5 minutes
Warm-up
Ankle/wrist mobility, the throwing arm circle, and a single rule recap so students enter ready to play.
For PE teachers
A 40-minute pétanque lesson, ready to teach
Federation-reviewed PE pack with a tight lesson plan, equipment list, safety briefing, and an optional starter-kit bundle delivered to your school.
The 40-minute lesson
Built around the way PE actually flows — quick warm-up, focused activity, structured cool-down. Works indoors on hard floor or outdoors on gravel.
25 minutes
Main activity
Two stations: pointing on a target line and shooting at a stationary boule. Students rotate every 8 minutes.
10 minutes
Cool-down
A scored 3-end mini-match in pairs, then collect equipment, debrief, dismiss.
What's in the pack
- Printable lesson planTightly timed, three-phase plan with student-facing handouts.
- Safety briefingToe-line, throwing area, and first-aid notes — read once, run all year.
- Assessment rubricFour-level rubric mapped to common PE outcomes (technique, fair-play, teamwork).
- Equipment listWhat you need for a class of 30 — and what's optional.
The school starter kit
For schools that don't already own boules. Federation-approved equipment, sized for primary or secondary, delivered as a single bundle.
Primary school kit
Soft-touch leisure boules sized for 8–12 year-olds. Six sets, two cochonnets, one measuring tool, lesson handouts.
Secondary school kit
Competition-grade leisure boules for 13+ years. Eight sets, four cochonnets, two measuring tools, scoring whiteboard.
Get the lesson plan
Free for any school. Email it to a colleague or print it for next period.