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More Physical Education in 2002 #152

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Challenge your class with this problem-solving experience. Learners design a way to add more periods of physical education in the school week without building more gyms. Then, fifth and sixth graders make a list of ideas and choose one. They give three reasons for their choice and share their rationale with the class.

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Grade
5th - 6th
Subjects
Math
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
Audience
For Teacher Use
Duration
1 hr
Instructional Strategy
Modeling
Year
1998

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