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Pbs Learning Media: Sports Fitness Lesson Plan
In this lesson, students learn about fitness and sports! Students follow along with their teacher to perform exercises that can be found in all different sports.
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Pbs Teachers: Design and Implement a Personal Fitness Plan
Exhibit a physically active lifestyle, and begin to participate in and establish lifetime health and fitness habits and goals. Establish, apply, implement, monitor and adjust personal fitness goals.
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Hot Chalk: Lesson Plans Page: Physical Education & Health
This resource provides a collection of physical education and health-based lesson plans organized by grade level.
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Pbs Learning Media: Survival Fitness Lesson Plan
In this instructional activity, students learn survival skills while getting in shape! Students follow along with their teacher as they act out the important survival skills they would need as if they were on a deserted island.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Bean Bag Challenges
Students will learn physical fitness terminology as they participate in a bean bags activity.
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Uen: Busy Bodies
Students will engage in different activities to help them learn about physical skills. Students will play Busy Body Bingo, Movement Bingo, Silly Stretching, On the Move, Hullabaloo, Little Sliders, and Frog Pond. Students will keep a...
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Pbs Learning Media: Animal Fitness Lesson Plan
In this lesson using commonly known animals such as a fox, dog and an inchworm, learners enjoy learning about the movements of various animals. The teacher demonstrates how to move and be like that animal using various exercises and...
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Pbs: Now With Bill Moyers: Motivating Youth to Get More Exercise
Determine the primary cause for the increase in overweight youth in the U.S., and examine associated health risks. Investigate media targeted to youth, strategize a plan to motivate teens to exercise more, then implement the plan.
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Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Cdc): Bam! Body and Mind
Multiple teacher resources are provided to help students make healthier lifestyle choices.
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Pbs Learning Media: Rock Paper Scissors Lesson Plan
This lesson puts a physical twist on the traditional game, rock, paper, scissors! Students get into pairs to play rock, paper, scissors. However, in this game the person who does not win the match is rewarded with exercise by doing...
Utah Education Network
Uen: Utah Act. 03: Just a Minute
Using the tradebook Just a Minute by Teddy Slater, 2nd graders will learn about what is needed for a healthy body. Students will draw and illustrate a book that will teach other about short activities that will support a healthy body.
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Teaching Ideas: p.e. Ideas
This website is a great resource to discover new physical education activities to bring to the classroom. Activities are grade appropriate (although keep in mind this is a British site and curriculum standards may differ).
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Pbs Learning Media: Brain Break I See Sports Lesson Plan
In this brain break instructional activity, students act out different movements, using their psychomotor skills, found in sports.
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Pbs Learning Media: Minute to Win It Lesson Plan
This lesson is based on the popular game show, Minute to Win It. Students work as a whole class to perform various exercises for one minute in order to gain points.
Primary Resources
Primary Resources: Pe
Primary Resources provide pdf and html documents for lessons that include: warm-up activities, dance & gymnastics, invasion games, striking & fielding games, net/wall games, fitness & athletics, outdoor & adventurous...
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Pbs Learning Media: Twizzle Lesson Plan
Students must use their listening and exercise skills to win this game! Students listen for commands from their teacher such as jump, turn, freeze, go, and twizzle. As they hear them, they must perform them quickly and properly before...