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Fitness: Grades 9-12 Lesson PlanFitness: Grades 9-12 Lesson Plan
Publisher
Nemours KidsHealth
Resource Details
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Grade
9th - 12th
Subjects
Physical Education
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
2 hrs
Instructional Strategies
Collaborative Learning
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Technology
Internet Access
Year
2015
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Lesson Plan

Fitness: Grades 9-12

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This Fitness: Grades 9-12 lesson plan also includes:
  • Get Off the Couch (.pdf)
  • Quiz (.pdf)
  • Quiz: Answer Key
  • Why Exercise Is Wise
  • Sports and Exercise Safety
  • Strength Training
  • Stretching
  • Motivation and the Power of Not Giving Up
  • Exercise Log
  • 5 Reasons for Girls to Play Sports
  • Easy Exercises for Teens
  • Activity
  • Join to access all included materials

Get off the couch, potato! Fitness is the focus of a resource that offers two engaging activities. The first has class members design a 5-day, 60-minute exercise session program for reluctant teens. The second activity asks teams to create a campaign designed to encourage teens to stay fit.

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Concepts

fitness, fitness plans, healthy habits, aerobic exercise, exercise

Additional Tags

physical education

Instructional Ideas

  • Have groups create an exercise video for the program or a PSA for their campaign

Classroom Considerations

  • One of 10 resources in the Personal Health series
  • Can be completed in any order
  • Designed to meet the National Health Education standards
  • Requires computers with internet access

Pros

  • The packet includes detailed descriptions of the activities, links to reproducible required materials, and a quiz with an answer key

Cons

  • None

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