How can sports help develop positive character traits? What type of surface do you think will create the most friction with a soccer ball? What does it mean to “bend it like Beckham?”

Learn how well-known athletes speak openly about their faith, and how sports has taught them perseverance. Write a research report using a writing process. Use a dictionary and write a definition. Identify nouns, adjectives, rhyming words, possessive nouns, homophones, contractions, and plural words. Learn to use correct subject-verb agreement. Write a cinquain. Model and solve multiplication and division problems. Understand inverse operations in math. Evaluate events according to duration. Make direct comparisons using a measurable attribute. Calculate the perimeter and area of shapes. Draw a diagram to scale and recognize a scale factor. Locate coordinates and locations on a map. Learn about international sporting competitions and important sports figures. Differentiate between potential and kinetic energy. Discuss the effects of friction. Build a diorama of a soccer stadium and develop soccer ball-handling skills.

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Sample Lesson 1

Sample Lesson 2

Sample Worksheet 1

Grade levels: 3-6

This is a three-week, 117 page unit.

Student workbook pages are designed to reinforce the daily concepts and are included within the unit.