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LESSON PLAN: BUZKASHI
GRADE 5 - 8
  ANNUAL CURRICULUM
• Warm Up
• Locomotor Movement (K-4)
• Kindergarten
• Grade 1
• Grade 2
• Grade 3
• Grade 4
• Grade 5
• Grade 6
• Grade 7
• Grade 8
• Lesson Plan Outline

UNITS:
• Unit 1 - Fitness (5th - 8th)
• Unit 2 - Floor-Hockey (5th - 8th)
• Unit 3 - Nutrition (5th - 8th)
• Unit 4 - Volleyball (5th - 8th)
• Unit 5 - Buzkashi (5th - 8th)

LESSONS: BUZKASHI
• Lesson 1
• Lesson 2-5
 

Unit: Buzkashi Time: 40 min Style: Mass-task
Lesson: 1 Station: Gymnasium Date: Day 1
Equipment: Laptop, flags for flag football, and a goat made of towels and duct-tape

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVE

Biological Psychological Social
The student will be able to (TSWBAT) move appropriately in the warm up in order to have a proper warm up that raises the heart rate, prepares the body for activity, and prevents injury.

TSWBAT feel an increased level of well-being due to increased level of physical activity.

TSWBAT run and move in coordination with a group of students and line up quickly to accomplish the task at hand.

TSWBAT appropriate push ups and crunches, since they have been practicing this at home with their homework.

TSWBAT maintain control of the body while chasing and dodging each other during the initial game of buzkashi, which is done by avoiding collisions with one another.

TSWBAT chase and grab the flag from each others hip with a success rate of 4 out of 10 attempts.

TSWBAT know, understand, and apply the concept of social responsibility by grading themselves after the lesson.

TSWBAT know, understand, and apply the concept of student expectations throughout every situation in the gymnasium.

TSWBAT give examples of situations when the student expectations are applicable.

TSWBAT recollect where their personal seat is, and how it aids the student’s ability to follow the rules and to be team players.

TSWBAT reduce stress with physical activity, since increased physical activity increases blood circulation, which helps removal of glucocorticoids (a hormone that induce stress.)

TSWBAT to enhance their self-efficacy as the student can monitor them selves improving through successfully dodging or chasing each other by either grabbing the flag or avoiding another student grabbing their flag when they carry the man-made goat.

TSWBAT learn and apply the rules of a modified version of the buzkashi.

TSWBAT feels that they belong in the class as much as everyone else by have equal rules for everyone.

TSWBAT feel that they are in control of their behavior by giving a grade of themselves at the end of the class. (1, 2, or 3)

TSWBAT feel enjoyment by being more successful due to an increased level of personal involvement through their grading.

TSWBAT practice being a leader by leading the warm up for the other students.

TSWBAT learn how to receive positive criticism in regards to what the other students think he or she did well and needs to improve on as a leader.

TSWBAT feel enjoyment and success through increased participation in all class activities.

TSWBAT feel enjoyment through increased level of success as well as increased level of personal involvement in their homework, which enhances their overall health.

TSWBAT feel an increased level of well-being due to increased level of physical activity.

TSWBAT promote teamwork and success among his or hers classmate through positive feedback and positive interaction that does not display any negative (i.e., hurtful) behavior.

TSWBAT enjoy the social aspect of buzkashi without collisions, since it offers the feeling of safety for the student. This will be addressed at the end of the lesson.

TSWBAT recognize a cultural difference between the American culture and the Afghanistan and neighboring culture of Afghanistan through the game. This will be addressed at the end of each lesson.

Lesson Objective Organization Cues
I. CIRCUIT WORKOUT PROGRAM (12 min) Circuit Do your best.
II. Rules and culture of Buzkashi  (15 min) Personal Spots What did the leader do well, what can the leader improve on as a leader. Students give feedback.
IV. Introduction to the game of Buzkashi (10 min)
 
General Space How to seize the flag and avoid others grabbing the flag from the waist.
V. Self-Assessment (3 min) Personal Spots  1, 2, 3.