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March Madness

For Teachers 4th - 10th
Get those boys dancing! Here's a dance activity that is choreographed around the use of a basketball. Teach them this line dance and see how they do. Watch the provided video yourself, or better yet, use the video to teach this dance....
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Mr Gym

Knock Out

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Here is a fun and fast-paced game of shooting baskets. This game uses two basketballs and a line of players at the free-throw line. Player 1 shoots at the basket and tries to make a basket before player 2 makes a basket. If player 1...
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Penn Museum

Maya Ball

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
Sure the ancient Mayan civilization had an advanced calendar and mathematical system, but did you know that they also played a great team sport like basketball? Invite your learners to discover the great ballcourt at Chichen Itza and...
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Mr Gym

Cheese Movers

For Teachers 3rd - 9th
This is a big dodgeball game. The cats line up on the sidelines of the basketball court. The mice line up on one endline of the basketball court. The mice want to get the cheese from one end of the court to the other and then back....
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Get Into March Madness!

For Teachers 4th - 6th
The Annual NCAA Basketball Tournament is here........take advantage!
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Shaquille O'Neal Hand/Foot Span: Student Worksheet

For Students 4th - 6th
Here's a clever math worksheet that has learners measure their hand span, foot length, come up with a ration, then use that information to figure out the hand span, and foot length of basketball giant Shaquille O'Neal. A good activity!
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Sports and Science

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Using footballs, basketballs, tennis balls, and more, learners conduct experiments to illustrate Newton's Laws of Motion.  The experiments are conducted outside, and require them to throw, kick, and hit a variety of balls. Your...
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Space Jam Dilemma/Dance

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Do the "Space Jam" Dance! A dance that is made up of basketball skills movements, such as: dribbling, defending with hands up, pivoting, shooting, and slam dunks. The dance step descriptions are very well written out with cues for...
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Space Jam Dance

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Do the "Space Jam" dance! A dance that is made up of basketball skills movements, such as: dribbling, defending with hands up, pivoting, shooting, and slam dunks. The dance step descriptions are very well written out with cues for...
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Be Annoying

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students get in a defensive position and move around any student dribbling a basketball. The student dribbling counts to ten, if they can maintain their dribble for the ten count, the defensive player has to go and be annoying to a...
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Shooting Baskets-Relay Game

For Teachers K - 5th
Students demonstrate how to shoot baskets during a relay race. In this physical education activity, students work in teams and shoot basketballs into the hoops as fast as they can. Each person must make one shot. The first team to finish...
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Shoot the Garbage

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students participate in a game that focuses on the proper way to shoot a basketball. In this basketball lesson plan, students are divided into two groups and use foam balls and beanbags to score points. The winner is the team with the...
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Michael Jordan

For Students 4th - 7th
In this Michael Jordan worksheet, learners read a 1 page reading on the life and basketball career of Michael Jordan. They then answer the 15 questions in the packet. The answers are located on the last page.
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March Madness Scavenger Hunt

For Students 4th - 6th
In this March Madness worksheet, student utilize the Internet and one specific website to answer five multiple choice questions associated with the history of basketball.
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Goals Books, Sports

For Teachers K - 2nd
Do your kids love football? Discuss goals for your class or for the future with a book template shaped like a football. Kids write down their goals and use the pattern to create a book.
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Card Sharks Basketball Passing

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students practice chest and bounce passes with either basketballs or playground balls. They draw a card in order to determine which skill to practice.
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The Bigger they Are . . .

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Learners do a variety of data analyses of real-life basketball statistics from the NBA. They chart and graph rebounding, scoring, shot blocking and steals data which are gathered from the newspaper sports section.
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Steal the Ball

For Students 2nd - 8th
Put all the balls (same type of ball) in the middle of the basketball court. One person from each team must run to the center of the court and bring back the ball to their team's hula hoop. If using soccer balls, players must dribble;...
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SASK Sports

A Resource Manual for Sport Leaders

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Here is an incredible collection of activities designed to teach younger pupils broad-based and sport-specific skills. Games are organized according to a variety of sports (i.e. soccer, softball, baseball, etc.) and skill (i.e....
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Operations with Positive Fractions and Decimals

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Explore the concept of fractions and decimals! In this fractions and decimals lesson, pupils use fraction tiles to express fractions. They play a fraction review basketball game where when a team gets a question correct they get to shoot...
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Aerial Soccer

For Teachers K - 6th
Take a look at this game! It sounds like so much fun. Players throw soft balls at a large ball that is suspended on a rope between two basketball hoops. The goal is to throw the smaller soft balls at and hit the larger ball to propel it...
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Scholastic

Study Jams! Double-Digit Division

For Students 3rd - 6th Standards
RJ had an awesome basketball season this year! Use division by double-digit numbers to calculate his scoring average in this instructional presentation. Starting with an explanation of the terms dividend, divisor,...
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Scholastic

Study Jams! Mean/Average

For Students 4th - 7th Standards
Join Zoe as she calculates the average number of points RJ scored in his basketball games. This step-by-step presentation clearly models the procedure for finding the mean of a data set, including examples with both whole number and...
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Introductions: Team Building

For Teachers 2nd - 8th Standards
Whether its in the classroom, on the basketball court, or in the office, being able to work as part of team is essential for people of all ages and in all walks of life. Help build this important skill in your students with this...

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