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- Grade Range
- 12th
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Students apply knowledge, skills, and personal qualities required for leadership in areas related to physical activity and recreation. They study all aspects of school and community based recreation and physical activity certification programs. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students investigate the issues of economic prosperity, environmental concerns, government intervention in the market economy and responsible civic participation in solving community problems. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 3rd
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Students discuss and compare needs and wants, rights and responsibilities of people in different communities around the world. They discuss reasons for the differences. Finally they develop a set of classroom rights for their class. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 5th
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Students play a game as an introduction to a lesson on stress management. They discover the role of a recreational therapist in controlling stress. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 9th - 12th
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Students use films to identify the characteristics of a good parent. In groups, they research the different types of parenting methods used during colonial times, the Civil War and the Civil Rights movement. As a class, they develop their own definition of a good parent and compare and contrast their own parents with those seen in the films. They are encouraged to examine the characteristics shown in the film to become more responsible parents. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 11th - 12th
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Students work in teams to develop a presentation and handout representing a particular point of view in a recreational Water Contaminationand Beach Closure Debate. They synthesize their knowledge of recreational water, sewage, and their issues and present it persuasively to their peers. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 5th - Higher Ed
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This lesson is focused on teaching a student with severe mental retardation to use a recreation center. The lesson introduces three activities: walking to/from the recreation center, choosing an activity, and playing foosball. An important step is the appropriate checking out of equipment, playing appropriately, and returning the ball. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 6th - 8th
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Students discuss the importance of recycling and preventing pollution. In groups, they complete mini-studies on various environmental issues and evaluate different consumer products. They use global warming data to determine the importance of the problem and work together to solve problems related to water conservation. To end the lesson, they develop their own environmental responsibility statement. Full Review »
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- 4th - 8th
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Students realize that adults entertain themselves at work and in their private lives and that much of adult play, like children's play, is part of adults' folklife and that they play in various folk groups. They consider the elite, popular, and folk culture elements of adult play and recreation. Students also investigate tourism in their region and around the state and examine it in relation to how local insiders interact with the same activities and events. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- 4th - 12th
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Students identify local needs for recreational spaces by interviewing diverse classmates, families, and community members. They work in small groups to consider space needs and a possible place for installation. Students sketch, make a model of their planned area, and label their replicas. Full Review »
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