Sports & PE. Level 1 to 17.
Play, rules, history and tactics of team and individual sports, plus fitness, the body and sport in society. All of it is planned and not yet written.
6 strands (1 beyond school) · 30 topics · about 139 modules planned · 5 specified · 0 with a sample lesson. From Primary 1 to 400–500 Level.
Team sports
Seven team games, each taught through its rules, history, tactics, skills and fitness.
Previews Physical and Health Education, Sports Science
Football
SP-TEA-FTB · Primary 4 to SSS 3 (WASSCE) · 5 modules specified
The laws, history, tactics, skills and fitness of football, from the playground to the pitch.
Basketball
SP-TEA-BSK · Primary 5 to SSS 3 (WASSCE) · about 5 modules planned
Dribbling, passing and shooting, plus the rules and team play of basketball.
- About 5 planned
Volleyball
SP-TEA-VOL · Primary 5 to SSS 3 (WASSCE) · about 5 modules planned
Serving, setting and spiking, rotations and the rules of indoor and beach volleyball.
- About 5 planned
Handball
SP-TEA-HND · Primary 5 to SSS 3 (WASSCE) · about 5 modules planned
A fast passing and throwing game: its rules, positions, skills and fitness.
- About 5 planned
Hockey
SP-TEA-HOC · Primary 6 to SSS 3 (WASSCE) · about 5 modules planned
Stick skills, rules and tactics of field hockey, played safely.
- About 5 planned
Cricket
SP-TEA-CRK · Primary 5 to SSS 3 (WASSCE) · about 5 modules planned
Batting, bowling and fielding, and how the different forms of the game are played.
- About 5 planned
Rugby
SP-TEA-RUG · Primary 6 to SSS 3 (WASSCE) · about 5 modules planned
Passing, running and safe tackling, the rules of rugby, and how teams work together.
- About 5 planned
Individual sports
Sports where you compete on your own or in pairs, from the running track to the chessboard.
Previews Physical and Health Education, Sports Science
Athletics
SP-IND-ATH · Primary 3 to SSS 3 (WASSCE) · about 5 modules planned
Running, jumping and throwing events, how races are timed and how athletes train.
- About 5 planned
Tennis
SP-IND-TEN · Primary 5 to SSS 3 (WASSCE) · about 5 modules planned
Strokes, serving, scoring and tactics in singles and doubles tennis.
- About 5 planned
Table tennis
SP-IND-TTN · Primary 4 to SSS 3 (WASSCE) · about 5 modules planned
Grip, spin, serving and fast footwork in table tennis, and its rules.
- About 5 planned
Boxing
SP-IND-BOX · JSS 1 to SSS 3 (WASSCE) · about 5 modules planned
Boxing's rules, history and footwork, taught as non-contact technique and fitness only.
Handled with care. Non-contact technique and fitness only: no sparring at a Lantern. Covers the risks of head injury honestly. Not shown below Level 7. Comes with a facilitator note.
- About 5 planned
Swimming (theory)
SP-IND-SWM · Primary 4 to SSS 3 (WASSCE) · about 5 modules planned
Theory only, as there is no pool at a Lantern: strokes, water safety and how swimmers train.
- About 5 planned
Chess
SP-IND-CHS · Primary 2 to SSS 3 (WASSCE) · about 5 modules planned
How the pieces move, openings, tactics and endgames, and the history of a sport of the mind.
- About 5 planned
Fitness and movement
Moving well and staying fit: games, warm-ups, strength, stamina and flexibility for everyone.
Previews Physical and Health Education
Movement games
SP-FIT-PLY · Primary 1 to Primary 4 · about 4 modules planned
Running, jumping, catching and balancing through playground games.
- About 4 planned
Warming up and cooling down
SP-FIT-WRM · Primary 2 to JSS 3 (BECE) · about 3 modules planned
Why and how to warm up before exercise and cool down after it.
- About 3 planned
Strength, stamina and flexibility
SP-FIT-STR · Primary 5 to SSS 3 (WASSCE) · about 5 modules planned
Simple bodyweight exercises that build strength, stamina and flexibility without equipment.
- About 5 planned
Measuring your fitness
SP-FIT-TST · JSS 1 to SSS 3 (WASSCE) · about 4 modules planned
Simple fitness tests, tracking your own progress and setting realistic goals.
- About 4 planned
Planning a training programme
SP-FIT-PLN · JSS 3 (BECE) to SSS 3 (WASSCE) · about 4 modules planned
Designing a safe weekly training plan using rest, variety and gradual overload.
- About 4 planned
The body in sport
What happens inside the body when we exercise, and how to eat, rest and play safely.
Previews Sports Science, Physiotherapy, Human Anatomy
Muscles, bones and joints
SP-BOD-MUS · Primary 4 to SSS 1 · about 5 modules planned
How muscles, bones and joints work together to make the body move.
- About 5 planned
Heart and lungs in exercise
SP-BOD-HRT · Primary 5 to SSS 3 (WASSCE) · about 5 modules planned
Why breathing and heart rate rise during exercise, and how training changes them.
- About 5 planned
Food, water and rest for sport
SP-BOD-FUE · Primary 4 to SSS 3 (WASSCE) · about 4 modules planned
Eating, drinking water and sleeping well to play your best, especially in hot weather.
- About 4 planned
Injuries and safe play
SP-BOD-INJ · Primary 5 to SSS 3 (WASSCE) · about 4 modules planned
Preventing common sports injuries, basic first response, and when to stop and get help.
- About 4 planned
Sport and society
Fair play, inclusion and the bigger story of sport in Africa and the world.
Previews Sports Management, Sociology
Fair play and teamwork
SP-SOC-FAI · Primary 1 to JSS 2 · about 4 modules planned
Being a good teammate, winning and losing well, and respecting the referee.
- About 4 planned
Africa in world sport
SP-SOC-AFR · Primary 5 to SSS 3 (WASSCE) · about 5 modules planned
How African athletes and teams have competed in the Olympics and world championships.
- About 5 planned
Sport for everyone
SP-SOC-INC · Primary 5 to SSS 3 (WASSCE) · about 4 modules planned
Girls' and women's sport, disability sport and the Paralympics, and making games open to all.
- About 4 planned
Clean sport
SP-SOC-CLN · JSS 2 to SSS 3 (WASSCE) · about 3 modules planned
Why doping and cheating harm athletes and sport, and how drug testing works.
- About 3 planned
Sport, media and money
SP-SOC-MED · JSS 3 (BECE) to SSS 3 (WASSCE) · about 4 modules planned
How broadcasting, sponsorship and big events shape sport today.
- About 4 planned
Beyond school (Beyond school, university level)
University-level tasters of sports science, coaching and running sport as a business.
Previews Sports Science, Physical and Health Education, Sports Management, Physiotherapy
Sports science
SP-BYD-SCI · A level / JUPEB / foundation year to 400–500 Level · about 6 modules planned
Exercise physiology, biomechanics and sport psychology, as studied in a sports science degree.
- About 6 planned
Coaching
SP-BYD-COA · A level / JUPEB / foundation year to 300 Level · about 5 modules planned
Planning sessions, teaching skills, giving feedback and coaching young players safely.
- About 5 planned
Sports management
SP-BYD-MGT · A level / JUPEB / foundation year to 300 Level · about 5 modules planned
Running clubs, leagues and events: budgets, marketing, facilities and governance.
- About 5 planned
Help light the classroom where Sports & PE begins.
Every module here is written to be learned at a Lantern, offline, at a child’s own pace. Four Lanterns are planned and waiting for light.