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Flexibility & Stretching

Ninth graders learn about flexibility and the two kinds of stretching — dynamic (moving) stretches to warm up before activity, and static (held) stretches to cool down after — to move well and prevent injury.

Grade 9Fitness50 minutes1 class periodSHAPE / Skills-BasedExplicit teaching4 StandardsSHAPE
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Lesson at a Glance

Everything you need before the bell rings

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to…

  • ✓Explain flexibility.
  • ✓Tell dynamic from static.
  • ✓Sort the stretches.
  • ✓Stretch safely.
Essential Question

Stretching keeps you flexible and helps prevent injury — but there’s a right kind for before and after activity! What’s the difference?

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Interactive Task
Sort It · Interactive

Dynamic or Static Stretch?

Project this and sort each stretch into dynamic (moving, before activity) or static (held, after activity).

🧘 Sort each — dynamic or static stretch?Try it
🏃 Dynamic (moving, before)
🧘 Static (held, after)
Tap a stretch, then tap a bucket.
The Lesson · Health & PE Flow (Warm-Up · Learn · Practice · Apply · Cool-Down)

50 minutes, five moves

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

1

Warm-Up — The Right Stretch

5 min

Stretching prevents injury — but there’s a right kind for before and after!

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Show a leg swing.
  • Ask when to use it.
  • Get ready.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Look.
  • Wonder.
  • Get ready.
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Learn — Flexibility

11 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Explain dynamic stretches.
  • Explain static stretches.
  • Note when to use each.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Learn dynamic.
  • Learn static.
  • Note it.
3

Practice — Sort Them

13 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to Dynamic or Static Stretch?
  • Sort each one.
  • Try them.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Sort.
  • Try them.
  • Explain.
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Apply — Apply

11 min

Students apply.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Do a dynamic warm-up.
  • Do a static cool-down.
  • Explain the difference.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Warm up.
  • Cool down.
  • Explain.
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Cool-Down — Cool-Down

5 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name a dynamic stretch.
  • Name a static stretch.
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Name one.
  • Name one.
  • Complete the exit ticket.
Standards Alignment

Built to the standards you report on

Aligned to SHAPE America National Health Education & Physical Education Standards.

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PE.3

Improve flexibility.

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PE.4

Stretch safely.

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HE.1

Comprehend flexibility concepts.

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HE.7

Practice injury prevention.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Stretch picture cards.
  • Sentence frame: “___ is a ___ stretch.”
  • Demonstrate stretches.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with leg swings vs. held stretch.
  • Sort one at a time.
  • Try one stretch.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Design a stretch routine.
  • Explain why static goes after.
  • Improve one stretch.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Projector / board
  • 🧘Open space
  • 💻Dynamic or Static Stretch?
  • 🪥A yoga mat
  • ✏️Pens
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

flexibilityhow far a joint can movestretchto lengthen a muscledynamic stretcha moving stretchstatic stretcha held stretchwarm-upbefore activitycool-downafter activityrange of motionhow far you can moveinjury preventionavoiding harm
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 a dynamic stretch, and when do you do it?
A moving stretch, done to warm up before activity.
QUESTION 2
What is a static stretch, and when do you do it?
A held stretch, done to cool down after activity.
QUESTION 3
Is holding a hamstring stretch dynamic or static?
Static.

Cool-Down: stretch it out.

Have students do one dynamic stretch before activity and one static stretch after. A printable flexibility sheet is in the PE & Health library.

Study · Flashcards

Study the key terms

Tap a card to flip it, then rate whether you knew it. Built from this lesson’s vocabulary.

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Practice · Quiz

Check your understanding

A quick self-check with instant feedback, drawn from this lesson’s key terms.

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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.

🖨️ Flexibility & StretchingPrint
Name: ________________________
Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: cool-down, dynamic stretch, flexibility, injury prevention, range of motion, static stretch, stretch, warm-up
  1. after activity
  2. a moving stretch
  3. to lengthen a muscle
  4. how far you can move
  5. before activity
  6. a held stretch
  7. avoiding harm
  8. how far a joint can move

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. What is a dynamic stretch, and when do you do it?
  2. What is a static stretch, and when do you do it?
  3. Is holding a hamstring stretch dynamic or static?
Answer key — Part A: 1) cool-down · 2) dynamic stretch · 3) stretch · 4) range of motion · 5) warm-up · 6) static stretch · 7) injury prevention · 8) flexibility
Part B: 1) A moving stretch, done to warm up before activity. 2) A held stretch, done to cool down after activity. 3) Static.