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Pre-K Appetizer

For Teachers Pre-K
Students understand there are healthy and not healthy food choices. In this food pyramid lesson plan, students learn to make healthy choices by playing a traffic light game. Students recognize raw foods from the farm may not be ready for...
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Throwing

For Teachers K - 1st
Students throw objects overhand. For this exercise lesson students practice throwing overhand with several different objects. They practice throwing at different distances.
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When One Beat Is Better Than Two

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders create an individualized wellness plan that addresses these controllable health risk factors:obesity, high cholesterol level, high blood pressure and inactivity.
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Testing a New Drug 1

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students act as chief research scientists with the responsibility of testing a new drug. Students design a controlled experiment to test a hypothetical experimental drug. Students write a clear, concise, and detailed plan to present to a...
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Bucket Brigade

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners participate in a physical fitness activity about water. In this water conservation lesson plan, students discuss how to conserve water and the amount of water most people use in a day. To illustrate this amount learners move 70...
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Trivia Time

For Teachers K - 5th
Students participate in a trivia game and follow directions during a down time.
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Able Sports

For Teachers 6th - 11th
Young scholars work together to design a new sport for disabled persons. They share their new sport with the class. They discover how mechanical and biomedical engineers use information to test prosthetics.
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Aboriginal Physical Education

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students engage in p.e. activities that have roots in native Indian, Metis, and Inuit cultures. They practice the skill involved and listen to the significance behind the skill. They read relevant books and define new terminology.
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Protein

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine protein, what it is and how it functions in the body.  For this protein lesson students study the food pyramid, what a protein is and what it does. 
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Taking it to the Community

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students communicate with an audience about a public health issue in multiple manners. They share their outreach materials with their peers and their chosen audience within the community.
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What Goes in Must Come Out

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students monitor their calorie intake and energy expenditure. They keep track of daily data in a journal and assess and adjust their diets as appropriate.
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Sportsmanship: Grades K-2

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners discover how to play sports fairly by role playing sports scenarios in class.  In this sportsmanship lesson, students participate in a charades activity in which they act out a random event while the class decides if this...
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Nutritionist for Hire

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders role play that they are nutritionists devising a healthy dietary plan that focuses on the client's needs.
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Running/Wiffle Ball

For Teachers 3rd - 10th
Students explain the basic rules for wiffle ball. In this physical education activity, students record the steps they took during their 4 mile run. Additionally, students participate in a game of wiffle ball. 
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Pbs Learning Media: Fitness Bingo Lesson Plan

For Teachers K - 1st
This lesson is similar to traditional bingo. Each student gets a fitness bingo card. Creating space between them and their peers, learners will act out the exercise if they have it on their bingo card.
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Pbs Learning Media: Wheel of Fitness Lesson Plan

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This lesson is very similar to the popular television show Wheel of Fortune. Students are chosen to spin the Wheel of Fitness and whatever they land on is the exercise they perform.
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Pbs Learning Media: Season Fitness Lesson Plan

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
For this lesson, students have fun in fitness as they follow along with their teacher to perform various exercises and stretches found in the different seasons. Doing activities like playing baseball and cross-country skiing, students...
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Pbs Learning Media: Sports Fitness Lesson Plan

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
For this lesson, students learn about fitness and sports! Students follow along with their teacher to perform exercises that can be found in all different sports.
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Pbs Learning Media: Animal Fitness Lesson Plan

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
In this lesson using commonly known animals such as a fox, dog and an inchworm, learners enjoy learning about the movements of various animals. The teacher demonstrates how to move and be like that animal using various exercises and...
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Pbs Learning Media: Survival Fitness Lesson Plan

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
In this lesson, students learn survival skills while getting in shape! Students follow along with their teacher as they act out the important survival skills they would need as if they were on a deserted island.
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The Children's Museum of Indianapolis: Health House: Food, Fitness and Fun: 24/7

For Teachers K - 1st
Engage your students in what it means to live a healthy life. They'll learn how to read food labels and understand basic nutrition. They'll take part in fun active play and learn about exercise benefits. Learn why healthy habits such as...
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Pbs Learning Media: Rock Paper Scissors Lesson Plan

For Teachers K - 1st
This lesson puts a physical twist on the traditional game, rock, paper, scissors! Young scholars get into pairs to play rock, paper, scissors. However, in this game the person who does not win the match is rewarded with exercise by doing...
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Uen: Busy Bodies

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students will engage in different activities to help them learn about physical skills. Students will play Busy Body Bingo, Movement Bingo, Silly Stretching, On the Move, Hullabaloo, Little Sliders, and Frog Pond. Students will keep a...
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Pbs Learning Media: Twizzle Lesson Plan

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Young scholars must use their listening and exercise skills to win this game! Students listen for commands from their teacher such as jump, turn, freeze, go, and twizzle. As they hear them, they must perform them quickly and properly...