Before coaching or beginning your next PE unit on volleyball, take a look at this 30-lesson unit that offers instructional techniques for each lesson, as well as warm-up activities, set inductions, and suggested coaching refinements.

Eighth graders practice utilizing motor skills by participating in different sports activities.  In this physical education lesson plan, 8th graders participate in racquetball, shuttle cock, and baseball style activities in order to...

Students explore the human body by participating in physical activities. In this physical education lesson, students demonstrate their physical prowess and motor skills by performing tasks such as climbing and rope tying. Students...

First graders demonstrate knowledge of the difference between general and personal space, and ability to change speed on command. They demonstrate competency in motor skills and movement patterns needed to perform a variety of physical...

Here's a basic lesson on reading a compass. Learn the names of the parts of a compass. Learn how to read a bearing in degrees. Then go outside and follow a course of cones set up on the grass or in a clear area. Starting at one cone,...

Learn the skills of blocking, as well as specific footwork and arm positions. Timing is especially important in performing a good block. Learn these skills and practice them! This volleyball unit has twenty lessons.

One of the hardest skills to learn in volleyball is how to spike the ball. Lesson 17 teaches about the footwork to prepare for spiking and focuses on the importance of the wrist snap. There is a diagram of the set-up for the hitting...

Besides dribbling and passing a soccer ball there are other skills to be learned. Lesson five covers heading a ball and how to do a proper throw-in. The drills are scaffolded to build up to performing the entire skill. There are 20...

The most important skill to learn in volleyball is passing and bumping. This skill should be practiced every day. The first lesson plan in this unit of twenty lessons is all about passing. Get a good foundation going and learn how to...

The focus in lesson plan two of this 20 lesson plan volleyball unit is learning how to bump pass. The key to playing volleyball well is for everyone to be able to make good bump passes. It is the first skill used to set up an attack....

Mountain biking means mountain trails. Hills, valleys, bumps and stumps. There are going to be plenty of obstacles to ride over or around. Learning how to handle obstacles will make being out on the trails safer.  So learn how to...

Digging in volleyball refers to passing a hard hit, as in a spiked, ball. Since the ball is intended to be hit hard at the floor, positioning is important when attempting to dig it. The player needs to be low to the ground to dig a ball...

Students explore their physical abilities by participating in team sports.  In this physical education lesson, students collaborate in groups in one of several team sports before moving on to the next station.  Students discuss...

Students practice finding a bearing.  In this orienteering lesson, students review how to use a compass and set a bearing.  Students complete a worksheet where they practice finding a bearing and complete a group activity to...

First graders perform a series of fitness activities.  In this jumping instructional activity, 1st graders go to six stations and complete a jumping activity at each. Students become aware of various jumping techniques.

Seventh graders participate in a soccer activity to practice moving the ball around the field.  In this soccer dribbling lesson, 7th graders students try to prevent their opposing students from completing the filed exercise by...

Learners explore their physical abilities by participating in a sport. In this volleyball instructional activity, students discover the different techniques and skills needed to play volleyball by moving from different stations with...

Students practice controlling their motion and reflexes by participating in different motor skill activities.  In this physical education lesson, students utilize bean bags and hula hoops to help create flexibility and coordination...

Third graders practice exercise.  For this physical fitness lesson, 3rd graders participate in a variety of activities at fitness stations.  Students run laps, jump rope, perform chin-ups, sit-ups, etc. 

Students create geometric shapes with a jump rope. In this interdisciplinary lesson, students review the different shapes while getting some physical activity.

Students investigate healthy lifestyles by examining the food pyramid and performing physical activities.  For this personal health lesson, students discuss their own diets and how it compares to the food pyramid.  Students...

Students explore communication by using non-verbal cues. In this body language lesson, students utilize blindfolds to communicate with classmates through words only, then use only physical actions to communicate and compare the two....

Students demonstrate  soccer skills. In this passing and receiving lesson plan, students practice passing a soccer ball and receiving a soccer ball as part of a team. Students develop control over the ball.

Students engage in a series of loco-motor activities based on shapes. In this loco-motor lesson, students demonstrate physical skills through races, jumping, hopping, galloping in circles, squares, rectangles and triangles.