Brief Description of Evidence:

During the Spring Semester of 2023, in EDUC 240 Introduction to Physical and Health Education for Elementary Teachers, I created a lesson plan for kindergarten and first graders in the after school program at Grissom Elementary. I came up with an obstacle course and game for the students to play. In the obstacle course, the students had to hop between the hula hoops that were placed on the ground. Then they had to try and jump rope once, if they couldn’t that was fine I just told them to do their best. After the jump rope, the students had to hop on numbers 1-5 and count them out loud. The last thing in the obstacle course was a 5 foot long sprint. For the obstacle course, I split the students up into teams and had them compete to see who could complete it the fastest. Once both teams finished, we would play the “Little Sally Walker” game. After completing both activities, I used some open-ended reflection questions to emphasize the importance of physical activity and healthy eating habits.

Analysis of What I Learned:

Creating this lesson taught me how to write a well-thought-out lesson plan and how to create developmentally appropriate activities for the students. When I was teaching the lesson, I learned how to adapt and think on my feet. I had to change how some of the activities would go and my behavior management strategies because the students weren’t listening. I realized I needed to have a new approach.  For example, one of the techniques I used was saying “If you can hear, me line up against the wall”, or I clapped 5 times and had them repeat the claps back to me. I also learned that sometimes things don’t always go as planned and that’s okay. If I could redo this lesson, I would research more behavior management techniques to better prepare. 

How This Artifact Demonstrates my Competence on the InTASC Standard:

I am able to demonstrate my competence for InTASC Standard #7 because I created a lesson that supports every student in meeting learning goals by drawing upon knowledge from content areas and curriculum.  My lesson met multiple standards for kindergarten and first grade. Some include jump rope,  jumping and landing with balance, and dancing. The activities I planned were also fun and engaging for the students. I was able to incorporate counting into physical activity. The students didn’t realize that they were doing something active because to them it was a game. A theory I found that relates to my lesson is Krathwol’s Taxonomy of Affective Domain. This theory refers to interests, values, and attitudes. This theory talks about students responding to what they learn, valuing it, and organizing it so they remember the information. Through this lesson, students learn new movements and begin by recognizing movement and fitness as providing value to their health (edPTA PE Resources - Theory 2021).

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Council of Chief State School Officers. (2011, April). Interstate Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium (InTASC) Model Core Teaching Standards: A Resource for State Dialogue. Washington, DC: Author.

Johnson, R. (2021, June). Theory. edTPA PE Resources. Retrieved March 5, 2023, from https://sites.google.com/a/carthage.edu/edtpa-pe-resources/theory