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Lesson Plan for Figure Skating: Waltz Jump

Lesson Plan
Date: 10/18/2017 Grade/Class: EDCP342A Length: 10 minutes
1. Measurable Objective(s):
Students will be able to:
  • Identify the edges on a skating boot/blade
  • Practice a healthy use of the knee to bend and jump
  • Perform a waltz jump on the ground
2. Required Prior Knowledge and Skills:
• Walking
• Balance on one foot
3. Review Needed:
• None

4. Materials, Repertoire, Equipment needed:
• Ice skates
5. Agenda:
  • Ice Skate Anatomy
  • Edges, Weight, and Momentum
  • Jump Prep
  • Completing the jump

6. Lesson Sequence Pacing
A. Brief Opening: What are the cool things that you see figure skaters doing? Introduction to jumps. Waltz jump is the intro to all jumps
1 minute
B. Learning Activities:
1a. Introduction to the skate boot, allow students to explore the blade carefully. Define inside and outside edges. Open disc: how would you access the edges?
  1. Using hands to simulate the base of the feet, show students how you would use edges and how the forearm would indicate the way your body would lean.
  2. Demonstrate waltz jump, showing the way body leans, and discuss which edges are used.
2a. Students will stand. Ask students what they know about the knee joint and how to use it healthily: which way does it bend, what sports do they already use it for? Hip-Knee-Toe Plane.
  1. Have students attempt healthy movement in jumping. Both feet, with arm movements - out on ground, tucked in air.
  2. One food onto the other. Dominant (jump) leg often opposite to dominant hand.
3. Ask students to turn while jumping from one foot to other. Waltz jump compete! Students to practice
1. 3 minutes
2. 4 minutes
3. 2 minutes
C. Assessment:
  • Check students understand how to use edges through hands.
  • Check students use knee with healthy movement.
  • Check students can jump from alternating and turning.
D. Closing/Wrap-up: Review edges, healthy knee movement,
1 minute
7. Accommodations:

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