Students participate in a game to improve fielding and hitting skills. In this physical education lesson, students play t-ball and practice the correct form for catching and hitting the ball.

Fourth graders chart and analyze data on a physical fitness chart pertaining to assessment, improvement and maintaining cardiovascular fitness. Each group develop an exercise program for cardiovascular fitness. This program be followed...

Students examine a local body of water to determinet the health of its ecosystem and monitor it during the year. If needed they write a report on any conditions that need improvement including photographs and relevant data.

Students respond to a poll by actively moving in response to prompts. In this dairy nutrition lesson, students write sentences in groups using vocabulary words from a word list. Students discuss physical activity and how calcium improves...

Students improve understanding of the concept of self-awareness by differentiating the internal from the external world. They develop a vocabulary to describe feelings and to understand the uniqueness and variations of people's inner...

Students in a special education class work to improve their endurance. As a class, they complete the same exercises at the beginning of each class trying to increase the number of reps. They are also introduced to healthy eating habits...

Students participate in body awareness activities by lying in a large circle and passing a ball. In this body awareness activity, students lie in a large circle and pass a ball in multiple fashions to improve their motor skills, problem...

Students articulate the relationship between the Shirtwaist Factory Fire and working conditions in an essay using primary sources. They are introduced to working conditions in America during the Industrial Revolution.

Are there benefits to being physically active? Yes! There are both short-term and long-term benefits! Being physically active doesn't just have strengthen you physically, but also emotionally and socially. Learners find out how to...

It's important to have healthy self-esteem, but it't not always easy for a teen to identify and maintain it. Support your pupils' healthy self-esteem through grand conversations, daily positive self reflections, and scenario problem...

Students consider the impact of education. In this global issues lesson, students explore the effectiveness of the Camp GLOW program in Niger. Students discuss the issues that face women and girls in Niger and identify how education can...

Young scholars examine how body language and verbal language can create positivity. In this body language lesson, students discuss a scenario in which body langauge could be used to enlist positive feelings.  Young scholars come up...

Create a visual art project about obesity. In this art lesson plan, 8th graders research and explain the importance of eating healthy and exercise. They document their eating habits in their journal and analyze it.

This is the culminating activity for a unit on energy balance for 3rd-5th graders created by Together Counts. Young learners make a plan to balance their energy in and their energy out for one month. They use the SMART steps in creating...

Explore the difference between a dietician and a nutritionist and then examine how these professionals serve the community. A PowerPoint presentation and accompanying worksheet are provided to teach this career exploration material. A...

Get your future professionals working in teams as part of a college and career readiness lesson plan. Discuss times learners have been on teams. What worked and what didn't? How did they settle disagreements? There is a teamwork handout...

Young learners take a look at what they eat in one day and compare it to how much physical activity they do on that same day. Point out that this is only a one-day glimpse at balancing the energy going in and what energy being used. They...

Second graders discuss benefits of keeping physically fit, predict effects of exercise on their bodies, perform various exercises correctly, including push-up, curl-up, and jumping jack, discuss and follow safety practices while...

Young learners who feel good about themselves will fare better in the long run than those who do not have a high level of self-esteem. Introduce youngsters to what it means to like themselves. Discuss positive characteristics and...

USDA National Nutrient data is available at your fingertips! This application is a vast library of more than 8,000 nutritional labels for commonly eaten foods. Search and sort foods by a variety of categories.

Practice nutritional cooking with a collection of fun meal preparation lessons. Each lesson includes a focus, objective, collaborative activity, and recipe to culminate what young cooks have learned about healthy eating.

Learners review terminology: pulse, heart rate, target heart rate zone. They work in three groups, and assigned to one of three activity stations. At 5-minute intervals, 4th graders check their pulse and record it on their group...

Students discuss the importance of systems of the human body and ways each has its own function while relying on the others. Students work in groups to research their assigned system. They complete a report. Students take virtual tours...

Fourth graders define the four types of bullying and define harassment. They complete a True/False survey, student notes, and question and answer.