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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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Do Dea: Physical Fitness Activity

For Students 5th - 8th
Exercise must be performed regularly throughout life to achieve the benefits of physical fitness, wellness, and disease prevention. In this self-guided unit, you will be introduced to the components of fitness, principles of exercise,...
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Pbs Learning Media: Sports Fitness Lesson Plan

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
In this instructional activity, 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: Fun in Fitness Lesson Plan

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this lesson, students follow along as their teacher walks them through a variety of exercises and stretches targeting the whole body.
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Pbs Learning Media: Uno Fitness Lesson Plan

For Teachers K - 1st
This lesson uses the popular card game, UNO. Students form small groups, and then take turns picking up cards and performing a specific exercise. Each card color has a designated exercise associated with it and the number on the card...
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Pbs Learning Media: Vacation Fitness Lesson Plan

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This lesson is a very relatable fitness activity! Students use their bodies to move through the motions of going on a vacation.
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Pbs Learning Media: Animal Fitness Lesson Plan

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

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
In this lesson, surrounding a theme children love, their birthdays, students will exercise, move and stretch in way you might while celebrating a birthday.
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Pbs Learning Media: Butterfly Life Cycle Fitness Lesson Plan

For Teachers K - 1st
Science and exercise unite in this lesson plan! Young scholars learn about the life cycle of a butterfly while performing certain physical tasks at each stage.
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Pe Central: Pe Central: K 2 Lesson Idea Menu

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Pecentral provides fantastic physical education lesson plans specific to K-2nd grade. Site includes search menu which allows specific searching. Searchable areas include: aquatics, balancing, body awareness, dribbling, fitness, jumping,...
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Pe Central: Pe Central: 3 5 Lesson Idea Menu

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Pecentral provides fantastic physical education lesson plans specific to 3-5th grade. Site includes search menu which allows specific searching. Searchable areas include: aquatics, balancing, cooperative, dribbling, fitness, jumping,...
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New York Times: Crossword Puzzle: Physical Fitness

For Teachers 9th - 10th
An interactive and printable crossword puzzle developed by the New York Times Learning Network. The theme of this puzzle is Physical Fitness. Other links, including Just Move and Shape Up America, are also included.
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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, students will act out the exercise if they have it on their bingo card.
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Pbs Learning Media: Brain Break I See Sports Lesson Plan

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this brain break lesson, students act out different movements, using their psychomotor skills, found in sports.
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Pbs Learning Media: Minute to Win It Lesson Plan

For Teachers K - 1st
This instructional activity is based on the popular game show, Minute to Win It. Students work as a whole class to perform various exercises for one minute in order to gain points.
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Pbs Learning Media: Musical Math Facts: Lesson Plan

For Teachers K - 1st
Combine mental math with physical activity to engage students and increase overall fitness. This lesson plan describes a twenty to twenty five minute series of activities that require pre-made math flashcards that can be easily created...
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Pbs Learning Media: Odd Todd & Even Steven: Lesson Plan

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Combine multiplication, determining if a product is odd or even, and physical activity to engage learners and increase overall fitness. This lesson plan describes a twelve to fifteen minute series of activities that can be easily tweaked...
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Pbs Learning Media: Jumping Math: Lesson Plan

For Teachers K - 1st
Combine counting sequences with physical activity to engage students and increase overall fitness. This lesson plan describes a fifteen to twenty minute series of activities that can be easily tweaked to work in any elementary classroom.
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Pbs Learning Media: Rock Paper Scissors Lesson Plan

For Teachers K - 1st
This lesson plan puts a physical twist on the traditional game, rock, paper, scissors! Students 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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Pbs: The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything Lesson Plan

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
In this lesson, students listen carefully as their teacher reads the story "The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything" by Linda Williams. Students listen for key verbs such as clomp and wiggle throughout the story and as they...
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Pbs Learning Media: Active Deck of Cards: Lesson Plan

For Teachers K - 1st
Read playing cards so the suit determines the type of physical activity, and the face value determines the number of repetitions.
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Pbs Learning Media: Spanish Action Verbs Lesson Plan

For Teachers K - 1st
For this interactive lesson, young scholars learn about Spanish action verbs while exercising!
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Pbs Learning Media: Tour Through New York State Lesson Plan

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
This lesson is a cool and hip way to tour across New York State. The teacher takes students on a virtual tour of NYS while using music and movement.
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Pbs Learning Media: Meet My Muscles Lower Body Lesson Plan

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This lesson depicts students following along with their teacher to learn about lower body muscles. Students learn about muscles such as the gluteal and hamstring and how to give them a good stretch and exercise.