Game, set, match! Teach young athletes the basics of tennis with a set of tennis lesson plans. Each plan focuses on a different stroke and guides instructors through the best way to teach, refine, and extend tennis lesson.

Lots of animals live in the forest, and some are easier to spot than others! Locate 12 animals and their preferred habitats within the forest with an engaging worksheet. After learners fill in the correct animal for each area, they...

What are the basic first aid supplies that should be on a boat? What should be done when someone stops breathing and/or their heart stops beating? Lesson three is only one of twenty-two lessons on boat safety. This instructional activity...

Equip young campers with important survival knowledge with a set of engaging lessons. Teammates work together to complete three outdoor activities, which include building a shelter, starting a campfire, and finding directions in the...

Should school and professional teams test athletes for sickle cell trait? Will it protect them by providing knowledge or lead to discrimination by not allowing them to participate in sports? After learning about this genetic disorder,...

Joey Alphonso made up this game, which is played using a gator skin ball and a tennis racket on a basketball court. The simple rules and strategy of the game are explained. This is a high-scoring, run around activity. Everyone can...

This worksheet goes directly along with a PowerPoint presentation called - Soccer Notes. You can find it on our Lesson Planet website. The class can take notes on the worksheet as the teacher shows the PowerPoint and talks about the...

Students practice kicking with their instep to improve accuracy. They are to knock down bowling pins while their score is being charted.

Students use math skills and create a spreadsheet. In this statistics and computer skills lesson, students gather ACC basketball statistics, convert fractions to decimals and then percents. Students use the gathered information to create...

Students explore oxygen properties by conducting a cell experiment in class. In this respiration instructional activity, students discuss the process of breathing and how oxygen is inhaled before carbon dioxide is exhaled. Students...

Students participate in flying disc golf. In this sports lesson, students use one hoop and a flying disk to land the disk in the hoop. Students play in partners.

Students participate in physical activities with paper plates under their feet. In this paper plate aerobics lesson, students make original routines consisting of a series of moves and play tag,

Students complete a unit with cross-curricular activities to learn about a healthy body and maintaining their health. In this health lesson, students complete 8 lessons to learn about good health, a healthy diet, healthy foods, healthy...

Students study biomechanics. They apply their understanding of sports to determine what athletes do to improve their performance. They participate in a series of lessons and activities.

Second graders practice dribbling and passing a basketball. They also learn the correct finger position for dribbling and how to place their feet when passing.

Whether you're lost at sea, lost in the woods, or testing communication skills, teamwork is always important. Build your middle and high schoolers' cooperative and collaborative skills with four activities that prompts groups to compete...

Students analyze the art of movement and photographic techniques. For this art analysis lesson, students explore artistic techniques for communicating motion. Students complete image based discussion. Students make two drawings that...

Fifth graders investigate serving sizes. In this serving size lesson, 5th graders study the food pyramid paying special attention to proper serving sizes of food. Resources are provided.

Students work in groups to practice teamwork and ball handling. In this teamwork lesson, students work in groups of 4-5 in a circle and pass a ball. Students rotate within their circle as they pass the ball.

Students analyze posture and pantomime in an analysis of total body movement. For this body movement lesson, students read a chart of movements and the mood or attitude they convey. Students complete several space and observation...

Students discover team work by participating in sports activities with classmates.  In this physical education lesson, students compete in different activities in small groups.  Students discuss ways to increase their level of...

Fifth graders demonstrate proper kicking technique as it is used in soccer. They practice kicking with different parts of the foot and participate in a kicking relay.

Hey Macarena! Just a few moves to learn. It's only a 16-count dance that keeps repeating.  Hands in front, palms down, then palms up, hands to upper arms, hands to arms, hands to hips, hands to cheeks, and wiggle. Yes! That's all...

Students find a partner and use a scooter with a rope tied to it. There are two hula hoops, one with balls in it and one with nothing in it with which the studentsl have to get all the balls from one hoop to the other hoop. One student...