Unit Plan 25 (Grade 1 PE): Try, Improve, Repeat
Grade 1 PE unit focused on object-control skills, helping students use feedback to improve through fun station games that build effort, confidence, and a try-again mindset.
Focus: Help students practice basic object-control skills, listen to simple feedback, and try again with improved effort through playful station games and success-focused challenges.
Grade Level: 1
Subject Area: Physical Education (Object Control • Effort & Improvement • Feedback for Growth)
Total Unit Duration: 2 core sessions + 2 optional sessions (1–2 weeks), 20–30 minutes per session
I. Introduction
Students begin learning that getting better at a skill often happens by trying, listening, adjusting, and trying again. In Grade 1 PE, this process needs to feel encouraging, simple, and fun. This unit uses a throwing-at-targets warm-up and playful Skill Re-Try Stations to help students practice object-control skills, hear one short coaching tip, and then use that feedback right away. The goal is to help students understand that mistakes are part of learning and that improvement happens when they keep trying with a positive attitude.
Essential Questions
- How can I get better at a skill in PE?
- What does it mean to try, improve, and repeat?
- How can feedback help me do a skill in a better way?
- What should I do when a skill feels hard the first time?
II. Objectives and Standards
Learning Objectives — Students will be able to:
- Demonstrate developing object-control skills such as throwing, rolling, catching, kicking, or striking during station practice.
- Listen to short feedback from the teacher or a partner and make a simple adjustment.
- Show effort by trying a skill again after receiving feedback.
- Participate actively in re-try station games with a positive attitude toward improvement.
Standards Alignment — 1st Grade (SHAPE America-based custom)
- PE:S1.1c Demonstrate basic object-control skills such as rolling, throwing, catching, kicking, and striking with developing accuracy.
- Example: Students throw a ball toward a target or catch a ball tossed by a partner.
- PE:S4.1c Accept feedback and demonstrate effort to improve skills.
- Example: Students adjust their throwing technique after receiving teacher guidance.
Success Criteria — Student Language
- I can try an object-control skill more than one time.
- I can listen to feedback and use it.
- I can make a small change and try again.
- I can keep going even when a skill feels tricky.