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ESL Lesson Idea: Describing People
Young scholars practice using the proper vocabulary to provide a physical description of a person. They focus on the details that are necessary to give a complete description by participating in a teacher directed guessing game.
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Line Dance is a Pattern!
Fifth graders apply the pattern of a line dance to different music tempos.
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Cooperation - Scooters
Students find a partner and use a scooter with a rope tied to it. There are two hula hoops, one with balls in it and one with nothing in it with which the studentsl have to get all the balls from one hoop to the other hoop. One student...
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Twice Around
Fourth graders are introduced to the rules of Twice Around. In groups, they kick the ball one at a time and run towards a base if the ball is still in play. When the next player kicks, the first player is not required to move to second...
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Cardio Kickball
Students demonstrate competency in kicking a rolled ball, running bases and catching or fielding kicked balls while using teamwork and cooperation. One team is up to kick and one team is spread out on the playing field. The kicking team...
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The Alphabet
Students discover the letters of the alphabet by participating in a game. In this phonics lesson, students create books about themselves using their favorite toys and pets. Students utilize a computer program called Mouse In the House...
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Aerobic And Anaerobic Activity
Third graders engage in the study of aerobic and anaerobic activities. They discuss the differences in the type of exercises involved. Students identify the types of activities they enjoy based upon the information given. Then students...
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Change the Beat
Brainstorm the reasons why a healthy heart is important. Using a diagram, label and locate the heart and discuss its function. Practice finding your heartbeat and describe the effects of physical activity on the heart. Also perform an...
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I'm A Star!
Fourth graders answer questions about being responsible community member. They listen and brainstorm ideas of why it important to be responsible community members. Students are given a copy of "I'm A Star Community Member" game...
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Caution: Thin ice!
Sixth graders listen to story and respond with comments or questions. They brainstorm unsafe behaviors and randomly fill out templates with different risky behaviors listed on the board. They play RISKO, the Bingo type game.
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Teaching Handball
Students participate in a number of different lessons with the intention of improving skills to play handball. Each lesson focuses on a certain skill like strokes and serves. The skills have a progression of difficulty until the student...
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Football-2 Minute Drill
Pupils participate in two minute drills throwing and catching a football. In this football activity, the students are divided into teams and pass the football at various distances. The pupils may rotate their team roles after each drill.
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Wally badminton
High schoolers use badminton racquets, shuttle cocks, nets and basketball hoops to improve their accuracy of the badminton overhead and/or underhand clear.
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A Spin On Fitness
Young scholars perform a variety of exercises pertaining to each component of fitness while working in a cooperative situation.
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Five Little Pumpkins Rolled Out of Sight
Students demonstrate proper overhand throwing form, tossing their ball towards a cone and trying to knock a mini plastic pumpkin off of the cone.
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Sink The Ship
Students throw balls using correct overhand technique in a dynamic setting.
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Courtesy Flag Tag
Students improve their cardiovascular fitness while practicing good manners.
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Dueling Bumpers
Students get an opportunity to show control of force and accuracy using a volleyball bump.
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Castle Ball
Students practice working together as a team while playing both offense and defense.
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Able Sports
Students work together to design a new sport for disabled persons. They share their new sport with the class. They discover how mechanical and biomedical engineers use information to test prosthetics.
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Christmas Shopping
Students work in teams in teams of two and they have a hula hoop which represents their shopping bag and two hockey sticks to gather presents. They use the other side of the gym that has bean bags and fleece balls, which are scattered...
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Football
In this history of football worksheet, students read a passage about the history of football and then answer six reading comprehension questions over the passage and three discussion questions.
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Capture the Running Flag
Students become are flag holders. Each one has a flag tucked into back pocket or waist band with flag exposed down to at least the knee. Once the flag is in pocket they can no longer touch flag. The goal for the non-flag holders is to...