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Good Sport Checklists, 12 Differentiated Checklists teaching resource preview
Movement & teamwork

Good Sport Checklists, 12 Differentiated Checklists

A set of differentiated self/teacher checklists that let students reflect on whether they demonstrated specific 'good sport' behaviors (playing fairly, trying their best, having fun, keeping emotions under control, accepting rules, encouraging teammates, staying positive, performing their role, and winning/losing respectfully)…

Includes: Set 2: words-only yes/no checklist (color and black & white, before/after variants), same 10 items, for older students · Set 3: blank 'Make Your Own' checklist template (multiple copies) · Bonus poster: 'Being A Good Sport Means' listing the 10…

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Pre-K, 1–5
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Sports Charades - A Sports Themed Gross Motor Game teaching resource preview
Movement & teamwork

Sports Charades - A Sports Themed Gross Motor Game

Indoor recess/brain-break gross motor game where students act out sports actions.

Includes: instructions (1 page) · set of action cards depicting sports actions (e.g. throwing/catching a ball, hitting a ball with a bat, kicking, bouncing, rolling, dodging, golf, tennis,…

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Pre-K–1
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PE Games That Rock | 12 Large Group Games teaching resource preview
Movement & teamwork

PE Games That Rock | 12 Large Group Games

A collection of 12 fast-paced, high-energy large-group PE games ('PE Games That Rock') built on a 'VIP' (versatile, inclusive, practical) lesson-plan format, for PE class, sports camp, or church camp settings.

Includes: intro/overview page listing 12 named games (e.g. Going over the Hedge, Battleship Bout, Buccaneer Brigade, Capture the Pig, Survivor 1 and 2) · one-page 'VIP' lesson plan per game with overview/purpose, SHAPE America standard, learning outcomes…

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Components of Fitness teaching resource preview
Movement & teamwork

Components of Fitness

A GCSE PE lesson presentation teaching the definitions of health and fitness, the 10 components of fitness, and how lifestyle and sport relate to each.

Includes: 30-slide PowerPoint presentation covering learning objectives, a starter activity, and definitions/explanations of health components (emotional, social,…

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Microsoft PowerPoint
Level
7–11
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Taking Time for Teamwork teaching resource preview
Movement & teamwork

Taking Time for Teamwork

A teacher resource compiling hands-on, small-group problem-solving team-building challenges (building hanging contraptions, towers, vehicles/slides, projectile launchers, and devices for moving/protecting objects, plus sports-themed and other activities) to build critical thinking, communication, and collaboration.

Includes: 68-page compiled activity book with an intro (how to use the resource, Group Processing Questions) followed by challenge categories: contraptions spanning a…

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4–9
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Fitness Fun Preschool Activity Pack teaching resource preview
Movement & teamwork

Fitness Fun Preschool Activity Pack

Give preschool/early-childhood teachers a large bank of cross-curricular fitness- and health-themed activity ideas, songs, poems, and center suggestions for a unit on the body, sports, and staying fit.

Includes: Curriculum idea lists (arts/crafts, games, science, cooking, field trips, prop box/classroom enhancements, bulletin board ideas) · Body-related Spanish vocabulary list (sports terms) · Sports-ball riddle poems with answers

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Pre-K–K
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Sports Kids Love Gr. 1 teaching resource preview
Movement & teamwork

Sports Kids Love Gr. 1

Sports Kids Love Gr. 1: A Comprehensive Teaching Resource An inclusive teaching resource, Sports Kids Love Gr. 1 remarkably coalesces physical education and literacy skills into a curriculum explicitly designed for first-grade students. The material's special emphasis on sports offers an engaging way of enhancing the reading…

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46 pages
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1
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Physical Education Resource Kit teaching resource preview
Movement & teamwork

Physical Education Resource Kit

Provide a set of 35 ready-to-use PE lesson cards covering fundamental movement skills, early morning fitness, modified sports, athletics, dance, gymnastics, and indoor games.

Includes: instructions page · contents/index page · Section One: Fundamental Skills cards (catch, skipping, soccer pass, sprint run, overarm throw)

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G 3–5 Health Curriculum | Nutrition & Physical Education Activities teaching resource preview
Movement & teamwork

G 3–5 Health Curriculum | Nutrition & Physical Education Activities

A complete Grades 3-5 health curriculum covering nutrition, physical activity, healthy lifestyle habits, sports skills, healthy decision-making, and personal wellness through reading passages and structured units.

Includes: Answer Key (12 pp) · Assessment Rubrics (6 pp) · Certificates (7 pp)

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3–5
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Nonfiction Leveled Reading Passages with Comprehension Questions - Paired Text teaching resource preview
Sports reading & research

Nonfiction Leveled Reading Passages with Comprehension Questions - Paired Text

A sports-themed (Summer Games) paired-text reading comprehension resource with two dual-level (approaching grade level / at grade level) newspaper-style passages and matched question sets, provided in both US and UK editions.

Includes: directions for downloading a companion Google Slides digital version · teaching-use notes and differentiation guidance ('chili level' difficulty markers) · two paired sports-themed newspaper articles ('Ready Set Go!' about the Summer Games) each in…

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4
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Project: Team Sports Research teaching resource preview
Sports reading & research

Project: Team Sports Research

A partner research project where students investigate an assigned team sport's history, rules, and gameplay, then build a presentation to teach the class.

