Beacon Lesson Plan Library
Get Off the Couch and Get Busy
Robert Blair
Bay District Schools
Description
Students will perform at 5 fitness stations a day for a week. Each fitness station will be based on a benefit of vigorous physical activity.
Standards
Florida Sunshine State Standards
PE.A.3.2.1
The student describes healthful benefits that result from regular participation in vigorous physical activity.
Florida Process Standards
Information Managers
01 Florida students locate, comprehend, interpret, evaluate, maintain, and apply information, concepts, and ideas found in literature, the arts, symbols, recordings, video and other graphic displays, and computer files in order to perform tasks and/or for enjoyment.
Materials
-Posters
-Jump ropes
-Cones
-Stopwatch
-Masking tape
-5 chalkboard erasers
-Jump boxes
-Whistle
Preparations
1. Gather materials:
5 chalkboard erasers
5 jump ropes
5 cones
5 posters
1 roll of masking tape
stopwatches
2. Draw diagrams of stations on each poster. Apply each poster to each station.
3. Set up stations:
Agility - Shuttle run
Power - push-ups
Balance - jump rope on one foot
Speed - 25 yard dash
Reaction Time - jump boxes
Procedures
1. Introduction:
Have the students separated into 5 groups. Each group will have 2 minutes to come up with at least one health benefit that results from vigorous physical activity. Health benefits include: healthy heart, healthy respiratory system, improved cardiovascular fitness, stronger muscles, stronger bones, improved circulatory system, and etc. After discussing benefits, each group will go to 1 of the 5 stations.
2. Content:
Each group will participate at each station twice. Each station will last for 2 minutes. They will have 30 seconds for transition from station to station.
Station # 1 is the power station.
While at the power station, each student will perform as many pushups as they can in 2 minutes.
Station # 2 is the speed station.
While at the speed station, each student will run the 25 yard dash as many times as they can in 2 minutes.
Station # 3 is the balance station.
While at the balance station, each student will jump rope on one foot as many times as they can for 2 minutes.
Station # 4 is the agility station.
While at the agility station, each student will run the shuttle run as many times as they can for 2 minutes.
Station # 5 is the reaction time station.
While at the reaction time station, each student will do jump boxes as many times as they can in 2 minutes.
After completing all 5 stations, students will have a 2 minute break. After the 2 minute break, students will repeat each station again.
3. Conclusion:
After completing all stations, each student will be asked to name 5 health benefits, out loud to the teacher, that resulted or would result from performing physical exercise.
Assessments
Criteria:
Student will orally describe 5 health benefits of vigorous physical activity to the teacher. (PE.A.3.2.1)
Evidence:
After participating in physical activity, the student will describe out loud to the teacher 5 health benefits that result from regular participation in vigorous physical activity. Check off students' names as they correctly describe the 5 health benefits.
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