Physical Education Lesson Plans

Teach everyone how to work together in both physical education and music activities. Parents and their children are shown a presentation that highlights the philosophy of cooperation. They apply these concepts to their physical education and music activities. This is a creative way to delve into this topic and a great lesson to use at the start of the school year.

Investigate physical education and sports throughout the years. Third graders view primary source prints and photographs, and analyze what they see. Then, they compare different types of physical education programs and sports. The final product is a bulletin board or poster display.

Divide your class into teams to play Deal or No Deal relating to physical education topics. Learners share a variety of activities that contribute to physical fitness as they play this game. This is a motivating lesson for your class. There are resource links included. 

Practice physical education vocabulary in your classroom. Working with language arts teachers, learners use dictionary skills to define and explain a word dealing with a concept in physical education. They also complete a task and have their names put into a prize drawing.

Bring gaming into the classroom as part of a physical education lesson plan. Learners with disabilities participate in various physical activities using the Nintendo Wii. They use the video game system not only to play different sports, but also to learn the rules of games. It is a creative way to explore these games.

Physical education classes share the skills they have explored using photographs and videos. The projects can be filled with teacher-made films of learners engaged in different activities. Each picture or video should include a caption with the participant's name and explanation of the activity. They place the information on bulletin boards around their school. 

Challenge your class with this problem-solving experience. Learners design a way to add more periods of physical education in the school week without building more gyms. Then, fifth and sixth graders make a list of ideas and choose one. They give three reasons for their choice and share their rationale with the class.

Incorporate writing into your physical education class. In groups, learners unscramble a list of words related to exercise and use them in their journal writings. Using their name, they write one word related to physical activity that begins with each letter of their name. To end the lesson, they are given the setting, theme or characters of a story and identify the novel while jumping through a hula hoop.

Using this creative lesson idea, your class can explore music with a message. Upper elementary learners create their own rap song to express their feelings about physical education and sportsmanship. The resource includes an assessment and examples of rap songs.

Students showcase what they are doing in physical education classes. They volunteer to participate in this activity and perform activities that they do every day in their PE classes. They demonstrate their skills in a one minute routine of; spinning plates, scarves juggling, stilt walking, and yo-yo activities.