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Name Games
Students develop a sense of self. They complete several activities involving their name. They disuss what names are useful for safety purposes.
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Animal Babies on the Farm
Students observe pictures of farm animals and name the animals. They match the animals to their offspring in a number of matching activities.
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Health Education: Self-Control
Third graders identify healthy methods of self-control. In this health lesson plan, 3rd graders take control of their own actions as they take part in a creative activity in which they learn healthy ways to monitor and control themselves.
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Cartoons for the Classroom: The Internet Continues to Change the Game
In this current events learning exercise, students analyze a political cartoon about the influence of the Internet and respond to 3 talking point questions.
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Greek Mythology -- Part I
Students use the internet to gather information on Greek Mythology. They create a timeline showing the history of mythology and explain who the Titans and Olympians were. They research one god in detail.
Statistics Education Web
NFL Quarterback Salaries
Use statistics to decide if NFL quarterbacks earn their salaries! Learners study correlation coefficients after using technology to calculate regression equations. Through the data, they learn the meaning of correlation and correlation...
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Cartoons for the Classroom: China, Tibet, and the Olympics
Political tensions have surrounded the Olympics for centuries; take a look back at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics with this political cartoon analysis worksheet. Background information gives learners context regarding Tibetan protests...
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Volley Tennis
A combination of Tennis and Volleyball, this activity will help with court positioning and the volley shot in tennis. They practice volleying the ball and working together in teams.
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Balloon Trolley
Students use a physical activity in order to improve hand eye coordination and teamwork. They stand close to each other with balloons between them and stay together without holding the balloons with hands. This requires trust and...
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Orienteering - Introductory Lesson
Gain knowledge of directions and degrees while learning how to read a compass. NEWS - north, east, west, south, and everything in between. It's crucial to be accurate in reading a compass and understanding degrees and direction when...
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Volleyball - Lesson 18 - Defending Against an Attack
Learn the skills of blocking, as well as specific footwork and arm positions. Timing is especially important in performing a good block. Learn these skills and practice them! This volleyball unit has twenty lessons.
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Stop Sign Punctuation
Students use punctuation and capitalization. In this grammar instructional activity students use stop signs in the place of periods. Students cut out sentences and put stop signs in appropriate places. Students indicate capitalization...
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Volleyball Pre-Assessment Quiz
A quick pre-assessment before you class starts the Volleyball unit. There are some matching questions, a couple of fill-in-the-blanks, and a couple of short-answer questions covering basic knowledge of volleyball. An answer sheet is...
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Speedball
High schoolers work as a team in a game of Speedball. They are taught to value the benefits of physical activity as they investigate a new sport. Students successfully participate in a game of Speedball after participating in a drill...
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Going to Greenland
Students play game in which they identify different-colored objects to take on an imaginary trip.
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Team Handball
Students enter the gym and immediately stretch and perform warm up activities. They work in teams to play a game of handball. They practice to increase their competency in shooting the handball into the goal. Finally, they participate in...
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Sneaker Slap
Students develop agility while moving from the "ready position." students change directions efficiently in a game-like situation.
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Hop to It
First graders play a game of hopscotch, but hop to the answer of the addition or subtraction fact the teacher calls out.
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Switch and Rotate
Students participate in a game whose object is to stay so close to a partner that when the teacher says "Stop," the players freeze. The follower should touch the leader.
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Spiders and Flies
Students participate in a fleeing and chasing game. They can only spread out when they come up with a rhyme.
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Beanbag Toss
Students explore physical education by participating in a class game. In this bean bag toss lesson, students utilize masking tape to create targets which they launch bean bags into from far away. Students collaborate in groups to compete...
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Running/Wiffle Ball
Students explain the basic rules for wiffle ball. In this physical education instructional activity, students record the steps they took during their 4 mile run. Additionally, students participate in a game of wiffle ball.
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Fitness Tag
Students spread out in general space. Have 2/4 students be the taggers. On the teachers signal the activity starts with the taggers trying to tag the "runners". When taggeg, students then go to an area and perform an exercise.