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Finger Pad Basketball Dribbling
Students grasp the concept of using finger pads to control the ball in a hand dribble. At the end of a PE class have students circle or color the part of the hand they use to dribble a ball.
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Hanukkah Tag Game
Students participate in a tag game involving aspects of the Hanukkah holiday. They discuss the basic tenets of Hanukkah, then play the tag game, with the Candle Makers as taggers and the students tagged freezing into position as candles.
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Pirates of the Caribbean
Students participate in a "Pirates of the Caribbean" tag game to demonstrate scooter skills and safety techniques. Students identify and discuss scooter safety rules, then play a tag game with each student (pirate) on a scooter, with...
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Skipping Tag
Pupils participate in a tagging game that involves skipping as the locomotor skill. With one person playing "it," students must skip around the tag area trying to get away from the tagger, and with the tagged pupils trying to deter the...
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Turtle Tag
Students review safety rules for playing a P.E. game and a few students are selected as the taggers. On the signal, students avoid being tagged by the tagger using only the locomotor skill selected. They who want to avoid an imminent tag...
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Who's Here Today?
Students sing a song while clapping their hands and listening for the first letter of their name. In this attendance activity, students participate in locomotor activities such as turning around and squatting down. Students jump up and...
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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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Shark Island
Third graders are introduced to the game Shark Island and its rules. With a partner, they role play the role of either sharks or fish and try to get the shark's food and not get touched by the shark. They trade off roles with their...
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Controlling a Ball With Your Feet
Students practice the skills of stopping and guiding a ball with their feet, as an introduction to a soccer unit.
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Intro. to Controlling a Ball With Your Chest
Learners stop and guide a ball with their chest. Note: This is a good lesson to use as an introduction to a soccer unit.
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How to Bounce a Ball
Learners practice bouncing a basketball with their right and left hands as well as running while bouncing.
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Teamwork T-shirts
Students explore the concepts of sportsmanship and teamwork and explain, analyze and study what they are and are shown various examples of teamwork through various sports. They brainstorm all the ways in life to experience sportsmanship...
Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics
Growing Up With A Mission
New Horizons began its journey to Pluto in 2006. Ten years later, it continues its mission. In that time, scholars have surely grown, but how much more will they grow by the time New Horizons reaches its destination? Find out with an...
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Basketball - Shooting
Students practice dribbling a basketball. They perform activities requiring walking, running, use of left and right hand. Students explore proper posture when dribbling. They experience the art of a progressive cross over. Students...
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Switch and Rotate
Students participate in a game whose object is to stay so close to a partner that when the teacher says "Stop," the players freeze. The follower should touch the leader.
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Floor Hockey
Students practice key aspects of floor hockey: passing, playing cooperatively, moving the ball or puck with both sides of the stick and shooting. They practice drills and play a game without a goalie.
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Millennium Home Run Contest
Students study the history of baseball and Babe Ruth. They work on their hitting skills and have a home run contest. They review the cues for successfully hitting a ball off a tee into the air. They get three swings of the bat and...
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Leaping!
Students properly leap and measure their distance. In this leaping lesson, students practice leaping for accuracy and proper form. Students estimate their leaps and measure with rulers. Students determine distance covered by the entire...
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Gargoyles
Learners participate in a P.E. game to demonstrate using quick changes of direction while running away from a tagger. The class is divided into mover or gargoyle groups, while students change directions and pathways quickly away from...
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Bridges and Stones
Students divide into two groups. One group uses their body to create a bridge. On the teacher's signal, the remaining portion of the class tries to go under (or through) as many of the bridges as possible.
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Simon
Students practice the various springing skills (hop, jump, leap) as well as proper landing techniques.
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Balloon Round-Up
Students practice using paddles to hit objects. In this striking skills instructional activity, students use wooden paddles to round up balloon farm animals without touching the balloons with their hands.
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Invent a Sport
Students identify and demonstrate the critical elements of various sports activities. They create a chart of common elements, develop rules for a new sport, and play the new sport.
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Bowl-a-rama
Students practice rolling a ball to a target and learn various bowling terms and rules.