PE Course 1 · Week 29 · Dual Activities and Partnership
Winning and Losing Well
After a round robin tournament, students assess which strategies worked and practice gracious responses to both winning and losing.
- Students will
- Students play a round robin tournament, assess which strategies worked, and practice gracious responses to winning and losing (C1.1.11).
- SEL skill
- Use a calming tool and a gracious phrase after winning or losing
- What it looks like
- Students practice self-management by steering their reactions after a win or a loss.
- Content focus
- Winning and losing well in a round robin
- Format
- Think write pair share
Self-management
Self-management means steering your emotions, thoughts, and actions so you can reach a goal. More self-management activities
What you get
A teacher guide with what to say, step by step, plus student pages and a supports page for students with diverse learning needs, including those with IEPs. Print or Project it, or assign it in Google Forms and Google Docs for Google Classroom. Your first 10 activities are free.
Standards
- C1.1.11: High School Course 1, Standard 1 (Movement Skills), item 1.11
- Student page: PE journal page
- SHAPE America (national): 3.12.2 Exhibits proper etiquette, respect for others, and teamwork while engaging in physical activity.
- SHAPE America (national): 2.12.1 Demonstrates knowledge of tactics and strategies within lifetime sports & activities.
More self-management activities for PE Course 1
- Personal Bests, Private Data Self-managementStudents complete a baseline fitness check, record results only in their own journal, and set one goal measured against their own starting point.
- Breathing to Reset Self-managementAfter short sprint intervals, students practice box breathing to bring their heart rate down and journal one moment outside PE when the reset could help.
- Yoga Flow and Focus Self-managementStudents learn a short yoga flow paired with slow breathing and journal how their attention and body felt before and after.
- Brave Enough to Perform Self-managementSmall groups perform their sequence for a supportive audience and journal how they managed nerves before, during, and after.
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