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Do/Go/Play Brainstorm
In this do/go/play worksheet, students fill in a chart of sports activities specifying when they are played, where or kind of place they are played, the name of the place, and the purpose of the sports. Students fill in sixteen spaces.
Special Olympics
SO…What’s the Challenge?
Whose responsibility is it to protect equal rights? Class members engage in a series of activities that create awareness of the prejudice and intolerance persons with disabilities face. They then create a message addressed to their...
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Energy Balance
Young scholars explore energy. For this health and nutrition lesson, students brainstorm a list of healthy foods that provide energy, and identify physical activities that burn energy. Young scholars complete a good nutrition...
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Hearts in Motion
Learners participate in cardiovascular activities. In this physical education lesson, students are divided into groups and brainstorm activities to get their heart rate up. Learners demonstrate the activity for classmates.
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Organizers for Students
Learners . In this organization lesson, students have a general discussion about sports cards and make a chart to answer the questions. Learners read the baseball card story from USA Today. Students watch a web video about sports in New...
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My Favorite Thing to Do
Pupils complete the questions to detail their favorite after school activities. For this after school activity lesson, students fill in the blanks using the word bank to detail information about their favorite after school activities....
Special Olympics
SO…What’s the Challenge?
What does it feel like to be the victim of intolerance? Class members engage in activities, watch a video, and reflect on their own experiences with intolerance or discrimination before creating a project designed to combat...
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Decision Making
"What pressures are there for teens to become sexually active?" The class writes anonymous responses on paper. The teacher then reads them aloud and the response is discussed by the group. They then examine their personal life goals and...
W.K. Kellogg Biological Station
Succession: Patterns in the Field and in Seeds
Have you been wondering how to use that natural trail at or near your school? This activity gets kids outside with a purpose: learn about ecological succession through field observations and collecting seed and soil samples. The resource...
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Create-a-Game
Students work in small groups to create a game. They begin by performing a fitness activity, and discussing the fact that a game must be invented in order for people to play it. Students practice playing their game, and make refinements...
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Healthy Heart
Students examine the functions of the heart and ways to maintain a healthy heart. In this human body science lesson plan, students listen to Magic School Bus Inside the Human Heart, and diagram the human heart and blood flow. ...
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Energy Balance
Students read various health articles. In this being active health lesson, students discover why it is important to be active and eat healthy foods. Students read articles about sleep, the food pyramid and energy.
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Shapes in Art, Shapes in Body
Students explore body movement. In this shapes and dance instructional activity, students demonstrate body movements and positions that resemble simple shapes. Students read I Spy Shapes in Art by Lucy Micklethwait and choose...
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Invent a Sport
Students identify and demonstrate the critical elements of various sports activities. They create a chart of common elements, develop rules for a new sport, and play the new sport.
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A Great Sport
Students research and make a presentation about a sport of their choice. The sport must be part of the Olympic Games. They, in groups, make presentations to the class about their chosen sport.