Lesson Plan #4 Template

Teacher: Lauren Purvis

Date: 9/08/14
Lesson #: 2
Lesson Time: 50min
Unit Topic: Playground and Equipment Safety/ Hopscotch and 4 Square
# of Students: 25
Lesson Topic: Fish Gobbler
Grade: 5th
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1.) Objectives & State/National Standards: Write one objective for each
category and align with State/National standard(s).
Type
Psychomotor

Objective
Students will be able to demonstrate proper running technique by moving
the opposite arm with the opposite leg (for example, right knee up, left
elbow up).

Standard(s)
National1
PA-

Cognitive

Students will demonstrate knowledge of the terms related to the game Fish
Gobbler by correctly performing the terms announced by the teacher.

National2
PA10.5.6.B.

Affective

Students will display good manners by choosing a new partner nearby

and including classmates in the Instant Activity.

National4
PA10.5.6.A.

Teacher Obj.

I will work on limiting my instructional time and increasing the students

activity time so they can enjoy more physical activity and social
interaction.

National5
PA10.4.3.F.

Technology
(if applicable)

N/A

10.4.3.A
10.4.3.E.

2.) Equipment/Supplies: Develop a complete list of equipment needed and

include the minimum #/amount.
Equipment/Supplies
Entire gym space
Fake fish

#
58
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3.) Lesson Content Development: Progressions

a. Instant activity: Have the students stand in their squad spots to
review:
i. Captains dance
ii. Mess hall
iii. Captains coming
iv. Scrub the deck
v. Iceberg
b. Set induction: Hey 5th graders! I hope your second week of school is
going well. Do you all remember the game we played last week? Fish
Gobbler is correct. We are going to play the game again, but this time
we will include eliminations so we are going to go over some of the
terms to jog your memories.
Progressions:
Introduction, skills task
analysis, activity,
teaching by invitation,
intra-task variation

Have students in
squad spots to take
attendance and
explain todays
game.
Set Induction: Hey
5th graders! I hope
your second week of
school is going well.
Do you all remember
the game we played
last week? Fish
Gobbler is correct.
We are going to play
the game again, but
this time we will
include some
variations so we are
going to go over

Teaching Cues &

Challenges:
Cues are short quotes
of what you are saying
to students to remind
them of proper form.
Challenges
appropriate, varied
and provided for each
task.

Managerial Strategies:
Organization of space,
equipment, students;
diagrams of practice
formations, equipment set
up, and game situations;
methods for assigning
teams and transitioning
between activities

Captains
Coming

Prior to the start of

class, have bag of fake
fish off to the side of
the gymnasium.

Knees
up,
elbows
up!

Have students walk

into the gymnasium,
sit in their squad spots,
and take attendance.

Captains
Dance
Fish
Gobbler

1
x
x
x

Assessmen
Formal/
informal

Observe
the
students
running
form
throughou
the
activity.

Front of the gym

4
3
2
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x

Safety Procedures:
Check field, equipment,
and facilities for debris,
damage, etc.; outline
safety procedures

some of the terms to

jog your memories.

Sailors
Dance

x- students
#s- squad spots

Instant Activity:
Students should
remain on their
squad spots but now
must stand up. We
are going to review a
few of the terms we
used in the game
Fish Gobbler from
last week. Go over:
captains dance, mess
hall, captains
coming, iceberg, and
scrub the deck.

Iceberg

Have students line up

on the thick black line
of the gym facing the
black and brown exit
doors. The line closest
to the bathroom is the
front of the boat and
the thick black line
near the brown and
black doors is the back
of the boat.

Once we have
completed the set
induction and instant
activity, it is time for
students to begin
playing Fish
Gobbler.
Activity: FISH
GOBBLER:
Students must listen
to the teacher in
order to stay on the
boat! The teacher is
the Captain and all
students must do
what the Captain
says! Remember
when we are
running, we must
have our opposite
knees and elbows
up! (Utilization
Phase) Have students
begin the game on
the front of the
boat.
*See attached sheet

Knees
up,
elbows
up!
Mess
Hall
Run to
the front
of the
boat

[dock]Front

_______
Sailors in
a Row
Boat

~
~

Run to
the back
of the
boat

Walk the
Plank

of the boat

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Scrub the
deck

Land
Ho!

