Should video gaming count as a sport?

Year 5

Should video gaming count as a sport? is a free, NAPLAN-aligned persuasive writing resource for Year 5 students. It includes a position prompt, for-and-against planner, tiered vocabulary and persuasive devices mapped to the Australian Curriculum (AC9).

Year 5 AC9E5LE05 AC9E5LA05 AC9E5LA08 AC9E5LA09 AC9E5LA04 AC9E5LY06

Supports the Year 5 achievement standard (creating written texts).

Australian Curriculum content descriptions © ACARA. Writesy is not affiliated with or endorsed by ACARA.

Should video gaming count as a sport? Some people say yes, because competitive gaming needs fast reactions, lots of practise, teamwork and tournaments, just like other sports. Others argue no, because it does not have the same level of physical activity and movement that most people expect from a sport. Think about the lunchtime competition at school where classmates organise teams, keep score and train, and tell me what you think.

Sentence starters

Although I enjoy gaming, I think we should decide whether it counts as a sport by comparing how much training and teamwork each activity requires.
Have you seen how our lunchtime teams practise together and keep score, and does that not sound like a school sport to you?

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For and Against Planner
Argument Brainstorming
Vocabulary Support
Sentence Starters
Persuasive Device Bank
Writing Challenges
Sentence Variety
Counterargument and Rebuttal
Writing Checklist
Reflective Questions
Collaborative Writing Ideas
Printable teacher and student PDFs

NAPLAN writing criteria this resource targets

Audience Text structure Ideas Character and setting Vocabulary Cohesion Paragraphing Sentence structure Punctuation Spelling

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Last updated 29 July 2026

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