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Keeper of the Castle
Set up four Hula Hoops in each corner of the gym that will be used as a base for each team. Use the center circle of the gym as the "castle" with a bunch of "treasure" in it. The treasure consists of a variety of pieces of...
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Space Invaders
Split the class into two groups—the meteors and the satellites—with the majority of the class being satellites. The inner circle in the gym is "inner space" while the court around it is "outer space." When satellites are in inner space...
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Chase the Ace
Chase the Ace is a great warm-up activity for all ages. Just make sure there is plenty of space to run around taking into consideration the number of players and the age of the players. Make the game challenging but not so difficult that...
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Quiet Game and Listening Game
Students play 2 games that help them follow classroom procedures. In this procedural lesson, students learn to play the quiet game and the listening game.
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Strikeball
Groups form a circle with each person's feet spread shoulder width apart and touching the person's next to them. Drop a ball in the middle of the circle. The object of the game is for players to keep the ball...
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Food Pyramid Tag
Students participate in a tag game with the purpose of learning about the food pyramid. In this food pyramid instructional activity, students are challenged to find photos of specific food groups without being tagged. During this...
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Nemo Tag 2
Several students are chosen to be taggers (and wear goggles), 2 more are chosen to be Dorie (and carry the blue fish), and Merlin (and carry the orange fish). The rest of the students are Nemo's. The Nemos begin on one of the mats...
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Parachute
Students participate in an instant activity as they enter the gym. They work with a parachute, moving it using different motions. They use their wrists, to move the parachute while moving in a circle, and play a game of Cat and Mouse...
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Polydot Locomotor Tag
Students play a tag type game using locomotor skills as they move across the gym. They hop on one or two feet when they are tagged while waiting to be freed.
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Turkey Round-up
Students perform this game as a warm-up for their bodies and a review of game strategies. It is designed to be used around Thanksgiving.
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Word Fitness
Young scholars perform a varied workout while practicing vocabulary skills.
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P.E. Lesson: Black Bear
Students run and try to tag a classmate as "Black Bear, Black Bear" is yelled by another student. For this P.E. lesson, students try to get to the opposite side of a playing area without being tagged or being tricked by the person who is...
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Dribblemania Fitness
Learners demonstrate the skill of dribbling with stretching and cardio strengthening activities. In this dribbling instructional activity, the students use cones as boundaries to practice dribbling a basketball. During this instructional...