Curated OER
Presto Change-o: Caterpillars to Butterflies
Students use the Internet to explore the four stages of a butterfly's life cycle. They make a model of a butterfly using macaroni, sticks and leaves.
Curated OER
Library Media
Fifth graders find or shelve books in the library. In this library books lesson, 5th graders find books and learn how to shelve books in the library.
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Pe Central: Physical Education Lesson Plans: Pe Central
An outstanding site for PE lesson plan ideas, Classroom Management ideas, health lesson ideas as well as ideas for field day activities. The lessons are broken down by grade levels. Ideas to teach a comprehensive physical education program.
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Pe Central: Ditto a Cooperative Game
In groups, students not only design and build something using equipment set for them but also write a detailed description of the item they have created so that others can follow their lead. This activity requires students to be...
Utah Education Network
Uen: Busy Bodies
Young scholars will engage in different activities to help them learn about physical skills. Students will play Busy Body Bingo, Movement Bingo, Silly Stretching, On the Move, Hullabaloo, Little Sliders, and Frog Pond. Young scholars...
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Pe Central: Cooperative Learning: Sneak Attack
Teach you students "Sneak attack," and enforce the importance of cooperation while playing this game. Game requires simple equiptment as well as students' knowledge of the terms "Offense," and "Defense."
Primary Resources
Primary Resources: Pe
Primary Resources provide pdf and html documents for lessons that include: warm-up activities, dance & gymnastics, invasion games, striking & fielding games, net/wall games, fitness & athletics, outdoor & adventurous...
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Pe Central: Pe Lesson Ideas: Fitness Four Square
At this website, learn about a game that combines four square and other aerobic exercises. Includes ideas for assessing learners' participation in the activity as well as adapting the activity for students with physical disabilities.
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Pe Central: Pe Lesson Ideas: Badminton 4 Square
At this website, find ideas for a gym-class badminton activity. The modified version of badminton described here is very similar to 4-square and is accompanied by ideas for modifying the game-play.
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Pe Central: Instant Activity: Spongebob Squarepants Tag
Here is a variation of tag based on the popular cartoon "Spongebob Squarepants." Includes a simple way of randomly assigning who plays "it" during the game.
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Pe Central: Mini Golf
Introduce students to golf-putting through a fun game of miniature golf. Build a nine or eighteen-hole golf course in the gym using gymnastic mats, carpet squares, and drinking cups. Then have students, in groups, play the entire course...
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Pe Central: Soccer Golf
Learn about the rules of golf before every handling a golf club. This website provides guidelines for "Soccer golf," a game through which young scholars can learn how to play golf by using their feet and soccer balls rather than clubs...
Department of Defense
Do Dea: Badminton
Have fun while staying physically active! Badminton has steadily gained worldwide acceptance as a very fast-paced competitive game. Learn the ins and outs of badminton with this lesson.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Number Push Ups
In this activity, young scholars will move to number cards and perform the associated number of push-ups with proper form. Teachers can mix up the numbers or require different mathematical operations prior to performing the push-ups.
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Pe Central: Pe Lesson Ideas: Freeze
At this website, read about a variation of basketball that allows middle schoolers to score points just by being near the basketball basket. Includes ideas for varying the instructional activity and assessing students' participation.
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Pe Central: Basketball Mania
In this activity, students practice dribbling a ball and making shots from different zones, varying in distance from the basket. Includes ideas for "keeping score" and varying the activity.