Students practice tagging others safely and moving safely in one general space. They participate in a variety of activities and games to promote tagging others safely and playing with others safely and cooperatively. Each student also...

Students get into groups or watch one demonstration of the game. They observe an orange floating in the pool, pretending it is a little boy/girl wearing a life jacket. Next, they watch as the orange is peeled and thrown back in, with the...

In this language arts worksheet, students read a paragraph about spaying and neutering to learn about preventing pet overpopulation. Students replace underlined words in the paragraph with their homophones.

Students identify the four food groups. In this food pyramid lesson. students use pictures of food to determine what food group they belong to. Foods that are placed in the wrong place are discussed.

Students respond to motion cues from the "Fire Chief" (teacher). For this physical education lesson, students participate in a fire safety game which promotes locomotor skills.

Students participate in various balancing activities. In this body management lesson, students use cones, mats, ropes, and a balance beam to demonstrate balance. Students are divided into small groups and are assigned to stations.

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.

Learners complete a fitness challenge over the holiday break. In this physical fitness lesson, students receive a worksheet to track their physical activity while they are away from school.

Young scholars study Manuel de Zavala and his role in the history of Texas. In this character education lesson, students read about Manuel Lorenzo and underline the responsibilities he took on in his life. Young scholars then answer...

Eighth graders explore the life of Jackie Robinson.  In this American History lesson, students examine different examples of courage.  Students read an article about Jackie Robinson.

Students engage in a series of loco-motor activities based on shapes. In this loco-motor lesson, students demonstrate physical skills through races, jumping, hopping, galloping in circles, squares, rectangles and triangles.

Pupils create time-lines of tow major eruptions and use this information to determine what happens during an eruption.  In this volcano lesson students read information about previous eruptions and create a time line. 

Students work together to learn cooperating skills and how to tie a knot.  In this knot challenge, students work together to form a properly shaped knot.

Students examine the reasons why the temperature is higher on Venus than on Mercury. In groups, they analzye both planet's atmospheres and determine the rate of global warming on each. They use the internet to research the planets in...

Practice throwing overhand while properly positioning your body and going through "the full range of the throwing motion." This website links to PE Central Overhand Throwing Cues (which provides simple steps on overhand throwing), and...

A lesson plan from PE Central that is essential for teen-agers. Let students experience in a safe way how dangerous it is to text and drive. The lesson plan is well-laid out and not difficult to set up, but can really pack a punch.

Pecentral provides fantastic physical education lesson plans specific to 3-5th grade. Site includes search menu which allows specific searching. Searchable areas include: aquatics, balancing, cooperative, dribbling, fitness, jumping,...

Pecentral provides fantastic physical education lesson plans specific to K-2nd grade. Site includes search menu which allows specific searching. Searchable areas include: aquatics, balancing, body awareness, dribbling, fitness, jumping,...

This lesson helps the students to get familiar with the movement of their bodies. Also helps to develop their underhand throwing.

Used in the preschool or lower elementary grades, this dance can reinforce the concepts of moving in a low, medium and high level as well as practicing movements to the right and left.

The students are going to pretend to be pizza dough being made into a pizza pie. The teacher will give the following step by step instructions for the process of making the pizza. Children respond by moving their bodies as if they were...

This activity promotes movement through imagery inspired by words associated with each letter of the alphabet.

Students will demonstrate body management skills specific to balance with and without the use of apparatus by working their way through a series of stations. A balancing checklist for assessment is included.

This activity will have students practicing locomotor skills and moving safely in general space. A video and assessment are provided.