Monique Soto

Cristal Negron
Julia Duarte-Reyes
Laura Mendez
PHYSICAL EDUCATION LESSON PLAN

Activity: LEVEL # 3 WEEK # 27

GRADE LEVEL & NUMBER OF STUDENTS: 4th grade, 32

TIME: 30 mins

EQUIPMENT:
Parachute (1)
Jump Ropes (32)
Foam Soccer Balls (5)

OBJECTIVES: The students will:

1. Hear changes in musical accompaniment and move accordingly.
2. To understand the aerobic benefits of rope jumping.
3. To recognize that learning any skill takes repetition and refinement.
4. Understand strategies in simple game activities.
5. Work cooperatively with peers in parachute fitness activities.

CALIFORNIA PE STANDARDS:
Introductory Activity: 3.6 Demonstrate basic stretches using proper alignment for
hamstrings, quadriceps, hip flexors, triceps,back, shoulders, hip abductors, and calves.
Fitness Activity: 3.2 Demonstrate the correct body position for pushing and pulling
large objects.
Lesson Focus: 1.5 Jump a self-turned rope.
Game: 1.9 Catch a fly ball above the head, below the waist, and away from the body.
5.5 Include others in physical activities and respect individual differences in skill and
motivation.

PART 1: INTRODUCTORY ACTIVITY (2-3 mins):

Activity Teaching Hints

One Partner leads and performs various
kinds of movements. Start off with your
favorite dance move/give them ideas of
what to do. The other partner follows
and performs the same movements.
Encourage students to challenge their
partner. Change partners once or twice
to maintain interest in the activity.
This can also be done with small
groups, with the group following a
leader.

PART 2: FITNESS DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY (8-12 mins): Parachute Fitness

Activity Teaching Hints

1. Jog in circle with chute held in Tape alternating segments (25-30

left hand. Reverse direction and
hold with right hand.
2. Standing, raise the chute
overhead, lower to waist, lower
to toes, raise to waist, etc.
3. Slide to the right; return slide to
the left.
4. Skip.
seconds in length) of silence and music
to signal duration of exercise. Music
segments indicate aerobic activity with
the parachute while intervals of silence
announce using the chute to enhance
flexibility and strength development.

