High School P.
E Lesson Plan
Name: Ben Schueler Date: Monday, December 11, 2017 Time: 950-1120 AM
School: Needham HS Lesson #: 1 Facilities: A gym Class Size: 30
Grade: 10 Unit/Theme: Teaching Games for Understanding Generic Level: Control
Equipment:
● Pre-test
● Racquetballs (10)
● Tennis balls (10)
● Pencils (20)
Focus of Lesson: Wall Ball / Hand ball
Student Performance Objectives (SPO):
By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
(P) Strikes the ball to the wall with an open hand at least 3 times in a row (S1.H1.L1)
(C) Write down the definition of teaching games for understanding in his/her own words
(S2.H1.L1)
(A) Keeps everyone involved in the game despite differences in skill level. (S4.H3.L1)
Teacher Performance Objectives – During the lesson the teacher will:
1. Roam from group to group, giving specific positive and corrective feedback
2. Give a broad overview of the unit in order to help the students wrap their minds around
what will be expected and how each day will look
3. Be enthusiastic about wall ball….stress that it is a sport that people of all levels can play
Special Considerations:
● Safety: Students have been in the classroom for 6 weeks so safety needs to be
addressed, especially potential of students getting hit in the eye with the ball
References:
National Standards & Grade-Level Outcomes for K-12 Physical Education
Massachusetts Comprehensive Health Curriculum Framework
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_handball
TIME SEQUENCE OF LESSON ORGANIZATION REFLECTION
2 min Greeting - T greets students and T
presents the day’s focus (Wall ball /
S S S S
American Hand ball). T runs
through the agenda on the board S S S SS
and hands out the pre-test
S S S S S
5 min Pre-test - Complete a written pre- T
test on rules + strategies for games
S S S S
in the unit. Write down definition
of TGFU in own words….full S S S SS
definition is on the white board
S S S S S
1 min Transition - T will ask the students to
stack the folders, return the pencils,
and get started with warm up
10 Warm up - Wall rally. Students
min practice rallying the ball against the S S S
ball SS S S SS
S S S
T
10 Activity 1- Group volley competition
min S S S
2 groups. Groups compete to see SS S SS
how many volleys they can S
complete in a row. First american
S S S
style then Chinese style (ball hits T
ground first)
-1st no court is used. Students have
half of the entire gym wall to keep it
going. Players must go in order
EXTENSION - Must only play within
court lines
5 min Activity 2 - Rules T
Teacher goes over the rules of S S S S
American handball
S S S SS
-Similar to racquetball with 1 wall
S S S S S
- Ball must the wall in the air and
land inside the court
boundaries….lines are in
- Player must strike the ball with one
hand (palm, back, fist)...no catching
- Serve must go past the “service
line”
- Teams alternate hits
20 Activity 3 - Bump
min S S S
Teacher splits class into 6 teams. SS S SS
Each team finds a court to play S
another team. At teacher’s
S S S
discretion, all games will stop on T
time and the winning teams will
move up and losing teams move
down. Then another game starts
TRANSITION - Bring in racquetballs
in and gather around court #1.
Half-time Debrief - Teacher goes
over strategy.
-What are you doing to win points?
(Making opponent move up/back
and left/right, keeping the ball in
play, hitting it towards weaker
opponent)
How are you positioning your team?
(1 up 2 back, left/right)
20 Activity 4 - Gameplay
min S S S
Students pick own teams of 2-3 and SS S SS
find a team to play. Each game’s S
rally scoring to 11 win by 1
S S S
T
T
5 min Closure/Debrief S S
1. List the rules aloud S S
2. What were your strategies
S S
S S
Students go change in locker room
5 min
