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Fitness Points

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners are given an index card with a warm-up on it for them to complete when they enter the classroom. Individually, they are placed around the room in which they complete the warm-up and assigned a total point value. To end the...
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Health: Exercising the Heart

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders examine the relationship between exercise and a healthy heart. After listing the types of exercise and the benefits of aerobic exercise, they set personal goals and design their own fitness plans. In addition, 4th graders...
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Nature and Fitness Trail

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students plan stations for a nature and fitness trail and construct an accompanying e-Book for extended descriptions at each station. Data on the human impact on the environment is gathered in this activity.
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Math + Fitness = FUN

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners play a game wherein they role 2 dice and calculate either the sum, difference or product of the numbers and the answer is the number of exercises they do. They change stations to do different exercises or skills.
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Christmas Fitness Adventure

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Learners complete a fitness challenge over the holiday break. In this physical fitness instructional activity, students receive a worksheet to track their physical activity while they are away from school.
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Fitness Concepts, Principles, and Benefitws

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders design an informative tri-fold fitness pamphlet for a fictitious fitness center that contains a persuasive paragraph encouraging fitness, that is attractive and has the five fitness components.
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The White Witch vs. Aslan

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars play a game for fitness, skills and exercise. They practice chasing and fleeing, dodging skills, running and freezing in place to the score of The Chronicles of Narnia.
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Physical Education Deal or No Deal

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Divide your class into teams to play Deal or No Deal relating to physical education topics. Learners share a variety of activities that contribute to physical fitness as they play this game. This is a motivating lesson for your class....
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iMuscle

For Students 9th - 12th
Scientific names and the location of 95 muscles of the human body can be found on the three-dimensional animated man within this award-winning application. After identifying a muscle, delve into exercises that strengthen and stretch....
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Austin Independent School District

Forearm Pass/Setting

For Teachers 6th - 10th Standards
Here is a beautifully designed volleyball lesson plan on the forearm pass/bump and overhead pass/set. It includes a detailed multimedia presentation and set of instructional guidelines, skill cues, and lists of strategies for...
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Tracking Physical Fitness

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students record their daily physical activity in a chart. In this physical fitness lesson plan, students and adults exercise and see how many repetitions they can do in a given amount of time. They record this in a chart over a period of...
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The Twelve Ways to Fitness

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers work on their cardiovascular and muscular endurance by exercising to the song "The Twelve Days of Christmas."
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Personal Fitness Assessment

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Pupils engaged in practice for a physical fitness exam. The practice is beneficial for overall student fitness. The instructor measures key factors of health that include height and weight.
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Fitness Lab

For Teachers K - 5th
Students complete several physical fitness stations. Students identify which activities increased their heart rates from a resting level. Stations include jumping jacks, sit-ups, running in place, stretching, and body fat measurements.
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Nick News Lesson Plan

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Learners examine the connection between good health and physical activities. They watch a video, discuss physical fitness, and develop a plan for lifelong health.
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Fitness

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students create a plan for lifelong health by setting personal health goals.
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Fitness Math

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Learners participate in physical fitness activities. They role a dice and perform the activity associated with the dice number. Activities include push ups, toe touches, curl ups, jump rope, jumping jacks, sit-ups, and shooting a...
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Haunted House Challenge Fitness Stations

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students rotate through ten physical fitness stations. They perform various stretching and strengthening activities for three minutes at a time.
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"UNO" Fitness

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students increase cardiovascular fitness and muscular strength. "UNO" cards are used. Each card is matched up with an exercise.
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Card Suit Aerobics

For Teachers 1st
First graders perform a variety of locomotor skills to enhance aerobic fitness and explain different movements that can be used to keep fit and active.
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Natural Selection and Evidence Worksheet

For Students 9th - 12th
Matching and fill-in-the-blank exercises give biology whizzes a chance to practice vocabulary associated with evolution. Terms to be reviewed focus on evidence for evolution, natural selection concepts, and some genetics words. You could...
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Lucky Rock and Roll Fitness

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students, while listening to upbeat music playing in the background, are introduced to six different exercises: push ups, curl ups, jumping jacks, squat thrusts, windmills, and leg lifts. They participate in a game called Fitness Gamble.
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Fitness for Life

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students discuss their favorite activities and determine which activities are suitable for older people. In groups, students research the benefits of aerobic exercises and the equipment needed. Students share their information with the...
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Eggs for Fitness

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Young scholars actively participate in a fitness-enhancing activity.