Little athletes put their minds and bodies to work to invent new fitness games for class! Using information they gather from informational texts, youngsters design games that include motor skills, materials, rules, and strategies for successful play.

Concepts

fitness plans, fitness, aerobic exercise, exercise, sports, sportsmanship

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Additional Tags

health

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Classroom Considerations

• Access articles listed on first page of resource prior to the start of class and print out copies for your students to review
• Some of the vocabulary terms on the fitness quiz may be advanced for the designated grade level of the lesson

Pros

• Includes worksheet for writing game rules and fitness quiz
• Also provides several extension activity ideas

Cons

• None

Common Core

RI.3.1 RI.3.2 RI.3.4 RI.4.1 RI.4.2 RI.4.4 RI.5.1 RI.5.2 RI.5.4