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Turkey Trot
Young scholars work in small teams to find laminated feathers to bring back to their turkey. They use different locomotor skill each time they hunt for hidden feathers.
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Magic Rope Curl-ups
Students imagine that they are pulling themselves up from the floor using a magic rope.
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Cheeto Tag
Students practice motor skills while playing this variation of tag. They learn the importance of hand washing in the activity.
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Heavy Duty
Students examine various items in order to realize the weight difference between train, vehicles and humans. They realize that trains are heavy and cannot stop quickly.
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Bean Bag Fitness Fun
Young scholars move a bean bag in a variety of activities aimed at increasing flexibility.
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Musical Hoops
Learners use locomotor skills to move to a hoop, where they solve a math problem, and use a locomotor skill to return to the beginning spot.
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Germbusters
Students identify various germs and discuss how germs are spread. They examine and identify materials in the daily environment, germbusters, which are useful in fighting germs, then play a fun germbuster game to help them remember how to...
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Trick or Treat!
Students demonstrate faking abilities in activities. They fake out other students in dodging and chasing activities.
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How Can I Help?
Learners explain that people with asthma can stay healthy most of the time if they do these things: stay away from things such as furry pets or cigarette smoke that make their asthma worse, go to the doctor and take medicine.
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Jingle Bell Jog
Students make the connection of doing something positive for people in need by offering this student activity that reaches out to the entire surrounding community by getting sponsors for a "jog/walk-a-thon".
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Banquet For the Bunch!
Students become familiar with the food guide pyramid, demonstrate a proper use of scissors and handling of glue materials, and explore the importance of eating healthy foods.
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Integrating Japanese into an Elementary School P¿¿DE¿¿DLesson
Young scholars, working in teams of 2 or 3, create hiragana characters using their bodies.
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Healthful Living Field Day
Students participate in healthy living activities prepared by the school's physical education program and local health professionals.
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Nutrition Unit
Students engage in a variety of activities designed to help them understand about the importance of good nutrition and eating healthy foods. The activities include playing food bingo, making a collage, designing posters, etc.
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Water Conservation Task
Students list reasons that water conservation is important. They describe methods to conserve water. This lesson could be incorporated with an oral hygiene lesson on brushing teeth.
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Head, Shoulders, Knees & Toes
Students, through observation of crickets, recognize and use proper names for human and insect body parts. They compare and contrast parts of human and insect body parts.
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Peanut Butter and Jelly
Students walk in a well defined playing area. When the teacher signals a break students state whether they are peanut butter or jelly and look for partners to make a sandwich with.
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Bathtime Fun
Pupils recognize the importance of bathing and to identify parts that should be washed in the bath tub. Theyl name different parts they wash in the tub (ex. face, ears, arms, hands, legs, feet, stomach/tummy, and back)
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Think Safe! Be Safe!
Students predict, observe, and explain how pillbugs, grasshoppers, stink bugs, and humans stay safe and protect themselves.