.Ý They will learn to understand the game of football and gain content literacy from this whole activity.Ý The activity works in a variety of areas in literacy which can be language, reading, writing, interpreting or comprehending information, and developing football content in literacy.

ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ Lesson Plans

Name:Ý Mike MenesesÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ Number of Students:Ý 30

Grade Level:Ý 6^th- 8^thÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ ÝÝÝÝ ÝTime: 50 minutes

Topic 1 - Circuit Training for Health and Wellness

Objective:Ý The objective of this lesson is to develop three components of physical fitness.Ý The components consist of muscular strength, cardio vascular endurance and muscular endurance.

Materials:Ý Twenty jump ropes, two cones, and 5 blue folded mats.

Steps:Ý

1. The students will gather together in a semi circle and each circuit station will be demonstrated by the teacher.Ý Muscular strength (push ups), Cardio Vascular Endurance (small sprints around the cones) and Muscular Endurance (jump ropes).

2. After the students stretch and get a little warmed up by taking a warm up lap around the track.

3. The students will be able to choose any station they want to start at.

4. Each student will continue the circuit for burst of one minute in each station.

5. After the minute is over the students will rotate to a different station.

Reflection:Ý The students will be asked to reflect on the lesson during a verbal check for understanding portion during closure.Ý The students will also be asked to add a written reflection about their muscles that are being used and how their different reactions their bodyís make to the different types of physical fitness.

Follow Up Activity and Homework:Ý The students will be asked to write a current event on the physical fitness.Ý They can read a magazine, search the web, or use newspaper clippings to display and understanding of the lesson.

Assessment: ÝI will use an observation analysis to determine if the students are performing the circuit correctly.

Literacy Aspect:Ý The students will write freely on the benefits to the physical components and what other exercises and activities can we compare what we are doing with our students.

Ý Topic 2 ñ Beginning Volleyball

Objective: ÝThe objective of this lesson is to develop the beginning skills of volleyball.Ý The two passes that will be taught are the bump pass and set pass.

Materials:Ý Ten volleyballs and three volley ball courts with nets.

Steps:Ý

1. The students will gather in a semi circle while I show and tell the bump and set pass.

2. After I demonstrate the two passes, each student will break up into groups of four.

3. Two students will use the bump pass first while the other student tosses them the ball to their teammates.

4. After the bump pass the students will then work on the set using the same organization as the bump pass.

5. The students will then play a modified game of 3vs3 volleyball.

6. Closure will be brought in 5 minutes before class ends.

Reflection:Ý The students will be randomly chosen and asked to reflect steps of each pass of the lesson, during a verbal check for understanding during closure.Ý The students will also be asked to add a written reflection about hand grip is when using the bump pass is more accurate and why.

Follow Up Activity and Homework:Ý The follow up activity that to the two passes is to develop a serve and understand how to pass three times in order to hit the ball over the net.Ý The students will be asked to take the rules of volleyball home and write a brief summary of the rules of volleyball.

Assessment: ÝI will use an observation analysis to determine if the students are performing the skills correctly.Ý A rubric will be used towards the end of the volleyball unit.

Literacy Aspect:Ý The students will write freely on why they use their particular hand grip when performing a bump pass and list what the other two hand grips are.

Topic 3 -Ý Introductory to Football (Catching and Throwing)Ý Ý

Objective:Ý The objective of this lesson is to develop basic catching and throwing skills for the activity of football.

Materials:Ý Ten footballs and 20 cones to use as courts.Ý 15 red flags and 15 blue flags will be used.

Steps:Ý

1. The students will be in a semi circle while the teacher demonstrates the correct steps to throwing and catching a football.

2. The students will then break up into groups of threes and practice throwing back and forth to each other.

3. The groups will spread out and use the entire facility.Ý They will be aligned in a triangle while they pass and catch to each other.

4. After the students have significant amount of time to pick up the skill, they will then play a modified 3vs3 flag football game using the skills learned.

5. Closure will be brought in five minutes before the end of the class period.

Reflection:Ý The students will be asked to reflect on the steps that are taken for both passing and catching during a verbal check for understanding during closure.Ý The students will be randomly called on to keep to see if the students are cognitively learning.ÝÝÝ

Follow Up Activity and Homework: The follow up activity to passing and catching will be to practice running and catching.Ý Each student will be asked to develop three plays that they will try for the next day of class.Ý The students can either create two running routes and one passing play or vice versa.

