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Personal Space
Students explore the meaning of personal space. In this social skills lesson plan, students are taught to respect others personal space by discovering their own personal space, and reading a story to identify when that personal space...
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Relationships for Students in Middle School
Boundaries are important in relationships, no matter how close the relationship is. Middle schoolers explore the ideas of boundaries and personal space with two units about relationships. After discussing the boundaries in their own...
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General Space and Creative Movements
Learners demonstrate personal space in a gym. In this physical education lesson, students move creatively by using their spot markers. Learners jump side to side and back to front.
Overcoming Obstacles
Who Are You?
Personal involvement in any class is essential! That's the takeaway from the first activity in the Getting Started module. Class members participate in games to learn each other's names and details. The goal is to create an atmosphere...
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Senses, Spaces And Structure
Students develop greater ease with their bodies and their personal environments.
They extend body space into its immediate architectural boundaries and draw a simple yet detailed floor plan of a physical space or structure (bedroom,...
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Hinges I, Hinges II
Students use their bodies in daily activities, by promoting a regular routine of using large and small motor skills, personal space, and boundary awareness. They move a scarf to the rhythm of the different kinds of music the teacher...
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Go for the Gold!
Young athletes practice various locomotor movements. They use locomotor skills as directed by the teacher to move between "Olympic rings" (hula hoops). Students participate in a discussion about Olympic events prior to playing the game.
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Setting Boundaries
Students identify the different relationships they are involved in. For this communication lesson, students discuss the importance of setting boundaries in every relationship. They cite the negative and positive consequences when people...
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What are Comfortable (Good) and Uncomfortable (Bad) Feelings?
Two puppets open a discussion about comfrotable and uncomfortable touches. Scholars add to the discussion information they remember from a previous lesson, then delve deep into three problem-solving safety rules, and explore...
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Scrambled Eggs
Students spread out in their own personal space within a play area. They respond to different kinds of commands to play the game related to different ways of cooking eggs. This looks like lots of fun.
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Growing on My Own, Kids on the Grow
Students participate in an after school program that promotes critical thinking, concern for others, recognizing differences, accepting differences, self-motivation and personal safety. They cover how kids develop, expressing different...
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Under the Bridge
Students move in general space using your chosen locomotor movement (i.e. walking, skipping, galloping, etc.) If tagged, students must place themselves in push up position, either on two hands and two feet with flat back and bottom on...
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Grinch Stole Christmas
Students participate in a variety of 'tag'. The "Grinch" is it while "Santa and Mrs. Claus" can free any 'frozen' students. They can work on varied locomotor skills (hopping, walking, jumping)as they navigate the field boundaries
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Why Does Delaware Have Such A StrangeShape?
Students examine the events and history surrounding the boundaries of Delaware. They participate in a class discussion and analyze a map, then create a floor map using masking tape. Students also participate in a play about the...
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Dance Tag
Students get moving instantly while reviewing already learned dance movements, the levels concept, and the self-space concept.
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Soccer - Lesson 19 - 2nd Round of World Cup
Lesson 19 out of 20 soccer lessons is round 2 of their class world cup tournament. There is no skill teaching here, but hopefully some assessment can be done during this tournament. All players are occupied, either playing or refereeing.
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Sand Painting Mural
Third graders design and create classroom sand painting mural which is comprised of individually designed pieces.
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Rockin' Robin
Young scholars practice weight transfer skills to the song "Rockin' Robin." students warm-up with this activity during a tumbling unit.
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Courtesy Flag Tag
Students improve their cardiovascular fitness while practicing good manners.
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Obstacle Soccer
Students practice soccer dribbling, passing, and trapping skills, which enhance students' self-reliance, trust and independence.
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Predators and Prey
Students explain how the food chain works. They contrast predators with prey and describe their function in nature. Students discuss how the food chain aids in keeping nature balanced. In small groups, they play a game that simulates the...
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Football Mania
Students practice previously- learned throwing and catching skills and offensive/defensive strategies in a game-like situation.
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Intermediate Spelling- "Exploration"
In this spelling worksheet, students unscramble the letters to spell the words that match the definitions provided. The first and last letters of each word are correct; all words pertain to exploration.