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Bean Bag Freeze
Students play an activity similar to tag. After the teacher sets up cones to designate boundaries, students receive a bean bag and scatter in the playing area.
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Humpty Dumpty
Learners practice submerging their faces and heads in the water and blow bubbles when learning to swim. They practice this to the song of Humpty Dumpty.
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basketball golf
Eighth graders practice shooting basketballs at a hoop and keep track of their own score.
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Dribbling Speedway
Students control a ball while dribbling with hands and feet through obstacles. This is a heart healthy activity that accompanies the completion of several tasks as they reach their assigned station.
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Hooper Dooper Tag
Students play a rendition of tag. They use hula hoops to freeze and unfreeze players on the field. Complete rules included in plan.
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Capture the Running Flag
Students practice a form of locomotion - walk, jog, gallop, skill. They select 2 to 4 flag holders and each one has a flag tucked into back pocket or waist band with flag exposed down to at least the knee. The goal for the non-flag...
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Carpool
Students observe general and personal space. They scatter in general space and students with hoops are cars, those with pinnies are police officers. Everyone else is a pedestrian. If tagged, the pedestrian must complete five jumping...
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Invent a Sport
Students identify and demonstrate the critical elements of various sports activities. They create a chart of common elements, develop rules for a new sport, and play the new sport.
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The Dragons are Coming!
Students develop an awareness of and practice the mobility needed to run around with, and from, other Students.
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Man From Mars
Learners develop an awareness of and practice the mobility needed to run around with and from other Students.
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Squirrel in a Tree
Students develop an awareness of and practice the mobility needed to run around other Students.
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Soccer: Dribbling and Tackling
Students explore how to dribble the ball and tackle the players in possession of the ball. A drill for practice is included.
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My Favorite Thing to Do
Pupils complete the questions to detail their favorite after school activities. For this after school activity lesson, students fill in the blanks using the word bank to detail information about their favorite after school activities....
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Multiple Choice: Sports
In this sport worksheet, students complete a set of 8 questions about sports. Answers are included on page 2. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Is Football a Waste of Time?
In this football instructional activity, students, with a partner, explore, discuss and complete a variety of activities associated with football and sports.
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Breaking it Down
After challenging themselves to correctly choose the form of erosion and length of time required for a given landform to develop, earth science class members model mechanical and chemical weathering with various lab demonstrations over...
Lerner Publishing
Living or Nonliving
It's alive! Or is it? Through a series of shared readings, whole class activities, and independent exercises children explore the difference between living and non-living things, creating a pair of printable books...
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Currents
Learn how ocean currents are vital to humans and marine life. The eighth installment of a 23-part NOAA Enrichment in Marine sciences and Oceanography (NEMO) program, focuses on ocean currents and how they affect global climate. The...
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Take a Ride in Honor of National Bike Month
Tap into the joy of bicycling with these suggestions to make a celebration of National Bike Month a blast.
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Toxic River
Learners explore environmental safety by participating in a class game. In this toxic chemicals lesson, students discuss the effect chemicals have on our environment and how to best protect against their dangers. Learners participate in...
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Happy Feet=Healthy Body
Fourth graders discuss the benefits of regular exercise. In this physical health studies lesson, 4th graders create visual demonstrations to track their progress with physical fitness related goals. Students discuss various...
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Amoeba Tag
Fourth graders investigate how different organisms reproduce by participating in a Amoeba Tag game. Students work as a team and try to catch each other -- thus "reproducing" amoebas.
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Heart Healthy Food Musical Chairs
Pupils participate in a game of musical chairs that discusses heart health. In this health lesson, students walk around a group of chairs and when the music stops they sit down. Some chairs will have index cards with a picture of a food...
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Let's Play Geography Twister
Students practice geography skills by playing a game based on Twister. Students manipulate their position on a map by placing their arms and legs on the appropriate state or country called out by the teacher.