Observe
students
and if they
are
interacting
well with
various
classmates

Back of the boat

~ Fish Gobblers
x- students
All students are
participating in this
activity, which
increases activity time.

Remind students to
watch where they
are running so they
do not bump into
anyone.

When the fish

gobblers are tagging
their classmates,
make sure they are
using the fish to
lightly tag and not
using the fish to
smack their
classmates.

Observe
the
students
running
form
throughou
the
activity.

for the terms* If a

student is running
the wrong way, gets
gobbled up by the
fish, or is the last
person to complete
the term, then they
have to go over to
the dock and grab
a drink of water if
they would like.
They key to the
game is to listen to
the teacher so you do
not get out and to
work on social skills
to stay in the game.
Now remember in
order to be safe from
the Fish Gobblers,
you must lay on your
stomach and be
touching at least one
other person! For
example three people
can be lying on their
stomachs touching
hands and they
would be safe from
the Fish Gobbler.
Begin with the first
few terms listed on
the attached sheet,
and as the game
progresses, add more
terms.

Captains
Coming
Explain to students
to avoid the fish if
they are on the
ground so they do
not step on them.

Knees
up,
elbows
up!
Captains
Dance
Fish
Gobbler

Remind students to
have their heads up
when they are
running so they can
avoid their
classmates.

Sailors
Dance
Iceberg
Knees
up,
elbows
up!
Mess
Hall
Run to
the front
of the
boat

TBI- allow students

to grab the fish if
they would like to be
the Fish Gobbler.

Scrub the
deck

ITV- As some of the

students are getting
used to the game,
call out the terms

Run to
the back
of the
boat
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quickly so they are

challenged.
TBI- when students
are asked to dance
for the term
Captains Dance, or
Sailors Dance
allow students to
choose their own
dance moves.
ITV- Add more fish
into the game so that
students will be
challenged to get to
safety even faster.

When the fish

gobblers are tagging
their classmates,
make sure they are
using the fish to
lightly tag their
classmates.

Land
Ho!
Walk the
Plank
_______
Sailors in
a Row
Boat

Explain to students
to avoid the fish if
they are on the
ground so they can
avoid classmates.

Depending on time,
you could play up to
three rounds of Fish
Gobbler. It is
important to
encourage students
throughout the lesson
and to emphasize fun
and proper running
form.

Front of the gym

Before the review,

have students return
to the middle black
circle and take a seat
to debrief. Ask the
students what
strategies were
important in being
successful in the
game of fish gobbler.
Have students turn
and talk with a
partner and then ask
each group what
their answers were.

Have students
sitting in middle
circle for discussion.

Back of the gym

Closure: Have
students return the
fish to the bag and
have them return to
their squad spots.
Allow students to
grab a drink of water
and begin closure
once students are all
seated. In the game,
Fish Gobbler we
acted out many
movements but also
ran a lot. What is the
proper running form?
Why should we
practice proper
running form?

Front of the gym

4
3
2
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x

1
x
x
x

x- students
#s- squad spots

4.) Closure:
Review
Have students return the fish to the bag and have them return to their
squad spots. Allow students to grab a drink of water and begin closure
once students are all seated. In the game, Fish Gobbler we acted out
many movements but also ran a lot. What is the proper running form?
Why should we practice proper running form?
Preview
Students, you all did a wonderful job working with each other, listening
to my directions, and played the game of Fish Gobbler safely and
correctly. Next week we are going to play more playground games!

5.) Reflection:
Strengths- After teaching the lesson, I believe it went fairly well. Ms. Snyder said I
did a great job reviewing the terms and explaining the game to the class. She also said
that I paced each game well and added suspense so all the students were paying
attention. I made sure the students were active for the majority of the class. The
students seemed to have a lot of fun and were pretty tired at the end of class.
Improvements- The next time I teach this lesson, I would like to give every student
the opportunity to be a Fish Gobbler. I believe most students were Fish Gobblers at
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Observation

Observation

one point of the game; however, I would like to give every student the opportunity to
be a Fish Gobbler.
Insights- Looking back onto this lesson, I realized how physically demanding and
cognitively demanding this game was. But most importantly, after reviewing it with
the students they realized that the best way to stay in a game was to find just any
classmate for the different activities.