PE Poster Visuals: Displaying Sportsmanship in PE

About this resource

What's inside this resource

Displaying Sportsmanship in Physical Education This teaching resource provides visual reminders for students on displaying good sportsmanship during physical education activities. The set includes 5 colorful posters with background options that reinforce positive behavior such as encouragement, teamwork, respect, responsibility, and fairness. Physical education teachers can utilize these visuals as decorations in the gymnasium to promote a positive environment. They also work well inserted into presentations, especially when introducing new games or activities. The included PDF and JPG files give educators flexibility in implementation. Whether displayed on the walls or reviewed before activities, these posters offer a creative way to establish expectations and model excellent sportsmanship.

In the classroom

Teaching tips & learning objectives

Teaching tips

All five colour treatments carry word-for-word identical text, so the choice is a decor decision rather than a content one - and a second version can go up in a different space without changing what students read
The sheets are set for 8 1/2 by 11 and are meant to be enlarged; the opening page points at a school or store poster-maker to convert one to a large sized poster for the gym or playing area
Each statement is three to six words, which reads at a distance during play - a wall beside the playing area serves it better than a noticeboard by the door
Two of the ten - "Abide by the Official's Ruling" and "Shake hands after competition" - assume an officiated, competitive game, so they land hardest during a unit that actually runs matches with a referee
The image versions suit a projector or a slide at the start of a lesson, which pairs a spoken reminder with the same wording students see on the wall
Keep the clip-art credit page with the file if the poster is passed to a colleague; it names the outside artwork source for the whole series

Skills covered

Display preparation - teachers choose the colour treatment that suits the space and enlarge the 8 1/2 by 11 sheet on a poster-maker for gym-sized display.
Setting shared conduct expectations - the ten fixed statements give a teacher wording to point at during a lesson, from "Play by the Game Rules" to "Accept the Outcome Of the Game".
Consistency of language across a department - because every version repeats the same ten lines word for word, several teachers or spaces can use identical phrasing.
Pre-activity briefing - the image versions of the poster drop into a presentation for a reminder before a new game starts.

Good to know

Questions teachers ask about this resource

How do the five poster versions differ from one another?

Only in colour. All five carry the same title, the same ten statements and the same arrangement; the opening page describes them as five different colour schemes to match a learning centre's decor.

How large can the poster be printed?

The visuals are set for 8 1/2 by 11 sheets, and the opening page says they can be copied on a school or store poster-maker to convert to a large sized poster, then placed inside the gym or playing area for students to see.