Project #13

Cooperative Lesson Plan Activity

Name:   Chris May                                                                                                                                          

Assignment: cooperative Group Activity                                                         

Theme: working with a group to untangle a human knot

Part of Lesson Plan: Introduction

Activity Title: untangling human arms                                                                      

Teaching Style: Indirect and working together

Level: 1                 

Formation: In a circle all holding hands but your hands are crossed-over

Tools/Equipment: none

Music: none

Content Standards: Standards 1-6

Teaching Cues: Students will get in groups of four and all cross their arms over one another, then they will grab hands and try to untangle the knot within the group by working together

Disciplinary Action: When you miss behave or mess with other students, you will receive a warning and if you continue to misbehave then you will have to sit out for the game

Teaching methods/ Methodology: make sure they know that they are not allowed to let go of anyone in their groups’ hands and know their body parts

Assessment strategies: observation

Safety guidelines: keep your hands to yourself

Modifications

Adapt for students with:

Physical: If a student had a broken arm, they can judge whether the group lets go of their hands or not

Emotional: If the student does not like crowded area, I would make sure everyone was evenly spaced out to make that student comfortable

Mental: If the student did not understand the activity, I would use visual aids or demonstrate with myself

Diversity: If the student speaks Spanish, I would show them and make sure they understand the game

Level 2 and 3: I would make the game more difficult by placing the students in a more complex knot to try and untangle