Fifth graders learn how team sports and individual sports each build skills in different ways, then sort common sports into the two groups and think about what each one teaches.
Students will be able to…
Some sports you win or lose together; others come down to you alone. How are team and individual sports different, and what does each one build?
Project this and sort each sport into team or individual — tap a sport, then tap where it belongs.
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Some sports you win or lose together; others come down to you alone. What changes about how you play and what you practice?
Students sort sports into team and individual.
Students name the skills each builds.
Students plan a balanced mix.
Students reflect on sports types.
Aligned to the SHAPE America National Standards for Health Education and Physical Education.
Classify physical activities as team or individual.
Recognize the social skills team sports build.
Value both team and individual activities for a lifetime.
Identify the fitness benefits of varied activities.
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Have students list one team sport and one individual sport they enjoy and say what each one gives them, so they see the value of a balanced mix. A printable team-and-individual-sports worksheet is in the PE & Health library.
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