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Teamwork & Good Sportsmanship

Fourth graders learn what it means to be a good sport and teammate — playing fair, cheering others on, and being kind whether they win or lose — the skills that make games fun for everyone.

Grade 4Teamwork40 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 good sportsmanship.
  • ✓Tell a good sport from a poor one.
  • ✓Explain teamwork.
  • ✓Be a good teammate.
Essential Question

Games are more fun when everyone plays fair and stays kind — win OR lose. What does being a good sport and a good teammate look like?

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Interactive Task
Sort It · Interactive

Good Sport or Poor Sport?

Project this and sort each action into being a good sport or a poor sport.

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👍 Good Sport
👎 Poor Sport
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The Lesson · Health & PE Flow (Warm-Up · Learn · Practice · Apply · Cool-Down)

40 minutes, five moves

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

1

Warm-Up — Fair and Fun

5 min

Games are more fun when everyone plays fair — what makes a good sport?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Ask about playing games.
  • Ask what makes them fun.
  • Set the goal.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Think about it.
  • Share ideas.
  • Get ready.
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Learn — Good Sportsmanship

10 min

Children learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Explain playing fair.
  • Explain cheering others on.
  • Explain winning and losing kindly.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Learn fair play.
  • Learn cheering.
  • Learn kindness.
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Practice — Good or Poor

12 min

Children practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send children to Good Sport or Poor Sport?
  • Sort each one.
  • Talk about them.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Sort them.
  • Talk.
  • Explain them.
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Apply — Apply

8 min

Children apply.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Play a game with good sportsmanship.
  • Cheer a teammate.
  • Handle winning or losing well.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Play fair.
  • Cheer.
  • Be gracious.
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Cool-Down — Cool-Down

5 min

Children close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name a good-sport action.
  • Say why it helps.
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Name one.
  • Say why.
  • 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.4

Exhibit responsible personal and social behavior in games.

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PE.5

Value physical activity for social interaction.

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HE.4

Use communication skills for good teamwork.

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HE.7

Practice respectful, healthy behaviors.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Good/poor sport cards.
  • Sentence frame: “A good sport ___.”
  • Role-play playing fair.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with cheering vs. bragging.
  • Sort one at a time.
  • Use pictures.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Role-play winning gracefully.
  • Make a team-cheer.
  • Explain teamwork.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Screen / board
  • 🏅Sports pictures
  • 💻Good Sport or Poor Sport?
  • ⚽Play equipment
  • 🖍️Crayons
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

sportsmanshipbeing fair and kind in gamesgood sportsomeone who plays fair and stays kindteamworkworking together as a teamteammatesomeone on your teamfairfollowing the rules for everyonerespecttreating others wellencourageto cheer someone ongraciouskind whether you win or lose
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 does it mean to be a good sport?
Playing fair, cheering others on, and being kind whether you win or lose.
QUESTION 2
Is bragging when you win being a good sport?
No — that’s poor sportsmanship.
QUESTION 3
Name one way to be a good teammate.
Cheer teammates on, play by the rules, or say “good game.”

Cool-Down: team cheer.

Have children create a friendly team cheer and practice saying “good game” to show good sportsmanship. A printable sportsmanship 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

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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, good sport, gracious, respect, sportsmanship, teammate, teamwork
  1. someone on your team
  2. kind whether you win or lose
  3. someone who plays fair and stays kind
  4. being fair and kind in games
  5. treating others well
  6. working together as a team
  7. to cheer someone on
  8. following the rules for everyone

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. What does it mean to be a good sport?
  2. Is bragging when you win being a good sport?
  3. Name one way to be a good teammate.
Answer key — Part A: 1) teammate · 2) gracious · 3) good sport · 4) sportsmanship · 5) respect · 6) teamwork · 7) encourage · 8) fair
Part B: 1) Playing fair, cheering others on, and being kind whether you win or lose. 2) No — that’s poor sportsmanship. 3) Cheer teammates on, play by the rules, or say “good game.”