Date: Monday December 4th Learning Opportunity: Outdoor Obstacle Course

Time: Approximately 2:00-2:45 Day: 2

*Suitable for all students

Frames of Learning (Highlight frames for which you are preparing)

Conceptual Understandings:
- I can participate regularly and safely in a wide variety of physical activities and learn how to
develop and improve my own personal fitness.
- There are things that I need to know and do to keep myself safe and healthy. I am empowered
to make choices that will keep me healthy.

Overall Expectations (OE):

OE7 participate actively and regularly in a variety of activities that require the application of movement
concepts
OE8 develop movement skills and concepts as they use their growing bodies to move in a variety of
ways and in a variety of contexts

BC- Belonging and SRWB- Self Regulation and DLMB- Demonstrating PSI- Problem Solving
Contributing Well Being Literacy and Mathematics and Innovating
Behaviours
Noticing and Naming Learning: Making Learning Visible
Learning Goals: Success Criteria:
- Today I will participate in an obstacle - I can do my best to follow the instructions
course for the course
- Today I will develop personal fitness - I can complete the course safely
- I can encourage my friends

Specific Expectations: Ways in which Children Might Demonstrate Their

7.1 participate actively in creative movement and
other daily physical activities
8.3 demonstrate balance, whole-body and hand-
eye coordination, and flexibility in movement
Learning:
SAY: “I will get better/faster/fitter the more times
that I do the obstacle course”
DO: recreate an obstacle course for their friends
outside at recess
REPRESENT: compare the actions and videos that
we move/dance to for DPA (ex. a video where they
have to jump and dodge, etc.) to the outdoor
obstacle course.

The Educators’ Intentional Interactions: Teacher Questions/Prompts

RESPOND: Observe students completing the course the first time, and make changes to it accordingly
(ie. if the running portion is too short, make it longer for the second time through, etc.)
CHALLENGE: “If you would like, I will time you as you go through the course one time. Then you may
have a break, and try it again to see if you can do it even faster!”
EXTEND: Bring out extra resources during outdoor learning on another day, and have students create
their own mini obstacle courses in small groups.
Assessment Documentation:
- Observation, and anecdotal notes to be used to build off of this lesson
- Assessment “for” Learning

Materials Required:
- Outdoor playground equipment
- 4 hula hoops
- 1 rope
- 3 bean bags
- 4 cones
- 1 ball (any ball)
Possible Next Steps for Learning:
- Complete a similar obstacle course, but assign students to teams.

Minds On (Script if required)

“Alright boys and girls, today for outdoor learning we are going to be completing an obstacle course!
They are super fun, and I have tried this one and it is kind of tricky but I know you will rock it! I would
like everyone to sit down, and I will demonstrate the obstacle course for you. First, you will jump from
hula hoop to hula hoop (demonstrate this); then you will toss 3 bean bags over the outdoor chalkboard,
and crawl under it (demonstrate this); then you jump over all of the tires (demonstrate this); then you
will walk along the balance boards (demonstrate this). When you get to the end of the balance board,
you will kick the ball along the ground until you get to the cones (demonstrate this); and finally, you will
run from the cones the rope line, which is the finish line! If you are not the one completing the course,
you will be cheering on your classmates, and encouraging them as they complete the course. It is a lot of
fun to be cheered on by your friends as you try your best!”

“Everyone will get the chance to do the course at least twice. If you would like to be timed, let me know
and I can use my watch, and we can see if you can beat your time! However, you must all remember to
be very careful, especially on the balance boards; do not run, just walk, when you are on them. We are
all going to line up, and when you have completed the course, you may get back in line. Once you have
completed it twice, you may go see Ms. Wood at the equipment door if you would like to do something
else for the remainder of our outdoors time, or you may continue to practice the obstacle course. Please
line up behind ___.”