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That's Entertainment
Second graders view examples of active lifestyles in works of Robert Harris, and list and graph their daily activities to see if they lead active lifestyles. Students then name forms of entertainment that require practice,...
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Badminton
Seventh graders become familiar with the basics of Badminton. In this Badminton lesson plan, 7th graders correctly hold the racket and increase skill in hitting the birdie. Students become familiar with the rules for a game...
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Food Webs and Making Miniature Ecosystems
Students model a food web and create a miniature ecosystem. In this animal interactions lesson, students engage in a role playing game which simulates a food web. Students then build miniature ecosystems using pop bottles, snails, plants...
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Action!!!
Here is a good game to play with your charges. Pairs of pupils roll a die and choose the corresponding numbered card. They read the card and perform the action verb written there until the teacher calls out time.
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Hospital Tag
Students participate in a game of tag in which they must perform a variety of activities to be unfrozen after being tagged. They use a variety of locomotor skills while moving around the play area.
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Running/Wiffle Ball
Students explain the basic rules for wiffle ball. In this physical education lesson, students record the steps they took during their 4 mile run. Additionally, students participate in a game of wiffle ball.
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Sharks and Minnows
Students get an opportunity to practice and refine their dribbling skills in a game situation
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It Is the Little Things That Count
Third graders are introduced to the importance of warm-ups, stretching, hydration and cool-downs in exercise. They perform these activities and discuss any observations.
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Exercise for the Heart
Second graders discuss and understand relationship between physical activity and healthy heart, describe long-term effects of daily physical activity on heart,
and set personal goals for daily participation in physical activities that...
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Fitness Tag
Students spread out in general space. Have 2/4 students be the taggers. On the teachers signal the activity starts with the taggers trying to tag the "runners". When taggeg, students then go to an area and perform an exercise.
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State Tag
Students work on knowledge of state capitols by playing a tag game using a variety of locomotor movements.
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Floor Hockey
Students practice key aspects of floor hockey: passing, playing cooperatively, moving the ball or puck with both sides of the stick and shooting. They practice drills and play a game without a goalie.
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Alphabet Tag
Learners work on letter recognition as they play a game of tag. To get unfrozen they make a letter with their body and a free runner guesses the letter.
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"It's the Great Pumpkin" Game
Students demonstrate the ability to perform a variety of locomotor movements and body shapes. The student book "It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" is used with this lesson.
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Pest Populations: A Game of Survival
Students identify and classify populations of pests in the home, school and community. They recognize the specific conditions needed for the survival of an organism considered a pest and list tactics for control measures.
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Geology Activities: Rock Making
Students create their own gems using a simple experiment and learning process in class.
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Pedometer Calorie Counter Game
Students investigate food and calories. They examine the amount of work it takes to burn those excess calories.
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Activity Two--Psyching Out the System (Student Page) Asking Questions, Using Clues
Learners observe two-dimensional shapes and work on the challenge that what is observed is as important as what is not observed.
Students determine constructions, rules and connections.
Full references listed for further reading and...
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Volleyball - Lesson 19 - Serve Receive
Lesson 19 of 20 in this extensive volleyball unit is about bringing it all together. Pass, set, hit! A volleyball players mantra. So practice, practice, practice. Practice receiving the ball and making a pass to the setter, who then sets...
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Floor Pong
Set up small courts and use ping pong paddles to practice hand-eye coordination. Use the same rules as if you were playing on a ping pong table or mix up the rules and allow the ball to bounce twice. Sounds like a fun way to...
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Frisbee Horseshoes
What a great way to practice the art of throwing a Frisbee! This Frisbee Horseshoes lesson could be used as a warm-up or it could be made into an entire lesson. If the cones were placed different distances apart, the class could...
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Orienteering - Introductory Lesson
Gain knowledge of directions and degrees while learning how to read a compass. NEWS - north, east, west, south, and everything in between. It's crucial to be accurate in reading a compass and understanding degrees and direction when...
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Volleyball - Lesson 18 - Defending Against an Attack
Learn the skills of blocking, as well as specific footwork and arm positions. Timing is especially important in performing a good block. Learn these skills and practice them! This volleyball unit has twenty lessons.
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Volleyball - Lesson 20 - Setting up the Attack
It's time to pull all those volleyball skills together in lesson 20! The focus of this lesson is running plays. The setter communicates with her team to set the ball to a certain player and in a specific way. That player will then spike...