Assessment: ÝI will use an observation analysis to determine if the students are performing the circuit correctly.Ý A football rubric will be used to further evaluate the students at a later time in the unit.

Literacy Aspect:Ý The students will write a free write about the steps that are taken to passing and catching.Ý In addition, writing about the steps, they will also include what they found the difficult and effective about the modified game of flag football.

Topic 4 -Ý Gymnastics (Tumbling)Ý

Objective:Ý The objective of this lesson is to develop basic tumbling skills for the development of strength, body awareness, and balance.

Materials:Ý Ten Blue Folding Mats..

Steps:Ý

1. The students will be in a semi circle while the teacher hands out the copies of the different tumbling activities that can be preformed.Ý ( V- Sit, Forward Roll, Cartwheel, Round Off, Teddy Bear Stand, Head Stand, ectÖ).

2. The students will then break up into groups of threes where they use a mat to practice their tumbling skills.

3. They will each use the handouts with all of the gymnastic skills to practice their skills.Ý

4. I will insist that the students practice the beginning skills first and then progress onto the more difficult skills.

5. Five minutes before class end the students will be brought into a closure half circle for reflection.

Reflection:Ý The students will be asked to reflect on the steps that are taken for the tumbling activities, during a verbal check for understanding in closure.Ý The students will be randomly called on to keep to see if the students are cognitively learning.Ý A written reflection will entered into their daily journals about what they found difficult and how about they will go solve the problem. ÝÝÝÝ

Follow Up Activity and Homework: The follow up activity is the students will develop a gymnastics routine that will be presented towards the end of the unit.Ý The homework will be to develop and write down their tumbling routine on paper.

Assessment: ÝI will use an observation analysis to determine if the students are performing the skills correctly.Ý A rubric and checklist will be used to assess their learning.Ý The checklist given to the students and will be asked to be performed and checked by the teacher.

Literacy Aspect:Ý The students will write about the importance of developing gymnastic skills as a life long activity.Ý How will they use these skills and why?

Topic 5 ñ Introductory to Hip Hop Dancing Class Ý

Objective:Ý The objective of this lesson is to incorporate cardio vascular endurance, body awareness, rhythm and dance.

Materials:Ý Stereo with a CD player.

Steps:

1. The students will be lined up in their lines of stretching lines or aerobic lines.

2. The organization of this class will be like an aerobic type of format, where I will show a combination and they will then mimic the movement and hip hop steps.

3. After all of the steps are complete the students will then put all of the choreography together and perform the lesson that was planned.

4. Closure will be brought in 5 minutes before class ends.

Reflection:Ý The students will be asked to reflect on the steps or choreography that was taken for during a verbal check for understanding during closure.Ý The students will be randomly called on to keep to see if the students are cognitively learning. The students will be asked to log the steps down in their journals and write about their feelings about dance and rhythmic activities.Ý They will also write about the importance of developing dance a rhythm.ÝÝ

Follow Up Activity and Homework: The students will develop their own hip hop dance routine and perform in front of the class using their own music and movement.Ý Their homework is to bring a radio and log down two moves for their groups of three to four students.

Assessment: ÝI will use an observation analysis to determine if the students are performing the movements correctly.Ý A dance rubric will be used to further evaluate the students towards the end of the unit.

Literacy Aspect:Ý The students will free write on the importance of developing dance and rhythm movements as a life long activity.Ý They will log down their experiences and their feelings when they perform.

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Resources:Ý Pecentral.com

Summary of Resources

ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ Pecentral.com is a great resource for physical education teachers.Ý It is a web site that lists lesson plans, class management advice, organizational class advice, and other important aspects that are needed to teach physical education.Ý In this web site you can add any ideas or lessons that you have tried and list them on the web site.Ý

Positive Aspects

ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ The positive aspects of this website are the accessibility and bright ideas that other teachers make available to use.Ý It has a variety of sports skills, cooperative games, small space activities, and other classroom management necessities.Ý In addition, the web site does not cost a thing, unless a teacher wants to purchase items for the class on line.Ý

Development Areas

ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ There really isnít much to improve on this web site because it seems to help me quit a bit when in need of help.

Adaptation in the Classroom

ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ I will incorporate and try some of there ideas just to experiment and see what works and what doesnít work.Ý I feel the worst thing a teacher can do is not try different ideas.Ý Another adaptation to the classroom environment I would implement is to have the children go to this web site and create their own critique and lesson plans.Ý This will build their own awareness, as well as, have them do a computer literacy report on this particular site.

