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Hockey in the Middle
Students participate in passing a puck and receiving a pass. In this hockey lesson, students are divided into small groups and practice passing a puck in different directions. The lesson is based on the game of "Monkey in the Middle".
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Human Foosball
Students practice passing and kicking a soccer ball. In this passing skills lesson, students are split into two teams and practice making passes to their teammates. There are different variations included in this lesson, such as adding...
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Seahorse Tag
Students demonstrate swimming in a pool and review water safety rules. In this swimming lesson, students apply water safety rules in a game of tag. This lesson has variations to challenge more competent swimmers.
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Shoot the Garbage
Students participate in a game that focuses on the proper way to shoot a basketball. For this basketball lesson, students are divided into two groups and use foam balls and beanbags to score points. The winner is the team with the most...
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Locomotor Roll
This PE lesson is designed to have young learners review and practice their locomotor skills.
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Volley A Lot
This PE lesson is designed to have students practice the skill of the forearm pass in volleyball.
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The Bus
Students must work cooperatively in teams to move a large mat around the gymnasium. This activity focuses on working well together as a group to complete a task.
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Miniature Badminton Golf
Students participate in a game of miniature badminton golf. In groups, they practice serving and following directions. With a partner, they create their own badminton golf course and have other pairs play their course. To end the lesson,...
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Wipe-Out Silent Jump Rope Workout
Students listen to the song "Wipe-Out". Individually, they jump with their invisible jump rope while the drums play and use different movements when the guitar plays. To end the lesson, they practice all of the locomotor skills they have...
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Special Delivery
Young scholars are given an envelope with the name of a locomotor skill. As a class, they practice reading the name of the skill and practice doing the movement. To end the lesson, they complete the movement only when the music is playing.
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Rod, Penny, and Lightning: The Straight Story
Students review the concept of a movement story. As a class, they practice moving in straight, curved and zigzag pathways while making frozen body shapes of the characters in the story. To end the lesson, they must complete the same...
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4-Corner Fitness
Learners participate in a game called 4-Corner Fitness. Individually, they are given a card with an exercise and location on it. Once they finish one station, they move on to the next one following the music. To end the lesson, they...
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Hot Lava
Students pretend that the area of the gym floor that is purple is land and the yellow sections are lava. Individually, they are to make their way across the room only on land staying out of the lava. To end the instructional activity,...
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Winter Wonderland
Students brainstorm a list of the activities they can participate in during the winter months. In groups, they rotate between stations in which they can practice or try the different winter sports. To end the lesson, they can play the...
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Balance Stations
Students are introduced to the concept of balance. In groups, they travel between eight stations in which they balance their own body and different types of balls. To end the lesson, they share which one was the hardest and the easiest.
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Fitness Points
Students are given an index card with a warm-up on it for them to complete when they enter the classroom. Individually, they are placed around the room in which they complete the warm-up and assigned a total point value. To end the...
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Bulldog Tag
Students participate in a game of Bulldog tag. In groups, they are given different colored pinnies in which they try to catch those wearing a different color. To end the lesson, they switch roles between the one doing the tagging and the...
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Wipeout (Dancing Legs) Tag
Students choose to dance or do a stationary swimming movement within this activity. They play a game of noodles and taggers. The teacher explains the rules to the game and then the game begins.
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Frosty the Snowman
Students practice throwing at a target. In this target throwing lesson, students participate in a wintertime game as they practice their overhead throwing skills.
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Jump Jump Jump
Students demonstrate their ability to jump rope. In this jump rope lesson, students are divided into small groups and complete each jump challenge.
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Tick Tock Goes the Clock
Students demonstrate the correct form of a one-handed underhand throw or roll. In this underhand throwing lesson, students use hoops, spider balls, and targets to practice performing an underhand throw/roll,
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Sliding Pennies
Students demonstrate a proper low level slide. In this sliding lesson, students play a game using polyspots and pennies. The students practice sliding in order to pick up one penny.
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Football-2 Minute Drill
Students participate in two minute drills throwing and catching a football. In this football lesson, the students are divided into teams and pass the football at various distances. The students may rotate their team roles after each drill.
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Soccer Golf
Students practice soccer kicking skills. In this soccer skills lesson, students participate in a game as they use the inside of their foot to kick the ball toward numbered cones.