Individual Sport Lesson Plans

Learners look back at the athletes, events and related news surrounding the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City and present brief newscasts recapping the highlights of individual sports.

Students brainstorm and research the winter Olympic events and analyze physical attributes needed for the games. In this Olympic events lesson, students brainstorm and research the features of good nutrition and how diets have to be adjusted for sports. Students analyze foods that support the needs of the individual sports. Students select a sport and design meals for one day for athletes in that sport.

Students study several different types of Chinese sports played throughout history in China. They examine the historical perspective of the importance of sports in Chinese culture and create a final project using information about three types of Chinese sports of their choice in the format of a sports mobile.

Students discuss the impact that fans have on a sports team. After reading an article, they identify how Chicago Cubs fans are responding to their loss in the playoffs. With a partner, they develop surveys in which they give to family and friends about their habits at sporting events. They write newspapers articles illustrating the results of their survey.

Students use the internet and other sources to investigate the beginning of their favorite sport. They create a PowerPoint presentation, video or other means of media to explore the history of the sport, demonstrate how the game is played, and discuss the rules. Students share their information with the class.

Learners gather data on sports team and create a box and whisper plot. In this data collection lesson, students find the median, the quartile range, and relationships between variables.

Young scholars do a cost/benefit analysis to see to what extent the public secor should subsidize new or rehabilitated stadiums for professional sports team.

Learners learn and use three steps to effective note taking.  In this note taking instructional activity, students employ a method to assist them in taking clear and accurate notes.  Learners practice note taking skills at a sports event at their school.

Students write exciting stories about games and matches. In this sports journalism lesson, students discover characteristics of a good game story. Students complete a graphic organizer in which they provide information for a game story based on given information.

Young readers explore philanthropy and its effects on the public good. They discuss athletes and their examples as philanthropists. They research a sports hero and play "The Match Game" to determine what they know about other sports heroes. They discuss National Philanthropy Day and ways to celebrate it. Extend this lesson into a research paper, in which middle schoolers can work on using textual evidence to support their arguments.