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Should Fitness Be Mandatory?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Young scholars examine a website for viewpoints on fitness as a legal issue. They form positions on communal responsibility vs. personal freedoms and present to the class their positions.
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The Twelve Ways to Fitness

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers work on their cardiovascular and muscular endurance by exercising to the song "The Twelve Days of Christmas."
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Advice, Encouragement, Discouragement

For Teachers K - 12th
Students create a fitness schedule for a famous person.  In this advice, encourage, discourage lesson, students ask questions to determine the best fitness schedule for a person.  Students relate this activity to that of...
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Twelve Days of Christmas Dancercise

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students participate in a dance routine set to the song The Twelve Days of Christmas. They monitor their heart rate and learn a new song.
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The Amazing Race

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners improve their directional awareness by locating sites and symbols on a map. They increase their heart rates while traveling to each site and performing the specified task/exercise at each site.
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Scooter Ships

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students explore simple physics concepts such as push/pull, friction, and speed. In this physics/physical education lesson, students work in co-operative groups to "build" a spaceship out of scooters and folded mats. Teams experiment...
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Breaking News English: Credit Crunch Making Britons Ill

For Students 5th - 10th
In this English worksheet, learners read "Credit Crunch Making Britons Ill," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
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Pbs Learning Media: Memory Lane Fitness Lesson Plan

For Teachers K - 1st
With this lesson, students get a brain and body workout! Students work in pairs as the teacher calls out physical tasks such as high fives and tunnel tens. As the teacher is calling out these partner exercises, students must listen...
Website
New York Times

New York Times: Health

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] The New York Times maintains daily coverage of the latest in health news, including children's health, fitness, the health care policy, and more.
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Pbs Learning Media: 50 States Part 2 Lesson Plan

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this lesson, learners combine psychomotor skills and geography as they travel from Montana to Wyoming. As students travel from state to state, they learn regional facts and state capitals. Learners perform physical tasks highlighting...
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Pbs Learning Media: 50 States Part 1 Lesson Plan

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this lesson, students travel virtually to 25 different states from Alabama to Missouri. While on their journey students explore geography, learn state capitals and interesting facts along the way. Movements are unique and incorporate...
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Pbs: Host a Family Olympics

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Design and build a track with obstacles you must go over, under, around or through. Participate in a non-competive event with a variety of games that develop gross motor skills.

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