edlf 5011 project proposal
Author: Nick Veschi
Lesson: How to play corn hole.
My student: I plan to teach this lesson to my girlfriend. She is a 20 year-old History major at UVa. She used to play tennis and cheerlead in high school. She has seen people playing corn hole before, but doesn’t know how to play herself. She says that she really wants to learn how to play so that she can be more active during tailgating.
Components of the Lesson:
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Access to prior knowledge:
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I will ask her how she thinks that you play corn hole, and/or the words that come to her mind when she hears corn hole.
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Body:
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I will explain to her all the rules of corn hole like how many people play at a time (4), how many people on a team (2), the scoring system (1s or 3s and net scoring), what you play to (21), and what happens when you go over 21 (you go back to 15).
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I will then have her watch four people who know how to play corn hole play a game.
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Then I will have those same people play a game again, but make mistakes. She will have to find out the mistakes and point them out to me.
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After that I will play a game with her, correcting any mistakes she might make, and possibly making mistakes myself on purpose.
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Closer:
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My girlfriend will be asked to list all of the rules of corn hole the way they were described to her.
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Then she will play a game by herself without any instruction or correction so she can reflect on whether she learned the game properly.
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If you choose to incorporate some teaching of technique (throwing, aiming, etc.), you may want to find out what kind of prior knowledge (and experience) she has regarding other games/sports that require throwing and aiming. That way, you’ll have a better idea of where she stands in terms of technique, and will be better prepared to tailor your lesson to her particular needs.
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I agree with Christina – while it is good that you have her associate words with corn hole, I think it would be even more beneficial to her learning if you incorporated her experiences with other sports! Even if there don’t seem to be similarities, little things can make a difference! For instance, concentrating on where to throw the bean bag, breathing techniques (too intense? haha) etc. might help her make stronger connections to her previous sports experience and corn hole!
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I really liked that you plan to ask your student what words come to her head when she hears the term corn hole. I think that having her make connections before she learns how to play will be really helpful.
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This sounds interesting, but what is corn hole? Is it like bean bag toss? I liked how the reason you wanted to teach this was because she wants to learn. I think one of the best things about teaching is when the students want to learn.
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Is her goal to learn the rules of the game or to play the game well? It seems the goal of your lesson is for her to learn the game, but not necessarily to play it well. Maybe you can incorporate a practice session where she works on aiming to improve her performance?
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This sounds like a fun and engaging lesson. You’ve already gotten some good feedback from your peers, and I think your overall plan is solid. I look forward to hearing how the game goes!
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