Students elevate their heart rate and practice fitness skills. They work together to complete a list of exercises simultaneously.

Students use a ball to improve their dribbling skills, defensive and offensive strategies, cardiovascular fitness, and cooperation. In this ball handling lesson, students try to grab the ball and trap it from their partner. Partners try...

Young scholars perform at five fitness stations a day for a week. Each fitness station be based on a benefit of vigorous physical activity.

An important part of balancing caloric intake to energy expenditure is knowing how many Calories you are consuming. In the fifth of a seven-lesson plan series on food and energy, learners estimate their daily caloric intake, then use a...

High schoolers explore how interval training works by performing activities that involve alternating short bursts of high intensity with lower intensity activities.

Students explore new sports and activities which lead them to a healthy lifestyle.

Students identify and define several movements physically acted out. They participate in a freeze activity in which they line up performing different movements. For example, they line up (1) if they are doing a strength exercise, (2)...

Students create a protein-rich dinner. In this nutrition lesson, students brainstorm foods that are rich in protein. Students make burritos and identify the color of meat when it is cooked thoroughly.

Students integrate locomotor movements with nutrition information. They solve simple math functions related to the calories-per-gram contents of each nutrient and perform fitness activities to match the number of calories contained in...

Students access prior knowledge of the five senses and relate to students with disabilities. In this people with disabilities lesson, students research and use a Venn diagram to compare and contrast famous people and their...

Young scholars throw objects overhand. In this exercise lesson students practice throwing overhand with several different objects. They practice throwing at different distances.

Students examine the food pyramid. In this health/math lesson students make biscuits. Students are assigned a group to measure out ingredients. Students also discuss which part of the food pyramid biscuits fall into and the nutritional...

Middle schoolers examine the different food groups on the food pyramid. In groups, they discover the proper amount to eat from each food group and how to prepare healthy meals. They keep a food journal and calculate the amount of...

Fourth graders discuss cycling and create a list of good effects from cycling.  In this cycling instructional activity, 4th graders design a leaflet or poster to encourage cycling. Students debate the benefits of cycling. 

Educate parents on obesity prevention using these discussion points, specifically geared toward families of preschoolers. You will need to add to this, as it is mostly an outline of topics and objectives.  Concepts include healthy...

First graders explore how they can help their muscles and bones grow strong through the use of physical activity.

Students stand facing a partner (about 5 feet apart). When music is played the partners do a specified exercise. They listen to the music, and when the music stops, the students sit on the floor as quickly as possible. The first student...

Students are in two groups the "fat cells," are a group of 2 or 3 taggers, the rest of the class is lean body tissue. Students have two areas in the gym that are safe zones (nutrition and rest). Students who enter the nutrition zone have...

Students play "Willie Wonka" tag (a form of freeze tag). They are in two groups, runners and taggers. The runners' goal is to find a golden ticket under a gum drop (spot marker). Runners try to avoid being tagged with a licorice (foam...

Students look for hidden bean bags on the playground. Once all bags are found, students may hide them from each other. Each student should have the opportunity to hide and find the bean bags. While students are hunting, the teacher...

From three-way neck rolls to a figure-5 hurdler's stretch, this is an ultimate guide to healthy exercises. It begins with a bulleted list of general guidelines on cardiorespiratory exercise, flexibility, resistance exercises, and range...

When it comes to eating a balanced diet, portion control is paramount, but what is the difference between the serving size on the nutrition facts label and a portion as determined by the USDA? In a comprehensive look at portion control,...

Learners explore the function of the human heart. In this heart anatomy lesson plan, students participate in activities offered at an Internet website to discover the characteristics and jobs of the parts of the human heart.

Students complete a P.H.A.T Log which records their nutrition and daily activities. They complete a reflections journal based on the entries.