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Basic Information

NAME: Kearstin Estrada

LESSON TITLE: American Football

GRADE/ AGE LEVEL: 1st Grade/ 6-7 year olds (Can be adapted for infantile)

LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY LEVEL: Low Beginner

TIME REQUIRED: 90 minutes: Two 45 minutes classes. First for Introduction, second for gameplay

Objective:

Learners will be able to visually identify English vocabulary pertaining to American Football, verbally communicate with their classmates using the English vocabulary pertaining to American Football, and understand the fundamentals of American Football. The vocabulary being introduced in the assignment are: FOOTBALL, TEAMS, CATCH, TOUCHDOWN, THROW, POINT, CHEER, KICK, HOLD, TOUCH, PARTNER, PLAYERS, QUARTERBACK, JERSEY.

Materials Needed:

The ability to present the 2 videos and PowerPoint presentation to the class. PowerPoint found here. Or at the end of this lesson.
The worksheet for the practice part of the lesson. Found here. Or at the end of this lesson.
Coloring tools for the students.
Paper and strings for the Jersey craft
Football and markers for the touchdown

Description of the Lesson

This lesson is made to teach students about a sport that is popular in the United States by introducing new vocabulary, viewing the sport in play, and using the vocabulary themselves when they are able to play the sport in person. It is a lively lesson that will excite the young learners and keep them moving which will engage their kinesthetic learning as well as their listening skills. The vocabulary will be taught through repetition and then through usage while they play the newly learned sport. Since this is a very hands-on lesson involving physical activity, the teacher should make sure that all students are engaged and that none are being limited by the physical action that is used for this lesson. An idea for a student that is a little less interested in the physicality of this lesson can be SCOREKEEPER or a REFEREE. Make sure to highlight these rolls if this problem is foreseen.

Teacher’s role in this lesson: offer clarifications in Spanish and make sure that the student’s are understanding the rules of the game.

Language Assistant’s role in this lesson: conduct the class, present the lesson and corresponding vocabulary.

Lesson Evaluation: This lesson is about vocabulary usage and comprehension. We will know the student’s have succeeded when they are using the vocabulary during gameplay and when they are playing the game correctly.

Steps Required to Complete the Lesson

Warm Up: Q/A with the students about what football means to them and introduce and identify the difference between Spanish football and American Football. This can begin verbally, but should be supported by photos. I have my first couple of slides in a presentation dedicated to visually showing a couple of differences between the two sports.
Introduction: Video of American Football containing clips of the game in play and a more simple video of what is happening when the players are playing. Two videos: the first for entertainment, the second to illustrate what is happening while you play. This is when the vocabulary will first be introduced.
Practice: The vocabulary is stated simply with visual support. This is a continuation of the presentation. After the vocabulary is reviewed and talked about, this is when the worksheet will be presented. After the worksheets are completed and turned in, this is when teams are decided and the rest of the class is dedicated to a jersey decoration craft.
Application: The students are separated into 3 teams: Red/ Blue/ Purple. This was predetermined at random from last class. The students put on their jersey, sit by their teams, and the videos and vocabulary are reviewed from the previous class. The students then go outside and play American football with touch instead of tackle as a rule. Two teams play against each other and the third team are the cheerleaders. The play rotates until each team gets a chance to play against each other.
Closure/ Warm Down: No winner has to be determined, the goal is for the students to use the English vocabulary such as “catch” and “throw” while they are playing. The games end when one team gets to a certain amount of points that can be decided upon by the teacher. Once the games are finished, the students can go back into class and a discussion about the game highlights and the likes and dislikes of the game can be discussed.

The Lesson Detailed with Times

WARM UP: The warm up is a question and answer portion where I ask the class if they know anything about American Football. I will introduce this topic by first asking about Spanish football, to pique their interests and get them excited about the topic of sports. When a student names a relevant American Football term I will write it on the board in list form. Once the students can no longer supply any examples of vocabulary, I will pull up my presentation and begin with the first couple of slides that illustrate some differences between American and Spanish football. This warm up is a great way to start this topic because I can gauge how much information they already have on the topic and because I know my students are excited about sports. This sort of question and answer format will excite the students and raise the energy level for my presentation ahead.

Time: 7 minutes

INTRODUCTION: The introduction to the topic of American Football is best done by watching a full game, but in this section of the lesson I have a couple exciting clips of the game to present to the students. The first video is simple, but exciting as short clips of the game are presented to the students to observe and get a feel for how the game is played. After the first video, the vocabulary is presented in a straight-forward way with pictures. The students should repeat the vocabulary and practice saying the words as they are presented. After the first wave with the vocabulary, the second video is played and it explains, using the vocabulary, how to play the game.

Time: 15 minutes

PRACTICE: The vocabulary from the presentation is reviewed once more. After the review, the worksheets that accompany the lesson are handed out. The first section of the worksheet is a listen and draw exercise with the vocabulary that the students had just reviewed. After that, the worksheet goes into a review of “throw” and “catch”, to ensure that the students understand the basic vocabulary established in the game. This is also when the teacher and the language assistant will work together to determine whether the students understand the rules of the game. To further clarify, the language assistant will go over the rules of gameplay on the board by reinforcing the vocabulary and providing images. The last page of the worksheet is part of the warm down activity as it is a coloring activity. After the worksheet is completed by the students, they are turned in and team colors are handed out to each student. Team colors take the appearance of 2 pieces of paper that the students can decorate with a number and their team name, then the jersey is constructed with strings so that they stay on the students during the game play. This craft activity brings the lesson to the end of the first day.

Time: 23 minutes

APPLICATION and WARM UP FOR SECOND PART: The beginning of the second part of the lesson is established with a vocabulary review. The presentation is reviewed and the videos are recapped so that the students can get a refresh for how the game is played. The teacher asks for any last questions or clarifications from the students. The students are reminded to use the English vocabulary used during gameplay.

Time for warm up: 12 minutes

GAMEPLAY: The students play a simplified version of American Football that is touch not tackle rules. The goal of this gameplay is to hear the students using the English vocabulary learned earlier in the lesson. The 3 teams are rotated after a defined time (I would suggest around 10 minutes per game between 2 teams). Whenever 2 teams play, the third takes on the role of the cheerleaders. The goal of this gameplay is to see if the students can demonstrate their knowledge of the vocabulary.

Time for gameplay: 30 minutes

WARM DOWN/ CLOSURE: The students return to the classroom and an open discussion is established as the questions of “How was the game?”, “What were the game highlights?”, “What did you like about the game/ disklike?”, are asked and discussed. There is bound to be excitement from the game, so an open discussion is best for this part of the lesson, but make sure that the students settle down before the beginning of the next lesson, or make sure that this lesson is used at the end of day.