Publisher's Synopsis
This cookbook-style guide contains more than 150 ready-to-use lesson plans - enough for every day of the school year. These classroom-tested lessons enable middle school and secondary school physical educators to present top-quality lessons and greatly reduce their planning time. Undergraduate students in professional practice will also benefit - reduced planning time means they can concentrate on refining their teaching skills.;The lessons are grouped into four sections: physical fitness, major sports,. minor sports and activities, and single-day. Each lesson includes information on the purpose of the lesson, equipment and facilities needed, appropriate warm-ups, skill cues for students, teaching cues (where appropriate), main activities, and closure.;All the activities in Quality Lesson Plans for Secondary Physical Education are.designed to maximize students' time on task and cut down on waiting. All have been tested in actual programmes to ensure they'll work well - no extra planning time needed! And the wide range of activities helps keep students interested and motivated throughout the school year. Even veteran teachers will find many new activities and ideas that they can put to use immediately.