### Lesson Plan: Basic Manipulative Movement
**Grade Level**: Primary 1 (Ages 5-7)
**Subject**: Physical and Health Education
**Topic**: Basic Manipulative Movement
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**Lesson Duration**: 45 minutes
**Learning Objectives**:
1. Students will understand and identify basic manipulative movements.
2. Students will demonstrate basic manipulative movements like throwing, catching, and rolling.
3. Students will develop coordination and control of their body movements through playful activities.
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**Materials Needed**:
- Soft balls (various sizes)
- Cones
- Bean bags
- Hula hoops
- Music player and upbeat children's music
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**Lesson Structure**:
1. **Introduction (5 minutes)**:
- Welcome the students and introduce the topic.
- Briefly explain what manipulative movements are (actions where a child controls objects with their hands or feet, such as throwing, catching, or rolling).
2. **Warm-Up (10 minutes)**:
- Simple Stretching Exercises: Head rolls, arm circles, toe touches.
- Movement to music: Play upbeat children's music and encourage kids to move around the space using various locomotor movements (hopping, skipping, jumping).
3. **Activity 1: Throwing and Catching (10 minutes)**:
- **Set-Up**: Arrange students in pairs and give each pair a soft ball.
- **Instructions**: Demonstrate how to throw and catch the ball with your hands.
- **Practice**: Students practice throwing and catching with their partner, starting with short distances and gradually increasing.
- **Key Points**: Emphasize looking at the ball, using both hands to catch, and stepping forward when throwing.
4. **Activity 2: Bean Bag Toss (5 minutes)**:
- **Set-Up**: Place hula hoops on the ground at various distances.
- **Instructions**: Demonstrate how to toss a bean bag underhand into the hoops.
- **Practice**: Each student takes turns tossing the bean bags into the hoops.
- **Key Points**: Focus on the target, gentle underhand toss, and proper stance.
5. **Activity 3: Rolling the Ball (5 minutes)**:
- **Set-Up**: Create pairs again and give each pair a ball.
- **Instructions**: Demonstrate rolling the ball back and forth with your partner.
- **Practice**: Students practice rolling the ball to each other.
- **Key Points**: Encourage squatting or kneeling to roll, aiming for smooth, controlled rolls.
6. **Cool Down (5 minutes)**:
- Gentle stretching focusing on arms and legs.
- Deep breathing exercises to calm down after the activities.
7. **Reflection and Closing (5 minutes)**:
- Gather the students and discuss what they learned and enjoyed.
- Ask a few students to demonstrate their favorite manipulative movement from today’s lesson.
- Encourage students to practice these movements at home or during recess.
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**Assessment**:
- Observation of participation and enthusiasm during activities.
- Listening for correct technique and cues given during the activities.
- Informal Q&A to confirm understanding and reflection on the day's lesson.
**Adaptations for Diverse Learners**:
- Provide larger balls or bean bags for children with less-developed fine motor skills.
- Partner students strategically so those who need more help get peer support.
- Adjust activities to ensure all students are actively engaged and successful at their level of development.
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**Closure**:
End with a positive note, praising the students for their effort and participation. Remind them that practice makes perfect and that they should keep having fun with these movements at home.
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This lesson plan aims to introduce Primary 1 students to fundamental manipulative movements in an engaging and developmentally appropriate way.