K-2 PE Lesson Ideas

This lesson contains three separate tasks.

1. Children line up on the endline of a volleyball court, facing the net. On a signal children safely perform a designated locomotor skill across the court, ducking under the net. The net is lowered after all children have moved to the opposite side of the court. This continues, gradually lowering the net until the net is low enough to force children to crawl under it to reach the opposite side. Children reaching the opposite side without touching the net score an imaginary point.

2. Children each have an appropriate ball and adequate space. On the signal, children dribble from the endline of the court to the net/rope, “shoot” the ball over the net, crawl under the net to retrieve their ball, and continue dribbling to the opposite endline. If using a foam ball, students perform a locomotor movement in place of dribbling. When all children have made it to the opposite end line, raise the net(s)/rope(s) slightly. During this task it is important to keep enough space between children to avoid safety concerns due to interference with other childrens' balls. Feedback should be given to children using simplified cues (see http://www.pecentral.org/lessonideas/cues/ViewCues.asp?ID=72 for BEEF cues), with focus on beginning shot in proper position and pushing the ball UP.

3. This task can be done with a partner. One child in each partner set dribbles to a designated basket (set at an appropriate height) and shoots the ball using proper technique practiced in the previous task. If the ball hits any part of the hoop, rim, net, and/or backboard, one point is scored. If the basket is made, two points are scored. Partners alternate turns, keeping track of points scored by both children. After children have had a few minutes to complete this task have children begin scoring from zero to see if they can beat their previous score.

• If there are not enough baskets for one basket for every two children use your imagination to provide enough “baskets.” Targets (i.e., taped squares) can be placed on the walls of your gymnasium to represent baskets.
• The non-shooting partner can be given dribbling challenges to complete to avoid wait-time.