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Pbs Learning Media: Meet My Muscles Upper Body Lesson Plan
Following along with their teacher, students learn about the various upper body muscles we have such as the bicep and pectoral muscles and learn how to give them a good stretch and exercise.
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Pbs Learning Media: Meet My Muscles Lower Body Lesson Plan
This lesson depicts students following along with their teacher to learn about lower body muscles. Students learn about muscles such as the gluteal and hamstring and how to give them a good stretch and exercise.
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Pbs Learning Media: Season Fitness Lesson Plan
In this lesson, students have fun in fitness as they follow along with their teacher to perform various exercises and stretches found in the different seasons. Doing activities like playing baseball and cross-country skiing, students...
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Pbs Learning Media: Rock Paper Scissors Lesson Plan
This lesson puts a physical twist on the traditional game, rock, paper, scissors! Students get into pairs to play rock, paper, scissors. However, in this game the person who does not win the match is rewarded with exercise by doing...
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Pbs Learning Media: Memory Lane Fitness Lesson Plan
With this lesson, young scholars get a brain and body workout! Students work in pairs as the teacher calls out physical tasks such as high fives and tunnel tens. As the teacher is calling out these partner exercises, young scholars must...
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Pbs Learning Media: Twizzle Lesson Plan
Students must use their listening and exercise skills to win this game! Students listen for commands from their teacher such as jump, turn, freeze, go, and twizzle. As they hear them, they must perform them quickly and properly before...
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Pbs Learning Media: Brain Break I See Animals Lesson Plan
For this interactive lesson, students act out animal movements for a short brain break.
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Pbs Learning Media: Are You Stronger Than a Fifth Grade Teacher? Lesson Plan
This lesson is a spin-off of the popular television show Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader? Learners are chosen one by one to pick an exercise card that will also have a point value on it. Once a card is selected as a class, students...
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Pbs Learning Media: Fun in Fitness Lesson Plan
In this lesson, students follow along as their teacher walks them through a variety of exercises and stretches targeting the whole body.
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Pbs Learning Media: Active Deck of Cards: Lesson Plan
Read playing cards so the suit determines the type of physical activity, and the face value determines the number of repetitions.
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Pbs Learning Media: Deal or No Deal Lesson Plan
This lesson is very similar to the popular television show Deal or No Deal. Students are chosen one by one to pick an exercise card. Once a card is selected they decide if they want to take the deal by showing a thumbs-up or decline the...
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Pbs Learning Media: Uno Fitness Lesson Plan
This lesson plan uses the popular card game, UNO. Young scholars form small groups, and then take turns picking up cards and performing a specific exercise. Each card color has a designated exercise associated with it and the number on...
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Pbs Learning Media: Animal Fitness Lesson Plan
In this lesson using commonly known animals such as a fox, dog and an inchworm, learners enjoy learning about the movements of various animals. The teacher demonstrates how to move and be like that animal using various exercises and...
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Pbs Learning Media: Sports Fitness Lesson Plan
In this lesson, students learn about fitness and sports! Students follow along with their teacher to perform exercises that can be found in all different sports.
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Pbs Learning Media: Survival Fitness Lesson Plan
In this lesson, students learn survival skills while getting in shape! Students follow along with their teacher as they act out the important survival skills they would need as if they were on a deserted island.
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Pbs Learning Media: Vacation Fitness Lesson Plan
This lesson is a very relatable fitness activity! Students use their bodies to move through the motions of going on a vacation.
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Pbs Learning Media: Fitness Bingo Lesson Plan
This instructional activity is similar to traditional bingo. Each student gets a fitness bingo card. Creating space between them and their peers, students will act out the exercise if they have it on their bingo card.
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Pbs Learning Media: Minute to Win It Lesson Plan
This lesson is based on the popular game show, Minute to Win It. Students work as a whole class to perform various exercises for one minute in order to gain points.
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Pbs Learning Media: Birthday Fitness Lesson Plan
In this lesson, surrounding a theme children love, their birthdays, students will exercise, move and stretch in way you might while celebrating a birthday.
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Pbs Learning Media: Fitness Dice: Lesson Plan
Read the die to find out what exercise to do and how many repetitions are needed, keep a running tally of rolls to see who gets the highest score.
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Pbs Learning Media: Move That Math: Lesson Plan
Combine addition of numbers identified from playing cards with physical activity to engage students and increase overall fitness. This lesson plan describes a twenty to twenty five minute series of activities that require two decks of...
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Pbs Learning Media: Musical Math Facts: Lesson Plan
Combine mental math with physical activity to engage students and increase overall fitness. This lesson plan describes a twenty to twenty five minute series of activities that require pre-made math flashcards that can be easily created...
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Pbs Learning Media: Odd Todd & Even Steven: Lesson Plan
Combine multiplication, determining if a product is odd or even, and physical activity to engage students and increase overall fitness. This lesson plan describes a twelve to fifteen minute series of activities that can be easily tweaked...
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Pbs Learning Media: Jumping Math: Lesson Plan
Combine counting sequences with physical activity to engage students and increase overall fitness. This lesson plan describes a fifteen to twenty minute series of activities that can be easily tweaked to work in any elementary classroom.