Physical Workplace Readiness
ACP Lesson Plan
| Title: Physical Workplace Readiness | Author: Christine Reinke |
| Subject(s): Physical Education | |
| Grade Level(s):10,11,12 | Total Time: 80 minutes |
Overview / Description: Students will work in small groups and prepare an appropriate work readiness warmup program based on a particular company that they are assigned.
Learning goals/objectives: After completing this activity, students should be able to . . .
- evaluate various businesses and types of physical movement
- discuss their findings
- present a 4-5 minute warmup for employees at a business
- relate physical education to the workplace
Workplace Readiness Skill:
| x | Social Skills | x | Communication |
| x | Teamwork | x | Critical Thinking |
| x | Attitude and Initiative | x | Planning and Organization |
| Professionalism | Media Etiquette |
Content Standards:
Wisconsin Physical Education Standards
5:4:A3 Works with peers willingly, regardless of skill level and individual
differences in partner and small group situations
2:4:A3 Examines the physical, emotional, cognitive, and scientific factors
that affect performance and explains the relationship between
those factors
2:4:A1 Develops an appropriate conditioning program for a sport or
lifetime fitness activity.
Model Academic Standards for School Counseling
Academic Development Domain
Content Standard C: Students will understand the relationship of academics to the world of work, and to life at home and in the community.
● Core Performance Standard 1: Understand how to relate school to life experiences.
Materials:
1. List of 7 or 8 local businesses that have physical labor as part of the employment.
2. Computer for research
3. Printer availability
4. Rubric:
Learning Activities:
WHO (T=Teacher Focus Lesson; WG=Whole Group\; SM=Small Group; I=Independent)
| Learning Activity Task | WHO is responsible | Approximate time for task |
| Step 1: Create a list of 7 or 8 local businesses that have physical labor as part of the employment. Put them on notecards so students can choose one. (i.e. local examples = KI, Aarrowcast, Red Rooster, World Wide Signs, Morton Builders, Knope Heating and Cooling, Tweet Garot, Bonduel School District) | Teacher | 15 minutes |
Assessment: Group Activity Rubric
Wrap-Up: Students will vote on which explanation and warmup was the best.
Extension Activity (for intervention or enrichment):
Have the HR Department from a local business such as KI Bonduel to discuss why they use pre-work warmups and the research supporting this. Students could research information on why companies are using work readiness warmups and their results.
Physical Workplace Readiness by Christine Reinke is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.