Station Rotation

Date: 6/7/16

Teacher: Miss Jenni

School: Milne Grove Elementary School

Class: KIN 355 Grade 4th

Time: 10:20 a.m.
Term: Summer

Equipment: 4 cones (to signify location of stations), 4

notecards with directions for each station, 4 jump
ropes (station 1), 6 hula hoops (station 2), 6 cones
(station 4), 2 soccer balls (station 4), bell/timer/whistle
to signify that time is up
Targeted NASPE Standard(s): NASPE Standards 1, 2, 4, 5, 6
Specific Objective: By the end of this lesson, the students will understand the difference
between resting heart rate and heart rate after doing PA. Students will familiarize
themselves with benefits of physical activity, as well as exercises that help elevate their
heart rate.
Concomitant Objective: The students will stay physically active throughout the lesson
and will show that they are adhering to enforced safety guidelines.
Time
1
Minute

Procedures Followed
Warm Up:

Todays lesson has a lot of movement, so we are going to

do a quick stretch to get our bodies ready.
- 10 toe touches (opposite hand touches opposite
foot)
Transition:
15
- Now that weve warmed up a bit, when I say go, I
Seconds
need everyone to put their toes on the green line.
Ready, go!
- Set induction given there.
Set Induction:
30
- With toes on green line
Seconds
- How many of you, after running around or playing a
sport, have felt like their hearts were beating out of
their chest? That is because when you exercise,
your muscles use more energy, which means that
your hearts have to beat faster so that they can
supply your muscles with the oxygen they need to
produce that energy in the first place. We need at
least 60 minutes or more of physical activity each
day that makes our hearts beat fast and makes us
sweat! Exercise is important because it helps
decrease our chances of getting sick, improves our
moods, helps us get more energy, and helps us be
healthier in general!
- When you are relaxing on the couch, or standing
still, your heart beats much slower. This is because
your heart is beating at its resting heart rate. Your
resting heart rate is the number of times your heart
beats per minute while at complete rest.

Materials
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Today we are going to be doing a couple of

different exercises that will help get our heart rates
up so that we can compare our resting heart rate to
our heart rate after some physical activity.
- Explain Learnable Piece
30
Learnable Piece:
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Seconds
- You will be engaging in a couple of different
exercises at four different stations that are set up
around the gym that will help get your resting heart
rate up. We will first measure our resting heart rate
before we begin the activities, and then we will
measure our heart rate after so that we can
compare the numbers before and after physical
activity. Afterwards, you will be able to tell me what
some benefits are of physical activity and share
some other activities that you can do to help achieve
60 minutes of moderate to vigorous activity a day.
Transition:
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- Before we begin, we are going to measure our
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resting heart rate. To do this, you will take your index
finger and your middle finger and either 1) follow
under your ear and under your jaw bone (model) to
feel your pulse or 2) follow under your thumb on
your opposite arm and place the fingers on your
wrist. You should feel a faint pulse. Thumbs up if you
feel a pulse!
- When I say go, I want you to count your pulse for
ten seconds. When I say stop, that means the 10
seconds is up and to stop counting. I will then tell
you what to do next!
- Go.1.210Stop!
- Take the number you counted and multiply it by 6 to
get your resting heart rate. I want you to remember
the number you got because we will revisit it later.
Can someone share their resting heart rate with us?
- Now, while your toes remain on the green line, I am
going to number you off by fours. After I say go, you
will leave the green line and go to the station that is
assigned the same number you were given. Once
you reach your station, I need you to have your
backs to the wall so that you are facing me, and to
remain quiet for directions. Thumbs up if you
understand!
- Count off by fours, once complete, Ready, go!
Presentation of New Material/Directions:
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- Once students are seated at their assigned stations,
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give directions
- There are four different stations set up around the
gym, and at each station, you and the other people
in your group will participate in a particular activity or
exercise for 30 seconds. After the 30 seconds is up,
I will ring the bell, and that alerts you to move to the
next station in a clockwise direction (model). I will

give you about 10 seconds to quickly go to the next

station, and then I will ring the bell once again to
signify the beginning of the 30 seconds of activity at
the station. I will be keeping track of time so that you
can focus on being active!
(model one rotation)
- At station one, you will be jump roping continuously
for 30 seconds.
- At station two, you take turns doing high knees
through the hula hoops that are laid out on the
ground. You and your group will line up and take
turns running through the hoops, one person at a
time. Once you have finished running through the
hoops, you will run to the back of the line and wait
your turn to go again.
- At station three, you will be running in place for 30
seconds.
- At station four, you will dribble a soccer ball (as fast
and as best you can) through the cones. After you
are done, pick up the ball and run it back to the next
person in line, and then go to the back of the line to
await your turn.
- When you are on your final activity/at your last
station, after I ring the bell signaling the end of the
30 seconds of activity, I need everyone to line up
once again with their toes on the green line so we
can discuss what weve learned. Thumbs up if you
understand!
There will be a notecard located at each station on
top of the stations cone that describes the exercise
you are supposed to be doing in case you need a
reminder.
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3
Minutes

SAFETY:
o If you are feeling tired or dizzy, stop what
youre doing and catch a breather.
o Make sure that you are aware of your
surroundings while you are exercising
be careful not to run into your neighbor!
o When you are done with equipment and
preparing to switch to the next station,
place the equipment on the ground softly
no throwing or tossing!

Guided Activity Time with Corrective Feedback:

4 jump ropes
(station 1), 6
hula hoops
(station 2), 6
cones (station
4), 2 soccer
balls (station 4),
bell/timer/whistle
to signify that
time is up

Transition:
- When students are on the last station, students will
complete the activity for 30 seconds. After ringing
the bell, students will return to the green line with
their toes on it for further directions.
- Once students return to the green line, have
students take their pulse once again (count for 10
seconds, multiply by 6). Have students remember
the number once again.
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Minutes
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Minutes

Notes:

Possible Modifications:
- Add more stations and exercises
- Introduce target heart rate to students so they can
try to achieve their individual target zones
Lesson Review/Checking for Understanding:
- Questions:
o Was there a difference between your resting
heart rate and your heart rate after you did
the stations?
o What was the hardest exercise for you and
why?
o What are some other exercises we can do to
get our heart rate up?
o That was only 2 minutes of the 60 minutes of
physical activity that we are supposed to get
every day! Why is it important to get enough
PA every day?

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