1) Procedures: -a) Students leave class ten
minutes early to change, then report back to the
teacher for an attendance check.
-This prevents students from sneaking off in the middle of class, and
gets them ready
to make it to their next block on time.
-b) Say AND STOP! to bring kids in for an interruption
-The term interruption is used because that is how the kids see it
and it should be as
short and effective as possible.
-c) Have the gym and equipment set up before lesson if possible.
-This may not always be possible, but is time saving if done.
If it's not possible, to decrease "inactive time", get the students into
some sort of
warmup activity, and set up while they are moving.
-d) Give a daily attitude and participation mark to maintain respectful
behavior.
-The students will stay on task better because they are aware that you
are watching
for the proper attitudes and great efforts during the lesson, and it will
be part of their
grades. Students giving effort keeps the mini games in this lesson
running smoothly.
-e) When calling in students for further instruction, sit them all down.
-This helps decrease distractions while the teacher is talking, and it
is harder to
bounce a basketball from the sitting position compared to the standing
position.
-f) Give a set water break during the lessons.
-This is important so you don't have individual students running to the
water
fountain all class long. Tell the class before hand that you will
give water breaks so
they know not to request one. If you have four games of 6 students
occuring, send
2 groups to the fountain, then when they get back, send the other 2 groups.
2) Groupings: -a) Pinnies for dividing
up students into larger groups.
-b) Numbering partners "1" and "2" for individual tasks.
-c) Change students' partners if not working well together.
-Lots of tasks in this lesson are performed in partnerships, and if 2 students
cannot
work together productively, they should be split up. You can make
a mandatory
rule of "everyone find a new partner" in the middle of a task so this split
up doesn't
look obvious.
3) Classroom rules: -a) No talking
or bouncing balls when the teacher is instructing.
-b) Gym strip must be worn to participate in physical activities.
-This includes clothing different than those worn to school that day (runners,
shorts/sweats).
-c) Pinnies MUST be put in box if NOT USED.
-This is for safety reasons, as a pinnie laying on the floor is very difficult
to
see, and is very slippery.
-d) Student either is using the ball or it is
returned to bin.
-It is important for safety and other reasons to not have basketballs
laying
all over the gym floor.
-e) Bathroom used before and after class.
-If you continuosly give bathroom breaks to individual students, all the
tactical
games will be largely disrupted, because most mini games depend on the
participation of all group members.
-f) Hands up for questions.
-This prevents blurting out when asking probing questions. If hands
must be
raised, then the entire class can hear the students' answer and learn from
it.
4) Kids with no strip -a)
Coaching
-b) Have students fill out Time-on-Task
Sheets for teacher assesment.
-c) Help with equipment and scorekeeping activities.
- setup and takedown of equipment. This keeps these students busy,
so it will
minimize distractions caused by these non participating students.
Setup and
takedown of the equipment may not be very desirable, so this will motivate
the students to make sure they bring their strip for future classes.