Challenge your learners to cross a piranha-infested river. Actually, it's just the gym floor, and they are trying to get from point A to point B, but the story makes it a more interesting challenge. Each group has two mats a given...

Here's your basic four square game. A short description of how to play the game as well as what constitutes a foul. If one commits a foul, then that player is out and goes to the end of the line. I recommend having more than one four...

Elementary ecologists pretend to be migratory hummingbirds. They fly between wintering and nesting grounds, trying to reach a habitat haven. In a musical-chair fashion, some birds will miss out, and are removed from the game. To further...

Students improve aerobic fitness through running and walking.

Young scholars practice golf etiquette without the use of golf clubs, balls, etc.

To prep for a lesson on predator/prey relationships, get kids up and moving. This game is based on the game 'Red Light, Green Light' but employs the concept of predator vs. prey. This is not a full lesson but could be useful as an...

Students are introduced to the different climate regions of Canada. In groups, they discuss ways in which people are affected by the weather and how it limits their outdoor activities. They use artwork by Robert Harris to predict what...

Students explore the movement of air.  In this air lesson plan, students discuss and give examples of air ventilation.  Students compare outdoor and indoor air quality.  Students create mind maps as a visual representation...

Strict habitat requirements are needed for the survival of fish populations and fish variety in the Great Lakes. Young scientists become experts in the basic needs of fish and understand how survival necessities can vary with different...

Students explore physical education by researching biology. In this survival techniques lesson, students discuss the methods turtles use to survive dangerous encounters and conduct a sea turtle role play exercise. Students identify the...

Students practice safety rules and knowledge of the road by going through a driving course using scooters/bicycles/tricycles, etc.

Students participate in a number of different lessons with the intention of improving skills to play handball. Each lesson focuses on a certain skill like strokes and serves. The skills have a progression of difficulty until the student...

Students get the opportunity to develop a controlled inside of the foot pass.

Students practice throwing, catching and defending a receiver.

Students practice the skills of jumping and landing while emphasizing swinging the arms when jumping, and landing in a balanced position without falling.

Pupils practice the skill of kicking a ball.

Students practice the skill of throwing overhand.

High schoolers review or introduce personal safety concepts in a variety of areas common to the lives of students.

Students participate in a disc golf game. They throw the flying disc to each hole/cone on the course, completing various fitness tasks and monitoring their heart rate on a heart rate monitor.

Young scholars work as teams to help others and develop cardio-respiratory endurance. They play a game of tag using noodles.

Middle schoolers broken into teams try to score a touchdown having to get through another team first. They have flags and change positions many times throughout the game.

Students practice and assess the overhand throw of students. They overhand throw balls at the earthball and make it roll across another side of the square, all while keeping the ball from rolling across their own line.

Students develop their striking skills by trying to score a hockey goal. In this striking skills instructional activity, students use hockey sticks and small balls to practice scoring a goal.

Students discuss meaning of pitch, listen for different sounds in classroom, hallway, and outdoors, and listen to sounds played on piano and on computer to determine high or low pitch.