Block Plan Content Examples

Unit Outcomes: This is where you indicate what you want the students to be
able to accomplish by the end of the entire unit. For example: SWBAT win the
NEWMAC Championship or SWBAT travel to California by the way of
Massachusetts. The SPOs are the daily objectives that will help them accomplish
the outcomes. Be sure to:
include one unit outcome for each domain (psychomotor, cognitive, affective);
cite National and MA CF Standards for each objective
Focus: This is where you indicate what you are doing for the lesson. For
examples:
Circuit Training

Experience and learn more about target heart rate and cardiovascular

endurance
Explain benefits of cardiovascular exercise and why it makes for a healthier
person
Informing: This is where you . . .
explain the purpose of the lesson (i.e. improve cardiovascular endurance /
reaching target heart rate 70%-80% of maximum heart rate);
define important concepts (i.e. what is muscular endurance);
identify the benefits (i.e. why is it important to enhance flexibility);
Refining: This is where you provide skill cues for each skill or task and
extension for each. For example:
Skill Cues for Downward Facing Dog:
*Stretch the arms away from the body keeping them aligned with the spine
*Have the heels hip width apart and the legs straight
*Push through the heels and up through the tailbone in opposing directions.
*Extension Up identify one for each skill
Learning Activities: This is the sequence of your lesson. Here you should . . .

identify the warm up (i.e. Warm-Up: Students will begin by doing two laps
around the gym.

list the activities/stations that will be occurring, how long students will spend
at each station, and the number of reps/sets (i.e. Stations: Five stations on
cardiovascular endurance with five students at each station. Students will
have six minutes at each station. When the music begins students will start
the station, when it changes they will switch to the next station and begin the
activity after recording their heart rate).

identify cool-down (i.e. Cool down: Students will walk around the gymnasium
twice to bring their heart rate back down).

Assessment: This is where you will identify at least one method of assessing
the lesson content. For example:
*Students will write a journal response reflecting on the days lesson and how
they think different flexibility activities could benefit their overall health.