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Olympics
Pupils rotate through a variety of Olympic activities and record their results. Teams rotate through stations and practice units of measurement.
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Daytona 500
Students use pedometers to help track distance goals while participating in a team scooter race modeled after the Daytona 500.
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Shape Shifters
Students recognize different shapes and colors. When the music stops students should move to and stand on a shape. Ask students "who is standing by a square, circle," etc., and ask what color they are standing on.
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Mine Field
Students experience the loss of their sight and develop feelings for those less fortunate than them.
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Shake It Up!
Learners shake a bottle of water to a CD of "Twist and Shout". They shake the bottle high, low, right, left, two hands, one hand, under the leg, etc.
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White Elephant Exercise Exchange
Students get moving in a fun holiday setting. They participate in a holiday tradition of exchanging gifts with the gift being an exercise to be completed. Exercises are written on small slips of paper and put into a small holiday gift bag.
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Hooper Dooper Tag
Students play a rendition of tag. They use hula hoops to freeze and unfreeze players on the field. Complete rules included in plan.
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Snowflake, Snowflake
Students practice locomotor and listening skills. Students pretend to be snowflakes. As the teacher reads about snowflakes, students perform the task mentioned. They walk, dance, jump, etc.
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basketball golf
Eighth graders practice shooting basketballs at a hoop and keep track of their own score.
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Ridgerunner
Students jog at the beginning of the class while learning about the Appalachian Trail. They integrate math into the instructional activity by adding up how many miles they have run, and comparing it to distances on a real trail map.
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Walk and Bike Across America
Pupils learn how to use maps, compute mileage, and be physically active while exploring America's national parks, historical heritage, and nutritional information via key agricultural sites.
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Swim Like a Whale or Fish?
Students recognize the difference between whales and fish by categorizing them according to their method of swimming. They synthesize this information by simulating the swimming patterns of whales and fish and comparing it to their own.