This physical education scheme of work for Key Stage Two gets the children to develop and refine skills needed when playing strokes and shots during a game of tennis. The PE lesson plan gets the class to practise performing forehand and backhand strokes and volley shots to utilise when trying to win a game.

Develop and refine some of the skills that are needed when playing different strokes and shots during a game of tennis

Lesson One : Racquets and Balls

Investigate how to develop and practise a range of skills when controlling the movements and position of a ball when using a tennis racquet

Lesson Two : Racquet Bounces

Practise some of the different ways that can be used to control the movement and position of a ball when using a racquet in a game of tennis

Lesson Three : Forehand Strokes

Develop and practise some of the skills that are required when sending a ball across a net using a forehand stroke during a game of tennis

Lesson Four : Backhand Strokes

Develop and practise some of the skills that are required when sending a ball across a net using a backhand stroke during a game of tennis

Lesson Five : Volley Shots

Develop and practise some of the special skills that are needed to control and return a tennis ball across a net when using a volley shot

Lesson Six : Short Tennis

Explain and model how to play a game of short tennis to practise some of the skills that are needed when sending and receiving a ball across a net

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