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Outdoor Survival
Students are introduced to basic outdoor survival concepts. They identify the seven basic needs for survival. Students describe the symptoms and treatment for frostbite and hypothermia. They compare and contrast the value of different...
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My Personal Improvement Plan
Students investigate what is necessary to design a personal improvement plan including making web using software. They research the meaning of Body Mass Index and how to measure it before accessing assigned web sites that discuss health...
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Sports Injuries
Pupils study sports injuries in relation to famous athletes and everyday people. They brainstorm common sports injuries and those of famous athletes. In groups, they evaluate information related to sports injuries and take notes to...
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Sports Injury Symptoms & Prevention
Students gain a basic understanding of common symptoms of sporting injuries and how to best prevent sporting injuries. They interpret factors that contribute to personal awareness and their effects on behavior by communicating...
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Teaching Handball
Students participate in a number of different lessons with the intention of improving skills to play handball. Each lesson focuses on a certain skill like strokes and serves. The skills have a progression of difficulty until the student...
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Volleyball
Students observe and demonstrate the key skills of volleyball. They discuss the game and rules of volleyball, and in two teams play a modified game of volleyball using a beach ball. Students keep score and try to keep the beach ball in...
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Drugs In Sports
Students explore why drug testing happens and why drug use is a problem in sports. Students classify the consequences of using drugs while participating in sports. Students relate drug usage in their own lives and school backgrounds.
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Sportsmanship and Spectator Behavior
Sixth graders listen to the story BEING A BAD SPORT as teacher reads to the class. They identify good and bad sportsmanship by reading and writing activities. They then go to the gym and simulate a game situation recording examples of...
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Wipeout (Dancing Legs) Tag
Students choose to dance or do a stationary swimming movement within this lesson. They play a game of noodles and taggers. The teacher explains the rules to the game and then the game begins.
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Games with a Large Parachute
Students control the parachutes using arm movements. They follow directions while participating in games. They explore the effects of wind on several objects and study the effects of shape, size and weight on a parachute.
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Math "Hoop-la"
Students study the meaning of and the differences between mean, median, and mode. They apply their knowledge of mean, median, and mode to a real-life scenario using a basketball and a hoop.
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Walk a Mile in your Orbit
Students create an awareness of the distance between the planets and the complexity of the solar system through a model of an active solar system. they incorporate physical education and math with the ability to convert distances of each...
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Team Handball
Students explore the game of handball. They review the basic skills of the game and review the lines on the court as well as the basic rules. Students practice the footwork, passing and shooting.
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Forehand Clear Shot
Students practice their badminton skills while trying to achieve the three levels of performance designated by the teacher. Students work with partners and assess each other using the leveled sheets.
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Tactical Awareness in Modified Paddle Tennis
Students practice a modified version of paddle tennis. They set up the court and review the elements of the game. Students practice serving and returnig the ball. They practice keeping score.
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Team Handball Lesson #3
Students practice hand-eye coordination skills by identifying proper throwing technique, and by passing, throwing, and bouncing ball to partner from distance of six feet, both while stationary and in motion.
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Excuses, Excuses - Stay Physically Fit
Students explore reasons to stay physically fit. They participate in activities that address excuses people use for not being active. Students discuss benefits of exercise. Students write personal goals for physical fitness and share...
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Sporting Traditions
Students examine the sporting traditions associated with specific regions of the UK. They role play situations that demonstrate the need for good sportsmanship. They discuss and categorize different types of sports.
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Increase the Peace At Recess
Students discuss activities that could further keep the peace at recess. Using vocabulary, they analyze recess from a different point of view. They discover how working together can make their school a safer and fun place. They...
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Creating Fitness Goals
Young scholars create a fitness goal to include one of the following: muscle building, cardiovascular development or healthful diet. They utilize a daily calendar to record progress. They utilize the Internet to research proper ways to...
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Cardboard History
Young scholars investigate the history of baseball and create baseball cards based on research they have collected about early baseball players.
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Comparing the Ancient and Modern Olympics: A Venn Diagram
Students compare and contrast today's Olympic Games to those held in ancient Greece. They read newspapers, conduct Internet research, watch TV coverage of current Olympic Games and organize their findings on a Venn diagram.
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20 Field Day Activities Any Kid Can Do (And Do Well!)
Learners participate in activities in which they practice their physical skills. They work together on some of the activities to practice mental skills as well. They show their team spirit as the winners are announced.
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15 Relays for Field Days
Students, in teams, participate in a variety of fun themed relay races.