PART 3: LESSON FOCUS (15-20 mins): Individual Rope Jumping Skills

Activity Teaching Hints

1. Introduce the two basic jump rhythms:
a. Slow-time rhythm. In slow time rhythm,
the performer jumps the rope and then
takes a second jump while the rope is
overhead. The jump while the rope is
overhead is usually a small, light
rebound jump. In slow time, the rope
makes one full turn for each two jumps.
b. Fast time rhythm. In fast time rhythm, the
students jump the rope with every jump.
The rope makes one full turn for every
jump.
2. Introduce some of the basic steps variations.
The basic steps can be done in slow or fast
time.
a. Side Swing- Swing the rope, held with
both hands to one side of the body.
Switch and swing the rope on the other
side of the body.
The length of the rope is
dependent on the height of the
jumper. It should be long enough
so that the ends reach to the
armpits or slightly higher when the
child stands on its center. Grades 5
and 6 need a mixture of 7-, 8-, 9-ft
ropes. Ropes or handles can be
color-coded for length.
The length of the ropes is
dependent on the height of the
jumper. It should be long enough
so that the ends reach the armpits
or slightly higher when the child
stands on its center. Grades 5 and
6 need a mixture of 7-, 8-, and 9-ft
ropes. Ropes or handles can be
color coded for length.
b. Double side swing and jump- Swing the
rope once on either side of the body
Follow the second swing with a jump
over the rope. The sequence should be
swing, swing, jump.
c. Alternate-Foot Basic Step- In
alternate-foot basic step, as the rope
passes under the feet, the weight is
shifted alternately from one foot to the
other, raising the non-support foot in a
running position.
d. Spread Legs Forward and Backward- For
spread legs forward and backward, stand in
a stride position (as in the Rocker) with
weight equally distributed on both feet. As
the rope passes under the feet, jump into
the air and reverse the position of the feet.
e. Straddle Jump- Alternate a regular jump
with a straddle jump. The straddle jump is
performed with the feet spread to shoulder
width.
f. Cross Legs Sideward- In the Cross Legs
sideward, as the rope passes under the
feet, spread the legs in a straddle position
(sideward) to take the rebound. As the rope
passes under the feet on the next turn,
jump into the air and cross the feet with the
right foot forward. Then repeat with the left
foot forward and continue this alternation.
g. Toe-Touch Forward- To do the toe-touch
forward, swing the right foot forward as the
rope passes under the feet and touch the
right toes on the next count. Then alternate,
landing on the right foot and touching the
left toes forward.
h. Toe-Touch Backwards- The toe-touch
backward is similar to the swing-step
sideward, except that the toes of the free
foot touch to the back at the end of the
swing.
i. Shuffle Step- The shuffle step involves
pushing off with the right foot and
Two types of ropes are available,
the beaded (plastic segment) and
the plastic (licorice) rope. The
beaded ropes are heavier and
seem easier to turn for beginning
jumpers. The drawback to the
beaded rope is that they hurt when
they hit another student. Also, if the
segments are made round, the
rope will roll easily on the floor and
cause children to fall when they
step on it. The plastic licorice ropes
are lighter and give less wind
resistance. For experienced
jumpers more speed and control
can be gained with that type of
rope. An ideal situation would be to
have a set of each type.
Posture is an important
consideration in rope jumping. The
body should be in good alignment
with the head up and the eyes
looking straight ahead. The jump is
made with the body in an erect
position.
A slight straightening of the knees
provides the lift for the jump, which
should be of minimal height (about
1 in.).
The wrists supply the force to turn
the rope, with the elbows kept
close to the body and extended at
a 90-degree angle.
A pumping action and lifting of the
arms is unnecessary. The landing
should be made on the balls of the
feet, with the knees bent slightly to
cushion the shock.
 sidestepping to the left as the rope passes
under the feet. Land with the weight on the
left foot and touch the right toes beside the
left heel. Repeat the step in the opposite
direction.
3. Teach the Crossing Arms Step
Once the basic steps are mastered, crossing
the arms while turning the rope provides an
interesting variation. Crossing the arms during
forward turning is easier than crossing behind the
back during backward turning. During crossing, the
hands exchange places. This means that forward
crossing, the elbows are close to each other. This
is not possible during backward crossing. Crossing
and uncrossing can be done at predetermined
points after a stipulated number of turns. Crossing
can be accomplished during any of the routines.
4. Teach Double Turning
The double turn of the rope is also interesting.
The jumper does a few basic steps in preparation
for the double turn. As the rope approaches the
feet, the child gives an extremely hard flip of the
rope from the wrist, jumps from 6 to 8 inches in
height, and allows the rope to pass under the feet
twice before landing. The jumper must bend
forward at the waist somewhat, which increases
the speed of the turn A substantial challenge for
advanced rope jumpers is to see how many
consecutive double-turn jumps they can do.
5. Teach shifting from forward to backward
jumping
To switch from forward to backward jumping
without stopping the rope, any of the following
techniques can be used.
a. As the rope starts downward in
forward jumping, rather than allowing it to
pass under the feet, the performer swings
both arms to the left (or right) and makes a
half turn of the body in that direction
(i.e., facing the rope). On the next
downward swing, the jumper spreads the
arms and starts turning in the opposite
Usually, the feet, ankles, and legs
are kept together, except when a
specific step calls for a different
position.
The rope should be held by the
index finger and thumb on each
side with the hands making a small
circle. The elbows should be held
near the sides to avoid making
large arm circles with the rope.
Music can be added when jumpers
have learned the first stages of
jumping. Music provides a
challenge for continued jumping.
To collect ropes at the completion
of a rope-jumping activity, have two
or three children act as monitors.
They put both arms out to the front
or to the side at shoulder level. The
other children them drape the
ropes over their arms. The
monitors return the ropes to the
correct storage area.
Instructional cues to use for
improving jumping technique are:
a. Keep the arms at the side
of the body while turning.
(Many children lift the arms
to shoulder level trying to
move the rope overhead.
This makes it impossible for
the youngster to jump over
the elevated rope.)
b. Turn the rope by making
small circles with the wrists.
c. Jump on the balls of the
 direction. This method also works for feet.
shifting from backward to forward jumping. d. Bend the knees slightly to
B. When the rope is directly above the absorb the force of the
head, the performer extends both arms, jump.
causing the rope to hesitate momentarily, e. Make a small jump over the
at the same time making a half turn in rope.
either direction and continuing to skip with
the rope turning in the opposite direction. Partner jumping may require a
c. From a crossed-arm position, as the rope slightly longer rope and partners of
is going above the performers head, the similar height.
jumper may uncross the arms and turn
simultaneously. This starts the rope turning
and the performer jumping in that e
opposite
direction.
6. Teach Jumping with a Partner. One student
turns and jumps the rope while her partner enters
and jumps simultaneously. The following are some
challenges partners can try:
a. Run in and face partner, and both jump.
b. Run in and turn back to partner, and both
jump.
c. Decide which steps are to be done; then
run in and match steps.
d. Repeat with the rope turning backward.
7. Teach side- by- side jumpin. Partners clasp
inside hands and turn the rope with outside
hand.
a. Face the same direction and turn the rope.
b. Face opposite directions, clasp left hands,
and turn the rope.
c. Face opposite directions, clasp right hands,
and turn the rope.
d. Repeat routines with inside knees raised.

PART 4: GAME ACTIVITY (5 mins): Whistle Ball

Activity Teaching Hints

Have students move into circle Divide students into groups of 6-8
formation.
A ball is passed rapidly back and forth
among them in any order.
Objective is to stay in the game as long
as possible.
A student sits in place after making any
of the following errors:

1. A player has the ball or the ball is Time intervals can be signaled with
on the way when the signal music on-off taped segments of 5 to 15
occurs. secs
2. A poor throw is made or a catch
is not made after a catchable
throw.
3. A pass is made back to the
person from whom it was
received.