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Cranium Cool Down

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Students cool down from physical activity and practice an activity to reinforce the locations of our bones. At the end of PE class students stand or sit in small group and sing and touch bones to the song "Macarena". The teacher can touch the bones on a poster or a model during the song.

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Grade
3rd - 5th
Subjects
Physical Education
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Instructional Strategy
Project-Based Learning
Year
2001
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