Mr Gym
Homerun Derby
Batter up! "Homerun Derby" is an activity to practice hitting a ball with a bat. Younger players should use a batting tee. Older players could have their own team pitcher or an opposing team pitcher. The goal is to just hit the ball for...
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Aches and Pains
Being able to distinguish between short and long vowel /a/ sounds is an important skill for young readers. They are introduced to the vowel-consonant-e pattern that changes short vowel sounds into long vowel sounds. They practice reading...
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Team Handball
Students enter the gym and immediately stretch and perform warm up activities. They work in teams to play a game of handball. They practice to increase their competency in shooting the handball into the goal. Finally, they participate in...
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Body Part Tag
Students participate in a game of tag using body parts. They are dodgers and taggers in this game. Dodgers try to avoid having teacher-named body parts tagged by the taggers.
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Soccer Fever Gets Hot
Young scholars examine rules of soccer, focusing on basic skills necessary to play, create imaginary team, match players with positions that best fit their skill levels and personalities, and practice new skills with classmates.
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Pancakes, Anyone?
First graders explore data collecting and graphing. In this data collecting and graping lesson, 1st graders watch a video about monster who sells pancakes. Students make a graph to record the most popular pancake. Students also play...
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Mental Math for Adding Decimals
Fifth graders work in groups to practice adding decimals. In this adding decimals lesson, 5th graders call out different money amounts to each other and mentally add the coins called out. Students take turns calling out and adding the...
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Jack Math Scramble
Young scholars practice throwing and catching jacks to improve their hand-eye coordination. In groups, they participate in a variety of games in which they use the jacks to improve their problem solving skills. To end the activity, they...
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Football Mania
Students practice previously- learned throwing and catching skills and offensive/defensive strategies in a game-like situation.
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Football-2 Minute Drill
Students participate in two minute drills throwing and catching a football. In this football lesson plan, the students are divided into teams and pass the football at various distances. The students may rotate their team roles after each...
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Mummy Ball
Students practice their hand and eye coordination in a ball throwing activity. In 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...
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Throw (Don't Mow!) the Yard
Students practice and are assessed on the cue's of overhand throwing. They use a variety of objects to throw and aim at.
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Ultimate Sponge Ball
Students learn fitness through a team game. They explore how to move into open spaces to receive passes from teammates.
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Group Initiatives
Students explore the names and qualities about members in the group. They each say their name and something about themselves. Students gather around in a circle. They listen to the teacher as he or she says the name of someone and throws...
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Body Part Tag
Students practice their chasing, fleeing, and dodging skills. It is best to play this tag game in a smaller groups as opposed to the entire class.
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Team Handball
Young scholars play a team sport. In this team handball instructional activity, students review the rules of the court and how to pass the ball. Young scholars practice two types of passing and play a game of handball.
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Four Wall Handball
Students explore the sport of handball. After reviewing the rules of handball, they explore how to hit the ball without hurting their hands. Students discuss arm strokes and proper foot alignment and sidearm positions. Using proper...
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Bird Study
Students study the anatomy and songs of twenty different types of birds. In this bird lesson plan, students learn the anatomy of birds before using bird records to learn about twenty local birds. They practice using binoculars and use...
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Boomerang
Students build their own boomerang. In this physics lesson, students trace the origin of this equipment. They practice throwing and catching them.
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Verbs
Young scholars play a game. For this grammar lesson, students play charades where they must act out a verb that has been written on a piece of paper.
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Addition and Subtraction in Center Time
First graders complete center activities as they practice their addition and subtraction skills. They listen to Rick Walton's, "How Many, How Many, How Many" before playing games, and completing addition and subtraction worksheets at...
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Theatre Lesson Plan
Second graders complete pantomime and improvisational theatre activities. In this theatre lesson, 2nd graders play a 'sound ball' game and recreate sounds as they toss the ball. Students discuss projection for an actor and practice the...
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Spotting Good Serves
Students practice making accurate and consistant serves in a challenging situation.
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Where in the World Clues
Students demonstrate ability to access information and classify that information as broad or specific. They create a game to share with other students.