1. Topic-
Challenge Fitness Stations/CrossFit
 
2. Content-
The students will work on physical fitness development by moving through fitness challenges, making fitness FUN!
 
3. Goals: Aims/Outcomes-
1.This lesson addresses the following AZ State Standards: 1,2,3,4,5, & 6
2.Students will understand and identify the components of fitness.
3.Students will understand Refusal Strategies when it comes to drugs, tobacco, and alcohol.
 
4. Objectives-
1.Complete the FitnessGram Challenge or other fitness instruction so students learn the proper form for stretches and exercises.
2.Students can achieve and maintain a health-enhancing level of physical fitness development.
 
5. Materials and Aids-
Stretch bands, hand weights, mats, jump ropes, stop watch, cones,station signs, instructions sheets, CD player, cones, video,assessment sheet, chair
 
6. Procedures/Methods-

A. Introduction-

How many of you have heard the term CrossFit ? Well today, I am putting you through a CrossFit training/Fitness Station Challenge....The Challenge is divided into 12 stations. The stations give the students opportunities to work on the following fitness components: Muscular strength, muscular endurance, cardiovascular endurance, and flexibility.
Prepare and post signs at each station, showing students where to start and where to proceed. A copy of instructions at each station will also cue students as to what to do. Students should remain at each station until signaled to rotate to the next station. Movement music played during the activity will cue the students as to when they should move to the next station.

 

B. Development-

1.Teacher will model at each station using instruction sheets which can be found at each station.
2.Teacher will talk about the components of fitness at each station.
 

C. Practice-

1.Ask individual student to model.
2.Ask students if they have any questions.
 

D. Independent Practice-

1. Divide students into groups of 2 and assign starting station.
2. Teacher will walk around to observe students and make corrections, suggestions, and clarify as needed.
 

E. Accommodations (Differentiated Instruction)-

1.Accommodations & modifications are explained during the modeling/explanation/demonstration. They can also be found on the instruction sheets.
 

F. Checking for understanding-

1.Ask students to identify the components of fitness and link that fitness component to a station.

 

G. Closure-

Today for our health unit, we will be discussing Refusal skills. I will show you a short video and at the end we will discuss the video. This is part of our cooling down.
 
7. Evaluation-
1. Have students identify the components of fitness.
2. Group discussion on Refusal Skills.
 
8. Teacher Reflection-
Ask students for feedback...What would they change about today's lesson about fitness.
 

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