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Warm Ups & Cool Downs for Children
What makes an effective warm-up and cool-down activity? as well as tips for leading stretches. Find detailed activity plans, as well as tips for leading stretches, for elementary school, tag-based games (including one game called "Toilet...
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Synonyms Are Similar
Kids select a word from the provided bank that is similar in meaning to the underlined word in 14 sentences.
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Olympic Sports Spelling Quiz
Archerie, archery, arkhery, arhcery? Language learners are presented with the definition of various Olympic sports and challenged to select the correct spelling of the name of that sport. No answer key is provided.
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Volleyball - Lesson 17 - Winning the Point
One of the hardest skills to learn in volleyball is how to spike the ball. Lesson 17 teaches about the footwork to prepare for spiking and focuses on the importance of the wrist snap. There is a diagram of the set-up for the hitting...
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Atha-Baska-Ball
Students participate in a game of two teams trying to score as many points as possible by throwing or bopping a large beach ball toward the opposing team's backboard. Team members must follow specific guidelines for the game as well as...
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Sports Helmets and Impact Testing of Polymers
Students examine the importance of good quality safety gear. In this investigative lesson plan, students will tests various polymers, collect data, and analyze the data to determine which polymer is best for safety helmets. They will...
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Summer Olympics: Crossword
For this summer Olympics worksheet, students fill in a crossword answering questions about the summer Olympics. Students fill in 35 questions.
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Worksheet 7/7 on Verbs
In this recognizing verbs that have been used as sentence openers learning exercise, students read a passage, identify the verb openers, and list them. Students list 10 answers.
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Eliminating Wordiness: Exercise 2
In this writing exercise, learners are given five pairs of sentences and are asked to combine each set to make one concise sentence.
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You Be the Coach
Students brainstorm their favorite sports with one another. They work together in small groups based on their interests in sports. They research the coaching of that sport by reviewing different resources. They demonstrate their sport to...
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Bikini Bottom Olympics Skill: Best Value and Uncertainty
In this best value and uncertainty worksheet, learners solve multiple problems where they calculate the best value, the uncertainty and the range in the data given.
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Commas After Introductions Exercise 1
In this three part comma usage worksheet, students are first given sentences where they must correct errors in comma usage. Students then go on to punctuate sentences with commas after introductory words and phrases, then they must write...
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The Gingerbread Person
Students discuss gender bias and stereotyping. In this social science lesson, students read the book "The Gingerbread Boy" and discuss why it is a boy. Students then write their own story changing it to a gingerbread girl and a female fox.
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Breaking News English - ESL/EFL Lesson Plan - Disability
Learners complete ESL/EFL reading comprehension and vocabulary building activities. In this ESL/EFL current events lesson, students read or listen to the article "Paralysed Man Takes Hopeful First Steps," (22nd May, 2011). They work on...
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Be Healthy for School
In this health worksheet, students learn the importance of healthy eating and fitness to do well in school. Students read the information and answer 6 essay questions about healthy foods and sports they enjoy.
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Drugs In Sports
Learners explore why drug testing happens and why drug use is a problem in sports. Students classify the consequences of using drugs while participating in sports. Learners relate drug usage in their own lives and school backgrounds.
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Summer Olympics Crossword Puzzle
In this Summer Olympics crossword puzzle worksheet, students use the 15 clues to identify the correct terms that will solve the crossword puzzle.
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Saucony CEO Puts His Foot Down on Loyalty
Students explore the concept of entrepreneurship. In this entrepreneurship instructional activity, students read an article about a small shoe company who manages to compete with the show giants. Students discuss why this small shoe...
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Beginning Sentence Completion Exercise 10
In this online interactive grammar skills worksheet, students examine 10 sentences that are missing words and select the appropriate words to compete each of the sentences and match them to the sentences. Students answers are...
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Heroes and Hoplites for a Day
Students consider the accomplishments of the Greeks. For this ancient Greece lesson, students take a closer look at Greek artifacts, history, and culture as they visit the suggested museums and their websites.
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Olympic Field Day
Young scholars participate in a school-wide "Olympics" complete with opening and closing ceremonies, class competitions, medals and more. Activities can vary depending on age and physical abilities.
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Steroids: The Hard Truth
Learners view a PBS "In the Mix" video about the use of steroids. They identify health risks, consider the emotional consequences of drug abuse and discuss the legal ramifications. They also research a variety of nutritional supplements.
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Olympic Field Day
Students participate in a "mock" Olympics. They participate in field day type events, and have ceremonies/traditions as if they were in the Olympic games. Such traditions are: torch lighting, flags, songs, the Olympic Oath, and the...
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Summer Olympics Crossword
In this summer Olympics activity, students fill in words that have to do with the summer Olympics in this crossword. Students fill in 24 words.