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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.

Series SPSPSports & PEWave 3
Planned for authoring wave 3.

Team sports

Seven team games, each taught through its rules, history, tactics, skills and fitness.

Previews Physical and Health Education, Sports Science

  1. 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.

  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 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

  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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

  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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

  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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

  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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

  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. 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.