Indiana University Physical Education Lesson Plan
Teacher Name: Unit/Lesson Focus: Grade/Level: Equipment:
Ali Michaelis Swimming-Freestyle High School Kickboard
Pull buoy
Safety: Resources: (must include title & web address)
Students will not jump in Unit Plan Swimming -
the water on top of each https://ncate.pages.tcnj.edu/files/2012/10/LGUnitPlan.pdf
other. https://swimminglessonsideas.com/2014/04/01/how-to-teach-flip-turns/
Students will keep hands
to themselves.
Students will not throw
any equipment.
SHAPE National Standard H.1.L 1-2: Demonstrates competency and/or refines activity-specific movement skills in two or more lifetime activities
(outdoor pursuits, individual-performance activities, aquatics, net/wall games, or target games)
Psychomotor SLO Students will be able to perform the freestyle stroke by the end of the class period.
Assessment Students can swim across the short distance of the pool using freestyle.
SHAPE National Standard S2.H2.L1 Uses movement concepts and principles (e.g., force, motion, rotation) to analyze and improve performance of self
and/or othersin a selected skill.27
Cognitive SLO Students will be able to recognize why they are moving forward in the water when they pull the water down during the
freestyle stroke and flipturns
Assessment Teacher will ask what movement concepts are required to move forward in the water (force, motion and rotation) and
students will answer with one of the above.
SHAPE National Standard -Applies best practices for participating safely in physical activity, exercise and dance (e.g., injury prevention, proper
alignment, hydration, use of equipment, implementation of rules, sun protection). (S4.H5.L1)
Affective SLO Students will be able to practice swimming without injury or repercussion due to their behaviors.
Assessment Students will follow directions.
Students will not throw equipment.
Students will put equipment away.
Students will not jump on other students.
Introductory Statement Good morning! Today we are going to begin learning about flip turns. We will be practicing our freestyle some more as well.
(Anticipatory Set) What strokes do you guys think uses flip turns?
Physical Education Instructional Plan
Time Task & Skill Progression Cues/Critical Elements Organization of Students/Space
Instant -jump in -do not jump on other students Students will jump in the pool and
Activity -2 laps -remember to breathe in through your swim in their own space down the
3 to 5 -1 freestyle mouth and out of your nose pool.
minutes -1 backstroke
Lesson Focus Freestyle (front crawl) -remember to point your toes and slightly Students will be lined up on the wall
3 to 4 -flutter kick on a kickboard bend your knees. with hands on the wall
minutes -take a 10 second break
-flutter kick for 20 seconds
-2 laps
-focus on breathing
5 to 7 Flip turns -Parallel feet Students will be lined up against the
minutes -somersaults - don’t cross feet short side of the pool and will practice
-use hands to help turn -blow bubbles out your nose pulling going short ways.
-hand stand to somersaults ****if students succeed for the short
- jumps from bottom and flip before you hit the surface distance then we can challenge them
to go further
-Practice flips as close to the wall as possible -remember to breathe in through your Students will be lined up against the
3 to 5 -Take a step back mouth and out through your nose wall practicing on the tees
minutes -step back until you see t-mark and continue practicing ****if students succeed quickly move
from there on
5 to 7 -T mark flip turns -breathe through mouth and out through Students will be lined up against the
minutes -jump forward in streamline nose short side of the pool and will practice
-flip -you can use your hands to help spin you pulling going short ways.
-plant feet on wall (should be on back) ****if students succeed for the short
-start at flags approach wall flip and push off on back distance then we can challenge them
to go further
Game Category game Use good strokes! Short length of the pool
5 minutes -1 person out of the water- they are it
-everyone else on opposite wall
-initials of a movie are said by the person out of the
water i.e. TGS (The Greatest Showman)
-if you know what the initials are you swim and tag the
hand of who is it and say what you think the movie is. If
you get it right you are now it
-2 hints may be given
