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...

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...

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 plan, 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...

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...

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

Young scholars 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...

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...

Students explore the history of Canadian success in team sports; to increase student appreciation of the historical context of team competitions; to explore how Canadians have defined themselves and the nation through team sports.

Students continually move up in down the court in this team handball round robin tournament. In this PE lesson, students work as a team to successfully demonstrate and understanding of a team sport while working on hand eye coordination.

Students learn to play a team sport. In this handball lesson, students review passing the ball and practice a crossing drill while defenders try to steal the ball. Students review what they have learned.

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

Students play a team sport. In this team handball lesson, students review the rules of the court and how to pass the ball. Students practice two types of passing and play a game of handball.

Students build dribbling and passing skills. In this passing skills lesson, students use basketballs and soccerballs to participate in a team sport in order to score points. Each team must try to pass the ball correctly into the goal or...

Students play a team sport. In this basketball lesson, students learn the nine areas of a basketball court and practice dribbling, passing and shooting without leaving their area.

Pupils explore the game of handball. They review the basic skills of the game and review the lines on the court as well as the basic rules. Students practice the footwork, passing and shooting.

All levels of sports participants can play in a team sport. Working in teams, they participate in Unified Floor Hockey as a part of the Special Olympics sports program. They practice various skills associated with floor hockey and...

Students develop an awareness of and practice the mobility needed to run around other Students.

Seventh graders watch video on proper way to shoot a free throw in basketball, identify different skills in game of basketball, and shoot at least 20 free throws.