Where did our beloved Summer Games originate? Kids look for the origins of the Summer Olympics in our ancient past. They research how the Games came to be and how they have changed. They'll complete Venn diagrams to compare and contrast...

Young scholars research the ancient Olympic Games. In this Olympic Games instructional activity, students discuss Pierre de Coubertin, Greek culture, and ancient Olympia. Young scholars complete two readings. Students write an essay...

Here's a pretty comprehensive lesson on the polka. There is information on the origins of the polka and the history of Oktoberfest. There is even a list of how to count to ten in Polish, Czech, and German. Include or skip whatever you...

“Human beings, by changing the inner attitudes of their minds, can change the outer aspects of their lives.”—William James. Black Tiger Academy’s martial arts instructional activity four of 20 introduces several other styles of martial...

The big idea for this lesson is that the past enriches our present and future. Learners explore the origin of the Olympic Games and how one man took an event from the past and reinvented it for modern times. They compare and contrast the...

The title of this article from the New York Times is "The Cult of Physicality". So are you wondering what this article might be refering to? Well, then read on and find out more about what some call extreme fitness. There is a...

Fifth graders discuss what aerobic exercise is, and the origin of its meaning. They view a list of activiities and and discuss why they are considered aerobic while other activities such as baseball is not considered aerobic exercise....

Students bowl and their score of downed pins determines a specific exercise, i.e. a score of 5 might be to do 10 jumping jacks. They who roll a spare or a strike can decide the exercise for the group.

In this football facts learning exercise, 3rd graders will read a passage about American football and answer eight multiple choice questions about the sport.

Turn your young artists into great marketing specialists with this fun lesson plan! They will turn ordinary soup cans into exciting choices for dinner by recreating the can label. This is a fantastic project to connect art, advertising,...

Dancers practice echoing through dance. They listen to a story "Flip and Flop" and then are put into pairs. One partner is Flip, while the other is Flop. Flip creates a shape by dancing, and Flop, the other student, echoes that shape by...

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...

In groups, students invent and practice a dance to be part of a larger aerobics routine. Also, students must evaluate their project, explain the roles each team member had in the creation of the routine, and write a creative paper...

"It's all about cheese!" Explore this site to get great information about this nutritious food. Searchable by name, country of origin, texture, or by kind of milk used to produce it. Many fun facts and recipes.