Getting the Lesson Started

Chapter 5 in Grahams book talks about the effective ways of starting a lesson. This was also a topic that we discussed in class last week. Instant activity was described as getting a student involved with an activity as soon as they enter the physical education classroom. The two approaches that I believe work best is by using a bulletin board or using music. Using a bulletin broad can be good because the teacher doesn't have to say anything as the students enter the gym. The students will look at the activity written on the bulletin board and will start the activity right away. Music is another great approach at getting the lesson started. Activities involving music are not only fun but they help to motivate the interest of the students. When I observed one PE teacher use music as a lesson starter not only did he dance with the students but 3 teachers came into the gymnasium and participated in the activity as well. Overall, I believe that both methods are great approaches that help encourage instant student activity.