Contra dance was brought to America by French Soldiers after the Revolutionary War. Contra dancing is done in lines, but with partners facing each other. Some moves one partner is moving forward while the other moves backwards. Some...

This dance makes me want to just get up and start moving right now. This dance is done to the song "Footloose" by Kenny Loggins. The lesson includes not only step-by-dance step instructions but also a video. There is a lot of movement in...

Students create their own line dance, which must have a minimum of 4 parts, each part goes to a count of 4. They may select parts from the Create a Line Dance cards to use for their dance, or they may create their own parts.

Students practice their dancing skills. In this Irish dancing lesson, students follow the provided instructions to dance with a partner in a group to the tune "The Walls of Limerick."

Students become aware of spatial awareness as they stand in the middle of a hula hoop and perform "The Chicken Dance" to music. During the chorus, they run, hop, gallop, skip into other vacant hoops. Students follow directions given by...

Students experience dance and movement. In this kinesthetic lesson, students practice movement of their limbs and joints. They use a hula hoop to identify personal space.

Students learn direction, skipping in rhythm, right side-left side recognition, and cooperation.

What happens in the muscles during anaerobic and aerobic exercise, and how does this affect the heart and our overall health? A cross-curricular lesson that introduces learners to the lifelong benefits of exercise, including the...

Toward the end of the school year when the weather warms up, take your high schoolers swimming! They perform various cardiovascular activities in the pool, beginning with a warm-up activity and followed by stretching, precardio,...

Students receive instruction in a variety of dance skills. Upon completion of the dance unit, they write a Pen Pal letter to describe their personal experience during the dance unit. They do their own research to explore 2 dances of...

Here's instructional activity 15 of 20 in this soccer unit. This instructional activity has the players practice shooting on goal from different distances. The focus is on accuracy. After a bit of shooting practice, they gather with...

Identify at least five benefits of physical activity and guide students to experience fun feeling healthy. Your class will participate in the Synchronized Chair Dance. Worksheet and Evaluation are included.

Students learn and practice the Single Lindy dance steps with a variety of partners in a sociable and fun atmosphere. They dance with other partners and feel a real sense of accomplishment and satisfaction.

Students create and memorize movement phrases within a specified structure and develop duets from the solo phrases.

Students participate in series of rhythmic movements to demonstrate skill in dance elements. In this rhythmic movements lesson, students answer sequentially developed questions which include clapping and marching to explore movement....

Students practice using their physical skills while performing physical activities.  In this physical education lesson plan, students participate in musical orchestrated dances with their classmates.  Students utilize a jump...

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.

Explore how waves move in the ocean with your young learners. Fill a two-liter bottle half full with colored water, and have the youngsters move the bottle to make waves inside of it. Then have them listen to the song "Wipe Out"....

Students participate in various physical warm-up activities after reading their "fortune."