Managerial Routines &
Organizational Strategies
1) Equipment
-enough balls for each student
-cones to mark off playing areas
-pinnies to divide students into teams
-miscellaneous equipment such as bean bags, extra cones, different balls
and hula
hoops for warm-up and organizational purposes
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How equipment is organized
-all equipment will be put off to the side and out of the way of play area
-balls will be put in a bin or a hula hoop to avoid rolling into play area
-cones will be spaced appropriately according to activity
-pinnies will be put into even piles and handed out according to number
of students
to minimize the amount of team organizing time
2) Procedures
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Set routines to start and finish class:
-line up at classroom door (quietly)
-change into gym strip immediately
-students meet in the center of gym and sit down
(selected students will help set up activity)
-end of class put equipment away, change out of
gym strip and line up at the door
3) Groupings and Transitions
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Groupings needed for block plan
- groups of 2 = partner work
- groups of 3 = most activities in block plan
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Grouping and transition procedures
-pinnies will be used to distinguish groups
-teacher will indicate when transition should occur
-for partner work--find someone with a pinny of a different color
--number yourselves 1 and 2 (person 1 and person 2 each have a task)
--continually switch partners to experience a variety of playing levels
-for groups of 3--will be matched according to pinny color
--keep these groups for all of the modified games
4) Classroom rules
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gym strip required
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shoes required (no participation in
socks)
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no gum
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whistle blows: 1
blow = FREEZE 2 blows = CENTER
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run to indicated spot (no walking)
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constructive criticism only
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no foul language
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fun and participation is strongly encouraged
5) Teaching Space
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make sure that the space provided is
utilized efficiently
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make sure students are not playing
too close together (safety purposes)
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position class away from distractions
when giving explanations or demonstrations
6) Support Materials
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bring in guest speakers and performers
such as varsity/amateur/professional athletes
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various sources for different ideas
for lessons
7) Non Participating Students
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students who are unable to be active
in class will be giving an observation activity
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this observation activity can be:
-Time
Management Observation
-in this activity the student is assessing the teacher's time management
-Organizational
Skills
-in this activity the student can assess the teacher's organization of
the
class