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The Young Basketball Player
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...
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Team Shot: Basketball Shooting
Learners practice shooting a ball from a variety of places around a basketball goal.
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Upper Grade Basketball Activities
Third graders practice basketball skills with a variety of skills and games.
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Bounce With Me
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...
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Using Quotes and Comparing and Contrasting Structure: The Invention of Basketball
Learners complete the third instructional activity in a row where they determine the gist of text and use quotes as textual evidence. They use details from Dr. James Naismith, Inventor of Basketball to explain how the development of...
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Shooting Basketball Stars
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...
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ACC Basketball Statistics
Middle schoolers use math skills and create a spreadsheet. In this statistics and computer skills instructional activity, students gather ACC basketball statistics, convert fractions to decimals and then percents. Middle schoolers use...
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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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Basketball Chicken Fights
The goal in this activity is to maintain control dribbling one's own basketball while trying to knock away another players basketball. The last player standing, wins. This activity will definitely help young learners practice dribbling...
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Basketball, Dribble Tag
Young scholars work with the teacher one group at a time, spreading out and with a basketball, practice dribbling with the music that is playing in the background. After they dribble with their dominate hand, they switch hands and do the...
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Nine Court Basketball
Students play a team sport. For this basketball lesson, students learn the nine areas of a basketball court and practice dribbling, passing and shooting without leaving their area.
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Boundary Ball-Basketball
Students explore basketball with a twist. In this basketball lesson, students practicing their dribbling, passing and shooting skills. They play a version of basketball where there are three people on the court from each team and the...
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Basketball
Students are able to practice dribbling and passing a basketball. They complete lay-up, set shots ans jump shots. Students play a game of basketball against each other. They are evaluated at the end of the basketball unit.
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Basketball Relay
Pupils split into teams and have a relay that requires them to dribble while running. In this basketball lesson plan, students dribble a ball up to a certain point and come back to their team. The first team to have all their players...
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Basketball Passing
Second graders practice dribbling and passing a basketball. They also learn the correct finger position for dribbling and how to place their feet when passing.
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Lower Grade Basketball Activities
Students demonstrate basic knowledge about how to use a basketball properly. The teaching of the lesson is done through modeling and students assessment is done with drilling and practice with the basketball activities.
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Macarena Basketball Review
Students review basketball skills and are challenged to perform specific shills to the beat of music.
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Basketball Golf
Students participate in a basketball shooting activity modelled after miniature golf.
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Lincoln Avenue Basketball
Students practice basketball skills including the ability to move and dribble a ball with control while keeping it away from an opponent; to pass a ball using various types of passes; to shoot toward an intended target.
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Basketball: Purposeful and Fun Fitness Activities
Studnets practice basketball skills. They combine cardiovascular endurance, flexibility, and strength fitness activities with skill practice and review of previously learned skills in the fitness development part of a basketball lesson.
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Shooting Basketball Stars
Students adapt to different basketball shooting ranges, from lay-ups to outside shots.
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Basketball Lay-up
Students practice making lay-ups. They practicipate in the basketball lay up shot. Students are given an assesment sheet where there is a rubic that is used. They are each given five chances to perform each task.
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Understanding the Key Points for Basketball Skills
Students work in pairs to help each other explain the purpose of the key points of basketball.
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Keep Your Brain in the Game: Grades 3-5
Boost physical activity as well as concept proficiency with brief bursts of movement. Before taking a test, scholars vote on five exercises to complete from a set of 8 cards. After two minutes, learners begin their work with heightened...