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Education.com

Playground Scavenger Hunt

For Students 1st - 5th
Encourage children to take full advantage of their school's playground with this fun scavenger hunt activity. Including ten separate activities, from climbing across the monkey bars to playing hopscotch with a friend, this resource will...
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Frisbee Horseshoes

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Pupils follow directions and practice the skill of throwing a Frisbee toward a target. They then play a Frisbee game and practice working as a team while keeping score on their own.
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Budgeting

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore what butgeting means. In this mathematics instructional activity, students determine that certain things need to be part of a budget like food and clothing by answering real-life types of questions on whether one should...
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Gotta Dance

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students share dance moves that reflect their personalities or depict how they are feeling, explore popularity of recreational and competitive social dancing by reading and discussing the article "Follow the Flying Feet," present...
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Oragami Village Diorama

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students take advantage of the qualities and characteristics of art media, techniques, and processes to enhance communication of their experiences and ideas. Then they select and evaluate a range of subject matter, symbols, and ideas of...
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Grown-ups at Play

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students realize that adults entertain themselves at work and in their private lives and that much of adult play, like children's play, is part of adults' folklife and that they play in various folk groups. They consider the elite,...
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Entertainment and Recreation in the Early Twentieth Century and Today

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders research entertainment and recreation in the early twentieth century using primary sources and the book From the Hidewood, by Robert Amerson. They compare the rural experience of the time period to the national...
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Forest Products

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students study forests and understand their reliance on forest products and examine their choices between renewable and non renewable resources.  In this forest products lesson plan students read several articles, complete a short...
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Recreation Yesterday and Today

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students research entertainment and recreation in the early 20th century. In this lesson on the 1920's, students use the American Memory collections to compare the rural experience for this time period to the national experience and to...
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Prairie Voices: Spare Time

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students examine forms of recreation throughout the last 150 years. For this leisure time lesson, students investigate leisure activities in pre- and post-industrial society as they listen to a teacher-led lecture and discuss their...
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Landscape Picture Map

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students explore pollution of water sources. In this ecology activity, students define and identify natural resources. Students use map skills to locate local rivers and lakes used for recreation. Students brainstorm ways in which to...
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Vacation Data Sheet

For Students 4th - 8th
In this data instructional activity, students research a place that they would like to go on vacation. They name the country, whether it is sunny and hot, if there is a pool, and if it is a nice place to visit. Then they identify the...
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Social Studies: Public Goods and Services Map

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners discuss physical and human characteristics and list examples. After identifying government goods and services provided to the community, they locate examples of each located near their school. Based on their discoveries,...
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4-H Performing Arts/Recreation Activity Page

For Teachers 6th - 8th
As part of exploring different activities, middle schoolers delve into performing arts as part of this activity sheet. Learners also get to share their favorite activities.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Georgia Shore

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out about the physical and geological characteristics unique to the Georgia Coast, in addition to the specific marine organisms found in the southern Atlantic Ocean. Also learn the history of the state's coast and sociological and...
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Website
University of Texas at Austin

Lanic: Latin American Network Information Center

For Students 9th - 10th
Vast network of information from and about Latin America is provided. Major topic headings include countries, economy, education, government, humanities, science, social sciences, society and culture, recreation, media and communication,...
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US Department of Labor

Bureau of Labor Statistics: Recreation Workers

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information about careers for recreation workers. Included is information on working conditions, training and job outlook, in addition to several other topics.
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Website
US Fish and Wildlife Service

U.s. Fish & Wildlife Service: Fishing

For Students 9th - 10th
The official web site of the government agency offers a broad range of information, including statistical as well as species and breed documentation. National laws and guidelines are also available, including information on where fishing...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Pump It Up: Mountainboarding Speed and Control

For Students 6th - 8th
Are you a "lawn shredder"? Do you like nothing better than carving a sweet path down a mountain on your souped-up skateboard? If so, then this mountain boarding sports science fair project is for you. You'll investigate tire pressures...
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Underwater Photography

For Students 9th - 10th
"The most visited site for underwater photography since 1996." A great reference tool for equipment, images and information. There is an online photo course, equipment for sale, video, etc.
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Other

Super Natural British Columbia Canada

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore beautiful British Columbia by region, city, or by sites and events. This resource is the official tourism site of British Columbia and provides a current and historical look at BC's finest recreational opportunities.
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eBook
Unite for Literacy

Unite for Literacy: Create and Play: Go Fish!

For Students K - 1st
Learn all the different ways people go fishing. Book includes audio narration in 8 additional languages with text in English.
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eBook
Unite for Literacy

Unite for Literacy: Create and Play: Get Wet!

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Look at all the fun you can have playing and doing sports in the water. Book includes audio narration in 6 additional languages with text in English.
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Media Smarts

Media Smarts: Teaching Tv: Enjoying Television Lesson

For Students 1st - 6th
MediaSmarts provides digital and media literacy lessons for students. In this lesson plan, young students will become reflect about television programs they enjoy and analyze why they enjoy them.