Get your learners up and moving, all while reviewing numbers on the number line! For this activity, learners are grouped in teams outdoors. The teacher will have already created number lines on the ground (with chalk, tape, etc.), and...

Students discuss how to protect oneself from the sun.  In this sun safety lesson, students explore the movement of the sun throughout the day by tracing their shadows periodically using outdoor chalk.  Students discuss how the...

Third graders practice measuring skills by jumping and measuring the lengths with yardsticks. After measuring five jumps each, they draw bar graphs representing their jumps.

Out of ideas for what to do with your PE class on a rainy day? Look no further, as this document has over 50 great ideas for indoor activities! Each activity is clearly explained, is engaging, and will give your youngsters a much-needed...

Adding hula hoops to any activity can present a fun challenge. This worksheet explains how to conduct an activity that combines the recognition of capital/lowercase letters and a hula hoop relay. Outside on the playground, each student...

Which of the following can you survive without for the longest time: water, food, or a positive mental attitude? The answer may surprise you. Guide learners of all ages through games, activities, and discussions about surviving in the...

Fifth graders use physical activity to help them distinguish between facts and opinions. They are broken up into pairs and students give a fact or opinion (based on the call by the teacher) when the ball is bounced to them.

First graders play a game to practice identifying odd and even numbers. They are divided into two teams. If the number chosen out of a bag is odd, the odd team runs back to their goal line while being chased by the even team and vice versa.

Second graders answer true or false questions about natural resources. They stand on lines opposite each other and hop toward the middle if they answered the question correctly.

Students practice alphabet recognition, alphabet sounds, and number readiness while playing a hopscotch type game.

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...

Children participate in several relay games in small groups.  In this creating outdoor relay races lesson, students develop motor skills and engage in activities that encourage teamwork and creative thinking.  Students...

Young scholars discover human anatomy by dancing with a song in class.  In this human body lesson, students listen to the song "Dem Dry Bones"  and identify the different parts of a paper human skeleton.  Young scholars...

Students walk, run, jump, and hop all over and around geometric shapes. They identify the shapes by running to and standing on the called out shape.

First graders are consonants or vowels. If a vowel is called out the vowels try to run to the base line and the consonants chase them and try to tag them. If a consonant is called out, the consonants run to their base line chased by the...

Fourth graders participate in a length and measurement tug-of-war game. They try and pull the rope as many feet as the teacher has marked, calling out their measurement when one side has succeeded.

Fourth graders participate in an activity measuring length, weight and capacity. They incorporate physical movements to help them explore measurement.

Students are introduced to a variety of physical education games and activities. In groups, they participate in the different games identifying the equipment and defining new vocabulary. To end the instructional activity, they play a...

Second graders play a game of Four Square. They recall the events of a story in order as they pass the ball in order around the square. Play ends once students have performed the story for the teacher.

Third graders play a version of multiplication tag. The teacher calls out both correct and incorrect multiplication problems. If correct, they try to run to the other side without being tagged by students in the middle.

Fourth graders observe changes in matter caused by the addition of heat. They participate in a physical education activity where they deal with science concepts. They have a knowledge of how particles act in water when heated.

Second graders move around a large map of the North America drawn on the playground. They follow the directions called out by the teacher. They may also develop their own tasks for other students to follow.

Fifth graders internalize the ability to recall, inform, or organize ideas when comprehending text. Students practice paraphrasing/summarizing by taking it to the playground. Students line up with 4B5 feet on each side of the group,...