You will create a lesson plan to teach a fundamental skill foran early childhood physical education class (Pre-K to 3rd grade). Youwill revise/add to this lesson plan in Week Five. To create your lessonplan, start by reviewing and assessing that the skill(s) in your lessonplan are developmentally appropriate by visiting National PE Standards (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. website. Anexample of a skill is: ”Demonstrate the relationship of under, over,behind, next to, through, right, left, up, down, forward, backward, andin front of by using the body and an object.” Then, review Table 7.3 inChapter 7 for inappropriate activities in order to
better understand the components of appropriate activities.

Your lesson plan should include the following components:

1. Title Page
2. Section 1: Lesson Information

   Identify the following:

   • Grade level (specify what age/grade)
   • Estimated level of developmental stage for this age/grade
   • Number of students
   • Fundamental skill to be taught
   • State standard (see the list of National PE Standards (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. and indicate which state)
3. Section 2: Lesson Introduction
   • Provide a brief description of the lesson
   • Create a student learning objective: (e.g. “As result of this lesson, students will be able to demonstrate _________”.)
   • Describe your system for classroom management and student grouping(e.g. class rules, consequences, rewards, and organization of the classduring the activity)
   • Describe the equipment needed and the environment (e.g. classroom, gym, outdoors, etc.)
4. Reference page
   • Include at least one outside resource.

Your title page, lesson plan, and reference page should beformatted in APA style . Thelesson plan will be two to three pages, in addition to the reference andtitle pages.

Additional Planning Resources:When researching lesson plans, the following resources are helpful.These should be used as resources only and should not be copied andpasted (Turnitin will detect any plagiarism):

1. Foundations of Moving and Learning
   • Chapter 7 – Planning Physical Education Lessons
   • Appendix A – Sample lesson plans
   • Appendix B – Sample lesson plans
2. Mr. Gym (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. (http://www.mrgym.com/)
3. PE Central (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. (http://www.pecentral.org/)