Badminton

Physical Education Lesson Plan

S: Physical Education
T: Badminton
O: 2nd grade – To learn about badminton. To practice hand-eye coordination.
3rd grade – To introduce the students to the game of badminton. To learn the correct grip to hold a badminton racket. To practice the underhand serve.
4th grade – To introduce the game of badminton and to help students practice and improve hitting a small object with a long-handled implement.
5th grade – To introduce and practice the underhand and “flying pan” serve. To teach students how to do overhand, underhand and sidearm hits.
P: Teacher explanation and demonstration.

1) Students will be spread out around the outside of the gym floor. Students will practice the underhand serve by serving to a wall. Students will be each using a racket and birdie.

2) Students will practice the “flying pan” serve individually while spread out as above.

3) Students will be divided into partners. They should use one racket and one birdie between the two of them. One partner shall toss/throw the birdie to their partner so it will come to them below their waist. The other partner will hit the birdie using the underhand hit. Do that 5 times one direction and then have the partners trade racket and birdie.

4) Same as above, but now when the students make the toss/throw they should do it so the birdie goes over their partner’s head. The student hitting the birdie should now be using the overhand hit. Do that 5 times and then trade.

5) Using a serve, underhand and overhand hits, have partners try to keep the birdie going back and forth between them without it touching the floor.