Central CT State University Physical Education Lesson Plan

Created by: Emily Hutvagner Date: March 2017

Unit topic: Floor Hockey

Key skill(s) or concept(s) for this lesson: Understanding how to hold a hockey stick properly.
How to properly move with the hockey stick.
How to properly pass the hockey puck and trapping it with a partner.

Grade level: 3rd

Lesson #: 2

Specific provisions for safety: Eyes up, blade always stays on the floor, be aware of
surroundings, no high stick.

Equipment needed: (20) hockey sticks, (20) hockey pucks

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SWBAT explain the basic cues to floor Teacher Observation

hockey, (dominate, non dominate, shake - Dominate hand IA
hands, blade on floor, eyes up, snap lower on stick
wrist) when asked by teacher throughout - Non dominate on LF
class period. Noted by teacher top
SWBAT understand how to properly Teacher observation
move with the hockey stick and hockey -Dominate hand lower IA
puck around the gymnasium with a on stick
partner. Noted by teacher observation -Non dominate on top LF
SWBAT help their partners improve Teacher observation
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their passing form (explaining the -Dominate hand lower IA

correct cues), and trapping of the on stick
hockey puck when working together. -Non dominate on top LF
Noted by teacher observation

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Initiation:
Good morning 3rd graders! Today I will be teaching the class, and we will be continuing floor
hockey! Can someone remind me some of the safety rules that were discussed last class?
Awesome. Today we are going to be focusing one how to properly hold the hockey stick and how
to pass with a partner. I will demonstrate how to properly hold the hockey stick but I need a
volunteer to help me demonstrate how to pass the hockey puck.

Introductory Activity
(Time allotted- 8)
Description of learning tasks: 1) Organizational diagram(s):
** Students will remain on their spots spread
out on gymnasium floor.
Students will start off class with a hockey
fitness warm-up. They will each get a stick of
their own and remain in their normal spots on
the gymnasium floor they usually sit at. I will
demonstrate each of the exercises and show
2) Instructional cues:
students different ways to incorporate their
-Eyes up
hockey sticks in each of them.
- Using stick safely for each exercise
The warm up is as followed:
1. Curl up with the hockey stick (15
3) Questions to ask:
times)
2. Jump over stick (just as you would a Can someone show me a different way they
line on the floor) 15 times performed an exercise with their hockey stick?
3. Plank position over the hockey stick What did we find was the hardest exercise?
(30 seconds) What was everyones favorite?
4. Wall sit with the hockey stick (30
seconds)
5. V stretch with the hockey stick (30
seconds)
6. Squats with the stick (10 times)
7. Body twists with the hockey stick (15
times)
8. Push ups over the hockey stick (15
times)
Differentiated Instruction:
Simplified: Students can perform exercises without hockey stick

Challenge: Students will have to perform each exercise with hockey stick and a partner

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Accommodation: Adapting for Special Needs: A girl in the classroom uses a walker. She may
use her walker for balance or the wall if needed. She is able to perform all of the tasks as I have
seen her in the classroom setting before. Lauren has also mentioned that she will be fine with the
exercises I will have the students perform.

Lesson Focus
(Time allotted- 5 )
Description of learning tasks: 1) Organizational diagram(s):
Students will start in their normal spots on the
At first students will stand in their spots with floor until told to move by myself.
their hockey sticks. They will then proceed to
show me how to properly hold the stick
(review). They will then move the hockey stick
from left to right, right to left in their spots for 2) Instructional cues:
1 minute to grasp how the stick moves. -Dominate hand lower on stick
I will then have them continue their movement -Non dominate on top
but they need to start walking all around the -Shake hands with stick
gymnasium remembering to keep their eyes up -Blade on floor
and hands in the correct spot. -Eyes up
They will then each get a hockey puck and -Snap wrist
proceed to continue with it around the
gymnasium.
3) Questions to ask:
What were some of the cues we discussed
when holding the hockey stick?

Differentiated Instruction:
Simplified: Student can stay in beginning spot if they cannot proceed to moving around
gymnasium.

Challenge: Students will perform these tasks with a hockey puck as well.

Accommodation: Adapting for Special Needs: The student with the walker can perform the
activity while using her walker for balance across the gymnasium. She can have 1 hand on the
hockey stick vs. 2.

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Culminating Activity
(Time allotted-10)
Description of learning tasks: 1) Organizational diagram(s):
Students will be placed in pairs. I will pair Students will be in pairs spread on gymnasium
each of the students off on the very moment. floor.
They can turn to the person next to them and
that is whom they will work with.
2) Instructional cues:
Students will then start to pass to one another,
-Dominate hand lower on stick
while always trapping the hockey puck before
-Non dominate on top
passing it back.
-Shake hands with stick
After a couple of minutes I will have them -Blade on floor
switch partners by moving down one partner to -Eyes up
their left. -Snap wrist

2) Questions to ask:
Lastly I will have the students try to pass
Why do you think I had you trap the hockey
through their partners legs.
puck before passing it back to your partner?
Can a pair demonstrate what a proper stick
holding and passing looks like?
Differentiated Instruction:
Simplified: Students can stand at a short distance apart from one another.

Challenge: Students will have to pass hockey puck through partners legs each time.

Accommodation: Adapting for Special Needs: The girl with the walker will be able to stand
across from a partner. She will still do everything stated above but can use the walker for balance
and 1 hand on the stick if she needs too.

Closure:
All right 3rd graders, who had fun today! Can some of you tell me the cues that we discussed
today in class? Awesome! If you think you did your best today, give yourself a pat on the back. If
you think your partners did their best today turn to them and give them a thumbs up! Thank you
for letting me teach you about floor hockey today. Enjoy your weekend!

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Reflective lesson analysis:

I thought that overall my lesson went very well. I was excited to see it come to life and the kids
really seemed to be enjoying themselves. I have to remember to mention the cues more
frequently so the students really understand the importance of them. I thought my voice was very
loud and clear. Also that my instructions were clear for the 3rd graders and I always showed a
demonstration/ checked to make sure they all understood.