Fun with Fitness: orienteering lesson plan

SUNY
Cortland Physical Education

Lesson Plan _5___of _20__	NYS/NASPE Standards	School and Teacher Names: Teaching Style: Command Practice Reciprocal Self-Check Guided Discovery Inclusion Convergent Divergent Jigsaw Cooperative		Date: October 20, 2008 Grade: Middle School # in class: 25
Lesson Plan _5___of _20__		Objectives	Assessment Tool	Length of class: 14 mins
Domains		Objectives	Assessment Tool	Length of class: 14 mins
Psychomotor	1a/1	1. By the end of the lesson the students will be able to walk to the degrees of North, South, East, or West successfully.	Teacher Observation	Unit: Orienteering Focus: N, W, S, E
Affective	2/5	2. During the activities the students will be working together cooperatively and give praises when succeeding in finding the directions.	Self Assessment paper	Equipment: Poly spots, stickers, poster holders, and maps
Cognitive	1a/2	3. Students will be able to find more than half of the controls by using a map during class.	Teacher observation
Safety Statement	2/5	4. During the lesson the students will be mindful of their personal space as they go from direction to direction.	Self Assessment paper	References: PECentral.com; Orienteering The Sport of Navigating with Map and Compass By: Steven Boga; Professor Malmberg

Content	Time (mins)	Organization & Transitions	Teaching Progressions	Adaptations Assessments, Reminders
Instant Activity				TBI
Hook & Set Induction	1	T SSSSSSSSSSSS	How many people have always wanted to travel around the United States? Well, today is your chance!
Demo	1	T SSSSSSSSSSSS	Demonstrating where North, South, East, and West are according to the gym by having signs and pointing out the directions.	Signal for attention Cues CFU
Body of Lesson	6	SSSSSS SSSSSS SS T SS	Skill:
			Understanding Degrees: We will explain what degree goes with what direction 0/360=North, 90=East, To be able to tell us what direction and being able to orient yourself with degrees 180=South, 270=West they are facing.
			Reading a Compass: 0/360=North, 90=East Teaching them how to move with a compass 180=South, 270=West
			Map Reading: 0/360=North, 90=East Finish first Students will be able to read a map with degrees and 180=South, 270=West Find the end result
			Learning man-made map symbols: major road, footpath, Check for understanding Intorducing symbols and being able to recognize them building, railroad and on a map fence
			Learning nature map symbols: streams, lake, cliff, and Check for understanding Introducing symbols and being able to reconogize boulder them on a map
			Map symbol relay: major road, footpath, The students will be put into team and they will match building, railroad, fence, Be the first team to finish the relay the name with the symbol. streams, lake, cliff and boulder
			Map memory: Directions, degrees and Put 15 out of 20 controls in the The student will look at a key map and they will have symbols correct spot to remember where the controls are on the map and place them on a blank team map.
			Scavenger Hunt in the gym: Directions, degrees and The first to finish Using a map to locate controls in the gym symbols
			Unscramble word hunt: Directions, degrees and Spell the word the fastest Locating letters to spell out a word or phrase symbols
			Jigsaw Puzzle: Locating puzzle pieces that are spread out around an Directions, degrees and To finish the puzzle area symbols
			Scavenger hunt in the gymnastics room: Directions, degrees and To finish first The students will find the controls located in the symbols gymnastics room using a map
			Scavenger Hunt in PER: Directions, degrees and To finish first The students will find the controls located in PER symbols using a map
			Scavenger Hunt outside: Directions, degrees and To finish first Students will locate controls using a compass symbols and a map
Assess			Finding the correct colors during the Color game, as well as being successful in scavenger games.
Closure			Next week we will be exploring different games from different parts of the United States.