Health Smart Virginia
Conflict Resolution
Peers discuss the importance of conflict resolution and share their thoughts with the rest of the class. The same partners then role-play a Peace Talk using a script. Finally, an exhilarating game of Sharks and Minnows allows scholars to...
Curated OER
Soccer - Lesson 6 - Job Duties
There's more to soccer than just playing the game. Here, the class is introduced to the duties of the: owner, manager, coach, captain, statistician, publicist, and referee. Each of these roles have specific duties in order for a team to...
Personal Genetics Education Project
Protecting Athletes with Genetic Conditions: Sickle Cell Trait
Should school and professional teams test athletes for sickle cell trait? Will it protect them by providing knowledge or lead to discrimination by not allowing them to participate in sports? After learning about this genetic disorder,...
BioEd Online
Nutritional Challenges
Eating healthy can be a challenge, especially for people with special dietary needs. After learning about standard nutritional needs for adults, learners take on the role of a dietician and work together to create a menu for one of the...
Curated OER
Discovering Our Legacy of Giving
Seventh graders examine the characteristics of philanthropists. In this cross- curricular lesson, 7th graders evaluate the character traits of people from a film. Students write a metaphor about responsibility to community.
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Spongebob Squarepants Tag
Pupils role-play Spongebob Squarepants characters while participating in a P.E. tag game.
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Ship Ahoy!
Fourth graders develop a schedule of fitness activities to meet the needs of a diverse group of people with a wide range of ages, physical abilities, and fitness levels. An instructional manager be assigned to each station to lead the...
Curated OER
Pac Man Chomps Again
Students are given the opportunity to pracitce math while participating in a tag game. They get to (i.e. identify greater and lesser numbers) and solve small problems concerning mathematical comparisons .
National First Ladies' Library
History of Women in Sports
Learners examine online or hard copy timelines of athletics, discuss what they like and dislike about time tables they have reviewed, research in small groups history of basketball, baseball, gymnastics, or track and field, and create...
Curated OER
Team Handball Lesson Plan 3
Students explore the sport of handball. In this physical education lesson plan, students review the overhead pass and waist pass. Students also practice the bounce pass and dribbling.
Curated OER
Guardians of the Games
Students create life sized figures in a sport activity. The figures are faceless to represent athletes or players of past present and future. They are created in full color and laminated, then cut and applied to cardboard to allow them...
Curated OER
Team Sports Activity
Students discover team work by participating in sports activities with classmates. In this physical education lesson, students compete in different activities in small groups. Students discuss ways to increase their level of...
Open Curriculum
Open Curriculum: Immune Response
This article will help students learn how to describe the lymphatic system and its functions in the immune response, explain the role of antigens, describe a humoral immune response, identify roles of different types of T cells, define...
Wisconsin Historical Society
Turning Points Lesson Plans: Roles of Leadership
Discuss leadership of the past and today while learning about Indian chiefs Tomah, Black Hawk, Keokuk, and others. This website includes a link to the article "Indian Chiefs and Pioneers of the Northwest," group activity and game ideas,...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: The Lymphatic System
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Almost all of us have had a sore throat at some time. Maybe you had your tonsils out when you were younger? Why? Your tonsils are two lumps of tissue that work as...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Mn Step: What Are Communicable Diseases and How Can We Prevent Them?
In this activity, students will learn about infectious diseases caused by microorganisms, what causes them and how to protect oneself, and play a game where they play the role of a disease.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Lymphatic System
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers the role of the lymphatic system in the immune response.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Arthur: Conflict Resolution
Use role-play to set up and resolve conflicts, in this activity from Arthur.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Centers for Disease Control: Bam! Body and Mind: Hand Washing Experiment
By conducting two experiments, this lesson plan will help students discover the importance of thoroughly washing hands and the role that plays as a way to prevent the spread of disease.
Other
Five Steps to Teaching Solid Character in Students
The author of this article argues that character development must be taught in schools and that teachers must take steps to make sure students understand what perseverance, determination, empathy, responsibility, respect, and caring are....
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Arthur: Making Up
Explore ways to resolve conflicts between friends. Use role-play and discussion to help children develop conflict resolution skills.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: The Human Body Inc.: What's an Arm and a Leg Worth?
In this technology-based project, students will take on the role of a legal defense team and prepare the court defense for a body organ that is currently an employee of Human Body Inc.. Due to recent cost increases, the Human Body has...