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Rollerblade Scarf Tag
Students particpate in a rollerblading activity to increase their aerobic capacity. They who are comfortable on rollerblades participate in the game while others practice basic skills.
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123/ABC Hopscotch
Students practice alphabet recognition, alphabet sounds, and number readiness while playing a hopscotch type game.
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Excuse Me
Students participate in a game where one student is "the tagger." The tagger holds an object in their hand to signify they are the tagger. They attempt to move through the playing area attempting to tag other players with their beanbag.
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Freeze and Thaw Continuous Tag
Students dressed as "Snow Angels" run from "Jack Frosts" until a "Heat Meister" comes to unthaw them. They play this tag game in order to increase their heart rate and warm-up the large muscles (and to have fun.)
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Team Leap Frog
Students participate in a team game to determine how many people on the other team they can tag and have squatting at the end of the time period.
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Deal or No Deal
Students play a game based on the popular TV Show "Deal or no Deal." They have several envelopes labeled by their type of exercise such as "push-ups", "jumping jacks", "sit-ups, "mountain climbers", "jogging", etc. Students listen as...
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Hula Hoop Math
Students move about the area doing the teacher-directed locomotor action. When the music stops the teacher holds up a card with a problem. As soon as they come up with an answer they form into a group in a hoop with the number of...
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HULA HOOP MATH
Students move about the area doing the locomotor action the teacher directs them to do. When the music stops I hold up a card with the problem for all to see. They come up with an answer they form into a group in a hoop with the number...
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Race Track
Students, in groups, are spaced evenly around the gymnasium. Each group is under a basketball basket. Each team runs one lap around the race track. when he/she gets home, hand the ring to the next person who runs.
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Frisbee Horseshoes
What a great way to practice the art of throwing a Frisbee! This Frisbee Horseshoes instructional activity could be used as a warm-up or it could be made into an entire instructional activity. If the cones were placed different...
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Bean Bag Clean-up
Students view signs posted in corners of the gym. Each sign indicates a color and a locomotor skill. When they hear music, students pick up a bean bag, take it to its corresponding color while performing the specified locomotor skill....
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Small Space Big Track
Students jog for exercise in a gym. In this jogging lesson, students follow a pattern in the gym to practice running in a small space while pacing themselves.
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Throw and Catch Tag
Students throw and catch, moving through general space safely amongst others.
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Sports and Exercise Activity
Eighth graders practice utilizing motor skills by participating in different sports activities. In this physical education lesson, 8th graders participate in racquetball, shuttle cock, and baseball style activities in order to...
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Bean Bag Clean-up
Students perform activities to practice locomotor skills. When music begins, students pick up a bean bag and bring it to the corner corresponding to the color of the bean bag. They perform a specified locomotor skill.
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Rollerblade Scarf Tag
Students fulfill aerobic capacity through a rollerblading activity.
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Soccer Scatter
Students practice dribbling the ball with his/her feet and passing to a partner.