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Basketball inside the School Curriculum
Learning sessions
The consortium has designed three activities related to the BaskEUball project to acquire and apply English knowledge and skills in a meaningful way.
Each learning session includes the initial situation where the activity is introduced, the learning goals, an assessment proposal, a step-by-step activity description and the required materials.
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Basketball Vocabulary Hunt
About Me: BaskEUball Edition
Famous Basketball Players Biography
Learning situation // Challenge approach
About me: BaskEUball Edition
Age Group: 9-12 years old
Initial situation
Your pupils are participating in the BaskEUball project. Throughout the school year, they can share experiences and take part in challenges with other kids participating in the same project across Europe on the Cokrea Platform.
For this new edition, the teachers involved have decided to begin with an “About Me” activity to improve children’s oral communication skills in English by sharing the video as introduction to the other participating kids.
Learning Objectives
Assessment
Activity development and material
Learning situation // Challenge approach
About me: BaskEUball Edition
Learning Objectives
Assessment
Introduction (5 minutes) Present the Cokrea platform, explaining that throughout the academic year, students will exchange experiences and participate in challenges with peers across Europe. Encourage pupils to introduce themselves via video, using a basketball illustration to symbolize their shared participation in the project.
Template (30 minutes): Distribute the basketball template and guide children to provide one example for each category to ensure comprehension. Allow them time to personalize their designs through drawing and colouring. Speech preparation (20 minutes): With the visual aid complete, have students draft their introductions using concise sentences based on their template responses. For example: ‘My name is Adam and I was born in 2014. My favourite food is…’
Speech practice (10 minutes): Allow children to rehearse their speeches independently, then present to a partner for constructive feedback. Recording (20 minutes): In the same pairs, pupils record each other’s introduction, providing a supportive environment for showcasing their work.
Material
Goals
Learning Objectives
Knowledge
Skills
Values
Key vocabulary related to self-introduction.
Confidence in using English for self-expression.
Spoken English.
Present and past tenses.
Collaboration and peer to peer feedback.
Written English.
Like/Love/ Enjoy/Prefer.
Global perspective.
Concepts Ilustration.
Evaluation criteria
Assessment
- Peer-to-Peer Feedback: Students evaluate the quality of feedback received from their peers, focusing on whether it was specific, kind, and helpful.
- Teacher Assessment: The teacher assesses the final video using a provided evaluation table.
- Self-Reflection: Students reflect on their learning experiences and progress, as well as share something new they learned about a classmate.
To enhance the learning experience, encourage students to prepare thoughtfully, practice consistently, collaborate with peers, set personal language goals for improvement, and celebrate diversity.
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Learning situation // Challenge approach
Famous Basketball Players Biography
Age Group: 10-12 years old
Initial situation
Ask the children to imagine that they are sports journalists working for an international magazine (you can coordinate with other teachers participating in Cokrea to create one). Their task is to research and write an engaging biography about a famous basketball player from another country.
Explain that the audience is eager to learn not only about the player's achievements but also about their journey, challenges, and contributions to the sport. After completing their biographies, the students will share them with the class and create an interactive quiz to test their classmates' and international readers' knowledge.
Learning Objectives
Assessment
Activity development and material
Learning situation // Challenge approach
Learning Objectives
Famous Basketball Players Biography
Assessment
S2. Publishing in Canva and Kahoot! (20 minutes): Children will take turns to publish the fainal version of their partner's work: the biographies will be transfered to a Canva newspaper template and the questions will be entered into a Kahoot! quiz created by the teacher. S3. Interactive Activitiy (30 minutes): Students will read two to three biographies of basketball players written by their classmates and participate in a Kahoot! quiz related to those biographies.
S1. Introduction (10 minutes): Begin with a brief discussion about basketball and the importance of role models in sports. Explain that students will work in pairs to write a short biography of a basketball player of their choice. These biographies will be published in the collaborative "BaskEUball News", an international magazine edited by the teachers participating in the project. Additionally, students will prepare questions for a Kahoot! contest to assess their understanding of the generated reading material. S1. Organised Research (25 minutes): Provide students with a template to guide their fact-finding and help organize their biographical text. Facilitate access to various resources, such as articles, videos, or reliable websites, to assist them in gathering information about their chosen basketball player. S1. Biography writing and Kahoot! questions (25 minutes): One pupil will write the biography while the other creates reading comprehension questions along with possible answeres. Afterwards, they will exchange their work and provide feedback to each other.
Material
Goals
Learning Objectives
Knowledge
Skills
Values
Collaboration and peer to peer feedback.
Reading comprhension.
Biography text structure.
Responsability and accountability.
Present and past tenses.
Written English.
Writing questions (present and past tens).
Global perspective.
Research skills.
Evaluation criteria
Assessment
- Peer-to-Peer Feedback: Students evaluate their partner's draft using the following checklist.
- Teacher Assessment: The teacher assesses the final version based on these criteria:
- Biographies: Accuracy, clarity, organization, grammar and, vocabulary.
