Adapted PE Bocce Unit: Levels A, B, C for Recreation, Ages 14 to 21

An adapted PE bocce unit for grades 6 to 12 and 18 to 21 programs: 6 lessons with Level A, B, and C, rules at three levels, team roles, and an 8 team bracket.

Why I made this: Bocce might be the most inclusive sport I teach. A student using a ramp and a student with no support can play in the same game, and adults play it for life. It works in the gym with soft balls or on any patch of grass.

What's included:

• Teacher overview: what Levels A, B, and C mean, how I run the unit, and a 6 day calendar

• Equipment list (standard and modified) and a drawn court setup diagram, indoors or outside

• Safety and inclusion notes with a student setup chart

• 6 one page lessons: grip and underhand roll, pallino toss and distance, pointing, hitting, measuring and scoring, and team play

• Every lesson has an objective, warm up, cue words, practice, a Level A/B/C table, a skill check, a teacher tip, and a cool down question

• A 4 station bocce rotation, a skill check rubric, and a class record sheet

• Rules at three levels (balls, court, scoring, measuring, throwing) and five team roles

• An 8 team single elimination bracket and a blank round robin chart

• Student self rate cards

How I use it: Soft bocce balls in the gym in the winter, grass outside in the spring. The rules page lets me pick a rule level for each game instead of for each student, so mixed teams play together.

Who it is for: Adapted PE teachers, inclusive PE teachers, and transition teachers planning lifetime recreation for grades 6 to 12 and 18 to 21 programs, including students who play in community leagues.

How it fits with my other adapted PE products: every lesson, station, rubric, and game page in this unit is new. Nothing is reused from my Adapted PE Lesson Plans, High School PE Lesson Plans, or Adapted PE Fitness Stations. The FREE Adapted PE Modifications Cheat Sheet works well next to it when you need a quick change on the fly. It pairs well with the Adapted PE Bowling Unit for a lifetime recreation semester.

Also from The Transition Cliff:

• Adapted PE Lesson Plans Middle & High School | Adaptive PE Unit | Modified Games

• High School PE Lesson Plans | 8 Lessons with Level A/B/C Options & PE Rubric

• Adapted PE Fitness Stations | Inclusive PE Station Cards, Levels A/B/C

• FREE Adapted PE Modifications Cheat Sheet + Station Cards

What you download: one printable PDF, 17 pages, US Letter.

Made by Jeremy D. Gooch, special education teacher and transition coordinator. Drafting and layout had AI assistance; every page was checked by me.