I said P.E is in the house

This week in the wonderful world of Physical Education we took a trip to the other side of the world, CHINA!!! Dr. Yang assigned us each a partner and gave us an activity that we must present and teach to the class. My partner and I had a game called catching pearls. The concept of the game was a tad bit confusing, so we modified the game to accommodate the equipment we had available and our understanding of the actual game. Improvising is very important when it comes to teaching, especially in schools that are not well funded. There are going to be times where the school you teach in might not have the resources available to play the exact game. So what do you do not teach it? No, I believe if you stretch it a little bit you can always make something happen. In our case we needed fishnets and clam shaped rackets. Both of these resources were not available to our use, so we made the game resemble a little bit like the actual game without the actual equipment. A crucial element we did not go over while teaching this game is to explain that this is not the actual game. It is vital for your students to know the right way of playing this game, especially because the game itself is not American.


I have to admit that we were very unprepared as far as how Dr. Yang wanted us to teach. See my partner and I thought that we were going to be together the whole time. So when we planned the lesson we pictured both of us talking, this was not the case. Dr. Yang wanted us to teach individually, 7 minutes each. So in desperation my partner told me to go first. She wanted me to do the instant activity and the cues (click here for the verbal transcript). I stretched for about as long as I could, and it only took about 5 minutes. My confusion and lack of preparation led to my poor performance in this Lab. This is why it is essential to know what is the assignment at hand, and how to do it properly. Trying to change things last minute does not work all the time, especially when you are teaching an activity that you are not experienced with.


There are two parts to this lab, since we know what is expected I believe that we will do much better. This time I will take ten minutes while she only takes five. My partner is also going to start off the lesson and I am going to wrap it up. I am going to leave you guys with a quote that would've greatly helped this experience.


"Preparation is Key"

- Not Me

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