Lesson Plan Template ED 3501 (Version C)

Lesson
Title/Focus

Dog Catcher

Date

December 4, 2014

Subject/Gra
de Level

Phys-ed/ Grade One

Time
Duratio
n

45 MINS

Unit

Activity

Teacher

Angela McPeake

OUTCOMES FROM ALBERTA PROGRAM OF STUDIES

General
Learning
Outcomes:
Specific
Learning
Outcomes:

Students will acquire skills through a variety of developmentally appropriate

movement activities; dance, games, types of gymnastics, individual activities and
activities in an alternative environment; e.g., aquatics and outdoor pursuits.
A11 Perform loco-motor skills through a variety of activities.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Students will:
1. Think critically to determine the most effective strategy to not to be tagged in the game
2. Practice skills of running and tagging

ASSESSMENTS
Observations:
Key Questions:
Products/Performan
ces:

Students are trying different strategies to avoid being tagged

Students are running and showing effort to/not to be tagged
What is the best way to tag someone? Or to avoid being tagged
Students will participate in running, and tagging.

LEARNING RESOURCES CONSULTED

Alberta Phys-ed program of studies:
http://education.alberta.ca/media/450871/phys20
00.pdf
PE games:
http://www.pegames.org/full-length/dog-catcher

MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT

Four dodge balls
Whistle

PROCEDURE
Prior to lesson
Attention Grabber
Assessment of
Prior Knowledge
Expectations for
Learning and
Behavior
Advance
Organizer/Agenda
Transition to Body
Learning Activity
#1
Teacher Notes:
Assessments/
Differentiation

Learning Activity
#2

Have students clean up from previous class, put on gym shoes

Introduction
Time
Two running laps around the gym
Has anyone played the game dog catchers?
Students will participate in the activity, play fairly, and
cooperate with classmates
1. Two laps around the gym
2. Around the circle warm-up
3. Dog catcher
4. If time: hockey game
Meet in the middle of the gym
Body
Warm up stretches

MINS

Time
10 MINS

Students should be on task and attentive. Or else they

will sit out

Dog catcher
Four students in the middle of the gym (dog catchers) holding a
dodge ball.
All other students are the dogs, standing in the four corners of
the gym.

Adapted from a template created by Dr. K. Roscoe

10-15
MINS

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Objective is for the dogs to move to another corner of the gym
when whistle is blown. The dog catchers will attempt to tag
them.
If tagged, the dog becomes the dogcatcher and takes the ball.
Teacher Notes:
Assessments/
Differentiation
Learning Activity #3

Teacher Notes:
Assessments/
Differentiation

Consolidation of
Learning
Feedback From
Students:
Feedback To
Students
Transition To Next
Lesson
Sponge
Activity/Activities

Students should play fairly, and be sure to be spread

out and looking where they are running to avoid injury.
Hockey game
Use four pucks and set up two nets
All students play
During this game, observe that students are
experimenting and becoming comfortable with the
hockey stick and pucks
Closure
Did everyone get a good run?

10 MINS

Time
5 MINS

How was the hockey game?

Good work today!
Take off gym shoes and get ready for recess!

Toilet tag

Reflections from the

lesson

Adapted from a template created by Dr. K. Roscoe

Lesson Plan Template ED 3501 (Version C)

Adapted from a template created by Dr. K. Roscoe