Lesson 1: Setting the Foundation
Duration: One Class Period
Pre class set-up: Have cups in stacks of six spread out on the gym floor.
Cup Stacking Documents including Student
Chart, Scoring Rubrics, and Observation Charts
Activities
In today’s lesson we will learn how to build and breakdown a three and six
stack. This will be the framework that will lead to a ten stack and larger.
1.E: Students should all spread out in the gym. Take a stack of six cups and
build two stacks of three on your own.
2.R: Now come back to the front of the gym and use both hands to build and
breakdown the cups. Go back and practice again.
3.E: Your teacher will be by to check and see if you are either able to
build and breakdown the cups or they are not.
4. Do the same with the stack of six.
5. Give students a second stack of six (twelve total). Teach students the
3-6-3 Stack (first part of the cycle). End the class by having students
build and breakdown a 3-6-3 as fast as possible.
Lesson 2: The 6-6 Stack
Duration: One Class Period
Equipment: Pre class set-up: Have sets of 12 cups set out on tables.
Review the 3-6-3 stack and move to the 6-6 stack.
Activities
1.E: Allow the students to find a stack of cups. Practice the 3-6-3 Stack
and the 6-6
2.R: Divide the class into two teams. Have one team on each side of the gym.
Each
student builds a 3-6-3 or 6-6 stack with their cups on a table. Divide the
students on
each team in two; half are constructors and half are demolishers. Give the
students the
rules to the game: Constructors and Demolishers.
- As the music is playing the students perform various
locomotor movements around the gym.
- When the music stops all students that are
demolishers go to the other teams side and begin down-stacking their
opponents cups. All of the constructors go to their own side and
up-stack cups that the opposing teams demolishers have down-stacked.
- Once the music starts, students will begin a
loco-motor movement. They must stop constructing or demolishing once the
music starts – even if the stack they are working on is not completed.
3.E: Students are going to be evaluated (Teacher
Observation) on their rule following of the game and ability to show good
sportsmanship.
4.At the end of class have the students get their cups. As a class they need
to make a giant pyramid. This will test their ability to work together and
build a product that needs every piece for it to work.
Lesson 3: The Cycle
Duration: One Class Period
Pre class set-up: Have sets of cups set out on tables.
Activities: Cup Stacking Cycle
1.E: Have the students find a set of cups. Allow them to practice a 1-10-1
stack.
2.R: Come to the front so that the teacher can show them the progression of
the cycle. A 3-6-3 to a 6-6 to a 1-10-1. Allow them to go back to their cups
and practice.
3.E: Have the student’s partner up. Students will peer review each other on
the correct progression of the cycle. Have them fill out their peer review
worksheet. After the peer review is finished, have the students write what
they are going to do to help themselves.
4. At the end of class have the students get their cups. Have the class
build a 3-D pyramid 10X10 Base. Talk about the importance of each piece and
the difficulty it was to build. Ask the students to think about real life
buildings that were built the same way and the difficulty that would have
accompanied their building. (i.e., the great pyramids)
Lesson 4: The Relay
Duration: One Class Period
Pre Class set-up: Three tables with two sets of cups on each in a 3-6-3
set-up
Activities
In today’s class you will work as a teammate to help your team compete
against other teams.
1. E: Divide the students into teams of four. Explain that the goal is to
have each team member perform the cycle stack and have the entire team
finish before the team they are competing against. After each competition
has finished shuffle the teams and have them compete against a different
team.
2. R: Allow the teams to re-configure their order in a way that they feel as
though they might be faster.
3. E: Students will be evaluated by their ability to work as a team. This
will be done by teacher observation.
4. At the end allow the students to come together. Have them build a
structure that is similar to the coliseum in Rome. Talk about the importance
of the structure and how it was built.
Lesson 5: The Creation
Duration: One Class Period
Pre Class Set-up: Tables with complete stacks of cups. Have the peer
assessment sheets on the tables with pencils. Hang the rubric on the wall.
Activities
Today you will perform the cycle stack and be graded on it. You will perform
the cycle three times, timed, while a classmate judges you.
1.E: Allow the students to get a set of cups and practice their stacking.
2.R: Critique students on their stacking and how they can improve.
3.E: The students will peer judge each other on their cycle stack. Each
student will be assessed based on their total time. The student’s total time
will be the time on the clock plus one second for every fumble they make.
4. After each student has completed have the students bring their cups to
the center of the gym. Students now have the opportunity to make their own
building design. They will create their own building based on a structure
they have studied. After completed, they must write a one paragraph about
the structure and the importance of the structure.
Differentiation: Many students that have special needs are going to be able
to cup stack. Students that are not able to sequence the cups from a 3-6-3
to a 6-6 to a 1-10-1 are still going to be held accountable. Some options
are to have them build their own design with one or more sets of cups.
Another option would be for them to sequence cups by color.
Lesson 6: Cooperative Fitness
Duration: One Class Period
Activities
Today you will work cooperatively with classmates to complete a series of
tasks.
Step 1: Form a large circle, have students turn right ¼ turn so that they
are facing the back of the person in front of them.
Step 2: The students begin by jogging in a circle.
Step 3: Give one person a gator ball.
Step 4: Toss the ball over your head to the person behind you.
Step 5: Continue the passing.
Step 6: If the ball hits the ground all of the students stop and do 5
push-ups.
Step 7: Add balls as appropriate.
Activities
Equipment needed: Bean Bag
Step 1: Find a partner.
Step 2: Each group gets one bean-bag.
Step 3: Perform a loco-motor movement around the area.
Step 4: Toss the bean-bag to each other.
Step 5: If the bag hits the ground each of the participants stops and
performs 10 crunches
Activities
Step 1: Put the students in relay groups of four.
Step 2: Line up at one end of gym while placing as many maps of the US as
needed, 1 map per team, placed at the other end.
Step 3: Have students run to the map and pull a state name out of a basket
and place it on the map. After each student has gone 8-10 times stop and
check the maps.
Lesson 7: Fitness Games
Duration: One Class Period
Activities
Step 1: All students spread out, when the music starts the students perform
a loco-motor movement
Step 2: Stop the music and call out a exercise. Students will do the
exercise 10 times
Step 3: Start the music again – perform another loco-motor movement. Repeat
as many times as desired
Activities
Step 1: Put the students in small groups.
Step 2: Give each group two dice, one with numbers and one with activities.
Step 3: Have different students in each group roll the dice and the whole
group does the activity the amount of times on the number dice. Repeat as
many times as desired.
Activities
Step 1: Place six hoola-hoops around the gym.
Step 2: Have students spread out and perform a loco-motor movement around
the gym.
Step 3: Students can stop in a hoop for five seconds at a time.
Step 4: If music stops and you are not in a hoop you have to perform 10
push-ups.
Step 5: Start music again and students move around the gym again.
Repeat as many times as desired.
