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I have used several hands-on lessons that have helped to engage my students in topics that may have been mundane to them. I do not have a text book or resources for many of the topics that I teach, and it is nice to find so many resources in one place.
- Bowerston, OH
- 09-29-11
Sports Lesson Plans
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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 role-play sports situations and determine the actions needed to stay safe from injuries. They define the term sports safety, develop short skits about situations involving sports safety, and work together in cooperative groups.
“ This a great activity! I'm using it as pre-reading lesson before starting Al Capone Does My Shirts. The kids really enjoyed doing it on the computer. ”
Students read about kid's sports, why it is important and discuss the factors affecting young players. In this kid's sports lesson, students create a list explaining why kid's don't participate. Students create a test to measure physical fitness.
Students develop an oral presentation about a sports team. In this oral language skills lesson, students discuss advertising strategies and use the Internet to create an advertisement for a real or imaginary sports team.
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.
Learners discuss force, gravity, and friction as well as examples of each based on what they viewed during a Discovery video. They examine first hand the effect of forces by building their own luge track, making predictions, and testing their predictions. Working in groups they run tests, collect data, and make conclusions about the effect of forces on the sport of luging.
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.
Students study biomechanics. They apply their understanding of sports to determine what athletes do to improve their performance. They participate in a series of lessons and activities.
