Superhero Training

Ben Mumme, Mitchell Cuillerier, David OnsowMcGill University

Lesson PlanLearning and Evaluation Situation Focus: Developing fitness and general movement skills that will improve fundamental movement skills.

LES Period Number: 1Date: May 08th, 2014 Grade: K-2 Number of students: 20 Duration: 30 minutes or 1 hourP.O.L CompKnowledgeMotor SkillsStrategiesBehaviour

C1 To perform movement skills in different physical activity settings.

C1. C.2.

Finds a few way of maintaining his or her balance. (e.g. uses arms when walking on balance beam)

C1. A.2.b

Moving about on an apparatus.

Moves about apparatus of various heights. (e.g. goes up a climbing wall)

N/A

C2. A3a.Ethics-related aspectsRespects the point of view or ideas form his/her peers (partners and opponents)

Objectives: The student will be able to 1) Maintain his or her balance while moving on different types of apparatus (e.g. Climbing wall, standing on cups, walking on balance beam. (Psychomotor)2) Understand different ways of balancing while moving at the same time. (Cognitive)3) Demonstrates respect and acceptance towards their fellow classmates (Affective)Individual Professional Teaching Objective: To copy and explore movements and respond imaginatively to a range of ideas, using gesture and changes of movement, direction, speed and level.Activity/ Means of ActionTask ProgressionsCuesTime

Introduction

Speak to class about focus of lesson.Theme of class ( Superhero

1) As students enter the gymnasium, they know to sit down on the center circle and await instruction2) Teacher explains that they are going to become superheroes and explore our super powers (i.e. fundamental movements)

3) Sets up the warm up

Semi circle

Sit in front of me

Explore super powersBecome superheroes

5 min

Warm-Up Superhero SaysThis warm up activity is very similar to Simon says. The teacher is designated as the superhero, and the students must do whatever the superhero says, as long as the phrase "Superhero says" comes before the command. If the Superhero does not say, "Superhero says" before the command, students are not supposed to follow the command. If a player does follow a command without a "Superhero says," that student is out of the game.

1) Superhero says - Movements Web like Spiderman - Hands spread out Fly Like Superman - Arms raised above head Drive your Bat mobile - Running around with hands on wheel Stomp Like the Hulk - Stop right leg then left leg)

Superhero saysDrive your Bat mobile

Stomp like the hulk

Muscleman

8 min

Organization / Diagram(s):Introduction

3Superman Says

Equipment: NoneSafety: - Students need to scan and be aware of others.

- Stays clear of the walls, has hands up.

Activity/ Means of ActionTask ProgressionsCuesTime

Main Activity - Superhero TrainingYou have been selected for SUPERHERO TRAINING!! Please report to the super secret training location with the other trainees. Welcome to the Team Peace superhero-training facility where everyone will become a superhero. You need to use their skill, strength and listening powers to complete all of the superhero challenges to successfully become the new superhero Peace Keepers at St-John Fisher! Once you have completed your training your class will receive a certificate. When the students complete the course, have a prize ready and even a certificate saying that they have successfully completed Superhero training. (see bottom of lesson plan)

4 Stations1) Set up the 4 stations in the gymnasium. When the students enter they will see equipment all over the gym, remind them before they enter not to touch anything yet.2) Station 1: Rock Climbing Wall. Spider Man and Woman.

3) Station 2: Balance beam. Cat Woman and Batman.

4) Station 3: Relay. Walking Cups and blown up air ball. Wonder Woman, Superman, the Hulk.

5) Station 4: Target practice: Shooting Beams (balls) at the targets on the walls or bean bags into the buckets. Iron Woman and Man. Modifications:

If not all students are succeeding the superhero challenge, have the successful students become superhero sidekicks (like how Robin is to Batman) and help out the superheros that are struggling with the superhero training. Provide more or less additional equipment to accommodate all students (trampoline, noodle, ball, tires, etc.) by simplifying or bringing more challenge to the superhero training facility.

6) Let the Students come up with their own super hero names and powers!Superhero TrainingWe are all on the same Peace Team Take your timeArms out for balance

It is not a raceHeroes work together

Crawl through tunnels

Cues for throwing: Step into your throwFollow through with arm.

35 min

Warm DownAsk questions to assess/focus learning (cognitive objective): Did you enjoy being a superhero today?

What kind of super powers (i.e. movements/skills) did we work on today? Do you think you made a great superhero & superhero sidekick?

1) To end the class with a warm down activity, tell students that they are captain slow and must walk around as slowly as they can without touching anything. (Let it go? Frozen theme?)2) After playing captain slow for a couple of minutes, call in students to the center circle to recap the focus of todays class. Captain Slow

Sit on the center circle

You were great superheroesCongrats on passing the training7 min

Organization / Diagrams:Superhero Training Stars = Starting point Other figures = Obstacles Source: [Physical Education Games] - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SETY4i-CFv0 Captain Slow

Equipment: Balls, Rock Climbing Wall, Stepping cups, cones, tube tunnels or benches with mats, foam balance beam.Safety: - Students need to scan and be aware of others.

- Stays clear of the walls, has hands up.- Students are aware of equipment

Overall, this lesson plan has been created to assure:

To show awareness of space, of themselves and others. To move with control and coordination To use a range of small and large equipment;

To travel around, under, over and through balancing and climbing equipment;

To handle tools, objects, construction and malleable materials safely and with increasing control. To have FUN!

Source: Superhero Certificates - http://displays.tpet.co.uk/?resource=661#/ViewResource/id661 Post Lesson Comments:

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