Lesson Plan 3 Tennis 3-5

Springfield College Daily Lesson Plan
Name: Bobby Ritz Date: 2/3/15 Time:8:50-9:35 School: Wolf Swamp Elementary Lesson #: 3
Facilities: gymnasium Class Size:20 students Grade:3-5
Unit/Theme: Racket Skill
Generic Level: control/utilization
Equipment: 1. 20 soft tennis balls 2. Bean bags 3. 1 whistle 4. 1 watch 5. 4 cones 6. 20

rackets 7. 20 foam balls
Focus of Lesson: forehand/backhand, small-sided games
Student Performance Objectives (SPO): (NASPE #___; MA CF #___ ; Task/Activity #___)
By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:
(P)SWBAT demonstrate how to forehand with 100% accuracy two times in a row to a partner
(using all the correct skill cues) when being observed by the teacher in the middle of the lesson.
(NASPE #1; MA CF #2.2; Task/Activity #2, closure)
(C)SWBAT explain how many points win one game in with 100 % accuracy during the closure
when asked by the teacher. (NASPE #2; MA CF #2.4; Task/Activity # closure)
(A)SWBAT express how they like playing small-sided tennis games by telling the teacher once
during the closure. (NASPE #5; MA CF #2.7; Task/Activity # the entire lesson)
Check each objective is it specific? Is it achievable? Is it developmentally appropriate?
Teacher Performance Objectives During the lesson the teacher will:
The teacher will focus on advancing only the students who are ready to be advanced instead of
waiting until all of the students are ready to advance to move the students onto the next
activity.
The teacher will shorten the introduction so the students can have more activity time.
Special Considerations What are the safety concerns? What is unique about the students in
this class?
The students should be aware of other bean bags/balls potentially coming into their area while
playing.
The students should watch out if they need to retrieve a bean bag/ball so that they dont get hit
by one.
The teacher will use multiple demonstrations for students who are ELL.
References:
Boudreau, B., Butler, J., Damren, L., O'Donnell, J., & Franzoni, D. (n.d.). Cool cues
for skill building. Plymoth, NH.
Physical Educators Guide for Teaching Tennis in Schools. 10th ed. N.p.: n.p., 2008.
Print.
TIME
0:002:00
2:003:00
SEQUENCE OF LESSON
Instant ActivityThe students will do a walk and talk for a
minute. The students go up to the white
board and read what the topic is. The
students then walk around the
gymnasium and talk about the topic on
the board.
Introduction- The instructor will share

the following information:
1. Name: Mr. Ritz
2. Focus of the day: Tennis- serve
and gameplay.
3. Start and Stop Signals: Start
when music plays, stop when
music stops. When stopping, put
objects by your feet. Stay in your
own personal space. Be aware of
other people nearby.
Retrieve the bean bag from
another spot if it gets tossed
there, and then quickly go back
to your spot. Students should
only walk to retrieve a ball and
hug their rackets when holding
them so the students wont be
tempted to hit other students
with their racket by accident.
4. Questions What are some of the previous
skills you have learned in this
unit?
How do you think tennis and
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catching relates to other sports?
3:005:00
Informing- Teachers will

explain/demonstrate (from multiple
views for the students)the steps for
volleying and striking with a racket:
Forehand:
1. Non striking side of body faces
target
2. Put your racket back (racket in
dominant hand)
3. Step with non-dominant foot
towards the ball
4. Swing racket and follow through
Backhand:
1. Dominant side of body faces target
2. Put your racket back (racket in
both hands, non-dominant hand on
top)
3. Step with dominant foot side
towards the ball
4. Swing racket and follow through
5:005:30
Transition- Students will walk to get a

racket and walk to their own personal
space.
5:3010:30
Warm-Up Activity- Volley/Catch with a

partner
Rules of the activity:
The students will be in partners. One
student will toss a bean bag to their
partner and their partner will hit the ball
back to their partner who will catch it. If
the students excel at this, the students
can volley the bean bag/ball back and
forth to each other.
10:3011:30
Transition- The students will wait where

they are in their own personal space and
wait for further instructions.
13:0022:00
Activity #1- Forehand/Backhand a ball

with a partner
The students will be in partners. One
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A lot of the
students
benefited from
the multiple
demonstrations
of the forehand
and backhand.
Some of the
students had
difficulty with
this activity but
it was
developmentally
appropriate for
most of the
classes.
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Some of the
students need
help with hitting
student will hit the ball to their partner

and their partner will have to hit the ball
after it bounces off of the ground once
(forehand) and return the ball to their
partner. If the students are excelling at
this activity, then they can switch and use
a hard tennis racket and a tennis ball
instead of a soft tennis racket and a soft
ball.
the backhand
still, so we
couldnt get into
gameplay today.
We focused
more on skills
instead of
games to
improve skill
development.
X= cone
22:0031:00
Activity #2- King/Queen of the Court

The students will get with a partner and
be assigned to a court by the teacher.
The students will play a game for minutes
and whoever wins that game, move a
court closer to the meeting spot and if
you lose a game, you move a court
further away from the meeting spot. The
court closest to the meeting spot is the
King/Queen Court. If you win, you stay
there and whatever team loses shifts
down a court, while the winning team
moves up a court
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Team
Losing
Team
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Activity #3- Small-Sided 2 vs 2 games

The students will be in partners playing
against other partners. The students will
be inside 4 cones and they will use a line
on the gym floor as a simulation of a net.
The students are only going to use a
forehand, backhand, or volley as the only
shots (even to start off the point). One
person will serve every point until one
pair gets to four points, and then the
other team serves.
TransitionStudents will walk over and put away

their rackets and bean bags/balls away in
the bin and will stand at the meeting
place for closure. The students will leave
their hula hoops.
X= cone
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Also, we will set

up five smaller
nets instead of
the 3 big nets to
allow more
students
opportunities
for playing.
40:3045:00
Closure Can someone demonstrate how

to hit a forehand?
When do you use a forehand in
tennis? A volley?
What is your favorite type of shot
in tennis?
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Springfield College Daily Lesson Plan

Generic Level: control/utilization

Equipment: 1. 20 soft tennis balls 2. Bean bags 3. 1 whistle 4. 1 watch 5. 4 cones 6. 20

Introduction- The instructor will share

catching relates to other sports?

Informing- Teachers will

Transition- Students will walk to get a

Warm-Up Activity- Volley/Catch with a

Transition- The students will wait where

Activity #1- Forehand/Backhand a ball

student will hit the ball to their partner

Activity #2- King/Queen of the Court

Activity #3- Small-Sided 2 vs 2 games

TransitionStudents will walk over and put away

Also, we will set

Closure Can someone demonstrate how

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