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Stretching and Flexibility

Tenth graders explore flexibility as a component of fitness and the main kinds of stretching, from dynamic warm-ups to static holds, learning when to use each and why range of motion matters.

Grade 10Stretching and Flexibility45 minutes1 class periodSHAPEExplicit teaching4 StandardsSHAPE
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Lesson at a Glance

Everything you need before the bell rings

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to…

  • ✓Define flexibility.
  • ✓Compare stretch types.
  • ✓Time stretches correctly.
  • ✓Avoid injury.
Essential Question

Not all stretching belongs at the same moment. What are the main types of stretching, when does each one help, and why does flexibility matter for the long run?

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Interactive Task
Explore · Interactive

Explore Stretching

Project this and open each card to explore the main types of stretching and when to use each one.

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The Lesson · Health & PE Flow (Warm-Up · Learn · Practice · Apply · Cool-Down)

45 minutes, five moves

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Hook — Bend, Don't Break

5 min

Athletes stretch before and after training, but not the same way. Why would the kind of stretch depend on the moment?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Ask when they stretch.
  • List stretch types.
  • Set the goal.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Think.
  • Share.
  • Get ready.
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Use — Explore Stretching

12 min

Students explore types of stretching.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to Explore Stretching.
  • Open each card.
  • Name when to use it.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Explore.
  • Read.
  • Say it.
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Modify — Right Stretch, Right Time

13 min

Students match stretches to moments.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Pick a moment (pre/post workout).
  • Choose the stretch type.
  • Say why it fits.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Pick.
  • Choose.
  • Say.
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Create — Flexibility Routine

15 min

Students design a stretch routine.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Pick a sport or activity.
  • Build a dynamic warm-up.
  • Add a static cool-down.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Pick.
  • Build.
  • Add.
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Reflect — Range of Motion

5 min

Students reflect on flexibility.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Why does flexibility matter?
  • When is static stretching best?
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Say it.
  • Say it.
  • Complete the exit ticket.
Standards Alignment

Built to the standards you report on

Aligned to the SHAPE America National Standards for Health Education and Physical Education.

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PE.3

Explain flexibility as a component of fitness.

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PE.3

Compare dynamic and static stretching and their uses.

SHAPE
PE.4

Apply safe stretching to prevent injury.

SHAPE
PE.5

Value flexibility for lifelong movement.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Stretch-type picture cards.
  • Sentence frame: “___ stretching is best ___ .”
  • Explore one type at a time.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with dynamic vs static.
  • Demonstrate each stretch slowly.
  • Add one type at a time.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Research PNF and mobility work.
  • Design a sport-specific routine.
  • Explain overstretch risks to peers.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Projector / board
  • 🖼️Stretch-type cards
  • 💻Explore Stretching
  • 🧘Mats / open space
  • ✏️Pencils
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

flexibilitythe range of motion around a jointstretchinglengthening a muscle to improve flexibilitydynamic stretcha moving stretch used to warm upstatic stretcha held stretch used to improve flexibilityrange of motionhow far a joint can movePNFcontract-and-relax stretching, often with a partnerwarm-uplight activity that prepares the body to moveoverstretchpushing a stretch past a safe point
Evaluate

Exit Ticket

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QUESTION 1
What is flexibility?
The range of motion around a joint; good flexibility lets you move freely and lowers injury risk.
QUESTION 2
When is dynamic stretching best used?
Before activity, as part of a warm-up, to move joints through their range and prepare the body.
QUESTION 3
When is static stretching best used?
After activity, when muscles are warm, held for 15 to 30 seconds to improve flexibility.

Create: a flexibility routine.

Have students pick a sport or activity, build a dynamic warm-up for before it, and add a static cool-down for after, choosing the right stretch type for each moment. A printable stretching worksheet is in the PE & Health library.

Study · Flashcards

Study the key terms

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Practice · Quiz

Check your understanding

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Practice · Worksheet

Printable worksheet

A print-and-go review sheet with a built-in answer key. Tap “Show answer key” to reveal answers, or print the clean version for students.

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Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: dynamic stretch, flexibility, overstretch, PNF, range of motion, static stretch, stretching, warm-up
  1. a held stretch used to improve flexibility
  2. how far a joint can move
  3. light activity that prepares the body to move
  4. pushing a stretch past a safe point
  5. a moving stretch used to warm up
  6. contract-and-relax stretching, often with a partner
  7. the range of motion around a joint
  8. lengthening a muscle to improve flexibility

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. What is flexibility?
  2. When is dynamic stretching best used?
  3. When is static stretching best used?
Answer key — Part A: 1) static stretch · 2) range of motion · 3) warm-up · 4) overstretch · 5) dynamic stretch · 6) PNF · 7) flexibility · 8) stretching
Part B: 1) The range of motion around a joint; good flexibility lets you move freely and lowers injury risk. 2) Before activity, as part of a warm-up, to move joints through their range and prepare the body. 3) After activity, when muscles are warm, held for 15 to 30 seconds to improve flexibility.