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Good Sportsmanship

Sixth graders learn good sportsmanship — playing fair, being kind to teammates and opponents, and being gracious whether they win or lose. Good sports make games fun for everyone. They check the ideas, then set a sportsmanship goal.

Grade 6Good Sportsmanship45 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 sportsmanship.
  • ✓Be kind & fair.
  • ✓Win and lose gracefully.
  • ✓Be a good sport.
Essential Question

How do you play the game the right way, win or lose?

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Interactive Task
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Good Sportsmanship

Project each one and have students answer about good sportsmanship.

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

45 minutes, five moves

Tap any phase to open the teacher moves and student actions.

1

Warm-Up — Win or Lose

5 min

What makes a game fun even when your team loses?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Pose the question.
  • Share ideas.
  • Set the goal.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Think.
  • Share.
  • Get ready.
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Learn — Sportsmanship

11 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to Good Sportsmanship.
  • Note fair & kind.
  • Note gracious in defeat.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Answer.
  • Note it.
  • Note it.
3

Practice — Practice

13 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Practice saying "good game."
  • Cheer a teammate.
  • Accept a call.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Say.
  • Cheer.
  • Accept.
4

Apply — Apply

11 min

Students apply.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Play as a good sport.
  • Encourage someone.
  • Follow all the rules.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Play.
  • Encourage.
  • Follow.
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Cool-Down — Cool-Down

5 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • What is good sportsmanship?
  • What does a good sport do after losing?
  • 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.4

Show responsible personal and social behavior.

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PE.5

Value fair play and respect.

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HE.4

Communicate respectfully.

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PE.2

Follow rules and etiquette.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Scenario cards.
  • Frame: "a good sport ___."
  • Role-play responses.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Use clear examples.
  • Practice one response.
  • Use sentence frames.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Write a team pledge.
  • Lead by example.
  • Discuss a real example.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • 🤝Scenario cards
  • 💻Good Sportsmanship
  • 📋Pledge sheet
  • 📓Notebooks
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

sportsmanshipfair, kind playfair playfollowing the rulesrespecttreating others wellgraciouskind in winning or losingencouragecheer others onteammatesomeone on your teamopponentthe other teamruleshow a game is played
Evaluate

Exit Ticket

Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.

QUESTION 1
What is good sportsmanship?
Playing fair and being kind, win or lose.
QUESTION 2
What does a good sport do after losing?
Says "good game" to the other team.
QUESTION 3
What does it look like during a game?
Cheering teammates and following the rules.

Cool-down: good sportsmanship.

Have students set a sportsmanship goal for their next game. A printable pledge sheet is in the PE & Health library.

Study · Flashcards

Study the key terms

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Practice · Quiz

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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: encourage, fair play, gracious, opponent, respect, rules, sportsmanship, teammate
  1. treating others well
  2. someone on your team
  3. following the rules
  4. how a game is played
  5. fair, kind play
  6. cheer others on
  7. the other team
  8. kind in winning or losing

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. What is good sportsmanship?
  2. What does a good sport do after losing?
  3. What does it look like during a game?
Answer key — Part A: 1) respect · 2) teammate · 3) fair play · 4) rules · 5) sportsmanship · 6) encourage · 7) opponent · 8) gracious
Part B: 1) Playing fair and being kind, win or lose. 2) Says "good game" to the other team. 3) Cheering teammates and following the rules.