Learners practice various locomotor skills at six different stations. They move a 'bunny' down a 'trail' to track their progress. All of the activities must be done as a group and stress teamwork and sportsmanship.

Students rotate through 8 stations, each with a Halloween theme. The stations help develop the following skills: rolling a ball, throwing overhand and underhand, eye-hand coordination, and muscle strength.

Students reinforce dribbling/trapping skills in soccer.

Students pair up in small groups and use a large bat, batting tee and whiffle ball to practice their baseball batting skills.

Young scholars observe and demonstrate the key skills of volleyball. They discuss the game and rules of volleyball, and in two teams play a modified game of volleyball using a beach ball. Students keep score and try to keep the beach...

Eighth graders engage in an experiment which uses an inclined plane and balls of various masses to determine the effect a large object has on a small object. They study velocity, momentum, gravity and forces.

Pupils collect information about various organisms in a forest ecosystem and create a mural that depicts organism interdependence. They then simulate a food web using a ball of string.

Learners practice proper dribbling skills and work on identifying invertebrates as one of four major types.

Students develop the skills of dribbling a basketball while practicing various types of drills. The teacher helps the them to complete various drills through modeling and supervises successful completion and demonstration of skills.

Students consider the comparative sizes of the planets in the solar system. In this scale lesson, students select balls of different sizes to represent the planets in the solar system.

Students examine landforms. In this social studies lesson, students bounce a beach ball around in order to discover that seventy percent of the Earth is covered in water. Students

In this grammar worksheet, 4th graders identify the parts of speech.  Students study 20 sentences denoting if the underlined word is a noun, verb, or an adjective.  Students then write 18 sentences using a given word in...

Second graders look at how rice is harvested. For this rice harvesting lesson, 2nd graders learn vocabulary associated with rice harvesting. They read or listen to a study guide before making Squishy Rice Balls from balloons and rice.

In this adding practice worksheet, students sharpen their problem solving skills as they solve 6 story problems using any method they wish.

Students identify and interpret the importance and diversity of the insect world. Students organize various insects into a classification system based on their characteristics. Students create tree or window ornaments utilizing their...

Fourth graders participate in a game reflecting the solar system, stars, and rockets. They simulate how space invaders move and hit stars and rockets. They discuss how scientists study the stars and planets.

Pupils create a small candle holder, utilizing some of the same tools, materials, and skills used by professional ironworkers. They list the careers and leisure activities that use these tools and materials.

Students explore Wisconsin's natural and cultural history through hands-on exploration of Upham Woods. They are shown the basic paddling skills and they work in teams to paddle across the river on barge. Students describe cultural...

Fourth graders study the water cycle in nature. In this water cycle lesson plan, 4th graders review the hydrologic cycle by reading the poem. Students then study a picture of the hydrologic cycle and fill in the blanks with the missing...

Students study plant and animal interdependence by studying bees and pollination. For this interdependence lesson, students discuss flower parts and dissect it to show its reproductive parts. Students then use tissue and pipe cleaners to...

Students practice reading and math skills using technology.  In this main idea lesson, students retell the important events of A Birthday for Tia in sequence using Kid Pix.  Students create a bar graph using The Graph Club...

Pupils practice their skills in telling time and reading clock faces by singing simple songs and reading two clever poems.

Students examine the life of Frida Kahlo, a Mexican artist known for her self-portraits. After discussing her works and life as an artist, students use mirrors to examine their faces and begin drawing their own self-portraits.

This vocabulary activity provides a quick review of words commonly used when cooking. By engaging in the 10 question activity, students can practice comprehension and vocabulary skills.