PE Lesson Plan

Lower-Body Strength Circuit

Grade Level:

9-12

Unit Focus:

Strength & Conditioning

Overview & Purpose

Students will learn the correct

way to perform a number of
lower-body exercises
Students will become familiar
with developing their own
exercise circuits based on
their classroom experience
Students will gain confidence
in the weight room setting
Students will be introduced to
teaching exercise technique

1.

Do-Now Warm-Up (Any 3 exercises done in circuit fashion ex. 5 Push-Ups, 10

Bodyweight Squats, 1 lap around gym done 5 times)

Movement/Skill (Lesson Focus)

1.
2.
3.

(This activity will take more than one class to complete)

Discuss the benefits of weight training on physical health and mental health
Discuss how weight training correlates to and benefits athletic performance and daily
activities
Divide students into groups of 3-5 and assign them to an exercise station (more
stations can be added for larger classes)
Each station will have an info card that contains the exercise, important cues, and
pictures. Each group is responsible for mastering one exercise (Teacher is giving
instruction and feedback throughout entire process). After they have mastered their
specific exercise, the groups will come together as a class and discuss/demo their
exercise to the class:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.

Modification/Differentiation

S1.H3, S2.H2, S3.H6, S3.H7, S4.H2, S4.H4, S5.H1,

S5.H2

Fitness/Warm Up

5.

Instructional Activities

4.

Choose easier variations of

a specific exercise
Increase Work/Rest Ratio,
implement sets/rep scheme
Allow students to choose
resistance
Change exercise order, add
supersets, etc.
Allow students to create the
exercise order

Virgil Romer

National Standards Addressed

To develop and demonstrate the ability to perform basic lower-body strength exercises
To expose students to a basic lower-body exercise circuit

Learning Outcomes

Prepared By:

6.
7.

Box Jump
DB Goblet Squat
Walking DB Lunge
Agility Ladder
DB Romanian Deadlift
Resistance Band Leg Curl

After each exercise/station is presented, groups will then go through and learn each
station. While students perform exercises, others in their group should be critiquing
technique and offering feedback with the use of cues
Once all groups have gone through each station, the students can now go through the
stations in circuit fashion (1 Minute Work, 30 Seconds Rest/Transition)

Weight Room
Plyometric Boxes
Dumbbells
Resistance Bands
Agility Ladder (w/ drill
cards)
Exercise Info Cards
Exit Slips

Safety

Be aware of surroundings
If something hurts, stop
immediately
Always have a spotter
when appropriate
If unsure, ask!

Essential Questions

Summary
1.

Materials /Resources

How does weight training

benefit us both physically
and mentally?
What are important cues
for each of the exercises
we have discussed?
How might exercise order
effect ones ability to go
through the circuit?

Review cues and address common exercise fault, provide Exit Slip for assessment

Teacher Observation
Fitness Testing- Data Collection
Skill-Based Checklist or Rating scale
Group Assignment

Assessment Methods
Exit slip
Class Question/answer
Video-Based assessment
Homework Activity

Plickers
Oral Response
Cognitive Test
Other