Realizing that my students knowledge of sports is limited, I decided to suit my purposes in problem solving yet also help them additionally in their understanding of the fundamentals of various sports. It is definitely a high interest area, and motivating the students to participate in the activity has been easily accomplished. The students will create and solve word problems. Research skills are used to locate information concerning the history of the sport. Role playing enables us to act out the activity.
Children are able to share their prior knowledge or experiences concerning the sport.
A copy of identical boxscores are given each group. The same boxscore is displayed on an overhead projector. Questioning and thinking skills are modeled. Information is compared. Attendance figures and length of time the game was played are even noted.