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States and Capitols Match-Up
Fifth graders should have been introduced to the fifty states already before completing this activity. Different groups of students focus on different regions of the country and their capitols. They change regions throughout the activity.
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Heart Rate and Physical Activity
What is heart rate? What is pulse? How do you find a heart rate by taking a pulse? What determines a person's heart rate? Will heart rate increase by doing some activity? Does exercising regularly strengthen the heart muscle? Take a look...
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State Tag
Pupils work on knowledge of state capitols by playing a tag game using a variety of locomotor movements.
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Wheelchair Obstacle Course
Learners complete an obstacle course while in a wheelchair in order to increase disabilities awareness.
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Survivor!
Students play a game in physical education class to examine how a deer survives. Using nature as a guide, they discover how it is constantly changing due to weather, food, water, pollution and predators. They discuss the characteristics...
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Formula for Fitness
Many youngsters don't understand that fitness is a life-long endeavor, and that it really pays off to be healthy. Use a spreadsheet to document progress in a fitness plan to see if there really in a benefit to running and exercise. Adapt...
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Scattered Square Dance
Take a good, square look at this introductory square dancing activity. Each square dance move has what is termed a "call." Teach some beginning calls to your young dancers. They can be scattered around so that their focus is on learning...
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SPORTS Lesson Plan: Trading Cards
After visiting websites about the Special Olympics, your class creates trading cards about people with disabilities and the adaptations that have been made for them in sports.
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Tchoukball - Lesson 7 - Tournament Design
Lesson 7 in this Tchoukball unit presents many forms of tournaments. This lesson will then use a modified form of a 3 v 3 tournament. It's organized to maximize practice time in preparation for the following big tournament. Players will...
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Tchoukball - Lesson 8 - Tournament
Lesson 8 in this Tchoukball unit is not a lesson but a placeholder for tournament play. The players are in teams of three and play against their opponents in ten minute games. The teacher will be able to make some assessments as to...
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Fire Chief
Students respond to motion cues from the "Fire Chief" (teacher). In this physical education lesson plan, students participate in a fire safety game which promotes locomotor skills.
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Fire Chief
Students practice locomotor movements while pretending to be "firemen" at "fire stations". In this movement lesson, students stand in hoola hoops representing their fire station. They practice 8 different locomotor movements while...
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Medical War Ball/ Civil War
Eighth graders play Medical War Ball. In this Civil War instructional activity, 8th graders research the role of women in the Civil War as nurses. They play dodge ball with slightly different rules to incorporate a nurse on each team.
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Peanut Butter and Jelly
Students walk in a well defined playing area. When the teacher signals a break students state whether they are peanut butter or jelly and look for partners to make a sandwich with.
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Spot Jumping
Students practice two-foot take-offs for jumping and a one foot for a hopping. They practice locomotor skill to music.
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Exercise Your Options for Stronger Bones
Young scholars investigate ways to improve their bone strength. In this bone strength lesson, students explore the link between exercise and bone growth. Young scholars study the effects of proper nutrition and exercise.
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Unified Floor Hockey (Special Olympics)
All levels of sports participants can play in a team sport. Working in teams, they participate in Unified Floor Hockey as a part of the Special Olympics sports program. They practice various skills associated with floor hockey and...
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Encyclopedia Britannica: 300 Women Who Changed History: Elizabeth Blackwell
Encyclopaedia Britannica provides a biography of Elizabeth Blackwell (1821-1910 CE), the first woman doctor in the United States.