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PBS

Pbs: Real Life Math: Physical Trainer

For Students 6th - 8th
The general manager of a fitness center explains how numerical calculations, percentages, and ratios are critical to his job in this video from KAET. In the accompanying classroom activity, students explore percentages, fractions, and...
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US Department of Agriculture

Choose My Plate: Tips for Increasing Physical Activity

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how to "make physical activity a part of the day." This brief article suggests incorporating simple and fun activities into your daily routine while at home, at work, and at play. Includes great tips for people of all ages.
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US Department of Agriculture

Choose My Plate: How Much Physical Activity Is Needed?

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how much physical activity you should partake in every day in order to maintain good health and weight in this brief essay. Also learn when it is necessary to consult your physician before starting a physical activity routine.
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English Club

English Club: Vocabulary: Physical Exercise Game 2

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Choose from a word bank to complete ten sentences about different types of physical exercise. Hints are available if needed, and a percentage score is displayed once answers are submitted.
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McGraw Hill

Glencoe: Online Study Tools: Quiz on Physical Activity and Personal Fitness

For Students 9th - 10th
Learners show comprehension of physical health. The online quiz assesses the scholars on physical activity and personal fitness.
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McGraw Hill

Glencoe: Online Study Tools: Self Check Quiz on Personal Fitness

For Students 9th - 10th
The online quiz shows knowledge of physical health. The questions evaluate students on personal fitness throughout life.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Fitness Tips for Grown Ups

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Learn ways to stay active with your children, in this guide from Arthur: "Arthur Weighs In."
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McGraw Hill

Glencoe: Online Study Tools: Self Check Quiz on Nutrition and Personal Fitness

For Students 9th - 10th
The online assessment demonstrates knowledge of diet and nutrition. The questions evaluate students on nutrition and their personal fitness.
Lesson Plan
HotChalk

Hot Chalk: Lesson Plans Page: Physical Education & Health

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This resource provides a collection of physical education and health-based lesson plans organized by grade level.
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Busy Bodies

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Young scholars will engage in different activities to help them learn about physical skills. Students will play Busy Body Bingo, Movement Bingo, Silly Stretching, On the Move, Hullabaloo, Little Sliders, and Frog Pond. Young scholars...
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PE Central

Pe Central: Pe Lesson Ideas: Fitness Four Square

For Teachers 6th - 8th
At this website, learn about a game that combines four square and other aerobic exercises. Includes ideas for assessing students' participation in the activity as well as adapting the activity for students with physical disabilities.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Centers for Disease Control: Physical Activity and Health at a Glance

For Students 9th - 10th
This website provides notes on exercise, its health benefits, and its role in helping all people feel healthier and stronger. Learn about different types of exercises you can do to improve you health. Also, read facts about adults and...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Fun in Fitness Lesson Plan

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this lesson, students follow along as their teacher walks them through a variety of exercises and stretches targeting the whole body.
Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Uno Fitness Lesson Plan

For Teachers K - 1st
This lesson uses the popular card game, UNO. Students form small groups, and then take turns picking up cards and performing a specific exercise. Each card color has a designated exercise associated with it and the number on the card...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Fitness Dice: Lesson Plan

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Read the die to find out what exercise to do and how many repetitions are needed, keep a running tally of rolls to see who gets the highest score.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Animal Fitness Lesson Plan

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
In this lesson using commonly known animals such as a fox, dog and an inchworm, students enjoy learning about the movements of various animals. The teacher demonstrates how to move and be like that animal using various exercises and...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Birthday Fitness Lesson Plan

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
In this lesson, surrounding a theme children love, their birthdays, students will exercise, move and stretch in way you might while celebrating a birthday.
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PE Central

Pe Central: Pe Lesson Ideas: Olympic Challenge

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students familiar with basketball, football, and hockey skills are ready to participate in a variety of "presidential physical fitness tests." These include the basketball shot, the football toss, the floor hockey shot, and more.
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US Department of Agriculture

Choose My Plate: What Is Physical Activity?

For Students 9th - 10th
This website provides a brief definition of "physical activity" as well as examples of "moderate physical activities" and "vigorous physical activities."
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Public Health Agency of Canada

Public Health Agency of Canada: Family Guide to Physical Activity for Youth (10 14 Years of Age)

For Students 3rd - 8th
The Public Healthy Agency of Canada provides parents, caregivers and guardians of youth ages ten through fourteen with a resource guide to help them instill the importance of being active, having fun and how this will lead to health...
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Read Works

Read Works: Marathon Kids

For Teachers 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about a program called Marathon Kids that is designed to teach children to be physically active. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Maths and Sports: Triathlon and Fitness

For Students 5th - 8th
The triathlon is a physically gruelling challenge. Can you work out which athlete burnt the most calories? This activity provides a real-life context for working with proportionality, speed, rates, and units of measurement and is aimed...
Activity
Read Works

Read Works: The Ex Factors

For Teachers 5th - 7th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This informational text passage shares facts about the importance of physical activity on the body. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies...
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PE Central

Pe Central: Pe Lesson Ideas: Fitness Race Track

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In the gym, set up a "fitness race track" where students can both run and participate in a variety of exercises like push-ups, crunches, and jump roping. A great warm-up activity to precede a sport or physically-demanding lesson.

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