Title of Bulletin Board: Sportsmanship Is...

Category: Sportsmanship

Suggested Grade Level: 3-5

Materials: Paper & Markers for students

Description:

At the start of the school year I always do a sportsmanship/cooperative unit with my 2nd-4th graders. I believe it is VERY important for students to learn/understand what it means to be a good sport or a good team member before doing any sort of sport activity. To start the unit I take about five minutes to have a class discussion about what sportsmanship means. We write the word up on the white board and then I have students raise their hand to give me one word or one sentence that describes good sportsmanship. For example: working together, cooperative, respectful, responsibility, leadership, etc. After about 2 mins I tell the students to grab a little piece of paper and a marker and write down one word or one sentence that was not stated and written on whiteboard. Then we break into our activity which focuses on team building!

Additional Information:

This is always something to remind them of when you start a sport type of unit where they will have to work with others!