Lesson Three – Forehand Strokes

This physical education teaching pack for Key Stage Two gets the children to 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.

The class can rotate around a selection of mini-games to refine abilities in using a forehand stroke to target and return a ball correctly across a net to the opposing player.

Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to 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

Activities in this teaching pack include a set of cards to practise some of the special skills that are required when using a forehand stroke to return a ball in tennis to the opposing player when playing some mini-games using a range of different pieces of equipment.

The interactive presentation can be used to explore and practise some of the special skills that are required when sending a tennis ball across a net using a forehand stroke.

This lesson is part of a physical education scheme of work to get the children to develop and refine some of the skills that are needed when playing different strokes and shots during a game of tennis. There are teaching activities for shared learning, differentiated worksheets to support independent learning and interactive presentations to introduce concepts and key skills.

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