Lower Key Stage 2 Sports Tournaments

Tennis Tournaments

Using our template, make a timeline of when the major tournaments were started, and some of the other major events in the history of tennis tournaments; make a class calendar to keep track of when major tournaments are played and mark the tournament locations on maps.

Teaching Outcomes:

• To create a timeline of tennis tournament history.
• To research the history of tennis tournaments for relevant information.
• To make a map of where major tennis tournaments take place.

Children will:

• Put dates into chronological order on a timeline.
• Retrieve factual information from non-fiction.
• Locate some cities and countries on a world map.

• Tennis tournaments cards
• Timeline template
• Calendar template

• Wall year planner
• Large world map.

Youth project to get children from around the world to play at Wimbledon from tennisfoundation.org.uk
The four major tournaments that make up the Grand Slam from grandslamhistory.com
All about the Davis Cup from daviscup.com
Fed Cup website from fedcup.com

Host a class debate on one of the following topics: Should professional tennis players be excluded from tournaments? Should women be paid the same as men? Should all children play tennis at school?

Teaching Outcomes:

• To research information for a debate.
• To debate a motion related to tennis history.

Children will:

• Structure information into a coherent argument.
• Take part in a debate.
• Present in front of the class.

• Possible debate topics
• Instructions on running a debate
• Debate roles & Judge's recording sheets
• The major issues in tennis history

• Stopwatch
• Gavel

Article over equal prize money at Wimbledon in 2006 from bbc.co.uk
Article with argument for lower prize money for women from telegraph.co.uk
History of Wimbledon prize money from totalsportek.com
About Wimbledon entering the open era from topendsports.com
Lawn Tennis Association's free training to primary school teachers from lta.org.uk

Have a tennis tournament of your own. Decide whether to play singles or doubles, and give out roles like ball-boy and ball-girl, referee, commentator.

Teaching Outcomes:

• To take part in a tennis tournament.
• To take on different roles in the tournament.

Children will:

• Play a game of tennis.
• Keep track of the points of a tennis game.
• Commentate on a tennis game.

• Rules for a class tennis tournament
• Tennis tournament roles

• Tennis equipment and court
• Audio recording equipment

Lawn Tennis Association's free training to primary school teachers from lta.org.uk