Lesson Plan: PE Basketball

Grade Level: Middle School

Objective: Students will learn the basic skills and rules of basketball, including dribbling, passing, shooting, and teamwork.

Materials: Basketball, cones, whistle, gymnasium

Warm-Up (5 minutes): - Jogging around the gymnasium for 2 minutes - Stretching exercises for 3 minutes (arm circles, leg swings, lunges, etc.)

Lesson 1: Dribbling (20 minutes) - Demonstrate proper dribbling technique (fingers spread, ball bounces at waist level, eyes up) - Have students practice dribbling around cones and through obstacles - Play a game of “Dribble Knockout” where students try to knock each other’s ball out of bounds while dribbling

Lesson 2: Passing (20 minutes) - Demonstrate proper passing technique (step towards target, use chest pass or bounce pass) - Have students practice passing to each other in pairs and in a circle - Play a game of “Passing Relay” where students pass the ball down the line and back as quickly as possible

Lesson 3: Shooting (20 minutes) - Demonstrate proper shooting technique (elbow in, wrist flick, follow through) - Have students practice shooting from different spots on the court - Play a game of “Horse” where students take turns shooting from different spots and trying to match each other’s shots

Cool-Down (5 minutes): - Stretching exercises for 5 minutes (hamstring stretch, quad stretch, calf stretch, etc.)

Assessment: - Observe students during each lesson to ensure they are using proper technique - Play a scrimmage game at the end of the series to assess students’ overall skills and teamwork abilities.