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Aerobic Activities

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders discuss what aerobic exercise is, and the origin of its meaning. They view a list of activiities and and discuss why they are considered aerobic while other activities such as baseball is not considered aerobic exercise....
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Aerobic Frisbee Golf

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students work cooperatively to accurately throw a Frisbee in order to learn about fitness components and different systems of the human body.
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10-20-30 Second Club

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students participate in running exercises to accumulate points for their running team. They earn ten, twenty, or thirty points for improving their running time, then line up with their team to add up their team's total running fitness...
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What's Up, Doc?

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Young scholars explore cardiovascular fitness and create and follow a fitness program. They document the benefits of participating in a fitness program.
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Building Blocks for a Healthy Body

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students watch a video and discuss the benefits of regular exercise. They use books, Internet sites and interviews with health professionals to develop a list of activities to develop physical fitness.
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Easter Egg Hunt

For Teachers K - 5th
Students increase cardiovascular endurance and develop the components of health related fitness.
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It Takes Two

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders examine various exercises in order to distinguish between exercises designed to increase muscular strength and those designed to improve muscular endurance. Groups create a presentation for their "clients" to explain the...
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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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Recognizing a Message's Point of View

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students study the physical, mental, and social health benefits of regular exercise while attempting to recognize the point of view of media messages. They read an article and discern ways in which they can make regular exercise a part...
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Happy Feet=Healthy Body

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders discuss the benefits of regular exercise.  In this physical health studies lesson, 4th graders create visual demonstrations to track their progress with physical fitness related goals.  Students discuss various types of...
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Local Heroes

For Teachers Pre-K - 4th
Students discover the importance of physical fitness. In this personal health instructional activity, students learn messages and receive demonstrations about good physical fitness practices, health messages, and safety tips.
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Candy Bar Fractions

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore the relationship between caloric expenditure and exercise, and see a real world use for fractions as they relate to daily life.
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Healthy Eating, Healthy Living

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Learners describe some ways to lead a healthy life. They watch short video clips about eating healthy, ways to create healthy meals, and the benefits of exercise. They study the food groups and play indoor exercise games.
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Flip Flop

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students participate in a stretching warm-up exercise. In this physical education activity, students warm up the large muscle groups by standing on their hands and legs in a belly up position or a belly down position. Students flip their...
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Fitness Lottery

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students practice fitness components at the beginning of class.
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Mission "Possible" Fitness

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students elevate their heart rate and practice fitness skills. They work together to complete a list of exercises simultaneously.
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Pedometer Partner Fitness Fun (with Digi-walkers)

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students enhance fitness through the use of stations, working with another, and technology (e.g., digiwalkers).
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Lucky Rock and Roll Fitness

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students jog around the cones while the music plays. When the music stops they all stop at the various numbered cones. One student rolls the first die to determine which exercise they perform. A second student rolls the second die to...
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White Bear Lake Fitness Challenge

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students participate in fitness challenge. After choosing a destination they would like to visit, students record their mileage to their destination after riding on bikes and walking on treadmills. Students receive an incentive...
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Fitness Race Track

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students complete a series of exercises and run laps. They estimate what their heart rate be at the end of the session and then check their estimates.
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Promoting Daily Fitness; Mini Game

For Teachers K - 5th
Students evaluate human health by completing an interactive activity on the Internet. In this food choice instructional activity, students identify a list of foods which can make you unhealthy and sick compared to a list of nutritional...
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Advice, Encouragement, Discouragement

For Teachers K - 12th
Students create a fitness schedule for a famous person.  In this advice, encourage, discourage lesson, students ask questions to determine the best fitness schedule for a person.  Students relate this activity to that of giving advice,...
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Aerobic and Anaerobic Conditioning

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students view the A.D.A.M. computer simulation of aerobic and anaerobic exercise. They break into groups and members brainstorm and list as many aerobic and anaerobic exercises as possible in five minutes.
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Excuses, Excuses - Stay Physically Fit

For Teachers 3rd - 9th
Young scholars explore reasons to stay physically fit. They participate in activities that address excuses people use for not being active. Students discuss benefits of exercise. Young scholars write personal goals for physical...

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