Tennis
Lesson Plans
PE curriculum-mapped tennis lesson plans for primary schools. Build racket skills, footwork, rallies and tactical awareness through progressive PE lessons that develop control, coordination and confidence from Year 1 to Year 6.
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These tennis lesson plans support a clear progression from tracking and controlling a ball to performing forehand, backhand, overhead and rally skills with growing consistency and purpose.
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Aligned with the National Curriculum, the unit develops declarative knowledge around grips, ready position, court awareness, tactics and performance review, while procedural knowledge is built through striking, moving, serving and directing the ball into space with increasing control.
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The lessons also nurture independence, resilience and self-evaluation, helping children improve technically while enjoying competitive and cooperative play.
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For schools seeking primary PE resources that are curriculum-aligned and easy to deliver, tennis is a strong, high-interest Unit of Work.
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