Author - Jen Mckenzie
Category - Lesson Plans, Health, Physical Education
Lesson Plan Duration - 30 minute(s)
Grade Level - Pre-K,K-2

Lesson Plan Description

This lesson focuses on FUN - damental movement skills, cooperation, color and shape recognition and teamwork

Primary Learning Objective(s):

Fundamental Movement skills, fitness, muscular warm up, cooperation and teamwork are the focus of this movement game.  Students are moving within the gymnasium area, and are aware of space, equipment and others.

Additional Learning Objective(s):

Color / shape recognition, cooperation, change of speed and directional movements, moving within confined space. Knowledge of exercises, communication skills, safety within the gymnasium. 

Procedures/Activities:

Treasure Chest.  Students work in partners, taking turns travelling to equipment spread randomly in the gymnasium.  Students choose equipment and bring it back to their "treasure chest" hoola hoop as quickly and safely as possible.  When all equipment is in the hoops, students can then move to other hoops and ask for 1 piece of equipment, using descriptive words (color, size and shape).  

 

Progression:  Students must do an exercise before they can receive a treasure from a classmate.

Materials/Equipment:

Hoola Hoops - 1 for each pair of students,

Bins of small equipment - balls, bean bags, etc.

 

Assessment Guidelines:

Checklist for :  Spacing, taking turns, fundamental movements,