LEARN TO VOLLEY!
1ST Grade Lesson Plan
To be taught in gymnasium or open space
20 minute lesson
Standard 1: Students demonstrate
competency in motor skills and movement
patterns needed to perform a variety of
physical activities.
 Standard 2: Students exhibit responsible
personal and social behavior that respects
self and others in physical activity setting.
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NASPE CONTENT STANDARDS
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1.1.3 Perform manipulative skills with
developmentally appropriate challenges to
reinforce learning fundamental
movements.
INDIANA PHYSICAL EDUCATION
ACADEMIC STANDARD
Standard 6: Assessment:
The teacher understands
and uses multiple methods of assessment to engage learners in
their own growth, to monitor learner progress, and to guide the
teacher’s and learner’s decision making.
 Description: This assignment is a lesson plan created to teach a
manipulative skill to an elementary student and documents the
steps taken to teach the skill and the methods of teaching and
using assessment to achieve the mastery of the manipulative
skill.
 Rationale: To document my understanding of Standard 6,
Assessment, I have selected to include my physical education
lesson plan because it demonstrates my ability to create a lesson
plan with the proper standards included and to then use
assessment to help students achieve the mastery of the
manipulative skill
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INTASC STANDARD

Students will demonstrate eye hand
coordination while successfully volleying
multiple times with themselves and a
partner.
STUDENT OBJECTIVES
Balloons
 Beach volleyball or foam ball
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EQUIPMENT
Open area with plenty of space.
 Make sure equipment is properly
functioning.

◦ Balloons and beach volley balls blown up.
PREPARATION
Warm Up
 Students will need to warm up through
jogging a lap around the gym.
 Students will also complete arm and leg
stretching to warm up their muscles in
preparation of learning to volley.
 Teacher will demonstrate how to volley to
show students the proper form.
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INTRODUCTORY FITNESS
ACTIVITY

Volley as individuals.
◦ Students will toss the ball to themselves and
volley and catch it. Repeat.
◦ Concentrate on keeping the ball centered on
their arms and watching the ball with their
eyes.
◦ The students will begin using a balloon.
LESSON ACTIVITY

Volley with a partner.
◦ Students will then take turns tossing the ball to
their partner who will volley it back to them to
be caught by the partner who tossed it.
◦ When students are comfortable they will switch
to the beach volleyball or foam ball which will
increase the difficulty slightly.
◦ Then students will volley the ball back and
forth continuing to master the skill.
Lesson Activity Cont.
Students will stretch their arms and legs.
 Will finish with a walking lap around the
gym.
 Students are responsible for returning the
equipment to their designated area.
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CLOSING ACTIVITY
Beginning Player
High School Star
Collegiate Player
Olympian
Eyes focused on
ball
Eyes do not focus
on ball
Does not watch
ball with every
contact
Regularly watches
ball as it is
contacted
Watches ball
during contact and
continues
watching it after
contact
Forearms
consistently
contact ball
Sometimes ball
contacts forearms
between wrist and
elbow
Forearms hit ball
in clumsy manner
Forearms regularly
contact ball with
soft touch
Forearms always
consistently
contact ball with
exceptional touch
Legs bent before
contact
Legs kept
extended, no bend
Limited leg bend
Legs bent in
adequate fashion
Player moves
around the floor
with legs
consistently bent
Legs extend
during contact
Legs always
straight, therefore
not able to extend
Very limited
extension
Good leg
extension at time
of contact
Legs always
extend fully during
contact in correct,
timely manner to
impart good power
ASSESSMENT ACTIVITY
To increase the difficulty of the activity,
students could be asked to practice
volleying over a net. Preparations would
need to be made to have one available.
They could also move up to an actual
volleyball.
 To decrease difficulty students could stick
to the balloon. They could also practice
volleying to themselves against the wall.
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ACCOMODATIONS

Improper use of equipment.
◦ Students will be made aware of consequences
of improper use of equipment.

Close supervision to watch all students
◦ ‘Back to wall’ or ‘move around’ technique.

Correct partner pairing.
SAFETY CONCERNS
THANK YOU!
Justine