Adapted PE Volleyball Unit: Levels A, B, C for Middle School and High School PE

An adapted PE volleyball unit for middle and high school: 7 lessons that build from balloons and catch toss to real bumps, sets, and serves, with Level A, B, and C in every one.

Why I made this: Volleyball can be the hardest unit to run with mixed abilities, because the ball moves fast and the touches are hard to learn. Starting with balloons and catching, then building to bumps and sets, keeps every student in the game. Seated play runs on the same courts.

What's included:

• Teacher overview: what Levels A, B, and C mean, how I run the unit, and a 7 day calendar

• Equipment list (standard and modified) and a drawn court setup diagram, including seated volleyball

• Safety and inclusion notes with a student setup chart

• 7 one page lessons: ready position and catch toss, forearm pass, overhead set, underhand serve, rotation, modified games, and tournament day

• 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 volleyball rotation, a skill check rubric, and a class record sheet

• Rally scoring sheets for modified games and a 4 v 4 rotation chart with a court diagram

• Student self rate cards

How I use it: Every class starts with balloon or beach ball warm ups so nobody is afraid of the ball. Then students choose their ball and net height for the main practice. Catch volleyball is the bridge most of my classes need before real touches.

Who it is for: Adapted PE teachers, general PE teachers with inclusive classes, and special education teachers who run PE, grades 6 to 12.

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 is a new unit, not a retitle of the net and wall games in my other lesson plans.

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.