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Wally badminton
Students use badminton racquets, shuttle cocks, nets and basketball hoops to improve their accuracy of the badminton overhead and/or underhand clear.
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Seasons and Shadows: Investigate How Shadows Shift Throughout the Year
Learners examine their shadows and why they are different in the summer and winter. In this seasons lesson students complete an activity to see how the earth's tilt on its axis changes the length of shadows.
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Fitness Math
Students participate in physical fitness activities. They role a dice and perform the activity associated with the dice number. Activities include push ups, toe touches, curl ups, jump rope, jumping jacks, sit-ups, and shooting a...
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Kobe Bryant
In this Kobe Bryant instructional activity, students read a selection about the athlete's life, then complete a variety of comprehension activities. An answer key is included.
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The Fraction Race
The students participate in a game involving a hula hoop and basketballs. After each student participates in the activity, they write their game score in fraction form using the points they earned over the points possible.
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Red Light, Green Light Dribble
Students respect others personal space while playing a basketball version of "Red light, Green Light." students improve dribbling skills with this physical education activity.
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Making Math Meaningful in March Madness
Young scholars examine the statistics of March Madness, the college basketball tournament. They watch videotaped basketball games to collect data for further analysis using Word and Excel. They analyze the data in a variety of activities...
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Sports Science Quiz
In this sport science quiz activity, students respond to 15 short answer and true or false questions regarding the science of athletic activity.
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Elective P.E.
Students choose a group to work with and sign up. They then choose which physical education activities, and the length of time in each activity to increase the level of responsibility, participation and ownership in the middle school...
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Mark Twain Olympics
Students, during the last week of the year, are placed into 12 teams to represent countries of the world. All of students participate in a school-wide Olympics that involves 4 rounds of fun activities.
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Healthy Haunted House
Learners participate in a fitness activity that relates to the time of year. They rotate to stations participating in P.E. activities with seasonal names.
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Continent Adventure
Young scholars review or learn information regarding the 7 continents on our planet. It is also a fun movement and fitness activity.
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Email - reading comprehension
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students label pictures, fill in the blanks to sentences, answer yes or no questions, and more having to do with email. Students complete 8 activities.
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Bounce And Sing Introduction
Learners sing and participate in doing a melodic and rhythmic activity to be introduced to their teacher and each other.
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The Battle of Gettysburg
Eighth graders participate in a basketball game that involves taking on the roles of Union and Confederate armies. In two teams, each wearing either gray or blue fabric strips, they attempt to capture their opponents and free their own...
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Mavericks and Measurement
Students study the measurement formulas for area and perimeter in real-life situations. In this area and perimeter lesson plan, students design a bed and arrange furniture in a hotel room using area and perimeter formulas for a 7 1/2...
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Reading Comprehension
In this reading comprehension instructional activity, students complete activities such as reading a passage, answering multiple choice questions, question words, opposites, and more. Students complete 4 activities total.
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The Fountain of Youth
Seventh graders study Ponce de Leon and the Fountain the Fountain of Youth. Using a real life analogy, 7th graders compare the skills of a conquistador to that of a professional basketball player. They discover reasons why the...
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Present Continuous vs Present Simple
In this present continuous and present simple activity, students fill in the blanks to sentences with words in the present continuous and present simple tense and match questions to answers. Students complete 3 activities.
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Fortune Cookie Warmup
Learners participate in various physical warm-up activities after reading their "fortune."
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Sports for All
Third graders complete several sports activities with simulated disabilities. They reflect on the inherent difficulties and brainstorm modifications for each activity.
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PE on Parade
Students showcase what they are doing in physical education classes. They volunteer to participate in this activity and perform activities that they do every day in their PE classes. They demonstrate their skills in a one minute...
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Halloween Carnival
Students, in order to participate in the carnival, dress out and participate in a Fitness Activity for the day, e.g., 2 minute jog, warm-up by stretching, etc.
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Rockin' Robin
Students practice weight transfer skills to the song "Rockin' Robin." students warm-up with this activity during a tumbling unit.