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North Pole Tag

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students review the proper way to chase, flee and dodge others in a game of tag. As a class, they pretend they are on the North Pole acting as grinches, reindeer and elves. They play the game practicing different locomotor skills.
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Perkins School for the Blind

Figure Eight Walking

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Walking in a straight line is one thing. Walking while trying to shift your weight from side to side to maintain balance is another challenge altogether. Learners with visual impairments practice walking in a figure eight. Cones are set...
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Locomotor / Pathway Card Swap

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students follow instructions on index card with a locomotor skill and pathway written on it, then students follow the cones which mark the boundaries. When music stops switch index cards with another student and go agian.
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Parachute

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students participate in an instant activity as they enter the gym. They work with a parachute, moving it using different motions. They use their wrists, to move the parachute while moving in a circle, and play a game of Cat and Mouse...
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HULA HOOP MATH

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students move about the area doing the locomotor action the teacher directs them to do. When the music stops I hold up a card with the problem for all to see. They come up with an answer they form into a group in a hoop with the number...
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Physical Education Recipes for Success

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Young scholars apply math skills to actual situations they may use.
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Going to the Zoo

For Teachers Pre-K
Students choose a map and follow directions to get to the zoo. In this physical education and map skill instructional activity, students follow a color map to get to the zoo. Students walk, jump or use other movement skills to reach the...
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Hawaiʻi State Department of Education

What’s My Vocabulary Word?

For Teachers 3rd
The elements of dance can be used to communicate thoughts and, in this case, words. In small groups, the class first creates a set of movements to show a single word. Then, they extend their movements to show a three-word phrase....
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Hawaiʻi State Department of Education

Making Dances From Stories

For Teachers 4th
After reading a short story, learners will create dances that show homophones and verbs. Their dance sequences involve three verbs and transition movements in between each verb. Tip: Have the class dance out the sequence of events from...
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Four Corners Locomotion

For Teachers K - 5th
A simple P.E. activity will get young athletes running, jumping, hopping, skipping, and crabwalking! These locomotor movement exercises are a great way to build up aerobic endurance. Your learners will ask you to play this game again and...
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Frosty Tag

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students demonstrate locomotor skills in a game of tag.
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Fire Chief

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students respond to motion cues from the "Fire Chief" (teacher). In this physical education lesson, students participate in a fire safety game which promotes locomotor skills.
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Musical Hoops

For Teachers K - 3rd
Learners use locomotor skills to move to a hoop, where they solve a math problem, and use a locomotor skill to return to the beginning spot.
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Food Group Fitness Relay

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students, put in teams, line up behind one of numbered cones. Player #1 in each group does designated locomotor skill, hop, skip, gallop, slide, etc., to center circle and selects a food card, then brings card back and places it under...
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Turkey Trot

For Teachers K - 1st
Young scholars work in small teams to find laminated feathers to bring back to their turkey. They use different locomotor skill each time they hunt for hidden feathers.
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Color King-Queen Crossover

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students use color and tag to practice various locomotor skills.
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Hospital Tag

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
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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The Bunny Trail

For Teachers K
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.
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Problem Solving

For Teachers K - 1st
Students participate in completing various locomotor skills. In this physical education/literacy lesson, students explore the gym searching for Halloween items to return back to their "home". Additionally, students must be engaged in the...
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Basic Locomotor Movements Assessment

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students' basic locomotor skill movements are assessed using a paper and pencil rubric.
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Locomotor Change Tag

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students are in scattered formation within the playing area. The identified chasers each have a foam ball. On the signal they chase using a locomotor movement. When tagged a students changes movement.
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Fire Chief

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students practice locomotor movements while pretending to be "firemen" at "fire stations". In this movement instructional activity, students stand in hoola hoops representing their fire station. They practice 8 different locomotor...
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Nature Scavenger Hunt with Pedometers

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students integrate the study of plants/soil/rocks within a physical education classroom.
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"It's the Great Pumpkin" Game

For Teachers K - 2nd
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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