Lesson Plan – Creative Games Part 2

 

I. Create A Game

a.      Class name: All grades 3 – 6

b.      Skill Level: Control to utilization

c.      Length of Time: 45 minutes

d.      Number of Meetings: 3rd class meeting

e.      Major Focus: Cognitive and Affective skills, problem solving, trial and error

f.        Sub-focus: Computer skills, teamwork, strategy

 

II. Safety

a.      Activity: spatial awareness, student must stay under control at all times, all students must get off of all equipment and sit properly when they hear the “freeze” cue

b.      Organizational: students must enter the gymnasium quietly and walk to an open space on the floor, students are not to touch any equipment when entering the gymnasium, students must wait quietly on a designated line before exiting the gymnasium, “no interference” rule

 

III. Equipment

a.      the equipment for the games is pre-established

b.      each team will have three different pieces of equipment

c.      4 desks

d.      3 laptop computers

e.      1 main computer PC

f.        4 Creative Game Worksheets

g.      4 pencils

 

IV. Objectives

a.      Psychomotor: depends on the type of game/activity the group creates

b.      Cognitive: the student will develop Creative thinking skills

c.      Affective: the student will cooperate with other students within a group

 

V. Organization

a.      Initiation

*   Attendance

*   Focus of Activity

*   Sub-focus of Activity

*   Computer Worksheet demonstration – PowerPoint Presentation - Games Enhancement

*   Safety concerns

*   Divide students into 4 groups

b.      Content

*   4 desks in each corner of the gymnasium

*   1 laptop computer on 3 desks

*   1 main computer PC on the 4th desk

*   Creative Game Worksheets and pencils on each desk

*   Each station will have 3 different pieces of equipment which has been preset by the instructor

*   The students are to brainstorm and discuss ways to utilize the equipment provided in a game/activity

*   The students fill out the worksheet as they create their game

*   Through trial and error the students try various different games as well as ways to play those games

*   Once they have decided on a game, the students fill out the worksheet which is provided on the physical education web site

*   The web worksheets are printed and submitted to a Physical Education data base.

*    Each group will have an opportunity in the next class to demonstrate their game in front of the entire class

*   Each group will also have an opportunity to play the other games created by the other groups

*   The Creative Games Worksheet is attached to this lesson

c.      Floor Plan (See Diagram)

d.      Closure

*   Ask the class if creating a game was difficult or easy?  Why?

*   Did each group practice good cooperation skills and creativity?

*   Was this activity fun?

*   Are the students excited to try the other groups’ games?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diagram

 

Creative Games

 

 

Gymnasium