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Subject: Rhythmic Movement |
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Topic-
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Goals: Aims/Outcomes-
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1. Master throwing 1 scarf from hand to hand.
2. Master throwing 2 scarfs from hand to hand.
3. Learn how to juggle the 3 scarfs, alternating hands.
4. Incorporate juggling two and three balls, and master this skill.
5. Be able to completely juggle 3 balls continuously for 20 throws.
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Objectives-
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1. Juggle the scarves
2. Juggle 2 and 3 balls
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Materials and Aids-
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| 3 different colored scarfs. Three juggling balls. |
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Procedures/Methods-
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A. Introduction-
There are various benefits to juggling. Juggling is the ideal physical
education activity because it targets various areas of a physical
activity.
1. Juggling is a Psychomotor activity because juggling requires the
use of hand-eye coordination. Juggling makes you focus on throwing,
catching, and timing.
2. Cognitive development is also involved in juggling. To succeed
in juggling students must understand the pattern, imagine and focus
on a target for their throws, and comprehend the rhythmic cycling
of the arms.
3. Juggling is also an effective way to teach students goal setting.
Juggling is not something you want to learn and can do so in 1 day.
It takes a lot of practice and repetition, so it will teach students
mastery of something comes with time, patience, and practice. |
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B. Development-
1. Start by showing how juggling three scarves looks. Once that
is completed break down the steps 1 by 1.
2. Start with 1 scarf and simply toss from one hand to the other.
3. Next, add a second scarf and demonstrate throwing them both up
and catching in the opposite hand.
4. Add the third scarf and show students how to toss the scarves,
alternating hands and catching them.
2. Students should be able to get the scarf juggling down relatively
quickly. When they do, start to incorporate the two balls, and then
the three when the students are comfortable with two. |
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C. Practice-
1. Throwing & Catching: Hold the scarf by the end, pull it up into
the air and let go. Grab it to catch. Try to throw, clap your hands,
and catch. How many times can you clap before you catch?
Put one hand behind your back, and throw and catch with just one hand.
2. Body Catches: Throw the scarf up and catch it on your head. Try
other body parts (elbows, shoulders, stomach, back, foot, etc.).
3. Rainbow Throw: Hold both hands at waist level, with the scarf in
one hand. Throw it up so it flies over to your other hand, and catch
it. Throw it back to your first hand. It should go in a rainbow shape.
Students will often hand the scarf back to their first hand. Encourage
throwing with each hand in turn.
4. The X with two balls- Stand in a good ready position: feet about
shoulder width apart, elbows in, palms up. Hold one ball in each hand.
Throw the first ball up to a point about a foot above your head. When
it reaches the top, throw the second ball so that it crosses the first
one on the way up. The two throws make an X in the air. The balls
are caught in the opposite hand when they come down. |
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D. Independent Practice-
At this point students should have mastered the throwing of the
one scarf, so give them a second one to practice these activities:
1. The Number 11: Wave both scarves up and down in front of you, one
at a time. What number does that draw? Wave them slowly. Now let go
of them as you wave, one at a time. This makes your number 11 fly
into the air. One hand throws, then the other.
2. The Circle: Hold one scarf in each hand. Throw one up, hand the
other across, and catch. This makes the scarves go around in a circle.
Throw, hand, catch. Have everyone freeze in mid-juggle and then change
the direction of their circle. When students can make circles in both
directions, have them do three circles clockwise and three counterclockwise,
and repeat.
3. Students should then move onto the ball activities. Have them practice
tossing the two balls in the x pattern. They should catch onto this
quickly, when they do, incorporate a third ball to challenge them.
4. Continuous 3 ball juggling- Stand in a ready position, have two
balls in one hand, and one in the other hand. You must start the throwing
with the hand that has two balls. Throw the balls in the same X pattern
as with the two balls, just include the third in the cycle. |
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E. Accommodations (Differentiated Instruction)-
1. Have students who seem to be struggling to work with a student
who is excelling at the juggling. The help from a peer may help the
struggling students confidence and give them a different teacher which
is always a good change of pace.
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F. Checking for understanding-
High school students should be able to get the hang of juggling
the two balls quickly but for those who don't, check for understanding
by having them toss the balls in the x shape and just have them get
confident with that pattern.
Students that can juggle three should be challenged to do so. Most
high school students should be able to juggle the three balls enough
to have them challenge each other. They can get in groups and see
who can juggle the longest without dropping a ball. The winners from
each group can challenge each other, and ultimately find one winner.
This is a good way to keep all students involved and engaged.
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