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Team Sports & Teamwork

Seventh graders learn what makes a great team — communication, clear roles, strategy, sportsmanship, and effort — skills that help on the field and in life.

Grade 7Teamwork45 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 teamwork.
  • ✓Value roles & strategy.
  • ✓Show sportsmanship.
  • ✓Be a great teammate.
Essential Question

A team of talented players can still lose if they don’t work together! What makes a team great — on the field and beyond?

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Interactive Task
Explore · Interactive

The Teamwork Explorer

Project this and tap each idea. Have students learn what makes a great team.

🤝 Explore great teamwork — tap eachTry it

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.

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Warm-Up — More Than Talent

5 min

Talented players can lose without teamwork — what makes a team great?

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Recall a great team.
  • Ask what made them work.
  • Get ready.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Recall.
  • Consider.
  • Get ready.
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Learn — Teamwork

10 min

Students learn.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Send students to the Teamwork Explorer.
  • Note communication.
  • Note sportsmanship.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Tap each.
  • Note them.
  • Reflect.
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Practice — Practice

11 min

Students practice.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Play a team game.
  • Communicate.
  • Play your role.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Play it.
  • Talk.
  • Do your role.
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Apply — Apply

9 min

Students apply.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Show good sportsmanship.
  • Encourage a teammate.
  • Explain your role.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Show it.
  • Encourage.
  • Explain.
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Cool-Down — Cool-Down

5 min

Students close.

👩‍🏫 Teacher Moves

  • Name a teamwork skill.
  • Explain sportsmanship.
  • Complete the exit ticket.

🎒 Student Actions

  • Name one.
  • Explain it.
  • 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 social behavior.

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PE.5

Value teamwork and cooperation.

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PE.1

Apply skills in team games.

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HE.4

Use interpersonal communication.

Differentiation

One lesson, every learner

Multilingual Learners

ELL / EMERGING READERS
  • Teamwork-idea cards.
  • Sentence frame: “A good teammate ___.”
  • Use team examples.

Support & Access

IEP / 504
  • Start with communication.
  • Use one idea.
  • Practice encouraging.

Stretch & Extend

GIFTED / EARLY FINISHERS
  • Design a team strategy.
  • Lead a team.
  • Give teamwork feedback.
Materials

What to gather

  • 📽️Projector / board
  • ⚽Team-game equipment
  • 💻The Teamwork Explorer
  • 🏃Open space
  • ✏️Pens
  • 🎫Exit-ticket slips
Vocabulary

Key terms — hover for a quick definition

teamworkworking together wellcommunicationtalking and listeningrolea player’s jobstrategya team’s plansportsmanshipfair, respectful playcooperateto work togethereffortyour best tryencourageto cheer on others
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
Name a skill that makes a great team.
Communication, clear roles, strategy, sportsmanship, or effort.
QUESTION 2
What is sportsmanship?
Playing fair, respecting others, and being a good winner and loser.
QUESTION 3
Why do teams practice?
To get better and work together well.

Cool-Down: be a teammate.

Have students name one way they’ll be a better teammate this week. A printable teamwork 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.

🖨️ Team Sports & TeamworkPrint
Name: ________________________
Date: ____________

Part A · Write the word that matches each meaning

Word bank: communication, cooperate, effort, encourage, role, sportsmanship, strategy, teamwork
  1. working together well
  2. to cheer on others
  3. talking and listening
  4. your best try
  5. a player’s job
  6. fair, respectful play
  7. to work together
  8. a team’s plan

Part B · Show what you learned

  1. Name a skill that makes a great team.
  2. What is sportsmanship?
  3. Why do teams practice?
Answer key — Part A: 1) teamwork · 2) encourage · 3) communication · 4) effort · 5) role · 6) sportsmanship · 7) cooperate · 8) strategy
Part B: 1) Communication, clear roles, strategy, sportsmanship, or effort. 2) Playing fair, respecting others, and being a good winner and loser. 3) To get better and work together well.