ABSTRACT
Planning needs to take place before the unit begins and regularly during the length of the unit. Instructional planning ties together the context, learning goals, learning activities, classroom management, and assessment within the model being used for each unit. It requires the teacher to consider many factors that will interact in a dynamic setting and take place in a predetermined span of time. Planning and anticipation are essential skills that allow a teacher to efficiently organize themselves, students, facilities, and available resources to lead students toward stated instructional goals in the shortest amount of time. Planning for effective instruction in physical education operates on two levels: the unit and the lesson. Unit planning includes all of the decisions and readiness actions that take place before the unit begins. Physical education instructional units can last from a few days to several weeks.
