Did you know that there are over 100 types of knots? Learn how to tie them all with this step-by-step, colorfully illustrated guide!

Intended as a reference tool for US Army personnel, this application can be used in a classroom that is studying historic and current wars or as part of an outdoor education or wilderness survival course. Some of the subjects addressed...

Pupils share examples of good sportsmanship, then read a news article about a team helping an injured player score a home run. The teacher introduces the article with a discussion and vocabulary activity, then students read the news...

Students react to a series of statements about the World Series, then read a news article about the Chicago White Sox winning the 2005 World Series. In this current events instructional activity, the teacher introduces the article with a...

Students explore states and capitals.  For this U.S. geography lesson, students practice locomotor skills playing Freeze Tag. Students generate the matching capital when given a specific state name in order to continue the game.

Students perform the SMASH technique and overhand motion. For this SMASH lesson, students practice hitting targets using racquets and the overhand motion. Students also complete a target smash drill using hula hoops. 

Should school and professional teams test athletes for sickle cell trait? Will it protect them by providing knowledge or lead to discrimination by not allowing them to participate in sports? After learning about this genetic disorder,...

Learners investigate healthy eating habits by studying the food pyramid.  In this personal health lesson, students write a recipe for a healthy meal including one item from each section of the four food groups.  Learners...

Third graders study Thanksgiving. In this physical education and spelling lesson, 3rd graders play a race game by being the first group who can spell the word Thanksgiving first.

In this wilderness survival skills worksheet, students complete eleven short answer questions based on wilderness survival skills they have learned.

Students develop dances. In this movement lesson, students play action and stillness games and learn motif writing symbols that communicate dance moves. Students use locomotor and non-locomotor movement to create their own movement phrases.

Students participate in a nature walk to learn about their natural environments. In this nature study instructional activity, students brainstorm a list of things to look for on their nature walk. Students go on the nature walk and...

In this physical activity worksheet, students look at and study ten pictures of people doing various activities and then match the pictures to their descriptions on the right.

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...

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...

Students use weather measuring devices to record and study weather conditions at different locations, during different times. They attempt to draw conclusions about the relationship between weather conditions, lunar cycle and fishing...

Students research the ancient Olympic Games. In this Olympic Games lesson, students discuss Pierre de Coubertin, Greek culture, and ancient Olympia. Students complete two readings. Students write an essay about the spirit of Olympism,...

In this reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 3 short answer and essay questions based on themes in All Quiet on the Western Front. Students may also complete their choice of 3 reading activities suggested.

Increase your middle schoolers' physical education vocabulary and knowledge of the rules of different sports by posting on the word wall. You will have to do all the work and remember to laminate things, so you only have to do it once. A...

High schoolers view a video about the values that are represented by sports teams. They write a paper about the connection between sports and social values. They share their responses with the class.

Second graders discuss benefits of keeping physically fit, predict effects of exercise on their bodies, perform various exercises correctly, including push-up, curl-up, and jumping jack, discuss and follow safety practices while...

First graders explore and discuss what physical fitness actually is, its benefits and how to obtain it through a variety of ways. They summarize the five parts of physical fitness: cardiovascular endurance,muscular strength, muscular...

Learners research the importance of play. In this research lesson, students work in pairs and interview each other about their 'play history.' Learners take data from the interview and shape it into a play history for the individual....

Students read a story called Athletes Need to Make the Grade to Play and answer vocabulary and comprehension questions about it. In this current events college athletes and academics lesson plan, student respond to literature by...