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Phys Ed Games

Fitness Musical Hoops

For Students 2nd - 8th
A new take on musical chairs! Pupils run, skip, jump, high knees, etc. around the perimeter of the gym, making sure not to cross through the middle, as music is being played. Then, when the music stops, children have to put their feet in...
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Phys Ed Games

Jump Jump Fit

For Students 5th - 8th
Looking for cardio fitness to do with the class? Promote a little competition and positive cardio fitness. While one partner is jumping rope, the other partner is jumping from lily pad to lily pad, both keeping track of the number if...
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PhysEdGames

Bump Tag

For Students 2nd - 7th
Partner up the class. Break up one set of partners and assign one as a chaser and the other as a flee'er. The flee'er runs around the gym away from the chaser. If the flee'er is tagged, then he become the chaser. If the flee'er makes it...
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PhysEdGames

Robot Tag

For Students 1st - 5th
Assign a few players to be "bad robots," and the rest of the class is "good robots." Place three Hula hoops in the middle of the gym to represent the 10-second "charging station," or safe area. Set up a cone square on one end of the gym....
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PhysEdGames

Skunk Tag

For Students 1st - 6th
Choose two taggers to be the "skunks." Set up five hula hoops in the gym; one in each corner and one in the middle. The hoops in the corners are the safe zones for the players while the middle hoop is the skunk's home. The skunks start...
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PhysEdGames

Gingerbread Man Tag

For Students K - 5th
After choosing a chef, aka the tagger, have the rest of the class lay out on the previously set up exercise mats. These players are the gingerbread men. Players run to another mat on the chef's command, aiming not to get tagged. If a...
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TED-Ed

The Ancient Origins of the Olympics

For Students 4th - 12th
Whether or not it is an Olympic year, young athletes will be inspired by this brief, animated history of the Olympics and the Olympic motto, "Citius, Altius, Fortius." 
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Volleyball Canada

Short Court

For Students 6th - 12th
Enhance your volleyball lessons with this video modeling a short court drill by a beach volleyball 14-and-under team in which two pairs stand in the right- and left-center positions and volley to their partner over the volleyball net. 
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Phys Ed Games

Four Corners

For Students 3rd - 8th
Five groups stand in four corners, with one group in the middle. When the coach says "go!" groups run across the gym to an open available cone before another group gets there. Groups do this all while holding hands, strategizing ahead of...
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Curated OER

Your Amazing Body

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Why is it important to keep your body healthy? Watch this video and learn how! It focuses on exercise, muscles, bones, and proper nutrients. This is a great video to watch before your next physical education activity.
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TED-Ed

Conserving our Spectacular, Vulnerable Coral Reefs

For Students 5th - 12th Standards
A three-minute clip covers a new strategy for protecting the coral reefs of Fiji while still allowing fishermen to harvest the fish that people survive on. Connectivity is the name of the game. This colorfully animated resource is a...
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TED-Ed

How to Recognize a Dystopia

For Students 9th - 12th
Viewers need not be fans of dystopian literature to be engaged by a short video that traces the development of the genre from Plato to the present. Gulliver's Travels, The Time Machine, The Iron Heel, Brave New World, Animal Farm, and We...
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Sesame Street

Sesame Street: Zoe Says

For Students Pre-K - K
This game of "Zoe says" shows how your young viewers can get along with each other and play a game. This is a great video to watch when learning about parts of the body.
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Get Chemistry Help

Chemistry Lesson: Types of Chemical Reactions

For Students 9th - 12th
A descriptive video segment details five types of chemical reactions, including synthesis, decomposition, single displacement, double displacement, and combustion. It is engaging for even the most discerning young chemists.  
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Curated OER

A New Way To Walk

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Elmo creates a new way to walk. As new characters arrive, they each add a new element to the walk. Destiny's Child shows up and sings the song, "I Got a New Way to Walk" as Elmo, Grover, and Zoë dance along. This video would be a great...
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Curated OER

Irish Step Dancing School

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Murray visits an Irish step dancing school in this film. Learners will love talking about this interesting form of dancing. They can even give step dancing a try.
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Curated OER

Elmo's World: Balls

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Here is a 14 minute episode of Elmo's World that focuses on balls. He talks to Dorothy the fish, shows clips of things people do with balls, and talks to kids about playing with balls. Tip: Tell your young learners that verbs are action...
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Volleyball Canada

Footwork Doubles

For Students 6th - 12th
Accompany your volleyball's team practice or enhance a volleyball lesson's material with this video featuring a footwork drill.
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TED-Ed

The Myth of Hercules: 12 Labors in 8-bits

For Students 9th - Higher Ed Standards
Hercules had to slay a lion, capture a bull, and steal a herd of cattle from a three-headed giant, and he was just getting started. Scholars watch an inventive animated video that uses a video game format to describe the 12 labors of...
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TED-Ed

Are We Living in a Simulation?

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
Could the universe be part of one giant video game? A video lesson considers the idea that a powerful enough computer could simulate the universe. Building on an understanding of the mathematical laws of the universe, the lesson...
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PhysEdGames

Fitness Relays

For Students K - 8th
After separating the class into equal teams, the first player in each line runs to the opposite end of the gym to the fitness mat. Then, they do a certain number of reps of a certain exercise
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PhysEdGames

Mystery Tag

For Students 2nd - 8th
When the chosen person yells "Face the wall!" everyone on the opposite end faces the wall while the tagger counts down from five and hides behind an exercise mat. When the tagger gets to zero, everyone runs across the gym to the other...
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PhysEdGames

4-Side Warmup

For Students K - 8th
Write four exercises on separate sheets of paper and hang them in the four corners of the gym. Include the name of the exercise and the number of reps for each. Assign class members to each corner. Instruct athletes to complete each...
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PhysEdGames

Hop, Skip, Gallop

For Students K - 4th
Begin by having the class line up on one end of the gym floor. Ask the class what is the easiest way to get from one side of the gym to the other. Obviously, by walking. So together they walk across to the other side of the gym. The...