Resource 2- The Steps to Success Activity Series Books

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Summary of Resources

ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ These resources were our activity books that were required by our major courses in physical education.Ý These books give great ideas and list the basic steps to success to achieving physical activity as a lifelong process.Ý Each book starts with building footwork, then moves to the basic development of skills and then to actual plays.Ý

Positive Aspects

ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ The book has great illustrations and cues that we can use with our students.Ý Writing lesson plans were made easily with the use of this book.Ý This book also starts from the basic footwork development to the development of plays.

Development Areas

One aspect I would develop would be to include lesson plans inside the book.Ý A list of lesson plans for each basic step would be very helpful.Ý Another aspect they can add to their books would be to include some Standards of teaching in Physical Education.Ý

Adaptation in the Classroom

ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ Having these books is a great resource to keep because when ever I have trouble or forget a step; I can relate back to the books that we used on my instructional analysis classes.

Resource 3Ý Journal of Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance

Summary of Resources

ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ The Journal of Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance is another resource that is available for physical education teachers.Ý The journal is useful because it gives the latest ideas and suggestions that are used by the perspective subjects.Ý It has given great ideas like using tactical games instead of just teaching drills and having the students solve problems that occur in a real game situation.Ý ÝÝÝÝÝ

Positive Aspects

ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ The positive aspects of this journal are that it has research projects, published articles, and helpful ideas of different teaching styles used by physical education teachers.

Development Areas

ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ The only way I have been able to get this journal is from the San Francisco State Library, so the availability it difficult to achieve.

Adaptation in the Classroom

ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ I have used these journals in some of my teaching already.Ý The journals have given me ideas about modifying games and using the tactical approach to building skills.Ý This approach has worked wonders because by modifying games it gives more chances to have the studentsí entire actively participating and developing problem solving skill.

Resource 4 ñ Times Educational Supplement

Summary of Resources

ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ The Times Educational Supplement is a journal that is used to develop some resources in the physical education and literacy.Ý This journal talks about the different aspect regarding the information that is currently occurring in our educational field. The articles will also give me a chance to connect the literacy aspects in the physical education field.Ý For instance, The Times Educational, helped with the connection to literacy in physical education.Ý The resource has a tremendous amount of knowledge and information that leads from current events about our educational system, published journals, and research projects.

Positive AspectsÝ

ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ The positive aspect to this journal source is that it is free.Ý It also involves having some source of computer literacy skill because it is located in the library.Ý Finally the journal was positive because it gave me connections to literacy in physical education which I really never had thought of using before.

Development Areas

ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ The development areas that need to be worked on are the availability of the journal.Ý The only way I can get a hold of these articles is from the library, I would love to receive this at home along with The Journal of Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance.

Adaptation in the Classroom

ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ ÝI will use this resource to improve my literacy skill in the classroom.Ý In fact after reading this article, I have already started adapting the one of uses of literacy in my classroom.Ý I am starting to have my students spell out some of the muscle groups during warm up and stretches.

Resource 5 ñ Innovative Games by Human Kinetics Publishers

Summary of Resources

ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ The resources of that Human Kinetics Publishes are books that involve learning new and improved games to teach physical education.Ý These books involved great lessons to build teamwork, cooperation, cohesiveness, and fine motor skills.Ý They also have great ideas for modified games when learning to incorporate sport skills into play.Ý The reading is pretty simple and the use of visual pictures and graphs is what makes this resource a great one to use.

Positive AspectsÝ

ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ The use of diagrams and pictures is the best aspect of these books. The lesson plans that the authors publish gives specific ideas about how and why physical education teachers should teach these skills.Ý Human Kinetics also publishes books about on multicultural games, cooperative games, and team building activities.

Development Areas

ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ The draw back of these books is that it is really costly. In fact, each book costs about $ 21.00 at the local bookstores.Ý These books are extremely useful but can damage the pocket as well.

Adaptation in the Classroom

ÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝÝ ÝAdapting to these resources in my classroom is not difficult at all.Ý In fact this is my primary source for resource activities in my classroom.Ý So far I have tried five of their lessons and the students responded to the activities well.Ý By using this resource it gives me a chance to incorporate literacy skill into my lessons because I have the students reflect and free write.Ý Some of reflections include free write about the purpose of this lesson, their own reaction to this lesson, what they learned about themselves and their body, or write about the lesson that was taught that day.Ý