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Healthy Food Color Tag
Students are scattered around the room preparing for a game of tag. As a class, they are to stay away from those that are "it" and complete the different locomotor skills as directed by their teacher. To end the lesson, they identify a...
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The Twelve Days of Fitness
Students can practice this activity as a warm-up during the month of December. It's a great way to teach students about different types of exercises and how they relate to the different components of fitness.
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How Do Foods Help Our Bodies
Students investigate the specific elements found in food that keep us healthy. In this healthy eating lesson plan, students identify proteins, carbohydrates, minerals, and vitamins as part of a healthy diet when consumed in...
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Public Service Announcements
Young scholars complete a health project creating a Public Service Announcement, and present them on videotape.
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Preschool
Students experience various types of play. They determine play is the way a child learns and describe the value of play. They discover that play is a child's natural way of learning and that children test and practice new physical,...
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My Pyramid Tag
Students explore the food pyramid and healthy eating. After discussing the five healthy food groups, students participate in activities to demonstrate the benefits of healthy food groups. They play games to discover the benefits of...
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Take a Look in the Mirror: What Do You See?
Students examine their perceptions of themselves. In this personal health lesson plan, students participate in a classroom activity that requires them to describe themselves and share those descriptions with their classmates. Students...
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Steps to Fitness (with pedometers)
Students evaluate the fitness potential of different activities using pedometers in game/play/exercise situations.
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Locating and Counting Pulses
Learners participate in a combination of lecture and physical exercise in order to find their pulse (both resting and after activity) and record how their heart rate changes as their activity level changes.
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"Ready"
Students have a clear definition of the what "ready" means in physical education. They are told the situation "ready" includes sitting in a good listening posture, eyes on the teacher, not touching other students and being quite and...
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Steroids: The Hard Truth
High schoolers 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...
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The Dangers of Smoking
In this dangers of smoking word search, young scholars search for words which explain the dangers of smoking. They may discuss the negative aspects of nicotine and how it adversely affects your health. This is a one page worksheet...
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Obesity and Making Healthy Food Choices
Young scholars determine healthy snack choices for themselves. In this eating habits lesson plan, students discuss snacks they regularly consume. Young scholars cut and paste pictures of snacks that they think are good...
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Calorie Countdown
Fourth graders explore human health by identifying calories in food items. In this healthy eating habits lesson, 4th graders view the USDA food pyramid on the Internet and identify the choices they should be making each day. Students...
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Dramatic Release of Stress
Young scholars explore ways to actively take part in relaxing themselves physically and mentally. They become aware of specific thought processes through relaxation exercises and express themselves creatively through a monologue.
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Fun at the Beach
Students engage in a variety of activities that are given the theme of "Fun At The Beach". The games can be played outside or at the beach. The use of a game helps to keep student engagement.
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Noodle Knockdown
Students perform a proper overhand throw. In this physical education lesson, students practice overhand throwing using specific sequential cues such as "statue" and "muscleman". Each step is explained in detail. Students play a team game...
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Interval Workout
Students explore how interval training works by performing activities that involve alternating short bursts of high intensity with lower intensity activities.
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First Aid Booklet
Students engage in a hands-on activity to create their own first aid booklet. In small groups, students define the terms, using their own words, then use the dictionary to complete definitions for any remaining words.
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STD Web
Students have a first hand opportunity of seeing that when they are sexually active they are at risk of becoming infected with any type of STD.
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Tumbling Dice
Learners participate in body weight transfer activities while playing a group game with dice that show the activities.
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Three Factors Threaten Teens
Students explore alcohol, cigarette, and marijuana use. In this health journalism lesson, students read the USA Today article titled "Three Factors Threaten Teens", respond to discussion questions regarding the article, and...
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Canine Companions
Students become pet "safety officers." In this pet safety lesson, students examine pet hazards as they complete activity worksheets and discuss household hazards to dogs.
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Find the Missing Person
Young scholars play 2 games where they are blind folded and have to work together. For this physical education lesson plan, students have to find a missing person, and play Animal Call Out.