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Throw and Catch Tennis
Students practicewith a racket, to learn strategies for moving the ball around the court and the importance of placing the ball in different spots .
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Catching Assessment: Part II
Students are given the opportunity to improve some of their catching skills. They practice catching using the cues of "pinky" fingers together to catch objects below their waist, and thumbs together for catching objects that are above the h
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Long Jump Roping Skills
Studentsare given an introduction to the skills they be learning and at what competency they need to perform to reach their desired performance assessment level.
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Partner Tag
Pupils find a partner. After they are with a partner have them find a good self space in the playing area. Identify one student as the chaser and the other as the dodger. After the dodger is tagged, students switch roles.
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Geography Golf
Students practice their knowledge of states and capitals while at the same time working on motor skills. This activity also promotes working together in small groups.
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Rock It
Students dance in lines to "Baby Likes to Rock It" by The Tractors. They begin to learn dance formation: Lines or scattered facing same direction, and learn counts while rocking out to country music.
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Flying Disc Horseshoes
Middle schoolers practice accuracy throwing at targets. This lesson is intended to prepare students for Flying Disc golf.
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Macarena Basketball Review
Middle schoolers review the basketball skills learned in class and are challenged to perform specific skills to the beat of the music.
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Basketball Assessment: Left Handed Layup
Students identify if their peers are using the correct cues when shooting a layup.
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Tendon Damage from Steroids
Students explain how using steroids can create problems for tendons in your body.
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Obstacles On Wheels
Students practice roller blading in a safe environment offering varying levels of skill challenges (slanted rope).
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Recipe Dance/Making Duets
Students create and memorize movement phrases within a specified structure and develop duets from the solo phrases.
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Summer Olympic Event Project
Students research the Summer Olympic Games and the activities that the athletes compete in. They select a topic area to research and complete the assessment piece.
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Roam the Halls for Fitness
Students use pedometers or digiwalkers to walk as many steps as possible during a class period (in the building hallways). They assess steps walked at the end of the period for prizes and/or goal setting.
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Discovery Pacing
Students run a lap as fast as they can. They discuss the problems of running that fast for longer distances and strategize a plan to pace themselves. They work with timing, distance and observation to practice monitoring their pace.
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Freeze
Middle schoolers practice recognizing and getting into proper position when playing defense.
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21 - Football
Young scholars practice catching and throwing while being defended and defending areas of a field.
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Winter Olympic Games Project
Middle schoolers explore the Winter Olympic Games by tracking a particular event.
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Heart Rate Monitor 1K
Learners practice moving at an appropriate pace to maintain a target heart rate.
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Pin Soccer
Middle schoolers practice soccer skills and game strategies in an active game setting.
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Help Your Friends
Students, through this game see the results of cooperation using bean bags and an open playing area (gym or field).
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Estimating (with Digi-walker Pedometers)
Students practice estimating skills with the use of pedometers.
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Humon Knot
Students must hold out their right hand and grab the right hand of the person across from them??Cas if shaking hands. Then, each person should hold hands (left) with one of the people standing next to him or her.