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Orienteering Unit Plan
Week #1: Orienteering Lesson Plan 2 - Tuesday

Week #1: Orienteering Lesson Plan 1 - Monday

EQUIPMENT:

  • 1-2 parachutes
  • 7 hula-hoops
  • Pacing your Steps handout
  • Music for Parachute Fitness

OUTCOMES: 

The student will:

  1. Participate in parachute fitness activities demonstrating focus and maximum participation to improve their fitness levels.
  2. Demonstrate proper pacing technique as demonstrated by the instructor.
  3. Complete the Reciprocal Task Sheet 1, Pacing Your Steps, following the instructions.
  4. Participate in Hula Hoop Pass as directed by the instructor.

 

NATIONAL STANDARDS: 1-5

Combination Movements (Similar to Move and Change the Type of Locomotion)

INSTRUCTIONS:

Examples:

Hop and turn around; Skip and freeze; Jump turn 180 degrees; Hop and make a pose; Create own moves; Jump, roll, jump up

TEACHING HINTS:

Scattered formation. Direct students to skip.

Students move in space until signal is given to change movements. Using music intervals to signal change offers motivation and gives teachers a chance to help students.

Parachute Fitness Activities

INSTRUCTIONS:

16 Runs clockwise
16 Runs counterclockwise
16 Jumps to center
16 Jumps back
8 count lift overhead
8 count lower to toes
4 count lift
4 count lower

Repeat all, but increase difficulty by holding chute overhead on CW run

Release on last lift.

After the aerobic movements above have been learned, stop the music, and insert the exercises below.

  1. Toe Touches: Lift chute taut to chin. Bend forward and touch grip to toes. Hold taut to chin.
  2. Curl Ups: Curl-up, bend knees, lie back, extend legs. Repeat 16 times. Hold Parachute sitting position in a circle. Curl up, bent knees. Extended legs under chute and lie on back.
  3. Dorsal Lifts: Prone position with head toward chute with arms straight and the chest taut. Lift arms and chest and hold for 4 counts.
  4. Sitting Leg Lift: Sit with legs under chute; on signal lift a leg off ground for 6 to 10 seconds. Try to keep leg straight. Alternate legs. Try a variation: Side leg lefts. Lie on side. Lift top leg and lower.

TEACHING HINTS:

Directions

“Run left”

“Run right”

“Jump to center!”

“Jump back and tighten chute!”

“Lift overhead!” (8 Counts.)

“Lower to toes”

“Again!” “Up! Down!”

“Hold overhead and run left!” (32 Counts.)

“Hold at waist and run right!”

“Lift overhead!” (16 Counts.)

“Lower to toes!”

“Lift & Release!”

Introduction to Orienteering

INSTRUCTIONS:

Discuss the history; standard course; types of courses; describe the differences between feet and meters. Try to limit your discussion to 30 second episodes.

Perform pacing activity using Reciprocal Task Sheet 1 and alternate your discussion with pacing episodes.

TEACHING HINTS:

Scattered formation

Using the handout, have students evaluate each other. Partner with another peer and evaluate each other.

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Hula Hoop Circle Pass

INSTRUCTIONS:

Place a hula-hoop over the clasped hands of two members of each circle. On signal – pass the hoop around the circle without releasing handgrips.

TEACHING HINTS:

Use Whistle Mixer to form groups formed in circles.

Approximately 5 per group. Members of each group hold hands and step through the hoop as they move it around the circle.

Hula Hoop Circle Pass

INSTRUCTIONS:

Place a hula-hoop over the clasped hands of two members of each circle. On signal – pass the hoop around the circle without releasing handgrips.

TEACHING HINTS:

Use Whistle Mixer to form groups formed in circles.

Approximately 5 per group. Members of each group hold hands and step through the hoop as they move it around the circle.

Orienteering Unit Plan
Week #1: Orienteering Lesson Plan 2 - Tuesday

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