Block Plan
 
 
Lesson
Review skills/concepts
New skills/concepts
Major teaching points
Organization & Teaching Styles
ONE
(in the gym)





















 

Body and Ready Position 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

Ready Position:
1. Heel to toe staggered
stance.
2 . Throwing arm 
extended.
3. Hack toes in direction of throw.
4. Head up, eyes ahead

Body Position:
1. Slide foot and 
throwing arm move
together as a unit.
2. Broom arm extended
outwards to side.
3. Push off with ball of 
hack foot.
 
 

 

1. Warm-up: Tag.
To tag another by
taking pinnie. Can 
become untouchable
by touching one knee on floor (only 5 sec).

2. Body and Ready position and Demo.
(Command)

3. Bowling into Feet.
(Command & Reciprocal)

4. Aiming for points
(Practice)
 
 

 

TWO
(in the gym)















 

Ready Position and Body Movements
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

Balanced Delivery
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

Balanced Delivery:
1. Weight evenly
distributed within stance
2. Wind-up and push
off transfers weight
onto slide (step) foot.
3. Contact point with 
knee within follow- 
through.
4. Arms extended to 
maintain balance.
 
 
 
 

 

1. Warm-up: Underarm
Bean Bag Toss.
(Command & Practice)

2. Bowling to a Target.
(Self Check, Reciprocal, or Inclusion).

3. Curl ship (Practice)

4. Aiming along the shot path (Practice or reciprocal)
 

 

THREE
(in the gym)

















 

Balanced Delivery
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

Lateral & Sweeping 
Movements
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

Lateral Movements:
1. Knees bent, feet shoulder width apart
2. Broom position, in front of rock at approx. 60 degrees
3. Weight on inside foot (foot closest to rock)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

1. Warm-up: Lateral
Movements and Bean
Bag Toss.

2. Sweeping demonstration (command)

3. King of the court (Practice and guided discovery)

4. Scooterrrriiiiifiiiiiic
(practice)
 
 
 

 

Four
(in the gym)











 

Lateral and sweeping movements
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

Rhythm development and force generation
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

1. Rhythm (1,2, 1,2, Sweep, ing, Sweep, ing)

2. Top broom hand produces force, bottom hand guide 
 
 
 
 

 

1. Warm-up: Sweeping Swedish Mile

2. Relays
(Practice)

3. Horse (practice)

4. Scooterrrriiiiifiiiiic
(lead into activity with guided discovery review)
(GPAI Evaluation)

Five
(Computer Lab)





















 

Rhythm development and force generation
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

game play, rules, objectives
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

1. What type of shot to make, ex. take out, or for button 

2. Canadian rules

3. Order of play and scoring
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

1. Introduction to web site (basics of how it works) http://www.curlingbasics
.com/

2. Let students play in partners (20 min.)

3. Use guided discovery to help students learn teaching point #1

4. Let students play in partners (10 min), go over rules (10 min)

5. Use guided discovery to help students to learn teaching points #2, 3 
 
 

 

Six
(Curling rink)











 

Game play, rules and objectives
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

Concepts of on ice delivery and sweeping
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

1. List three to four  points for each stage of delivery

2. Role of sweeper (when and why to sweep)

3. Role of the skip
 
 
 

 

1. Give students questionnaire to answer

2. Watch curling bon spiel

3. Have a team captain come and speak with students about positions

4. Students ask questions to captain to finish filling out questionnaire

Seven
(Curling rink)
















 

Points to on ice delivery and sweeping
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

On ice delivery
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

Same as in the gym but add the following:

1. broom positioning, out to side, non weight bearing

2. Slide foot moves corresponding to rock

3. grip and turns, 10 o'clock, 2 o'clock, hand shake release
 
 
 
 

 

1. Warm-up, Knee tag and curling stretching

2. Getting the feel for ice. (Command)

3. Delivery, no rock, with broom (Practice)

4. Delivery with rock, grip and turns (Practice)

5. Line dance drill, no sweeping
(refer to task analysis, draw shot)
 

 

Eight
(Curling rink)











 

On ice delivery
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

Sweeping and Skipping
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

Same as in the gym but add the following:

1.Sliding, weight transfer back and forth between inside and outside foot

2. Constant communication with skip regarding stone weight

3. Skip provides target

1. Warm-up, getting the feel for the ice.

2. Sweeping no rock, up and down ice (practice style) 

3. Sweeping with rock in pairs (three students)

4. Circle drill
(Practice)

Nine
(Curling rink)











 

Sweeping and skipping
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

Refining delivery and sweeping 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

1. Shot types within game (draw, take out, and guards

2. Developing strategies
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

1. Warm-up, Curling to a target (Practice)

2. Hide and Seek
(Practice)

3. Raising the House
(Practice)

4. Keep away
(Practice)
 

 

Ten
(Curling rink)





 

1. Written test

2. Warm-up, knee tag and curling stretching

3. Real game, as many ends as possible
(GPAI, Evaluation)


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