Depending on the grade level, you can have students do a research paper on the activity that you are teaching at that point in time. For my elementary school children I don\'t require them to do any type of written activity but when I subbed at the middle school and high school, those students would go to the library, research the sport and write a short paper on it. Things to include in this paper could be: date invented, where it was invented, what types of leagues/international competitions there are, hall of fame, popular players, etc. Also, have them create a few different lessons at their particular grade level.

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Typically if one of my high school students is out due to a long term injury or excuse, I will still keep them engaged in the class. Depending on the severity of the medical exemption, the student can do modified versions of the activity through clearance of the doctor or will do an alternate assignment if that is not an option. For example, one of my 9th grade students was excused for having bad respiratory issues. She was required to create a powerpoint presentation of the history, rules, major players, different styles of play, court description etc to earn credit. During class, she was also a referee during matches! This reinforced the rules and allowed her to stay engaged in the class with her peers!

Depending on the injury, we may still allow them to participate. For example if they broke their leg, if their doctor writes a note allowing upper body exercise we allow them to go to the fitness room for PE credit. If they MUST sit out of class, we have them write a research paper on a specific sport. Sometimes we choose the sport for them or sometimes allow them to pick.Works out pretty well until its the last day before grades are do and I'm grading a ton of research papers because they turn them in at the last minute!