Students explore the gratuitous use of violence in televised sports. They discuss sports they participate in, and the rules and consequences that relate to unsporting behaviour. They see if the same rules apply to professional athletes.

Looking for a rainy day activity? An article from the New York Times provides a nice topic for discussion. There will be many opinions and lively discussion as to how the class feels about cheerleading being a sport, or not. Ask them to...

Have your class participate in a variety of sports and craft activities using this resource. With sports as the theme, learners work on art projects. Young scholars create soccer ball prints, a three dimensional football, and a sports...

Lesson 2 is part of a twenty-two instructional activity unit on boat safety and water sports. The focus in this instructional activity is on personal flotation devices. There are reasons why the law requires PFDs. Click on the resource...

Lesson 6 is part of a twenty-two lesson unit on boat safety and water sports. The focus in this lesson is on water skiing and upper body strength training. There is a word scramble included for a homework assignment.

Lesson 13 is part of a twenty-two lesson unit on boat safety and water sports. The focus in this lesson is water skiing and using a two-foot start to be able to get up and out of the water. Click on the resource link at the bottom...

When water skiing or wake boarding, hand signals are the most effective way of communicating. Use this lesson plan on boat safety to ensure that your youngsters are using the proper precautions before engaging in water sports.

Even young children watch sports and like team logos and products. It's never too early to think critically about what's onscreen. This exercise develops awareness that media communicate values (i.e. who participates in sports and who...

Using footballs, basketballs, tennis balls, and more, learners conduct experiments to illustrate Newton's Laws of Motion.  The experiments are conducted outside, and require them to throw, kick, and hit a variety of balls. Your...

Fourth graders create and solve sports-related word problems.

In this math, science, and physical education worksheet, students brainstorm and study about the muscles that are used while participating in different Olympic sports. They color the muscle groups of the body by follow the directions...

In this sports survey worksheet, students respond to 16 open-ended and multiple choice questions regarding sports and advertising.

The tragic story of Derek Boogard, a hockey star whose sports-related brain injuries eventually lead to his death, is told through a series of videos. There are also articles that can be read. This poignant lesson gets participants to...

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...

What are the basic first aid supplies that should be on a boat? What should be done when someone stops breathing and/or their heart stops beating? Lesson three is only one of twenty-two lessons on boat safety. This lesson is about first...

In boat safety lesson 21, the class reviews the basic techniques of wakeboarding. They review the skills and perform them in the pool with a partner. There are many resource links associated with this lesson.

Students choose a sport and promote a real or imaginary team by creating press releases, business cards, and ads or commercials.

For this sports puzzle, students identify the names of sports, such as soccer, football, skating and fencing. A list of approximately 18 words is provided for students to locate.

Students 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 three...

From baseball and tennis to capture the flag and four-square, here is a great document that will help you design your next unit on a sport-related activity. 

In this sports quote worksheet, 5th graders complete 8 quotes by writing the proper sport in each blank. They read the quotes for clues as to which sport is being described. They choose between sports such as baseball, basketball,...

Students locate a photograph of their favorite sports hero using the internet. Using the largest image available, they print a black and white picture of their hero and use this image for their drawing.

Use realia (like soccer balls, pictures of soccer players, jerseys, etc.) to interest your young Spanish speakers! Teach them basic sports related vocabulary and encourage choral responses from your youngsters. 

Live Strong! High schoolers will discuss some of the reasons behind Lance Armstrong's success in cycling and chart those reasons into four categories: Physiology, Psychology, Equipment, Training/Strategy. They will then choose one sport...