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Shot Put Arc
Students complete Part A: Dissecting a Circle. They generate their own chords within the circle. Students measure the various parts of the arc in the shot put pit. The first two measurements, the chord and distance from the midpoint of...
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Plan For The Shot Put
Students participate in 5 activities that lead into the correct progression for the shot put. Activities include grip and arm position, release, putting, standing puts, and reverse puts. This lesson includes safety tips, and equipment...
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Grammar Shots
Scholars take pictures of people, places, and things around the school and glue pictures onto the correct noun categories. They will put together a "grammar shots" portfolio identifying pictures with the correct noun category and write...
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Classroom Olympics
Here is a an awesome, 17-page lesson plan on a simulated Olympic Games for your young athletes. After learning about the history of the Olympics, the whole class takes part in events such as The Cotton Ball Shot Put, The Paper Plate...
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Classroom Olympics
As the Summer Olympics are approaching, incorporate Olympic-type games into the classroom. From straw javelin to cotton ball shot put, these games are sure to keep leaners engaged. The best part is that there is math involved! Pupils...
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Vegetable Olympics Shot Put
Students explore the distribution of plant seeds. In this science lesson, students discuss plants that explode in order to spread their seeds. Students create pea shooters and use dried peas to see how far they will travel.
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10 P.E. Lesson Plans for Track and Field
Ten lesson plans for track and field include safety tips and class activities. The class activities include basic teaching instructions on how to perform each skill. There are some diagrams included to help you see what to do. Use this...
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Plan For The High Jump
Learners participate in 7 activities practicing the progression of the high jump. They approach the pit, take off effectively, and land safely using the 7 class activities. They practice proper sprinting mechanics.
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Put Me in Order
Sorting fractions, integers, decimals and square roots into sequential order is an active process when you use a gym as your setting. After your class is divided into two groups and provided with number cards, they compete to see who can...
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The Shot Heard Around the World
Fifth graders examine the events leading up to the beginning of the Revolutionary War. In groups, they put the events into chronological order and create a timeline. As a class, they discuss the reprecussions of the Stamp Act,...
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Track and Field Olympics
Students practice the long jump, the triple jump, the shot put, the hammer throw, and the 50 yard sprint in a mock Olympic track and field competition.
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A Measure of Greatness
Students participate in a variety of Olympic themed activities in order to measure their results. In this measurement lesson, students participate in cotton ball shot put, paper plate discuss throw, and other events to have fun while...
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Theater Arts/Creative Movement Lesson Plan
Here is a series of five exercises intended to bring movement, dance, and theater into the classroom. Intended for special ed classes, but appropriate for any grade, learners will pantomime, play pretend, dance, move, and create...
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Space Jam Dilemma/Dance
Do the "Space Jam" Dance! A dance that is made up of basketball skills movements, such as: dribbling, defending with hands up, pivoting, shooting, and slam dunks. The dance step descriptions are very well written out with cues for...
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Soccer - Lesson 12 - Passing
Soccer lesson 12 focuses on reviewing and practicing the skills of passing, passing on the move, making accurate passes to have a shot on goal. It is imperative to learn good passing skills to be successful in soccer. After all, players...
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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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Quick Serve Tennis
A lesson for high schoolers to learn the basics of tennis in this fast pace game. The variations are more to learn the positioning and progression of play, versus the practice of shots.
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Living History
Students write an essay and interview someone who remembers the 1960's and 1970's. For this history lesson plan, students write their essays as if they were there in that time period, write their feelings, and put together a mini museum...
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Geometric Relations
Students use computers to create a sketch of a geometrical shape that can be extruded to show the shape as a three-dimensional drawing. In this computer assisted drawing lesson plan, students follow explicit directions which include...
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Lesson Three: Putting it Together (Making Great Video Diaries)
Students apply the basic concepts in the previous two lessons to produce great video diaries that they can treasure for years to come.
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To Be Or Not To Be: Reading With Expression
Students observe and demonstrate a variety of strategies for reading with expression. They listen to the teacher read "Jabberwocky" by Lewis Carrol with and without expression, and discuss the differences. In small groups they...
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Know your Heart Parts and Functions
Students put together a 3-D interactive "heart" puzzle and learn the names of heart parts.
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Who am I?
Students practice their writing skills by creating a character sketch of themselves. After viewing portraits, they select one personality trait and put their own picture into the painting of their choice. They include a conversation with...
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A Gift for Mama
Students read a novel about savings and complete activities to define short and long term saving goals. In this income and savings instructional activity, students read A Gift for Mama and answer discussion questions for it. Students...