Curated OER
Lessons for Young Children with Autism
Here are a variety of lessons geared for young children with Autism. There are 12 short activities intended to build attention, imitation, communication, independent living, social, motor, and literacy skills. Each skill is geared toward...
Curated OER
Muscle Mania
Students use word association to explain the basic muscles and movement. They stand on a Polyspot while the teacher calls out the muscle and/or key phrase and students perform the movement associated with that muscle.
Curated OER
Summer Health Activity: Challenging Courses
Learners invent outdoor activities. In this early childhood lesson plan, students practice cooperation and large motor skills while they engage in and invent a variety of organized outdoor play activities. The activities encourage...
Curated OER
Field of Fun Day
Students get to showcase many of the different activities taught during their year in physical education classes. They also get to perform some activities just for fun.Great end of the year activity.
Curated OER
Challenge Courses
Students engage in and invent a variety of organized outdoor play activities to encourage cooperation and motor development. In this outdoor activities lesson, students are divided into three groups and organized in lines. Students play...
Curated OER
15 Relays for Field Days
Students, in teams, participate in a variety of fun themed relay races.
Aetna Intelihealth
Aetna: Inteli Health: Depression: Available Treatment
Lists and briefly describes three types of treatment for depression. Each treatment has a link to more information.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Watch Me Toss, Catch and Travel!
Week-long detailed lesson plan for early elementary physical education students focusing on walking, marching, traveling, catching, and tossing.
Other
Allergy Glossary: Antihistamine
This website provides a brief definition of "Antihistamine," and lists several examples of this type of drug.
PE Central
Pe Central: Throw Hard!
Practice throwing overhand while properly positioning your body and going through "the full range of the throwing motion." This website links to PE Central Overhand Throwing Cues (which provides simple steps on overhand throwing), and...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: 1, 2, 3 Throw!
Lesson plan designed to help young students further develop the skill of throwing an object. The lesson focuses on throwing at targets as well as throwing while moving.
PE Central
Pe Central: Ghostbusters (Tossing & Catching Scarves)
Students not only practice tossing and catching in this activity, but will also use their creativity as they create and demonstrate their own "ghost" tricks.
PE Central
Pe Central: K 2 Pe Lesson Ideas: Grocery Bag Fun
Students practice tossing and catching a simple, inexpensive object--a plastic garbage bag, ideal for young children learning to catch.
PE Central
Pe Central: Balloon Toss
Introduce young children to tossing and catching using a series of activities involving punch-ball balloons (durable balloons that move slowly in the air). Included are ideas for assessing students' activity and for adapting the lesson...
PE Central
Pe Central: K 2 Pe Lesson Ideas: Throwing for Distance
Students able to do an overhand throw can work on improving their skill through this simple activity that requires balls to throw, a wall to throw against, and cones to mark a throwing position.
PE Central
Pe Central: K 2 Pe Lesson Ideas: Juggling Cues
Introduce young children to juggling with this activity, which requires students to juggle three plastic grocery bags or scarves.
PE Central
Pe Central: K 2 Pe Lesson Ideas: Inside of the Foot Pass
Teachers, demontrate the "Inside of the foot," pass in gym class and allow students to practice passing and trapping the ball with partners. Includes ideas for varying the lesson.