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Intro. to Controlling a Ball With Your Chest
Pupils stop and guide a ball with their chest. Note: This is a good lesson to use as an introduction to a soccer unit.
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How to Bounce a Ball
Students practice bouncing a basketball with their right and left hands as well as running while bouncing.
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Fish Habitat and Humans
Strict habitat requirements are needed for the survival of fish populations and fish variety in the Great Lakes. Young scientists become experts in the basic needs of fish and understand how survival necessities can vary with different...
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Fishing Unit with Field Trip
Students complete a unit on the hobby of fishing. They assemble the line with the necessary equipment (hook, swivel, bobbers, weights, and lures.) They practice casting and discover what to do when they catch a fish. They follow with...
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Life Skills - Advertising Tricks - Learning About Food Advertisements
In this advertising worksheet, students learn about food advertisements, including jingles, images, products, animation and more. They then complete the 3 activities in which they create their own product, spokes-character and jingle.
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Sliding Pennies
Young scholars demonstrate a proper low level slide. In this sliding activity, students play a game using polyspots and pennies. The young scholars practice sliding in order to pick up one penny.
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Controlling a Ball With Your Feet
Students practice the skills of stopping and guiding a ball with their feet, as an introduction to a soccer unit.
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"Performance Qualities" Dance Lesson Plan
Eighth graders move across a space practicing a dance as they work on focus and energy.
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South Africa After Ten Years of Freedom
Students see how events in South Africa have affected other areas of the world both through the use of economic sanctions and truth and reconciliation commissions. They analyze significance of this election in light of South Africa's...
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We Tumble Together
Third graders follow a rubric to create a gymnastic tumbling routine set to music. They videotape and review their performances.
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High Jump
Learners examine how physics help high jumpers break records. They discuss the phases of the high jump, gravity, and center of gravity, and conduct an experiment to determine whether they can improve the height of their jump.
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Our School's News
Students work collaboratively in small groups to create and edit various publications to promote their school's activities and accomplishments. Groups work to complete these publications and publish or update them bi-monthly.
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WORKING WITH WORKBOOKS
Students work through problems in the textbook and teacher-made problems to reinforce the new learning. They turn in practice problems to instructor to be checked for accuracy and evidence of understanding
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Fish food Comercials
Fifth graders, working in pairs, create 30-second commercials for fish food products. They create slogans and incorporate props, music, costumes, or illustrations in their spots. The commercials are videotaped and parents are invited...
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Martial Arts
In this online interactive martial arts instructional activity, students respond to 10 fill in the blank and multiple choice questions regarding the information included in the provided paragraphs.
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Creating an Anthology
Student compile a poetry anthology. In this literature lesson, students examine notable poetry anthologies. Students then select a theme to build their anthologies of 10 poems pertaining to their chosen theme.
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Gymnastics Lesson
Students investigate the importance of having a healthy body by performing gymnastics. In this physical education instructional activity, students utilize their flexibility and body strength to perform intense physical gymnastic...
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First Nations Contributions
Ninth graders examine the contributions made by the First Nations to Canada. In this Canadian history lesson, 9th graders compare and contrast First Nation creation stories to migration theories. Students then research the...
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Superstar Bowling
Learners learn the proper cues of rolling or bowling a ball and at the same time reinforcing cooperation and spelling skills.
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Math + Fitness = FUN
Students play a game wherein they role 2 dice and calculate either the sum, difference or product of the numbers and the answer is the number of exercises they do. They change stations to do different exercises or skills.
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Honor Your Special Qualities
Students view different sculptures from artist Ronald Baron. They discuss what the sculpture depicts. They are to create a thank you trophy for someone they know. They are to focus on that person's special qualities.
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Left-Handers Are All Right
Young scholars examine how left-handed people function in a right-handed world using a web resource. They interview left-handed people to further understand the issue. They share the results of the interview with the whole class.
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Narrative Therapy
Fourth graders demonstrate improved usage of story telling/conversational skills.
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Create a Cavern
Students make a classroom cave using chairs, desks, and sheets to create a meandering path. They explore safety steps for spelunking exploration.