Unit Plan
Calvin Crest Outdoor School

Survival

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Equip young campers with important survival knowledge with a set of engaging lessons. Teammates work together to complete three outdoor activities, which include building a shelter, starting a campfire, and finding directions in the...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Swimming Survivor Challenge I

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students review and/or learn basic Red Cross swimming skills. On the first day, the class is divided into Tribes based on the hit T.V. show Survivor. Each team has a task sheet that must be completed.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Surviving the Conditions

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students explore Earth science by participating in an environmental care activity. In this natural resources lesson, students discuss ways to protect themselves from the environment if they are ever in need of shelter in the wilderness....
Worksheet
Curated OER

President's Challenge: Matching

For Students 4th - 8th
A 5 question activity to match a physical fitness activity with its definition. This is not much use on it's own, but it could be used as an extension to another lesson.
Lesson Plan
Mr Gym

Spider Web

For Teachers 2nd - 12th
Create a spider web between two poles and have your class get from one side of the web to the other without touching the web. There are four different suggested levels of play. The rules of each level guide how the players need to get...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Swimming Survivor Challenge IV

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students practice using a mask, snorkel, and fins to collect items from the bottom of a pool.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Swimming Survivor Challenge - III

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students to learn the steps for administering CPR and practice with a partner.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Swimming Survivor Challenge II

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners practice safe use of a spinal board for a potential spinal injury in the water. They use head-chin support and head-splint techniques for in-line stabilization with a partner.
Activity
John Wiley & Sons

Games, Role Plays, and Exercises

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Whether you're lost at sea, lost in the woods, or testing communication skills, teamwork is always important. Build your middle and high schoolers' cooperative and collaborative skills with four activities that prompts groups to compete...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Life Cycle of Hawaii's Honu

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Learners simulate the life cycle of Hawaii's Honu. In this Science lesson, students act out the life cycle of the Hawaiian sea turtle. Learners determine and play the roles of prey and predator.
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Other

National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship: Cancer Survival Toolbox

For Students 9th - 10th
The resource is a free, self-learning audio program that has been developed by leading cancer organization to help people develop important skills to better meet and understand the challenges of their illness. Twelve modules are included...
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Other

Equipped to Survive: Survival for Kids

For Students 3rd - 8th
This site provides very important lifesaving survival information to use if you are out on an adventure or just get lost. Includes a Kid's Wilderness Survival Primer, Kid's Don't-Leave-Home-Without-It Equipment section, and a Stay Alive...
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PBS

Pbs Kids: Nova: Denali for Kids: Surviving Denali: Body Breakdowns

For Students 3rd - 8th
Hikers challenging themselves with climbing Denali experience many physical things in their body from their heads to their toes. Click on parts of the hiker to see what the hiker might be feeling during the climb.
Lesson Plan
PE Central

Pe Central: Swimming Survivor Challenge I

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students familiar with basic swimming strokes learn and review Red Cross swimming skills through this activity, which is loosely based on the television show "Survivor." Students, organized into small groups, or "tribes," earn points...