Teach everyone how to work together in both physical education and music activities. Parents and their children are shown a presentation that highlights the philosophy of cooperation. They apply these concepts to their physical education...

Combining art, music, dance, and reading comprehension, this instructional activity is geared to reach all ability levels. After reading a variety of fables and discussing story elements and character traits, class members select a moral...

Students explore the different themes and strategies of dancing by performing in class.  In this physical education instructional activity, students practice moving specific joints and muscles as they train to perform a dance....

Explore the relationship between sports and physics in a cross-curricular lesson. Middle and high schoolers prepare a multimedia presentation based on a chosen sport. They answer five physics vocabulary questions about how the laws of...

Students explore body movement.  In this shapes and dance instructional activity, students demonstrate body movements and positions that resemble simple shapes.  Students read I Spy Shapes in Art by Lucy Micklethwait and choose...

Read the story of Roger Robot included in the lesson and have kids move creatively by interpreting how a robot might move. Read a part of the story, then stop and let the class act it out. Read some more, and let them move some more....

Students practice their reading comprehension while listening to a classic folktale from India.  In this cultural storytelling lesson plan, students read the book The Cleverest Thief and complete word identification worksheets based...

Incorporate writing into your physical education class. In groups, learners unscramble a list of words related to exercise and use them in their journal writings. Using their name, they write one word related to physical activity that...

Demonstrate different motor activities to honor Dr. Seuss's birthday. A literacy-based physical education lesson prompts young readers to perform group activities such as tumbling, jumping rope, throwing frisbees, and hopping....

Students identify artistic expression by participating in a morph activity. For this art analysis lesson, students identify the work of Keith Haring and examine some of his flip books. Students practice creating artistic transitions...

Students practice mirroring human moves by performing a dance in class.  In this physical education instructional activity, students utilize different spaces around them to perform a dance expressing their full motion....

Students explore fire safety rules through a variety of teacher-led activities. In this safety instructional activity, students choose appropriate felt board pieces as they listen to My Car by Byron Barton. Seat belt and car seat safety,...

First graders read The Cleverest Thief and participate in various activities across the curriculum areas. In this story activity, 1st graders arrange an anagram of the word monastery.  Students complete worksheets to alphabetize and...

Students create a dance based on animal movements. In this kinesthetic lesson plan, the students will read and imitate animals in a creative way and share their dances with the group. The lesson includes a take-home activity and a math...

Students recognize and interpret the meaning of proverbs and saying through music, poetry and movement. In this familiar sayings lesson, students participate in various games and activities to gain understanding of the meanings of...

Students investigate awareness and spiritual transformation by researching the life of Gandhi.  For this philosophy lesson, students discuss living in an aware state by practicing yoga, eating vegetarian, and becoming immersed in...

Students practice a variety of locomotor skills and integrate the writing of numbers, letters and shape drawing. Done with music.

Students study the American sport and history of baseball. In this baseball lesson, students complete three levels of units to learn about baseball.

Students practice movement skills while working on their spelling. They review spelling words and practice the locomotor and non-locomotor skills involved.

Young scholars end the celebration of Book Week in their gym class. As a class, they follow directions to move along with a song and how to use their stuffed animals to move to the music. To end the lesson, they participate in a pillow...

Students practice using their physical skills while performing physical activities.  In this physical education instructional activity, students participate in musical orchestrated dances with their classmates.  Students...

Students practice raising their heart rates through exercise.  In this physical education instructional activity, students discover the key to a healthy body is a healthy heart that must be exercised often.  Students perform a...

In this slang worksheet, students identify the slang word related to sports, and then select the best answer to complete the given sentence that defines the word. There are 10 exercises like this for students to complete.

Students explore space awareness and safe movement. In this movement/physical education instructional activity, students listen to the book Horton Hatches a Who. Students pretend to be Horton and rotate from hula hoop to hula hoop...