1. Topic-
Snakes & Lizards
 
2. Content-
Set/Area needed
- 4 cones (for boundaries)
- 1 spot marker per 2 students
- 1 tiny object that can be hidden in student's hand
(button, rock, pompon, etc.) per 2 students
- Music and player (optional)
 
3. Goals: Aims/Outcomes-
1. Spatial awareness, locomotor skills, balance
2. Cardiovascular endurance
3. Participates, appreciates, enjoys movement, cooperates
in small group activities
 
4. Objectives-
1. Our ASAP is called Snakes and Lizards.
2. I'll say different ways for our Lizards to move around our perimeter.
3. Snakes, stay on your rock and perform a balance I call.
4. Lizards, on the stop signal, approach your Snake partner, and guess which hand holds
the object.
5. If you guess correctly, switch roles with your Snake partner.
6. If you guess incorrectly, go back to the perimeter and keep moving until the next
stop signal.
7. (Sample locomotor skills and balances: skip/stand on 1 foot, side-slide/stand on the
other foot, gallop/stand on tip-toes, jog/balance on 1 foot and 1 hand, fast walk/
balance on 1 knee, etc.)
 
5. Materials and Aids-
- Create large (30X30 paces) activity area.
- Scatter spot markers (rocks) within area.
- Pair students; divide pairs into Snakes and Lizards.
- Give each Snake an object and have each stand on a "rock"� (spot).
- Scatter Lizards around the perimeter.
 
6. Procedures/Methods-

A. Introduction-

This time you are not in pairs. On my signal,
approach any Snake and guess which hand holds
the object. Switch roles with that Snake if you guess
correctly (just 1 guess per round).
 

B. Development-

If you guess correctly, before you switch roles, both
do 3 jumping jacks. If you guess incorrectly, both
do 3 curl-ups.
 

Accommodations (Differentiated Instruction)-

NONE
 

Checking for understanding-

Formative/Informal
 

Closure-

Snakes and lizards live in the desert, where it is hot. Why is it important to drink
water during and after physical activity "� especially when it's hot?
- The K in SPARK stands for "Keep H2O the Way to Go."� H2O is the chemical symbol
for water.
- Water makes our bodies happy. Sugary soft drinks are not a healthy choice.
 
7. Evaluation-
OBSERVATION
 

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