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Manners

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students investigate the concept of manners and how they should be exercised at school. This lesson is a foundation of classroom management for Physical Education and is meant to be adapted to other classes if needed. Students focus upon...
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Volleyball Bonkers

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students practice aiming with the underhand hit in striking with short-handled implements to introduce them to a underhand hit in volleyball. They encounter the manipulatives of tape, hula hoops and a variety of balls to assist them with...
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Beat the Clock

For Teachers K - 5th
Learners discuss the importance of working together. After forming groups, they perform the movement based on their teacher's instructions. When asked to stop, they must sit down and form their groups immediately. If not, the game is over.
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Skipping Tag

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Pupils participate in a tagging game that involves skipping as the locomotor skill. With one person playing "it," students must skip around the tag area trying to get away from the tagger, and with the tagged pupils trying to deter the...
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Muscle Match!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Pupils skip around the gym floor and try to match pictures of muscles and stretches. When they find a match they must run to the Muscle Mat and call out "Muscle Match!". The class then stops skipping and faces the Muscle Mat while the...
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Cars Tag

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students participate in a tag game using characters from the Disney movie "Cars." They role-play different characters from the movie, with students wearing different colored vests or wrist bands and jogging in the Impound Area after...
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Hanukkah Tag Game

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students participate in a tag game involving aspects of the Hanukkah holiday. They discuss the basic tenets of Hanukkah, then play the tag game, with the Candle Makers as taggers and the students tagged freezing into position as candles.
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How the Grinch Stole Christmas

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars participate in a P.E. game that focuses on strengthening the abdominal and leg muscles using scooters. With five students acting as the "Grinches," they guard beanbags while sitting on scooters, while the rest of the...
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Ghostbusters

For Teachers K - 12th
Students pretend that they are all ghosts. They must ride on their gluts on their scooter. They then pick 2-4 taggers, also known as ghostbusters. They also ride on their gluts but hold a "tagging wand". When students get tagged they...
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Zesty Kicken' Chicken Dance

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students become aware of spatial awareness as they stand in the middle of a hula hoop and perform "The Chicken Dance" to music. During the chorus, they run, hop, gallop, skip into other vacant hoops. Students follow directions given by...
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Game Festival

For Teachers K - 5th
Students and parents partake in a noncompetitive field day. They participate in a Festival Day by playing various games or relaxing in the rest area. In addition, they wander freely around school grounds searching for friends, family,...
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Beach Ball Striking

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars practice a variety of striking skills: "sweeping" the ball, passing to partners, and striking at a target. They review and address safety concerns with the use of a long-handled implement/stick and demonstrate how to hold...
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Hip-Hop Warm Up Dance

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students in a middle elementary physical education class participate in a warm-up activity in which they perform several hip-hop dance moves. They do the mountain climber, the coffee grinder, the seat spin, and others. They even come...
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4-Corner Fitness

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners participate in a game called 4-Corner Fitness. Individually, they are given a card with an exercise and location on it. Once they finish one station, they move on to the next one following the music. To end the lesson, they...
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Healthy Food Color Tag

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students are scattered around the room preparing for a game of tag. As a class, they are to stay away from those that are "it" and complete the different locomotor skills as directed by their teacher. To end the lesson, they identify a...
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Fortune Cookie Activity Cards

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students are given a pre-made fortune cookie at the beginning of class. Individually, they open up the cookie and read their fortune and complete the exercise on the paper. They exchange fortunes and exercises with their classmates when...
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Scarf Toss Tag

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students review how to properly toss a scarf. In groups, they play the game like an ordinary tag game in which the locomotor skill is changed for each game. If they are tagged, they choose a basket and pick one scarf to juggle.
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On The Sidelines Non Participation In PE Worksheet

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students complete a worksheet if they are unable to participate in gym activities. Individually, they are given an assessment sheet and a writing utensil to complete the assignment. To end the lesson, they review their answers with an...
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Hot Lava

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students pretend that the area of the gym floor that is purple is land and the yellow sections are lava. Individually, they are to make their way across the room only on land staying out of the lava. To end the lesson, they move quicker...
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North Pole Tag

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students review the proper way to chase, flee and dodge others in a game of tag. As a class, they pretend they are on the North Pole acting as grinches, reindeer and elves. They play the game practicing different locomotor skills.
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Winter Wonderland

For Teachers 2nd - 12th
Students brainstorm a list of the activities they can participate in during the winter months. In groups, they rotate between stations in which they can practice or try the different winter sports. To end the activity, they can play the...
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Balance Stations

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students are introduced to the concept of balance. In groups, they travel between eight stations in which they balance their own body and different types of balls. To end the instructional activity, they share which one was the hardest...
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Cooperation Tag

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students brainstorm a definition for the word cooperation. As a class, they participate in a game in which they try to avoid the taggers. In groups, they surround a tag classmate and help them get to safety. To end the lesson, they share...
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Christmas Shopping

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners work in teams in teams of two and they have a hula hoop which represents their shopping bag and two hockey sticks to gather presents. They use the other side of the gym that has bean bags and fleece balls, which are scattered...