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Human Foosball

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students practice passing and kicking a soccer ball. For this passing skills lesson, students are split into two teams and practice making passes to their teammates. There are different variations included in this lesson, such as adding...
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Calculating Speed Practice

For Students 9th - 12th
In this speed worksheet, students calculate the average speed of objects traveling a given distance for a given amount of time. This worksheet has 5 problems to solve.
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Pwerball Problem

For Students 10th - 12th
In this statistics and probability learning exercise, learners consider the problem of lowering the odds of the Powerball lottery by determining the range of the white balls and the powerball. The one page learning exercise contains one...
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Soccer: Passing and Receiving on the Ground

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students demonstrate  soccer skills. In this passing and receiving lesson, students practice passing a soccer ball and receiving a soccer ball as part of a team. Students develop control over the ball.
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Olympic Volleyball Skills Station Practice

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students review the volleyball pass, set, serve, and volleyball footwork. They pass the ball from 8-10 feet away from the wall and aim for the rings. They pass 5 balls to the wall and no matter if they make it into the hoops or not,...
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Volleyball

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Learners observe and demonstrate the key skills of volleyball. They discuss the game and rules of volleyball, and in two teams play a modified game of volleyball using a beach ball. Students keep score and try to keep the beach ball in...
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Musical Rhythms

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students listen to music and bounce a tennis ball to the eat. Students close their eyes and listen to the rhythm. They switch hands on beats where they hear a new percussion sound. Students compose their own pieces using Oranga's band...
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Shoot the Garbage

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students participate in a game that focuses on the proper way to shoot a basketball. In this basketball lesson, students are divided into two groups and use foam balls and beanbags to score points. The winner is the team with the most...
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The Nest Striking Activity

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students demonstrate striking skills and multiplication facts. In this striking skills lesson, students use multi-colored hoops to practice their striking accuracy. Students track their accuracy in various ways, such as the total number...
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Telling The Truth

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students explore the importance of telling the truth. They read a story about honesty and sing a song. Students volunteer to sit in a speak easy chair and share their happiest moments, times when they were glad to tell the truth, and...
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Sink The Ship

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars throw balls using correct overhand technique in a dynamic setting.
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Cone Baseball

For Teachers K - 5th
Students pair up in small groups and use a large bat, batting tee and whiffle ball to practice their baseball batting skills.
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Medieval Games

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students participate in a theme-based field day base on Medieval games. They integrate the field day activities into an academic study of medieval times.
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Inexpensive Marrionette Puppet

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students follow directions to create a marionette puppet using Styrofoam balls, fishing line and feathers. They practice making it walk, dance, eat, sit, and walk backwards.
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Mini Golf

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students practice putting skills by hitting plastic golf balls to poly spots or cones placed on the gym floor. As students improve, the teacher places obstacles in the putting path for students to put around.
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Team Handball

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Learners play a team sport. In this team handball instructional activity, students review the rules of the court and how to pass the ball. Learners practice two types of passing and play a game of handball.
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Probability

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Learners explore the concept of probability. In this probability lesson, students draw golf balls of different colors out of a bag and determine the probability of drawing a particular colored ball. Learners make a number wheel with a...
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"Resourceful" Games and Toys

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students create a type of ball demonstrating how games reflect local resources. They observe photos of African children playing games with various items such as sand, shells or rocks. Then, working in teams, students make a ball from...
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Finger Pad Basketball Dribbling

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students grasp the concept of using finger pads to control the ball in a hand dribble. At the end of a PE class have students circle or color the part of the hand they use to dribble a ball.
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Halloween Stations

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students rotate through 8 stations, each with a Halloween theme. The stations help develop the following skills: rolling a ball, throwing overhand and underhand, eye-hand coordination, and muscle strength.
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Team Handball

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students learn to play a team sport. In this handball lesson, students review passing the ball and practice a crossing drill while defenders try to steal the ball. Students review what they have learned.
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Pass-It-Back Relays: Children are aces at creating their own races.

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Children participate in several relay games in small groups.  In this creating outdoor relay races instructional activity, students develop motor skills and engage in activities that encourage teamwork and creative thinking....
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Ice-Fishing

For Teachers Pre-K
Students go ice-fishing. In this magnet lesson plan students use magnetic fishing poles at the sensory table. the sensory table is full of cotton balls. They find magnetic numbers that have been hidden.
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When Push Comes to Crunch

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders engage in an experiment which uses an inclined plane and balls of various masses to determine the effect a large object has on a small object. They study velocity, momentum, gravity and forces.