Students explore leisure activities. In this leisure activities lesson plan, students define the topic and write a paper about a leisure activity they love. Students draw a cartoon illustrating the activity and write a poem or short...

Students use arm muscle strength to perform a partner activity. In this strength building activity, students work with a partner to create a "boat" with mats and a scooter. Partners take turns being pulled or pulling the scooter boat.

Young scholars 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".

Learners research a fitness topic and use various technology tools effectively to produce a "folio" called "Sportsfolio." They collect information about a sport or activity.

Students are introduced to yoga for fitness and relaxation. Over the course of the lesson plan, students practice various yoga poses and relaxation methods. They complete two minute yoga stations after all of the poses have been...

Students are introduced to the five health related concepts, muscular strength, muscular endurance, cardiovascular endurance, body composition and flexibility through a game of musical hoops which incorporates math operations.

Students explore the cardiovascular system. Through the use of video, students observe the heart pumping an oxygen-enriched blood supply through arteries to the muscles in use during exercise. They participate in activities to explore...

Students examine where one develops his or her views about health and ways in which teen-agers exhibit these influences, focusing particularly on the rising trend of anabolic steroid use in teen-age girls.

Second graders discover the needs of their body by trying different types of aerobic exercise.  In this physical education lesson, 2nd graders analyze The Busy Body Book by glancing at the pictures inside and predicting what the...

Students throw objects overhand. In this exercise lesson students practice throwing overhand with several different objects. They practice throwing at different distances.

Learners create an exercise and nutrition program. For this interdisciplinary lesson, students use calculations of exercises plus their corresponding effects on the body and nutritional values of food to derive a health plan. Learners...

Students study the physical, mental, and social health benefits of regular exercise while attempting to recognize the point of view of media messages. They read an article and discern ways in which they can make regular exercise a part...

Middle schoolers examine the importance of physical activities and use word parts to infer meaning to a story. They discuss agility, baseball, and ballet dancing, read an article, and observe a demonstration on breaking down words and...

Pupils will participate in a game to promote physical fitness. The outcome will be that learners will become more interested in fitness and remain engaged in the activity throughout its implementation.

Third graders will participate in a dance activity for physical fitness. The learn a social dance that has an origin with the Canadian Aboriginal People. The use of tribal music will make the instructional activity more culturally relevant.

Life science learners construct lung-o-meters from gallon-sized milk jugs and then measure their lung capacities. For older students, have them graph the vital lung capacities of each person in the class. Cross-curricular pieces are...

It takes courage to stand up to bullies. Two sample lessons from a complete Bully Free curriculum, "Courageous and Brave Bystanders" and "Assertiveness Skills for Bullied Students and Empowered Bystanders" provide participants with...

Intended as a reference tool for US Army personnel, this application can be used in a classroom that is studying historic and current wars or as part of an outdoor education or wilderness survival course. Some of the subjects addressed...

Pupils describe some ways to lead a healthy life. They watch short video clips about eating healthy, ways to create healthy meals, and the benefits of exercise. They study the food groups and play indoor exercise games.

Students create a protein-rich dinner. In this nutrition lesson, students brainstorm foods that are rich in protein. Students make burritos and identify the color of meat when it is cooked thoroughly.

Fourth graders discuss cycling and create a list of good effects from cycling.  In this cycling lesson, 4th graders design a leaflet or poster to encourage cycling. Students debate the benefits of cycling. 

Students examine the problem of obesity among teenagers. They view a video and discuss what could be done to avoid becoming overweight. They also explore the importance of exercise.

Students work in groups to complete challenges. In this cooperation, endurance and strength instructional activity, students complete challenges from their Survivor Challenge Task Card and when complete, do the closing challenge together.

For this blood alcohol worksheet, students read about the factors that affect a person's blood alcohol concentration. Students use a given formula to calculate the amount of alcohol in a list of four different drinks and apply their...