Team Sports Teacher Resources

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...

In this graphing activity, students read a scenario about the participation in team sports by boys and girls. Students create two pictographs; one will show bias toward girls in sports and the other will do the opposite.

Young athletes get fit and eat healthy with a comprehensive one-week fitness plan. Focusing on nutrition and physical activity, the project provides a tangible way to set goals and create balance.

Team handball is not the same as handball played on a racquetball court. This game is more similar in concept to soccer, the main difference is that the hands are used and not the feet. The court is about the size of a basketball court...

Soccer? Football? Which is it? Well, most of the world calls it football except those from the United States. This game has certainly evolved from its beginnings 2,000 years ago. This PowerPoint starts out with a bit of history and goes...

So much to learn about the game of flag football. Here is a well-organized PowerPoint to help you teach this sport. I has excellent pictures and explanations, which will keep students' interest. Well worth investigating!

This softball presentation is incredibly complete in introducing all the basic components of the game. It has great definitions and pictures to go along with the terms used in the sport. The presentation starts off with a little bit of...

Hoopsters! Looking for something to use to teach your hoopsters a bit about the game of basketball? Use this very comprehensive PowerPoint to teach everything from the history of the sport, to skill techniques, to game plays. Included...

Volleyball originated in the United States over one hundred years ago as a combination of four different games. Can you guess which ones? Check out this PowerPoint and introduce the game of volleyball to your class. It has great photos...

Pupils play a game that's much like ice hockey, but with no ice. It's called floorball. Learn all about the game in this PowerPoint. Learn the rules, learn about the equipment, and then learn how to play the game. It looks like so much fun!

Hey Ligase, what have you been up to? Just making ends meet. Watch a video that uses cartoon graphics to teach DNA replication in a clear and concise manner. It begins with the where and when, then covers helicase, primase, DNA...

Students play a team sport. In this handball lesson, students learn the strategies for goal keeping and shooting. Students play practice games.

Team sports are quite social; they involve following rules, playing cooperatively, communication, taking turns, and interpersonal relations. Introduce your special education class to the all-American sport of baseball. They learn about...

This is not a lesson, but can be made a part of a lesson in a weight training or conditioning class, or even as part of a team sports workout. This list contains 12 hard core strength training exercises that can be done without any...

Students track a sports team across the country. They use a map scale to calculate the number of miles traveled by their sports team on a trip, conduct Internet research, and calculate how much it would cost them to go along on the trip.

Playing team sports is about more than just scoring the most goals or winning the most games. Read this passage with your class and learn how athletes build character as members of a team. When finished, individuals identify the main...

Students pay a team sport. In this baseball instructional activity, students practice various skills such as batting, pitching, throwing and catching. Students learn and practice the batting rotation and participate in each position.

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...

Not all physical activities are made alike! Show your young athletes the array of individual, team, competitive, and noncompetitive sports that exist. During your presentation, have your class members brainstorm different types of...

Students explain the importance or benefits of exercising, determine various activities they can participate in for each of the physical benefits, compile information, develop a presentation, and complete the Well-Being Survey.

Students study Japanese American internment camps. For this American history lesson, students compare and contrast the camp internees' experiences with with team sports-related challenges students have encountered. Students discuss team...

Students explore throwing skills. In this physical education lesson, students participate in a two team game in which every person continues to throw a ball at a barrel or box in the middle of the playing field. The object is to get the...

Students discover team work by participating in sports activities with classmates.  In this physical education lesson plan, students compete in different activities in small groups.  Students discuss ways to increase their level of play...

After watching a short online film about a soccer player Nolusindiso Plaatje and his help with the Grassroot Soccer program, a community education effort aimed at spreading awareness about HIV/AIDS prevention, use a lesson plan to prompt...