Name: Natalie Baker, Shelby Hall,

Lane Barchan
PHYSICAL EDUCATION LESSON PLAN
Activity: LEVEL # _II_ WEEK # __16__
Rhythmic Movement Skills
GRADE LEVEL & NUMBER OF STUDENTS: _3rd__, 39
TIME: 30 mins
EQUIPMENT: boom box, music (mBp3 or cd), whistle, cones, hula hoops, jump rope, triangle mat
OBJECTIVES:
To control body movements while moving through the challenge course.
To perform a variety of locomotor movements in a rhythmic setting.
To understand the difference between compliance and noncompliance of rules
CALIFORNIA PE STANDARDS:
Introductory Activity: 1, 5
Fitness Activity:1, 4, 5, 6
Lesson Focus: 1, 2, 3, 5
Game:1, 5
PART 1: INTRODUCTORY ACTIVITY (2-3 mins):
Activity
High fives- students move in different directions
throughout the area. On my whistle, find the
person nearest to you and jump and give a highfive of my choice. (swing, low, under leg,
roundhouse, etc)
PART 2: FITNESS DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY (8-12 mins):
Activity
Toe to toe with the six nearest people

Teaching Hints

Teaching Hints

Skipping through cones

Tight rope on jump rope
Jumping into hula hoops
Log role down triangle mat
Animal walk (crab walk)

PART 3: LESSON FOCUS (15-20 mins):

1

Activity
Patty-cake polka
Part I Action:
1-2 Heel-toe right (heel, toe, heel toe)
3-4 slide to the right three slides
5-8 repeat pattern to the left
Part II Action:
9 Hi-5 right hands 3 times
10 Hi-5 left hands 3 times
11 Hi-5 both hands 3 times
12 slap own knees 3 times
13-14 right elbow swing partner (four walking
steps)

PART 4: GAME ACTIVITY (5 mins):

Activity
Addition tag:
Two or more couples are it and each stands with
inside hands joined. These are the taggers. The
rest of the class runs individually. The couples
move around the area, trying to tag with free
hands. The first person joins the couple, making a
group of tree. The three joins to a fourth and then
they divide into two. A tag is legal if only hands
keep joined

Name: Natalie Baker, Shelby Hall,

Lane Barchan
Teaching Hints
*Can be done with partners facing them but the
for this exercise they dont need to.

Teaching Hints
*Choose two couples to start