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Unit Plan
Special Olympics

Train at School

For Teachers K - 12th Standards
Here is a fantastic compilation of adaptive physical education lesson plans that cover the major concepts of physical fitness, including: aerobic endurance, balance, coordination, flexibility, power, speed and agility, and strength.   
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DiscoverE

Everyday Engineering: Tennis, Anyone?

For Students 3rd - 8th
Take a swing at a fun activity. Pupils first watch a video that introduces the concept of elasticity in association with tennis rackets. They then design their own rackets and build them out of available materials.
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Unit Plan
PE Links 4U

Tennis Unit

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Game, set, match! Teach young athletes the basics of tennis with a set of tennis lesson plans. Each plan focuses on a different stroke and guides instructors through the best way to teach, refine, and extend tennis lesson.
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Worksheet
Shell Education

Althea Gibson

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
What would it like to be the first person to achieve something? Read about Althea Gibson, the first black tennis player to win a Grand Slam title, to win at Wimbledon, and more. Class members respond to questions to demonstrate their...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Alleys (Tennis)

For Teachers 5th - 12th
"Alleys" is a drill or game-like situation to practice what has already been taught in previous lessons. The tennis court is divided in half, left side and right side, so that each pair of players has an alley. The goal is to aim for the...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Ring Tennis

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Here's a lead up drill that can be used to practice serving, scoring, and rotation on the court for tennis or badminton. Rings for tossing are used and help the class with movement on the court and hand-eye coordination. They practice...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Doubles Tennis Baseball

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Your Junior Highers use an alternative way to practice accuracy of their tennis strokes by playing a game similar to baseball. The purpose is to hit the ball away from your opponents, but within the lines.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Throw A Tennis Ball Into The Service Court

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students are engaged in the introductory skills of playing tennis and develop the ability to overhead serve. They practice serving a ball over the net without a return being made. This is done to work on technique and speed of serving...
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PPT
Curated OER

The Game of Tennis

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Here is a straightforward presentation about tennis. The presentation reviews scoring and the terminology of scoring. It also covers the rules around serving and playing. There is a computer activity included, but it is up to the teacher...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Quick Serve Tennis

For Teachers 9th - 11th
A lesson for high schoolers to learn the basics of tennis in this fast pace game. The variations are more to learn the positioning and progression of play, versus the practice of shots.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Volley Tennis

For Teachers 6th - 8th
A combination of Tennis and Volleyball, this activity will help with court positioning and the volley shot in tennis. They practice volleying the ball and working together in teams.
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Interactive
Curated OER

Customized Handwriting: Let's Play Tennis

For Students 1st
In this Let's Play handwriting worksheet, 1st graders trace the words "Let's Play" and write it on their own. Then they can color the picture of a tennis court. 
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Score: Print and Color

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this word recognition activity, students trace the word "score," write the word independently, and color the picture of a shark playing tennis.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Tennis Crossword Puzzle

For Students 4th - 8th
In this tennis crossword puzzle worksheet, students use the 21 clues to identify the correct sport-related words that will solve the crossword puzzle.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Tennis Word Search

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this tennis word puzzle worksheet, students examine the 24 tennis-related terms in the word bank and locate them in the word search puzzle.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Worksheet 1, page 1. Reading: Interview with Justine Henin

For Students 6th - 8th
In this Justine Henin interview worksheet, students read the passage titled Interview with Justine Henin. They then answer the 8 true/false questions about the interview.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

"Tennis"

For Students 4th - 5th
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read a text about the sport of tennis. Students answer 10 multiple choice questions.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Forehand Ground Stroke Peer Assessment

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify if their peers are using the correct cues when performing the forehand ground stroke in tennis. They get in groups of 3. One person be the observer; one be the tosser.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Service Anyone?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students practice an overhand serve in both the deuce and the ad courts. They focus on having the proper grip, cues such as having a stiff wrist, and practicing a follow through.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Throw and Catch Tennis

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners practicewith a racket, to learn strategies for moving the ball around the court and the importance of placing the ball in different spots .
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Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Tennis

For Students 9th - 10th
A curriculum to introduce the basics of tennis as a sport. Course focuses on the basic stroke techniques with drills to give students a working knowledge of single and double tactics. Curriculum includes a calendar of activities,...
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Website
The Guardian

Guardian: Roger Federer

For Students 9th - 10th
A huge collection of articles and videos about Roger Federer's career.
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Website
Other

Wimbledon Championships: Roger Federer

For Students 9th - 10th
Information about Roger Federer, with a profile, news articles, photos, videos, interviews, game results, and player statistics.
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Handout
University of Sydney (Australia)

University of Sydney: Tennis Racket Physics

For Students 9th - 10th
An illustrated discussion about the physics principles associated with tennis rackets and sweet spots.