Make a splash with an interactive storybook that emphasizes water safety. Directed at preschoolers and primaries, the ducky tale and games reinforce the rules of wearing a life vest whenever near water, making sure to have a supervising...

Learners view a slide show featuring famous athletes and educational institutions that have played a part in the history of basketball. They participate in a game in which a basketball is tossed from person to person as facts and...

Students explore body movement.  In this shapes and dance lesson, students demonstrate body movements and positions that resemble simple shapes.  Students read I Spy Shapes in Art by Lucy Micklethwait and choose shapes from the...

Learners brainstorm their favorite sports with one another. They work together in small groups based on their interests in sports. They research the coaching of that sport by reviewing different resources. They demonstrate their sport to...

Students listen to a story and then use the words from the book to generate dance movements.

Students listen to the book, Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving. They rotate through five motor skills stations, with each station simulating an event from the book.

Seventh graders investigate the human body by viewing a movie and asking questions. In this sexual maturation lesson, 7th graders identify the ways boys and girls develop into men and women through puberty. Students view a video and take...

Eleventh graders explore the slide in the game of curling. They review the critical components of the slide and practice performing the slide one at a time. Students play a game of curling using the slide.

In this math and sports worksheet, students read and review the statistics from the performance of teams in the Cricket World Cup. They identify which team played the most matches and who won the most. Students also compare the...

Learners investigate fun physical activities that can be done year round.  In this physical education lesson, students read the story Big News! Straight From the Heart, and list the activities written about in the story....

Combine square dancing and a Swiss ball. There are quite a few square dance moves and how to do them while sitting on, or carrying a Swiss ball. Teach these square dance moves to the class. Then have them work together in small groups to...

Students participate in sports activities that relate to motion, velocity and momentum. They produce a PowerPoint presentation after researching the activities.

Second graders follow the Iditarod race that begins in March. They research data and select a musher to trail in the race. Then they write daily in a journal about events that happen on the trail, including pictures from the Website.

Students learn various fitness concepts along with various basketball skills. Ten stations incorporate nutrition and basketball skills while

Students examine the functions of the heart and ways to maintain a healthy heart.  In this human body science lesson, students listen to Magic School Bus Inside the Human Heart, and diagram the human heart and blood flow. ...

Students participate in completing various locomotor skills. In this physical education/literacy lesson plan, students explore the gym searching for Halloween items to return back to their "home". Additionally, students must be engaged...

Students talk about how their peers can influence their behavior. In this peer pressure lesson, students complete a KWL chart on peer pressure, read a handout on peer pressure and break into groups to discuss the information. Students...

Fourth graders practice their multiplication facts by using jump ropes and incorporating math into physical education. They use their jump ropes to jump the product of the multiples that the teacher calls out.

Students play a new version of tag on snowshoes. Students are able to discover advantages and disadvantages of wearing snowshoes based on their performance in the game of tag.

In Breathless, Beverly tries to lose weight by depriving herself of food, which makes her weak and compromises her ability to defend herself when Garth, her diving instructor, is sexually aggressive towards her. This teacher's guide for...

Lesson begins with a review of the food guide pyramid. The book Gregory the Terrible Eater by Mitchell Sharmat (not provided through lesson) is read and discussed in light of healthy eating. In groups, students create healthy meals from...