Lesson Plan – Cooperative Discussion Games

I. Zoo Keeper/Tag Game

a. Class Name: All grades K - 2

b. Skill Level: Pre-control to control

c. Length of Time: 45 minutes

d. Number of Meetings: 1^st class meeting

e. Major Focus: Affective Skills

f. Sub Focus: chasing, fleeing, dodging, pathways, levels

II. Safety

a. Activity: Spatial awareness, scooter safety, the students must get off of all equipment and sit properly when they hear the “freeze” cue.

b. Organizational: The “no interference rule” is in effect. The students must walk quietly when entering the gym. The students must wait quietly on a designated line before exiting the gym.

III. Equipment

a. scooters (number depends on class size or teacher preference)

b. 5 – 10 cones

IV. Objectives

a. Psychomotor: The student will perform proper chasing, fleeing, and dodging skills by:

1. imitating an animals movements by walking on all fours, hopping, sliding, etc. (depending upon the animal)

2. moving in different directions, pathways, levels

Cues: Animals escape

b. Cognitive: The student will show an understanding of the game by:

1. correctly imitating a chosen animal

2. escaping only when their animal has been called by the instructor

Cues: Bears escape, Tigers escape (depends on the animal)

c. Affective: The student will:

1. show the ability to take turns, share, and discuss different ideas within a group

2. be willing to listen to others and be open minded to their classmates ideas

Cues: take turns, share, discuss, open minded

V. Instant Activity

Moving to Music

Body Rock – moving different parts of the body and in different directions

Animal Action – imitating an animal while moving around the gym

Freeze – different locomotor movements, students freeze when the music pauses

VI. Organization

a. Initiation:

Instant Activity

Attendance

Focus of Activity

Sub-focus of Activity

Demonstration

Cues

Cognitive objective

Affective objective

Safety concerns – scooter safety

b. Content:

Students form groups (size & number depends on class size)

Group discussion – choose an animal to imitate

Put hands together and hold them over their heads when they have chosen an animal

Instructor calls on each group and a Group Leader tells what animal his/her group will imitate

Students line up side by side on one end line of the gymnasium

Instructor sits on a scooter any where on the gymnasium floor

Instructor calls out one of the animals to escape, that group moves from one end of the gym to the other, trying not to be tagged by the instructor

The other two groups remain on the end line and wait for their group to be called

If a student is tagged by the instructor, he/she must go to the animal cage (this area can be designated by cones and can be a space against one of the side walls)

The tagged animals can escape only when the instructor calls their particular animal’s name

When all of the students are back to the first end line the instructor can ask them to get into their groups and discuss another animal they wish to imitate

Repeat the procedure

The instructor may wish to ask students to be a Zoo Keeper in training and help the instructor tag other students

The instructor may wish to have all tagged animals perform push ups, curl ups, or other exercises in the animal cage

c. Floor Plan – one full gymnasium, game is played the long way, animal cage is located against one side wall, boundaries are basketball side and end lines

d. Closure

Did we share our ideas with each other in our groups?

Did we listen and take turns while discussing different ideas?

Were we open minded to our classmates ideas?

Were we honest by going to the animal cage if we were tagged?

Was this game fun?