Lesson Planet
Search educational resources
  • Sign In Try It Free
  • AI Teacher Tools
    • Discover Resources Search reviewed educational resources by keyword, subject, grade, type, and more
    • Curriculum Manager (My Content) Manage saved and uploaded resources and folders To Access the Curriculum Manager Sign In or Join Now
    • Browse Resource Directory Browse educational resources by subject and topic
    • Curriculum Calendar Explore curriculum resources by date
    • Lesson Planning Articles Timely and inspiring teaching ideas that you can apply in your classroom
    • Our Story
    • Frequently Asked Questions
    • Testimonials
    • Contact Us
  • Pricing
  • School Access
    • Your school or district can sign up for Lesson Planet — with no cost to teachers
      Learn More
  • Sign In
  • Try It Free

Hi, what do you want to do?

Create a lesson plan
Create a lesson plan
Generate resources with 80+ AI teacher tools
Generate resources with 80+ AI teacher tools
Search 200,000 instructional videos
Search 200,000 instructional videos
Find a teaching resource
Find a teaching resource
Beanbag Switch Lesson PlanBeanbag Switch Lesson Plan
Publisher
Curated OER
Curator Rating
Educator Rating
Not yet Rated
Lesson Plan

Beanbag Switch

Curated and Reviewed by Lesson Planet

Students walk around to music playing. They switch beanbags with other students. When the music stops they go to a P.E. station the same color as their beanbag.

3 Views 2 Downloads

Additional Tags

p.e. stations, physical education
Show More Show Less

Resource Details

Grade
K - 5th
Subjects
Physical Education
1 more...
Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
45 mins
Instructional Strategy
Simulation
Usage Permissions
Fine Print

See similar resources:

Lesson Plan

Musical Hoop Addition

Curated OER
Musical chairs is a great activity to get children moving while still paying attention and listening. This activity, which is based on musical chairs, gets students moving while learning basic addition facts. They hop from hoop to hoop...
1st Math
Activity

Special Olympics Young Athletes Activity Guide

Special Olympics
From bunny hops and bridges to bean bag tosses and big ball catches, your activity toolkit will be overflowing with great new ideas for adaptive physical education!
K - 3rd Physical Education
Activity

Fitness Musical Hoops

Phys Ed Games
A new take on musical chairs! Pupils run, skip, jump, high knees, etc. around the perimeter of the gym, making sure not to cross through the middle, as music is being played. Then, when the music stops, children have to put their feet in...
2 mins 2nd - 8th Physical Education
Activity

The Number Game

Phys Ed Games
With the entire class spread around the playing area, set a timer and have kids run, skip, hop, or jump around the area. When the timer stops, yell out a number. The students must form a group of that number, and whomever doesn't have a...
1 min K - 6th Physical Education
Activity

Indoor Physical Activity Ideas for Kids!

National Association for Sport & Physical Fitness
Rainy day schedule doesn't mean you can't stay fit! Use a collection of indoor physical activities during periods of inclement weather, substitute teaching days, or for those afternoons when your class just wants to move around!
K - 8th Physical Education
Lesson Plan

Locomotor and Object Control Stations

Teaching Adapted PE
Develop children's basic locomotor and object control skills with an invigorating Adaptive PE lesson. A series of four, timed stations engaged the class in playing a game of Twister, walking on a balance beam,...
5th - 6th Physical Education
Lesson Plan

To The Beat

Curated OER
This activity is two-fold in that it addresses having youngsters get a feel for different rhythms in music and in practicing their underhand tossing skills. Gather all kinds of equipment to throw, such as: yarn balls, spider balls, and...
3rd - 5th Physical Education
Lesson Plan

Physical Education Lesson: Winter Station Activities

Curated OER
Students experience and participate in a variety of four winter station games. They assess the winter stations of Get the Candy Cane, What is in Your Stocking, Jingle Bell Basketball and Candy Cane Lane. Each student also experiences a...
3rd - 5th Physical Education
Instructional Video

Pbs Kids Clubhouse Adventures: Get Up & Go Play!: Musical Hula Hoops

PBS
Playing outside makes kids happier, healthier and stronger! In this segment of KIDS Clubhouse Adventures, co-host Abby Brown plays Musical Hula Hoops with a group of friends. The only way to stay in the game, is to listen closely to the...
Pre-K - 1st Health
Lesson Plan

"Musical Food

Curated OER
Students review the idea of healthy foods and examples of these foods. They play the game "Musical Food" performing a designated locomotor movement around the playing area until the music stops.
K - 6th Physical Education
Try It Free
© 1999-2026 Learning Explorer, Inc.
Teacher Lesson Plans, Worksheets and Resources

Sign up for the Lesson Planet Monthly Newsletter

Open Educational Resources (OER)

  • Health
  • Language Arts
  • Languages
  • Math
  • Physical Education
  • Science
  • Social Studies
  • Special Education
  • Visual and Performing Arts
View All Lesson Plans

Discover Resources

  • Our Review Process
  • How it Works
  • How to Search
  • Create a Collection

Manage Curriculum

  • Edit a Collection
  • Assign to Students
  • Manage My Content
Contact Us Site Map Privacy Policy Terms of Use