Sports Participation · SHS2 Physical Education…

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: 2.1.2.LI.2 - Apply basic skills in performing individual and team sports (e.g., table tennis - forehand and backhand strokes in table tennis).

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Describe the correct body position, grip, and swing path for executing a forehand stroke in table tennis.
Describe the correct body position, grip, and swing path for executing a backhand stroke in table tennis.
Demonstrate the forehand stroke with proper form, follow-through, and control during partner practice.
Demonstrate the backhand stroke with proper form, follow-through, and control during partner practice.
Compare the forehand and backhand strokes, identifying at least two similarities and two differences in technique.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Physical Activity and Health (Strand 1)
Sub-strand: Sports Participation (1.2)
Content standard: 2.1.2.CS.1 - Demonstrate the ability to apply various skills in performing individual and team sports (e.g., Table tennis, netball, volleyball, etc). 2.1.2.LO.1 Demonstrate the ability to use basic skills in performing individual and team sports (e.g., table tennis, netball, etc).
Indicator: 2.1.2.LI.2 - Apply basic skills in performing individual and team sports (e.g., table tennis - forehand and backhand strokes in table tennis).
Suggested placement: Semester 1, Week 2 (Week 2 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: NaCCA curriculum document, p. 48

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Digital Learning: With the aid of digital devices, learners watch an instructional video recording on forehand and backward strokes.
Think-pair-share: Learners in pairs think and reflect individually and share their thoughts and ideas on the basic skills of table tennis with partners and compare ideas. In pairs, learners practice the both the forehand and backhand strokes without the ball to perfect the form and follow through.

Assessment (2.1.2.AS.2): Level 2: Describe how to execute forehand and backhand strokes. Level 3: Demonstrate the forehand and backhand stokes in table tennis.

Teaching and Learning Resources:
- Online resources
- Pictures/charts
- Phones/laptops
- Projectors
- Footballs
- Handballs
- Volleyballs
- Basketballs
- Football Field
- Handball Court
- Volleyball Court
- Basketball Court
- Football nets
- Handball nets
- Volleyball nets
- Basketball nets
- Inflator
- Markers
- Training bibs
- Textbooks Supplementary materials