- Khoot! questions: Relevance to the text, grammar, vocabulary, and clarity of questions and answers.
- Self-Reflection: Students analyze which questions were answered correctly or incorrectly to identify parts of their text that could be improved. Additionally, they describe what they learned from the biographies they read.
To enrich the activity, inspire students to research deeply, write creatively, work together respectfully, focus on clear communication, and appreciate the unique stories of each basketball player.
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Basketball Vocabulary Hunt
Age Group: 8-12 years old
Initial situation
As part of the BaskEUball project, pupils will participate in an international basketball tournament where English will be the primary language to communicate between coaches and peers from different countries.
To prepare for this experience, they will engage in a dynamic "Vocabulary Hunt" using the "GooseChase" app. Through exploration, description and teamwork, they will learn essential basketball-related vocabulary and practice communicating in English in realistic scenarios.
Learning Objectives
Assessment
Activity development and material
Learning situation // Challenge approach
Learning Objectives
Basketball Vocabulary Hunt
Assessment
Introduction (5 minutes): Start by welcoming the students and explain that today they will learn vocabulary related to basketball through a scavenger hunt. Take a moment to briefly review their prior knowledge on the topic. Vocabulary Hunt (1 hour and 10 minutes): Introduce the "GooseChase" app and explain how the vocabulary hunt will operate. There are four types of missions: GPS (find a location), text (write a description in three sentences), video (describe orally), and photo (act out a specific action). Organize the students into small teams, creating six groups of four students each. Launch the game and allow the teams to begin completing missions (about 10 minutes per mission), ensuring that each team starts with a different mission number.
Get started with GooseChase
Reflection (15 minutes): Discuss new vocabulary and share favorite projects. Encourage students to express what they have enjoyed and learned. Celebrate participation, acknowledging creativity and teamwork.
Material
Goals
Learning Objectives
Knowledge
Skills
Values
Collaboration and participation.
Reading comprhension.
Basketball vocabulary.
Description words: adjectives.
Creativity and critical thinking.
Written English.
Confidence in using English.
Spoken English.
Verb 'to be' and 'to have'.
Assessment
Peer-to-Peer Feedback: Students evaluate collaboration and participation by giving two stars (things their teammates did well) and one wish (something to improve) to their group members.
Teacher Assessment: The teacher evaluates the mission results following the rubric below.
Self-Reflection: At the end of the activity, in a circle, children share a word they learned and their favourite mission.
To ensure effective assessment, observe student engagement, encourage active participation, provide constructive feedback, recognize teamwork and creativity, and support language development with positive reinforcement.
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Material
- Basketball players: books, articles, videos and reliable webistes
- Internet access (search engine, Canva, Kahoot! and Cokrea Platform)
- Baskeball player biography template
- Shared newspaper template on Canva
- Notebook or paper
- Pencil, erasers and sharpener
Material
- Internet access (GooseChase)
- Notebook or paper
- Pencil, erasers and sharpener
Space
It is recommended to conduct these activities on a basketball court, ideally in an outdoor playground.
Material
- Computer
- Projector
- Internet access (Cokrea Platform)
- Template
- Pencil colours and markers
- Pencil, erasers and sharpener
- Notebook or paper
- Video camera or tablet
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English as a Second Language
Start
Basketball inside the School Curriculum
Learning sessions
The consortium has designed three activities related to the BaskEUball project to acquire and apply English knowledge and skills in a meaningful way.
Each learning session includes the initial situation where the activity is introduced, the learning goals, an assessment proposal, a step-by-step activity description and the required materials.
get started
Basketball Vocabulary Hunt
About Me: BaskEUball Edition
Famous Basketball Players Biography
Learning situation // Challenge approach
About me: BaskEUball Edition
Age Group: 9-12 years old
Initial situation
Your pupils are participating in the BaskEUball project. Throughout the school year, they can share experiences and take part in challenges with other kids participating in the same project across Europe on the Cokrea Platform.
For this new edition, the teachers involved have decided to begin with an “About Me” activity to improve children’s oral communication skills in English by sharing the video as introduction to the other participating kids.
Learning Objectives
Assessment
Activity development and material
Learning situation // Challenge approach
About me: BaskEUball Edition
Learning Objectives
Assessment
Introduction (5 minutes) Present the Cokrea platform, explaining that throughout the academic year, students will exchange experiences and participate in challenges with peers across Europe. Encourage pupils to introduce themselves via video, using a basketball illustration to symbolize their shared participation in the project.
Template (30 minutes): Distribute the basketball template and guide children to provide one example for each category to ensure comprehension. Allow them time to personalize their designs through drawing and colouring. Speech preparation (20 minutes): With the visual aid complete, have students draft their introductions using concise sentences based on their template responses. For example: ‘My name is Adam and I was born in 2014. My favourite food is…’
Speech practice (10 minutes): Allow children to rehearse their speeches independently, then present to a partner for constructive feedback. Recording (20 minutes): In the same pairs, pupils record each other’s introduction, providing a supportive environment for showcasing their work.
Material
Goals
Learning Objectives
Knowledge
Skills
Values
Key vocabulary related to self-introduction.
