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PE Video Slide Show
Students participate in various class activities and are captured on camera to show at various special times or events throughout the year. They choose a picture of a fitness testing for their first slide and add some music to it to...
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The Recycle Games
Students play a series of Recycle Games which provide great exercise while teaching about the importance of recycling. They participate in relay races and games that make use of recycled materials and other "trash."
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Healthy Heart Night
The idea of having a Healthy Heart Night at your school is a fabulous thought. Here are a few ideas that detail was done at one elementary school. It would take a lot of organizing to make it happen, but seems well worth the effort. This...
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Healthy Haunted House
Students participate in a fitness activity that relates to the time of year. They rotate to stations participating in P.E. activities with seasonal names.
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Volleyball Underhand Serve Checklist
Students demonstrate their ability to serve a volleyball trainer over a net using proper skills. They take a paper and pencil assessment.
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Catching Self Assessment
Students perform a number of different ball tossing and catching skills while completing a self-assessment sheet.
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Write, Read and Play
Students integrate writing, reading and movement skills. They draw from a hat a movement skill (e.g., throwing, catching, kicking, etc.), sport, or related word (e. g., heart, muscle, etc.) and create a book written on the first or...
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Who's Here Today?
Students sing a song while clapping their hands and listening for the first letter of their name. In this attendance activity, students participate in locomotor activities such as turning around and squatting down. Students jump up and...
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Small Space Big Track
Students jog for exercise in a gym. In this jogging lesson, students follow a pattern in the gym to practice running in a small space while pacing themselves.
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Water Speedway
Fourth graders observe changes in matter caused by the addition of heat. They participate in a physical education activity where they deal with science concepts. They have a knowledge of how particles act in water when heated.
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The Model of Fitness
Students measure their physical abilities. For this lesson on staying active, students record their physical abilities and try to improve upon their own results.
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Lungometer
Life science learners construct lung-o-meters from gallon-sized milk jugs and then measure their lung capacities. For older students, have them graph the vital lung capacities of each person in the class. Cross-curricular pieces are...
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Eat Smart. Play Hard.
Young scholars study healthy food choices and the energy it creates for physical activity. In this food energy lesson, students complete multiple activities to learn about the benefits of healthy eating upon physical activity.
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Home Run Wall of Fitness
Learners exercise on a regular basis outside of the school setting. They discover the FIT principle (Frequency, Intensity,and Time) and build on to the number of days as well as the amount of time they exercise. They exercise at least...
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Find a Match
Third graders, in pairs, are blindfolded and must find each other across the room by calling out synonyms to each other. They practice with antonyms as well. They can skip, gallop, hop or walk to each other to increase the physical...
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Spin Jammer Frisbee Routine
Students demonstrate Spin Jammer Skills and practice being a good audience by providing peers with feedback.
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Throwing and Catching
Young scholars determine if they can recognize and identify a critical element of throwing or catching in a photograph or picture.
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Cooperative Tumbling Routine
Students in groups of 3-5 develop and perform a cooperative gymnastic tumbling routine for their classmates.
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All-Star Award
Pupils compete for points by wearing the appropriate shoes on their P. E. days. Each class moves bases on a baseball field as they earn points.
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Off to College
Students jog to where their classroom teacher went to college using a scale that best fits their situation. They log miles on a chart until students reach their destination. Students use the colleges mascot as the graph indicator as to...
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Snack Attack
Students choose healthy snacks. They are given a point for a snack that is low in fat and sugar. Students recieve a bag of apples or oranges once a week for the winning homeroom. They have a list of suggested snacks in each homeroom,...
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Pedometer Trick or Treat
Young scholars monitor the amount of calories burned with the use of a pedometer. They perform various cardiovascular activities and monitor how many steps it takes to burn enough calories to eat one M&M and other snack foods.
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Write to Move
Fifth graders write for their classmates in order to enjoy some physical fun. Students select a category in which they can create some locomotive skills to match the chosen category. Students write a paper explaining how to complete the...
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Living Letters
First graders physically form the letters of the alphabet in small groups. They move around demonstrating various locomotive skills, and form the letter that the teacher calls out.