Learning Via an Obstacle Course

With the help from learning games and holiday-themed coloring pages, scholars learn the importance of listening carefully and following directions. Coloring pages celebrate Halloween and Thanksgiving. Learning games include Simon...

Promote positive self-esteem in young girls with this educational toolkit—a thorough document that lists a wide variety of activities, from writing an I am poem or learning to give compliments to a conflict resolution role-play...

Ideal for a language arts class, literary unit, or independent reading assignment, a set of reading worksheets address a wide array of skills. From poetic elements to nonfiction text features, you can surely find a valuable resource in...

There are many, many reasons why people do not maintain an energy balance. Talk to your young learners about balance, what gets in the way of eating healthy, and things that get in the way of doing physical activity. Some obstacles may...

Students work out in the gym. In this movement lesson plan, students go to the gym and start with warm up routines. Students jump from hoop to hoop, play musical hoops and complete an obstacle course.

Students discuss squirrels and their presence in the world. In this squirrel lesson, students read books, sing songs, and make crafts while learning about squirrels and other woodland creatures.  Students also practice the letter S, the...

It's disturbing to think that one third of children born after the year 2000 will suffer from diabetes and perhaps be the first generation to live shorter lives than their parents! Too many youngsters are not eating properly and are not...

Students choose a service project. In this language arts lesson, students select a project to improve children's health in the poorest nations. Students carry out a service learning plan and reflect on their service.

Learnersread books, say rhymes, sing songs, go over vocabulary, and complete activities for real and make believe. For this real and make believe lesson plan, pupils play follow the leader, build sand castles, and complete an obstacle...

First graders read the works of Jan Brett and discuss the author's approach to writing and illustrating individual titles. They compose a class e-mail and send it to Brett via her official website.