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The Upper Body (February 1, 2002)

Learning Outcome:

Grade 3

Individual/Dual Activities

• Demonstrate ways to throw an object at a target with increasing accuracy

Active Living

• Describe the benefits of physical activity

Games

• Demonstrate ways to retain possession of an object

Personal and Social Responsibility

• demonstrate the ability to listen to directions, follow rules and routines, and stay on-task while participating in physical activity
• demonstrate safe behaviours when participating in physical activity

Grade 4

Active Living

• Describe the importance of exercise and the effect on the body

Games

• demonstrate ways to retain possession of an object with control

Personal and Social Responsibility

• identify and follow rules, routines, and procedures of safety in a variety of activities from all movement categories

Individual/Dual Activities

• aim and project an object at a target with increasing accuracy

Objectives: The student will be able to:

• Warm-up and stretch for activities
• Learn to do push-ups
• Play exercise tag

Materials:

• One mat per group
• Gym Strip
• 2 Foam Balls

Lesson Implementation

Hook:

What are some of the parts of the upper body?  What are some exercises that work the upper body?  Have a discussion about push-ups.  What area of the upper body do push-ups exercise?

Procedure:

• Tell students to change and run around the gym at least three times; and after help with taking the mats out
• Emphasize the importance of running in one direction (Clockwise)
• Tell students to form a semi-circle and do stretching exercises with them
• Ask some students to help demonstrate stretches from last class
• Make sure there is enough room between each person so they don’t hit one another
• Have discussion about push-ups (See Hook) and demonstrate.  Have one student demonstrate and show variation for people who can’t do push-ups.  Emphasize the importance of form and bring up about the crunches.
• Place students in pairs and for each pair to grab one mat
• Observe, if some students finished early show a variation.  Make sure each person does four sets
• Tell students to bring in mats.  Place four mats spread throughout the gym
• Have students play game exercise tag
• Tell students to clean-up and change

Conclusion:

• Conclude lesson with exercise tag
• Sum up the lesson if there is time

Extension:

• Exercise Tag
• Two balls used in game
• Review the objectives of the game
• Choose 4 people to be on “It” team
• “It” people with the ball must stay in one spot
• Throw ball below waste
• When hit by ball must go to a mat and do at least five push-ups.  Make sure to have correct form.  Then part of “It” team
• Halfway through the game switch to kicking the ball; still must hit below waste.  Tell students importance of kicking ball carefully and not hurting anyone else
• Play until two or three people are left.  Can play another round if have enough time

Assessment:

• Behavior and participation during the lesson
• Learn about the benefits of push-ups through discussion
• Doing the exercise properly and safely

Justification for Lesson:

• Students learn to warm-up and stretch before a rigorous activity
• Students have a chance to teach their classmates how to do the exercises
• Learning proper push-ups through cooperative learning
• Safety important in the lesson
• Fun game at the end that allows them to integrate the focus of the lesson