Includes: overview slide of research categories (history, rules, players, equipment, etc.) · sport selection via a linked external Google Doc · guiding research-question slides (brief history, rules)

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Microsoft PowerPoint
Level
6–8
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Pixel Pics Spreadsheet Activity: Sports Edition teaching resource preview
Creative & math activities

Pixel Pics Spreadsheet Activity: Sports Edition

Build basic spreadsheet skills (using the fill-color/paint-bucket tool and navigating sheet tabs) through a self-directed pixel-art coloring activity in Microsoft Excel.

Includes: Start Here instructions PDF (6 pages) · Pixel Sports - Examples.xlsx (teacher/example copy, 8 sheets) · Pixel Sports - Student.xlsx (blank student copy, 7 sheets)

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Paralympics teaching resource preview
Sports reading & research

Paralympics

PowerPoint presentation teaching the history, values, classification system, and sports of the Paralympic Games, for use in a P.E./Health context to build awareness and respect for adaptive/para athletics.

Includes: History section: origins at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, growth of the International Stoke Mandeville Games, first Paralympic Games (Rome 1960), expansion of… · Symbolism section: meaning of the word 'Paralympic', the agitos logo, the 'Spirit in…

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I have...Who Has...? Sports Edition teaching resource preview
Sports vocabulary & games

I have...Who Has...? Sports Edition

An "I have, who has" chain-style card game for whole-class or small-group vocabulary review.

Includes: set of 'I have / who has' matching cards · how-to-play instructions

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Baseball sports bingo game vocabulary P.E physical education activity teaching resource preview
Sports vocabulary & games

Baseball sports bingo game vocabulary P.E physical education activity

A no-prep bingo game to build baseball vocabulary and familiarity with equipment/sports terms.

Includes: 50 pages of bingo cards (5x5 grids of baseball terms: e.g. Second Base, Trophy, Strike, Outfield, Umpire, Team Dugout, Batter, Hit, First Base, Baseball… · calling cards (3 pages) naming the same baseball terms for the caller to draw

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Pre-K
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ESL Reading Comprehension + Writing Activity - World Nomad Games teaching resource preview
Sports reading & research

ESL Reading Comprehension + Writing Activity - World Nomad Games

Give secondary-level ESL/EFL students reading-comprehension and writing practice using a short nonfiction passage about the World Nomad Games (Central Asian sports/cultural festival).

Includes: 1-page reading passage · 1 page of vocabulary/comprehension questions · 1 page of writing/essay prompts

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Level
7–12
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Basketball sports bingo game vocabulary physical education activities teaching resource preview
Sports vocabulary & games

Basketball sports bingo game vocabulary physical education activities

A no-prep bingo game to build basketball vocabulary, equipment, and player-position terms.

Includes: 50 pages of bingo cards (5x5 grids of basketball terms: e.g. Rim, Dribble, Basketball Hoop, Championship Trophy, Center Circle, Free Throw, Team Bench, Layup,… · calling cards (3 pages) naming the same basketball terms for the caller to draw

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Pre-K
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Vocabulary with Cards | Crossword Wordsearch Anagram SPORTS teaching resource preview
Sports vocabulary & games

Vocabulary with Cards | Crossword Wordsearch Anagram SPORTS

An ESL/vocabulary practice packet built around the theme 'sports', combining a themed word list with a crossword, word search, picture-matching quiz, and word-scramble puzzle.

Includes: crossword puzzle with letter-scramble clues per numbered vocabulary word, plus a completed solution page showing answer word lengths (Across/Down) · themed vocabulary word list / flashcard-style word bank pages

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Let's Talk About Sports – ESL Speaking Board Game teaching resource preview
Sports vocabulary & games

Let's Talk About Sports – ESL Speaking Board Game

Let's Talk About Sports Board Game is a printable game for building English language skills. Students take turns rolling dice and moving game pieces, then read and answer questions about sports vocabulary. With topics like soccer, basketball, baseball, and more, it strengthens language abilities. Educators can facilitate whole…

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Pre-K, 1–2
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ESL Vocabulary Flashcards Puzzles Games 43 teaching resource preview
Sports vocabulary & games

ESL Vocabulary Flashcards Puzzles Games 43

ESL/EFL vocabulary practice resource introducing English words for the theme 'SPORTS' through unscramble, crossword, word search, and flashcard-style activities.

Includes: word unscramble activity · crossword puzzle (grid with word-bank clues) · word search puzzle

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Sport Intermediate Lesson Plan teaching resource preview
Sports vocabulary & games

Sport Intermediate Lesson Plan

ESL/EFL lesson teaching intermediate (B1) English learners vocabulary and comprehension related to sports, through a listening/reading dialogue plus exercises.

Includes: audio file (B1 Sport.mp3) · main worksheet PDF (7 pages): warmer vocabulary-matching activity, vocabulary list, reading dialogue, true/false comprehension exercise, additional exercises…

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Multiple File Types
Level
6–12
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