Lesson:
1.
Students
will be split into two teams and be placed on opposite sides of
the gym.
2.
The
teacher will ask the class to name the five regions in the state
of Virginia. The
teacher will introduce the acronym, TRAP B, to help students
remember the regions.
3.
After
the students have answered, the teacher will then give each person
the name of a region that they will represent.
4.
Bottles
will be set up down the center of the gym.
They will be used as targets during this game.
5.
The
teacher will go over the rules.
a.
One or two regions will be called, those students who have
those region names will prepare to go.
b. When
the teacher says go they will attempt to move their ball close to
a
bottle and knock it down with the ball.
c. Students
are not allowed to knock down a bottle with their feet.
The also must remember to use only the ball they start
with, no switching allowed.
d.
The team that knocks down the last bottle each round gets
the point and wins the round.
e.
Players on the sideline will not touch another persons’
ball during the game.
f.
Play continues for the remainder of P.E., the teacher may
keep an overall score if desired.
6.
Once
the round is over, all the players will help to clean up and get
ready for the next round.
To
increase students’ knowledge about the state of Virginia, the
teacher will name each team for another name for the state.
Old Dominion and the Cardinal State will be used.
Also, the teacher can discuss what important industries can
be found in each of the five regions and use them to call out
players.
Region
Name
|
Industry
|
Product
|
Tidewater
|
Fishing,
Ship Building
|
Seafood
|
Ridge
& Valley
|
Farming
|
Poultry,
Apples
|
Appalachian
Plateau
|
Coal
Mining
|
Coal
|
Piedmont
|
Farming
|
Tobacco
|
Blue
Ridge Mountains
|
Recreation
|
Apples
|
|