Confidence in using English for self-expression.
Spoken English.
Present and past tenses.
Collaboration and peer to peer feedback.
Written English.
Like/Love/ Enjoy/Prefer.
Global perspective.
Concepts Ilustration.
Evaluation criteria
Assessment
To enhance the learning experience, encourage students to prepare thoughtfully, practice consistently, collaborate with peers, set personal language goals for improvement, and celebrate diversity.
+Info
Learning situation // Challenge approach
Famous Basketball Players Biography
Age Group: 10-12 years old
Initial situation
Ask the children to imagine that they are sports journalists working for an international magazine (you can coordinate with other teachers participating in Cokrea to create one). Their task is to research and write an engaging biography about a famous basketball player from another country.
Explain that the audience is eager to learn not only about the player's achievements but also about their journey, challenges, and contributions to the sport. After completing their biographies, the students will share them with the class and create an interactive quiz to test their classmates' and international readers' knowledge.
Learning Objectives
Assessment
Activity development and material
Learning situation // Challenge approach
Learning Objectives
Famous Basketball Players Biography
Assessment
S2. Publishing in Canva and Kahoot! (20 minutes): Children will take turns to publish the fainal version of their partner's work: the biographies will be transfered to a Canva newspaper template and the questions will be entered into a Kahoot! quiz created by the teacher. S3. Interactive Activitiy (30 minutes): Students will read two to three biographies of basketball players written by their classmates and participate in a Kahoot! quiz related to those biographies.
S1. Introduction (10 minutes): Begin with a brief discussion about basketball and the importance of role models in sports. Explain that students will work in pairs to write a short biography of a basketball player of their choice. These biographies will be published in the collaborative "BaskEUball News", an international magazine edited by the teachers participating in the project. Additionally, students will prepare questions for a Kahoot! contest to assess their understanding of the generated reading material. S1. Organised Research (25 minutes): Provide students with a template to guide their fact-finding and help organize their biographical text. Facilitate access to various resources, such as articles, videos, or reliable websites, to assist them in gathering information about their chosen basketball player. S1. Biography writing and Kahoot! questions (25 minutes): One pupil will write the biography while the other creates reading comprehension questions along with possible answeres. Afterwards, they will exchange their work and provide feedback to each other.
Material
Goals
Learning Objectives
Knowledge
Skills
Values
Collaboration and peer to peer feedback.
Reading comprhension.
Biography text structure.
Responsability and accountability.
Present and past tenses.
Written English.
Writing questions (present and past tens).
Global perspective.
Research skills.
Evaluation criteria
Assessment
To enrich the activity, inspire students to research deeply, write creatively, work together respectfully, focus on clear communication, and appreciate the unique stories of each basketball player.
+Info
Basketball Vocabulary Hunt
Age Group: 8-12 years old
Initial situation
As part of the BaskEUball project, pupils will participate in an international basketball tournament where English will be the primary language to communicate between coaches and peers from different countries.
To prepare for this experience, they will engage in a dynamic "Vocabulary Hunt" using the "GooseChase" app. Through exploration, description and teamwork, they will learn essential basketball-related vocabulary and practice communicating in English in realistic scenarios.
Learning Objectives
Assessment
Activity development and material
Learning situation // Challenge approach
Learning Objectives
Basketball Vocabulary Hunt
Assessment
Introduction (5 minutes): Start by welcoming the students and explain that today they will learn vocabulary related to basketball through a scavenger hunt. Take a moment to briefly review their prior knowledge on the topic. Vocabulary Hunt (1 hour and 10 minutes): Introduce the "GooseChase" app and explain how the vocabulary hunt will operate. There are four types of missions: GPS (find a location), text (write a description in three sentences), video (describe orally), and photo (act out a specific action). Organize the students into small teams, creating six groups of four students each. Launch the game and allow the teams to begin completing missions (about 10 minutes per mission), ensuring that each team starts with a different mission number.
Get started with GooseChase
Reflection (15 minutes): Discuss new vocabulary and share favorite projects. Encourage students to express what they have enjoyed and learned. Celebrate participation, acknowledging creativity and teamwork.
Material
Goals
Learning Objectives
Knowledge
Skills
Values
Collaboration and participation.
Reading comprhension.
Basketball vocabulary.
Description words: adjectives.
Creativity and critical thinking.
Written English.
Confidence in using English.
Spoken English.
Verb 'to be' and 'to have'.
Assessment
Peer-to-Peer Feedback: Students evaluate collaboration and participation by giving two stars (things their teammates did well) and one wish (something to improve) to their group members.
Teacher Assessment: The teacher evaluates the mission results following the rubric below.
Self-Reflection: At the end of the activity, in a circle, children share a word they learned and their favourite mission.
To ensure effective assessment, observe student engagement, encourage active participation, provide constructive feedback, recognize teamwork and creativity, and support language development with positive reinforcement.
+Info
Material
Material
Space
It is recommended to conduct these activities on a basketball court, ideally in an outdoor playground.
Material