Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Ghostbusters (tossing & catching scarves)

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students play a game with scarves to practice throwing and catching. They each have a scarf, sit in a circle, and sing a ghost-related song, playing various scarf tricks at the same time.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Write, Read and Play

For Teachers K - 5th
Young scholars integrate writing, reading and movement skills. They draw from a hat a movement skill (e.g., throwing, catching, kicking, etc.), sport, or related word (e. g., heart, muscle, etc.) and create a book written on the first...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Oscar's Garbage Can

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students are arranged in a circle with two students inside the circle. They try to clean out Oscar's garbage can while the ones outside the circle try to throw the objects back in.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Mummy Ball

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students practice their hand and eye coordination in a ball throwing activity.  For this physical education lesson, students participate in a game where they sit in a circle and throw to each other only once until everyone has had a...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Diet and Exercise Activity

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students explore their physical abilities by participating in team sports.  In this physical education lesson plan, students collaborate in groups in one of several team sports before moving on to the next station.  Students...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Frisbee Keep-Away

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers already knowing how to throw a frisbee try to make a number of offense catches before the defense makes another number of catches. Teacher should be making suggestions to help students during game.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Boomerang

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students build their own boomerang. In this physics lesson, students trace the origin of this equipment. They practice throwing and catching them.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Create a Game

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students create their own physical education game and then teach it to their classmates. They construct directions for the game which incorporates writing into this activity. They include catching and throwing skills along with involving...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Eenie, Callapsie

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students sing a song while performing a certain action. They use small balls to help them find the rhythm. They practice their coordination as well with this activity.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Easter Folklore Traditions Live on in Slovakia

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars survey an article that discusses Slovakia traditions. In this ESL lesson, students read an article and then complete several activities, including a class discussion on folklore traditions, a vocabulary assignment, a...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

We Tumble Together

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders follow a rubric to create a gymnastic tumbling routine set to music. They videotape and review their performances.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Fishing For F's

For Teachers K
Students discriminate initial sounds of words and categorize words based on the initial sound. They generate ideas and topics for writing and use prewriting and drafting strategies to formulate text.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Four-Wing Paper Boomerang

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students build a four-wing paper boomerang. In this aeronautics lesson, students construct a paper boomerang and identify the forces at work during flight.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Verbs

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students play a game. In this grammar lesson, students play charades where they must act out a verb that has been written on a piece of paper.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Tides and How Creatures Survive

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars discover tidal pools.  For this oceanographic lesson, students observe the tides of the earth and the creatures that inhabit the intertidal zones.  Young scholars role-play the tidal zones by portraying...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Intertidal Zone: Tides and How Creatures Survive

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students study the properties of ocean water and tides and learn about animals that live in intertidal zones. In this intertidal zone lesson, students participate in classroom stations to learn about fresh water and salt water, cold...