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Year 3 · Physical education · Rules and fair play · Lesson 2

Fair play and sportsmanship

Fair play and sportsmanship: honesty, respect for opponents and officials, encouraging teammates, and winning and losing well.

Whiteboard video lesson: Fair play and sportsmanship

13-minute video lesson

Teaching, worked examples and 20 practice questions solved step by step.

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What your child will learn

  • Explain fair play
  • Give examples of good and poor sportsmanship
  • Respond well to winning and losing
  • Encourage teammates

The method

  1. Shake hands.
  2. Follow rules and officials.
  3. Encourage the team.
  4. Win kindly, lose gracefully.

Key words: fair play, sportsmanship, respect, honesty, teamwork.

Worked examples

The first three practice questions from the lesson, with every step.

Question 1

Give one example of good sportsmanship.

  1. Step 1: Hands

Answer: shaking hands / clapping the other team / helping someone up

Question 2

Give one example of bad sportsmanship.

  1. Step 1: Cheat

Answer: cheating / arguing with the referee / sulking

Question 3

What should you say to the other team after a game?

  1. Step 1: Well...

Answer: ‘well played’ / ‘good game’