History of Table Tennis in Nigeria | Basic Skills in Table Tennis | Table Tennis Facilities and Equipments Primary 5 and Primary 6 Term 2 Week 3 Physical and Health Education

PHYSICAL AND HEALTH EDUCATION

BASIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 

SECOND TERM 

WEEK 2

PRIMARY 5 AND PRIMARY 6

THEME – GAMES AND SPORTS

PREVIOUS LESSON – History of Hockey in Nigeria | Basic Skills in Hockey | Hockey Facilities and Equipments Primary 5 and Primary 6 Term 2 Week 2 Physical and Health Education

 

TOPIC: TABLE TENNIS 

LEARNING AREA 

1. Introduction

2. History of Table Tennis in Nigeria

3. Facilities and Equipment of Table Tennis

4. Dimension of Table Tennis Board

5. Lesson Evaluation and Weekly Assessment (Test)

 

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES 

By the end of the lesson, the pupils should have attained the following objectives –

1. narrate the history of table tennis in Nigeria;

2. state table tennis facilities and equipment;

3. draw and label the table tennis pitch with dimensions.

4. perform the basic skills in table tennis.

 

ENTRY BEHAVIOR

The pupils can differentiate between table tennis game and other ball games.

 

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of:

1. Textbook

2. Charts

3. Pictures

4. Video clips

5. Table tennis board

6. Bats/rackets

7. Net

8. Score board

 

METHOD OF TEACHING

Choose a suitable and appropriate methods for the lessons.

Note – Irrespective of choosing methods of teaching, always introduce an activities that will arouse pupil’s interest or lead them to the lessons. 

 

REFERENCE MATERIALS

1. Scheme of Work

2. 9 – Years Basic Education Curriculum

3. Course Book

4. All Relevant Material

5. Online Information

 

 

CONTENT OF THE LESSON

LESSON 1 – INTRODUCTION

Table tennis is one of the major sports in the world. It is played at all levels of competition. Both young and old people play the game but at world championships, it is a young person’s game.

The game is played by a minimum two people in form of singles and maximum of four people in form of doubles or mixed doubles. The game takes place on a hard table divided by a net.

 

HISTORY OF TABLE TENNIS IN NIGERIA 

Unconfirmed reports had it that the game had its origin in the kitchen, played between Mum and Dad with potatoes used as balls and frying pans used as bats and played across the table.

Table Tennis was introduced in Nigeria in the early Thirties by British. In Nigeria, table tennis is now played everywhere among people of all ages and sex.

It is popular among students in the Universities, colleges, and post – primary schools. Nigeria has continued to take active part in the competition at both national and international levels. The Nigeria Table Tennis Federation (NTTF) was formed 1951.

 

TABLE TENNIS FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT 

The facilities and equipment of the game of table tennis are:

1. The table tennis board

2. The net

3. The bat/racket and table tennis ball

4. The jersey

5. The sock and canvas

 

LESSON 2 – BASIC SKILLS IN TABLE TENNIS

1. The grip

The bat (racket) should be regarded as an extension of the hand, therefore a correct and practical grip is of prime importance.

The two different types of grips are:

I. Shake hand grip (horizontal grip)

II. Penholder grip (vertical grip)

 

2. Service

The table tennis serve is the most important stroke in the game because it provides the only situation in which you have total control over how and where you play the ball.

However, before you can master the correct table tennis serving technique, you’ll need to ensure that you’re using the correct table tennis grip and that you’ve mastered the four basic table tennis strokes.

I. Pre – serve

II. Planning to serve

III. The toss

IV. Strike

 

3. Forehand

It is a stroke used for rally or continuous play using the forehand side or face of the bat.

 

4. Backhand

This stroke is used for rally or continuous playing using the backhand side or back of the bat.

 

5. Scoring 

A match is played best 3 of 5 games (or 4/7 or 5/9). For each game, the first player to reach 11 points wins that game, however a game must be won by at least a two point margin.

A point is scored after each ball is put into play (not just when the server wins the point as in volleyball). The edges of the table are part of the legal table surface, but not the sides.

 

LESSON 3 – PRACTICE AND DEMONSTRATE SKILLS IN TABLE TENNIS

 

PRESENTATION

To deliver the lesson, the teacher adopts the following steps:

1. To introduce the lesson, the teacher revises the previous lesson. Based on this, he/she asks the pupils some questions;

2. Teacher organizes the pupils into groups depending on the size of the class.

3. Teacher displays chart showing table tennis and hockey.

3. Teacher allows the pupils as groups to identify table tennis and differentiate it from other ball games. 

Pupil’s Activities – The pupils identify and describe the differentiate between tennis game and hockey game.

4. Teacher uses the chart and the pupils relevant responses to introduce the lesson and leads a class discussion on the meaning and history of table tennis.

Pupil’s Activities – The pupils pay attention to the lesson introduction and participate actively in the class discussion on the meaning and history of table tennis.

5. Teacher narrates the history of table tennis in Nigeria.

Pupil’s Activities – The pupils listen to the history of table tennis in Nigeria.

6. Teacher uses the chart showing table tennis facilities and equipments used for playing table tennis.

Pupil’s Activities – The pupils identify and state the facilities and equipments used for playing table tennis.

8. Teacher draws and labels table tennis pitch and indicate the appropriate dimensions.

Pupil’s Activities – The pupils also draw and labels their own table tennis pitch and indicate the appropriate dimensions.

9. Teacher plays a short video showing different skills in table tennis and use the video to lead a discussion on the basic skills in table tennis.

Pupil’s Activities – The pupils watch and identify the basic skills in table tennis game.

10. Teacher organizes a table tennis competition to enable the pupils practise and demonstrate different table tennis skills m

Pupil’s Activities – The pupils participate actively in the table tennis competition.

11. Teacher summarizes the major points on the board using the lesson evaluation.

Pupil’s Activities – The pupils participate actively in the lesson summary by responding correctly to most of the questions and write as instructed.

 

CONCLUSION

To conclude the lesson for the week, the teacher revises the entire lesson and links it to the following week’s lesson.

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LESSON EVALUATION

Asks pupils to:

1. narrate the history of table tennis in Nigeria;

2. state 5 table tennis facilities and equipment;

3. draw and label the table tennis pitch with dimensions.

4. perform 5 basic skills in table tennis.

 

WORKBOOK

INSTRUCTION – Choose the correct answer from the options A – B. 

1. _____ game is played by a minimum two people in form of singles and maximum of four people in form of doubles or mixed doubles.

A. Table tennis

B. Football

C. Volleyball

 

2. Table tennis game is played _____ by a minimum _____ people in form of singles and maximum of four people in form of doubles or mixed doubles.

A. 4 and 8

B. 2 and 4

C. 1 and 2

 

3. The game takes place on a hard table divided by a _____.

A. rope

B. net

C. bet

 

4. Table tennis game is known as _____ game.

A. bat

B. racket

C. bat and racket

 

5. Table tennis is a game of _____.

A. professional

B. amateur

C. A and B

 

6. Dribbling is one of the table tennis game.

A. True

B. False

C. Not sure

 

7. Table tennis game is the major game played in the world.

A. True

B. False

C. Not sure

 

8. Which of these is not table tennis basic skills?

A. Dribbling

B. Grip

C. Forehand

 

9. Table tennis ball is locally called _____.

A. lemon

B. orange

B. egg

 

10. Table tennis, also known as _____.

A. ping-pong

B. bing-bong

C. king-kong