Wow, this lesson packs a punch. Pupils interview basketball players, write about a game, and use Excel to organize statistics related to the players and the points scored. Afterward, they create posters, presentations, and much more.

A gold mine of basketball dribbling drills! There are an assorted variety of drills here to keep those players busy. Some involve cooperation, some competition, but all of them are about practicing dribbling.

Basketball golf is a great way to have your class practice their skills and have fun. This game will get them to focus on their skills because it's all about getting the lowest score. When you look at this lesson, it's really just a...

Students explore the history of basketball by reading and listening to a book entitled, "The Young Basketball Player." Afterwards, they create a trivia basketball game and write an interview for their favorite player. As a...

I would use this basketball shuttle run activity as one of several drills in a days instructional activity. There are several components to the drill and some lead up activities could be done before the basketball shuttle run. I would...

The class practices bounce passes and chest passes to improve their basketball skills. They get to play a modified basketball game with no dribbling allowed. You could incorporate several modifications into this lesson to accomodate...

Looking for a fun drill to practice basketball dribbling skills? Here's one that looks like fun - sharks and swimmers. Swimmers are the players who are practicing their dribbling skills and trying to navigate around the sharks to get...

Students add the value of various musical notes to win a chance to shoot a basketball. They compete in teams and consider the values of quarter, half and whole notes to complete related math problems.

New ReviewIs basketball ladylike? A pressing debate in the nineteenth century explored the issue in the sports world. Using images, news reports, and the rules of the game, young scholars decide whether the sport helped advance the cause of women...

Students practice basic basketball skills. In this basketball skills lesson, students travel from station to station to practicing dribbling, passing, and shooting the ball.

Fourth graders observe and demonstrate various basic basketball skills. They complete a warm-up activity, and in pairs demonstrate the chest pass, bounce pass, overhead pass, the one-hand shot, and dribbling.

In this activity, Nine Court Basketball, students experiment with different basketball skills. Students practice guarding, dribbling, passing, and shooting with the basketball. Students gain an understanding of basic basketball...

In this lesson, Five Pass Basketball, students practice basic basket ball skills. Students are divided into two teams and play a game of basketball. Students have the opportunity to hone their dribbling and skills in this lesson. The...

Young scholars practice shooting a ball from a variety of places around a basketball goal.

Students practice skills needed during a basketball game.  In this basketball lesson plan, students experiment with dribbling and passing the ball to another player.  Students practice weaving through the court.

Play ball! High schoolers explore the concept of quadratic equations through modeling how shooting a basketball can be expressed as a quadratic function. They impose a coordinate grid on the path of a shooting basketball and determine...

A helpful description of a few drills to work on dribbling and passing. The drills can be incorporated into a lesson, and are geared toward working with those who are hearing impaired. There are some key aspects of each drill to address...

Learners practice dribbling a basketball.  In this basketball relay lesson, students learn to dribble a basketball, control a basketball and move quickly with a basketball.  Learners split into two teams and play a game where they...

A fast and fun way to practice shooting basketball. Small cooperative groups help each other tally up the most baskets made in a certain period of time. There are a couple ideas included to increase or decrease the difficulty of the...

This detailed lesson plan from New York Times' The Learning Network centers around Carroll Academy and its girl's basketball team. Learners compare their school to Carroll Academy, read anywhere from 1 to 5 engaging articles about the...

How many practice lay-ups do you think Michael Jordan has done in his lifetime? Too many to count, but he had to start somewhere! Practice is the key to getting better in any activity. Look through this basketball lesson as there are...

A fun way to practice basketball dribbling skills with young learners. This game is played like musical chairs. Spread out hula hoops, polyspots, or cones all around the gym. Then give each player a ball to practice dribbling. When the...

Lessons that have a little competition built into the skills drills because it helps the players focus more on what they should be practicing. Players practice lay-ups, mid-distance shots and long-range shots. They collect stars of...

Students use math skills and create a spreadsheet. In this statistics and computer skills lesson plan, students gather ACC basketball statistics, convert fractions to decimals and then percents. Students use the gathered information to...