Students to use cooperation, communication, problem solving, and math skills.

Young scholars practice throwing using scarves, beanbags, yarn balls, playground balls, gator balls, junior basketballs, etc., switching until they have thrown all of the equipment.

First graders answer daily questions, then count to see how many responded with yes or no. They record their answers in math journals and discuss the results.

Students compare estimated lengths with actual lengths.

Second graders review the weather through a role-playing game.

Young scholars practice volleyball skills using a balloon to volley with a two-handed underhand pattern while keeping the balloon in their self-space.

Fourth graders read the poem "Snowbound" after brainstorming what a place of refuge is and why it's needed. They, in pairs, meet and write a list of ten attributes that describe a refuge. They write a paragraph describing the look, feel,...

Students perform jumps and leaps from one lily pad to another to add to a study of frogs.

Students recognize symbols in a work of art, analyze composition of picture by Hollis Sigler, and plan and execute compositions that successfully tell stories, primarily with symbols.

Students improve the skill of jumping and landing using 10 poly spots, 10 dome cones, 15 cones, 12 foam bowling pins and 6 yardsticks.

Students develop the different jumping patterns (hopping; jumping using 2 feet take-offs and landings; leaping; 1-to-2 foot jumps; 2-to-1 foot jumps)

Students practice fitness components at the beginning of class.

Students use a yarn or fleece ball. On the signal (whistle, music) students move around trying to hit as many different classmates feet as possible.

Middle schoolers practice moving to an open space to receive a pass.

Students demonstrate the fun of jogging/walking in a creative way, work on pacing. They work cooperatively in groups.Students begin by following the teacher and later after they become comfortable and get to be leaders themselves.

Young scholars practice jumping with a two foot take-off and a two foot landing using the given cues.

Students investigate the relationships between weights, and construct a balanced first class lever. They formulate a general equation for the relationship explored in the experiment and perform calculations.

Yummy! Use Twix candy bars to teach a lesson in comparing length! Learners will love this lesson and you will be addressing Common Core standards at the same time!

Young scholars review vocabulary words and definitions from a literature selection. They play Vocabulary Bingo to practice the words.

Students examine and discuss the Morse Code. In small groups they develop messages using Morse code and take turns decipering the messages.

Students practice 'delivering' eggs for the Easter Bunny along an obstacle course through which they perform various locomotor skills. They can also practice number and shape matching skills as they navigate the course.

Students reinforce and review dribbling skills taught in previous class lessons and compare their ability to dribble with different types of balls.

Learners practice reading food labels and determining the correct number of grams of fat and carbohydrates in a single serving. They work on improving dribbling skills during the task.

Young scholars practice golf etiquette without the use of golf clubs, balls, etc.