Boccia is very similar to the game of bocce. There is a jack, a small ball that is tossed within a 12' x 6' area which becomes the target. Each team has six hand-sized leather balls which they try to get as close as possible to the jack...

Pre-schoolers gain a better understanding of personal space by playing this modified version of musical chairs. Played like musical chairs, students circle around a ring of hula hoops as music plays. When the music stops everyone needs...

Students spread out around the activity area, having enough space so they are not touching each other. They each hold two canned goods (10-16 oz). Students perform various exercises to the music. They do exercises such as: arm circles,...

Students self assess themselves on their sportmanship. They are given the rubic sheet on sportmanship. Students circle the comment for each area of sportsmanship that best describes them. They are asked if they follow the rules of the...

Learners, in teams, spread out on their half of the playing area and pass the ball from teammate to teammate, until the team goalie catches the ball. The goalies are placed on the opposite ends of where their teamates are.

Students play a game with mats of different shapes and colors spread out over a playing area. As a shape and color is called out students run the the corresponding mat and stand on it.

Students play a Valentine's Day version of tag. They attempt to rescue bean bags (valentines) from one end of the play area and deliver them to another without getting tagged by a 'Hug' or 'Kiss'. Cupid can unfreeze any tagged players.

In this athletics word search worksheet, students locate 15 words pertaining to sports as they circle them to successfully complete the word puzzle.

Students work in groups to practice teamwork and ball handling. In this teamwork lesson, students work in groups of 4-5 in a circle and pass a ball. Students rotate within their circle as they pass the ball.

Students engage in a series of loco-motor activities based on shapes. In this loco-motor lesson, students demonstrate physical skills through races, jumping, hopping, galloping in circles, squares, rectangles and triangles.

Young scholars experience the loss of their sight and develop feelings for those less fortunate than them.

Equip young campers with important survival knowledge with a set of engaging lessons. Teammates work together to complete three outdoor activities, which include building a shelter, starting a campfire, and finding directions in the...

Here is part five of 10 soccer lessons, this one focusing on passing and receiving. Open this session with a video of professional soccer players executing a beautiful give-and-go passing situation which leads to a score! It doesn’t get...

Attack and defend are the focus for this lesson, seventh in a series of 10. It basically pulls some of the skills together that have already been taught and allows the players to practice their specific skills in a one-on-one situation.

Workout buddies aren't just for adults! Learners discuss the benefits of 60 minutes of physical activity each day and generate ideas for how they can accomplish this by working toward a goal with friends.

How fun! Get kids warmed up with these activities that promote physical fitness as well as teamwork. Find descriptions of warm ups as well as full games, including all equipment you will need. Relays, obstacle courses, and variations on...

Students work on balance, strategy, and movement while playing a beanbag game. They review high fat and low fat foods and classify these foods while they play a game of "Low Fat Locomotion."

First graders combine locomotive skills and rhyming skills to learn about rhyming pairs. They actively participate in the learning process.

Students practice chasing, fleeing and dodging skills.

Young scholars simulate the life cycle of Hawaii's Honu. In this Science instructional activity, students act out the life cycle of the Hawaiian sea turtle. Young scholars determine and play the roles of prey and predator.

Young scholars practice recognizing shapes while using gross-motor skills. In this early childhood math movement lesson plan, students explore shapes as music plays and they walk the perimeter of large cut-out paper shapes by playing...

Students explore the human body by conducting an exercise in class. In this human anatomy instructional activity, students view a diagram of the human body and identify the specific bones and joints that allow us to perform specific...

Students practice locomotor movements in general space.

Students play a game.  In this spatial and body awareness lesson, students play a game called straddleball.  Students practice throwing a ball, being spatially aware and playing a game with good sportsmanship.