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Talking About Sports
Doing research on a sports team can be a way to have students practice a variety of skills. Find fabulous ideas for activities or lessons that you can implement with your class!
SASK Sports
A Resource Manual for Sport Leaders
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. running,...
Harper Collins
Fly Away with Books Poster
Put up a poster near your class library to encourage your pupils to take trips to different worlds and times through books. The poster features one large hot air balloon made out of book covers and several smaller balloons, some with...
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Sports Safety: Grades 3-5
Two lessons examine the importance of safety while playing sports. After thoughtful discussion, partners complete a graphic organizer that details their favorite sport and safe ways to play it. Scholars examine winter sports and identify...
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Sport as Social Ritual
Students become familiar with the sport that became a social ritual in ancient American cultures, examining its importance. They gain an understanding of how contemporary sports have acquired importance within modern American culture.
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Boat Safety and Water Sports, Lesson 2: Personal Flotation Devices
Lesson 2 is part of a twenty-two lesson unit on boat safety and water sports. The focus in this lesson is on personal flotation devices. There are reasons why the law requires PFDs. Click on the resource link at the bottom of the page to...
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Sports Book
In this book making worksheet, students assemble a book about badminton, basketball, boxing, bowling, cycling, and diving. Students color and read their completed booklets.
Pimsleur
Book Report: Children Return to Their Roots
Based on the book Victoria Goes to Brazil (Children Return to their Roots) by Maria de Fatima Campos, this lesson will teach learners about family, geography, sports, music, and transportation. Learners read, summarize, and use the book...
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Earn a Quarter of a Million Dollars in Sports and Never Play a Game!
Students research and list various sports related careers. Students select a career and prepare a five- slide presentation highlighting that career.
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Ancient Hawaiian Sports
Students discover what types of sports were popular in ancient Hawaii. They investigate the rules for playing the games no longer common in Hawaii. After researching the sports, students play the games and design posters representative...
Scholastic
Jackie Robinson
Learners complete a six-page coloring book featuring Major League Baseball's first African American player, Jackie Robinson. To bring the pages to life, scholars follow directions adding color and pictures where directed.
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Goals Books, Sports
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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Sports in China: What And Why They Play?
Young scholars 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...
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Day four: Writing a Sports Article
Students write a newspaper article related to a sports event. In this article writing lesson, students read sports-related articles, complete a graphic organizer to help them see the format of a newspaper article, then they work in...
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Sports Syllables
In this recognizing syllable patterns worksheet, students cut out words about sports that are divided into syllables, put them together, and write the words. Students write 16 words.
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Book Report: Sport Books
In this book report worksheet, students write short essay answers to four questions about sports as portrayed in a book that they have read and about sports in their own lives.
Marybeth Lobiecki
Beyond Baseball with Jackie Robinson
Jackie Robinson was more than a baseball star, he was a prominent activist. The thought-provoking resource focuses on the life and achievements of Jackie Robinson, from his baseball career to his civic participation. Academics listen and...
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Elementary Vocabulary Games
How do learners pick up new vocabulary words? This book offers an explanation and 30 vocabulary games to help your language learners master new words. Each game is based on a particular topic and includes three parts (memorizing,...
PBS
Reading Adventure Pack: The Olympics
The mini Reading Adventure Pack takes a close look at the Olympics. After reading a fiction and nonfiction story, scholars research facts about the host country or a country of their choice participating in the games. The research...
PBS
Cardboard History
A PBS clip focused on collecting sports memorabilia launches this research project instructional activity. Class members then read Dan Gutman’s Honus and Me in which Wagner’s baseball card is used to time travel. The instructional...
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Playing Vocabulary Basketball
Learners view a slide show featuring famous athletes and educational institutions that have played a part in the history of basketball. They participate in a game in which a basketball is tossed from person to person as facts and...
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Recreation Book- Book Report
In this literature worksheet, student read a non-fiction book about a recreational activity that includes the rules and regulations. They write a dictionary of terms, teach others how to play, make a "play safe" poster, videotape the...
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A Picture Book of George Washington
Learners discuss the character traits of George Washington. In this George Washington lesson, students read A Picture Book of George Washington, discuss the book, and complete worksheet activities about Washington's self-discipline and...
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SPORTS HISTORY
Students research and analyze the development of sports in our country. Students interpret the events in histors that have been reflected in the sports and leisure activities selected as individuals and as a nation. Students create their...