Week 12:
Field Observation: I took running notes and typed them up for my professional use in the years to come. For my weekly field observation post this week I show you how the P.E teacher incorporated physical activities into his lesson that was Thanksgiving themed.
Special Area Class (Physical Education)
Content taught: Subject matter/ Topics
· Sharing Thanksgiving
· Running
· Hand eye coordination
· Teamwork for a common goal
· Listening skills
· Attention to details
Mini Lessons:
1. Instant Activity:
When my first grade class entered physical education they were asked to read their “instant activity” for the day which consisted of directions asking them to run around the marked off cones to the tempo of the music. Students learned different moves the previous class and were taught how to jog, shuffle, back pedal, skip, and hop and karaoke.
A. Content taught: This activity promotes students to pay close attention to detail and engage in a form of movement that is in tempo of a song.
B. Teacher’s role: During this activity the Physical Education teacher is off to the side of the gym observing making sure students are staying within the restricted boundaries. In addition, he is regulating the music so students know when to move and when not to move. He uses proximity to assure students that he is indeed observing their behavior which I noticed does increase good behavior during the activity.
2. The “Gourd” game:
The next activity or mini lesson that my students actively participated in was the “gourd” game which consisted of three designated taggers who chased their fellow students around the gym and try to tag them. Once students are tagged they become a gourd and must take a seat on the floor and wait to be tagged by a fellow classmate (who is not the tagger) before they can run around again.
A. Content taught: During this game students are actively running around, working on their hand eye coordination skills when tagging students, and using teamwork to be successful runners.
B. Teachers Role: Before this game, the teacher models expected behaviors to the class. He lays out the rules and expectations of all students. He showed each student the proper way to tag students, he showed how to sit and how not to sit if tagged. While the game was in progression he used proximity to assure that the students were all actively participating, following the rules, and behaving. The teacher is walking around as well during this activity pacing up and down the gym to make sure all students are on task. Often during this activity the teacher made statements such as “show me how to sit if you are tagged”, or “should you tag a runner in the face or below the face?” Simple questions like these I found keep the kids on task!
3. “Stuff the Turkey” game
For this activity the teacher sets up two large circular piped 2D goals that have netting around the perimeter. Surrounding the nets are a series of cones which act as a crease where students must stand behind. Four students are picked to stand in each of the goals and block the “stuffing” from entering the goals. The blockers are allowed to pick up and throw back the stuffing out from the goals. The other students are taking the stuffing (light weight, soft weight material stringy balls) one at a time and standing behind the cones and throwing it into the goals.
A. Content taught: during this activity students are working together for a common goal to completely stuff the turkey. The blockers and working together to unstuff and block the stuffing from enter the turkey (goal). The students are working on throwing, communication, hand eye coordination and endurance.
B. Teachers Role: During this activity the teacher clearly states the rules and models expectations, how to block, how to throw, and talks of the importance of teamwork. During the activity he monitors the students while they play the game and look for students who are not behaving or following the rules. He uses proximity to help with classroom management. Some techniques
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