Students explore physical education by participating in a game with their class. In this number sense lesson plan, students utilize their motor skills while performing a music version of racquetball. Students utilize math skills by...

Middle schoolers practice estimating distance traveled while walking. Also can be used to introduce backpacking/hiking or as a daily warm-up. Measure the blacktop/cafeteria/playground, then determine how many times around make a mile.

Learners solve simple math computations while practice their throwing skills. They explore how to subtract, add,divide,and multiply, while playing a fun fitness oriented game.

Students practice the concepts behind fractions, decimals, and percents by using sports statistics on baseball cards. In this baseball math lesson, students use fractions and estimation to calculate statistics. Students calculate batting...

Students demonstrate their understanding of positive and negative integers by adding and subtracting. More importantly, students explain why a negative number, subtracted from a negative number, changes the operation.

Students perform locomotor movement.  In this locomotor skills instructional activity, students practice running, hopping, skipping, and walking then form themselves into groups based on a number called out.  Students identify...

Young scholars analyze data from the Iditarod race. In this data analysis lesson, students work in pairs to analyze data and answer several questions such as, "what is the difference in the rate of travel" and "how much more prize money...

Students investigate where the blood in our hearts travels by observing a diagram in class.  In this cardiovascular lesson plan, students examine their own heart by checking their pulse in class.  Students investigate a human...

Students use counting skills to decide who wins the Classroom Winter Games. They use numeral writing and tally marks to keep score. Students have an opportunity to pretend they are competing for medals in the Winter Games while using...

Students properly leap and measure their distance. In this leaping instructional activity, students practice leaping for accuracy and proper form. Students estimate their leaps and measure with rulers. Students determine distance covered...

Third graders review angle criteria and then stand. They demonstrate with their hands each type of angle called out by the teacher: right, acute, or obtuse. Music is added and students follow teacher in an angle aerobics class peppered...

Line dancing is the repeating of a pattern of steps, done to music. Teach youngsters how to line dance and they won't feel so awkward when they grow up. Let them experiment with creating their own patterns and teaching their classmates....

Fifth graders apply the pattern of a line dance to different music tempos.