Curated OER
Orienteering
Students proceed through a simple course following a map but not using a compass. They must find 18 controls working in pairs that leave at 2 minute intervals. Students must record letter and after finding all 18 controls they will...
Curated OER
Correcting Mental Mistakes
Students recognize common mental mistakes to improve their critical thinking. In this thinking skills lesson, students complete various activities to analyze mental mistakes.
Other
Dark Dragon Kenpo Karate
This style of martial arts is modified from the traditional style of the Shaolin priest. This resource talks about the history and contains a family tree of its development.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Arthur: Good Sport
Play catch with young scholars, and help them practice being good sports. Talk to them about winning and losing, and explain that it's not if you win or lose, it's how you play the game.
Other
Spanishlistening: #016 Que Deportes Te Gusta Practicar?
In this short video segment [00:45], a native speaker of Spanish talks about the sports she likes to play.
Other
Spanishlistening: #183 Practicaste Deportes en La Secundaria?
In this short video segment [00:54], a native speaker of Spanish talks about the types of sports he used to play in high school.
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Maths and Sports: Match the Matches
Decide which charts and graphs represent the number of goals two football teams scored in fifteen matches. This data handling activity is designed to get children talking meaningfully about mathematics, presenting and justifying...
Other
Spanishlistening: #085 Te Gusta Hacer Ejercicio?
In this short video segment [00:43], a native speaker of Spanish talks about why she likes to exercise and what kinds of exercises she does.
Other
Live strong.com: The Physics of Throwing a Football
Discussions on the subject of throwing a football are as common as chalk lines on a football field. Coaches and players talk about the proper grip, footwork and throwing motion, but few discussions mention the physics involved. Prolific...
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Invention of the Week: Alexander J. Cartwright
Read about the man who invented the modern-day sport of baseball, Alexander Joy Cartwright. This article talks about the history and development of the sport and gives example the rules in other "versions" of baseball.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Global Trek: Mexico Questions and Answers
Students in Mexico answer questions about their lives, comparing their experiences to those of American children. They talk about popular names, celebrations, food, geography, social and environmental issues, the economy, history,...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Say What?
This is a practice lesson designed to excite sports fans in a unit about determining who is speaking in a story. The students practice this specific skill as the teacher models it in the hook. They get guided practice sorting and...