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Croquet Health Review

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students study health facts while playing a game of croquet. For this croquet lesson, students record the answers to health questions on a clipboard as they shoot their ball through the wicket. An example of a health question is "How...
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Winter Olympics Stations

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students experience various Winter Olympic sports in Physical Education class. In this Winter Olympics lesson, students participate in stations which represent the Olympic games. These representative stations include a biathlon, cross...
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Red Ribbon Week Stations

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners participate in different physical skills that celebrate Red Ribbon Week. In this Red Ribbon Week lesson, students are divided into groups and participate in various learning stations which include jump rope, skipping, and...
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Models of the Earth and Moon

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students explore the earth's rotation and phases of the moon. In this planets lesson plan, students rotate and revolve around a light representing the sun. Students use movement and props to simulate what causes the phases of the moon as...
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Horsing around with Verbs

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students identify verbs in complete sentences. In this grammar and locomotor skill lesson, students rotate between ten stations, each with a designated sentence to be read. Students identify the action verb in the sentence and perform or...
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Kickball Soccer

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners demonstrate proper techniques of kicking, passing, and trapping a soccer ball. In this kickball soccer lesson plan, students apply kicking skills by placing a soccer ball on a poly spot and kicking it in the field. The learners...
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Dribblemania Fitness

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners demonstrate the skill of dribbling with stretching and cardio strengthening activities. In this dribbling instructional activity, the students use cones as boundaries to practice dribbling a basketball. During this instructional...
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Food Pyramid Tag

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students participate in a tag game with the purpose of learning about the food pyramid. In this food pyramid instructional activity, students are challenged to find photos of specific food groups without being tagged. During this...
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Black History Stations

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars strengthen motor skills while acquiring knowledge about famous African Americans. In this Black History Physical Education activity, the students participate in various learning stations which enhance their knowledge of...
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Scooter Scramble

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students engage in cooperative group challenges using a scooter. In this Physical Education scooter instructional activity, the students acquire the skills of working together and review scooter safety.
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Poly Spot Dribbling

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students perform dribbling activities using a basketball. In this dribbling lesson, students dribble a basketball according to the poly spot number that they land on. This lesson uses kinesthetics to gain knowledge of counting.
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Catching Toe Fish

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students perform a two-foot takeoff and landing using a jump rope. In this jumping lesson, students use a self-turned jump rope to develop the skill of a two-foot takeoff and landing. The students use the metaphor of "catching a fish" in...
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Dr. Seuss Comes to the Gym

For Teachers K - 2nd
Demonstrate different motor activities to honor Dr. Seuss's birthday. A literacy-based physical education lesson prompts young readers to perform group activities such as tumbling, jumping rope, throwing frisbees, and hopping....
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100 Balls

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars perform locomotor skills such as throwing balls while counting up to 100. In this 100th day of school physical education lesson, the students play a Hungry, Hungry Hippos game to perform the throwing technique. There are...
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Spiders

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students experience the life a spider through several cross-curriculum activities that address multiple learning styles. In this cross-curriculum lesson, students listen to The Very Busy Spider by Eric Carle and toss string in a circle...
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Street Safety

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students explore fire safety rules through a variety of teacher-led activities. In this safety instructional activity, students choose appropriate felt board pieces as they listen to My Car by Byron Barton. Seat belt and car seat safety,...