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I Know What You Did this Summer

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discuss the characteristics of a quality relationship and determine how such a relationship is maintained. After reading a scenario of a relationship, students take one character at a time and place themselves in the character's...
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R-E-S-P-E-C-T

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students participate in a running/concentration game on teams and learn the expectations of physical education class. This is a great first day of the year physical education lesson.
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USING TORTURE ON SUSPECTED TERRORISTS

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Learners examine how most countries prohibit torture. They explore why torture is still considered a possible tool for preventing future losses of innocent life. They discuss some of the facts, the mis-perceptions, the arguments, and the...
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Physical Education - Gallop

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students practice galloping. In this gross motor skills lesson, students review how to jump and hop using a jump-rope and hopscotch. The teacher shows the steps to gallop and they hold a noodle and pretend as if they are riding a horse. 
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Dribbling and Passing

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders study soccer. In this lesson on a sport, 8th graders practice dribbling and passing skills associated with soccer.
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Responsible Decision-Making

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders accurately identify, illustrate, and evaluate a decision based on the six steps of the decision making model.
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Creating Fitness Goals

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students create a fitness goal to include one of the following: muscle building, cardiovascular development or healthful diet. They utilize a daily calendar to record progress. They utilize the Internet to research proper ways to reach...
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Problem Solving

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners use hockey sticks to pick up bean bags and put them into hoops which they get money for in the end. In this movement and math lesson plan, students get fake money and add up how much they earned in the end based on how many...
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The Presidential Physical Fitness Test

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students practice skills of physical fitness to prepare for The Presidential Physical Fitness Test. They practice daily using specific exercises like curl ups and the one mile run/walk. The lesson allows students to project a profile...
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Badminton

For Teachers 8th
Students evaluate their partner in playing a game of badminton. In this badminton lesson plan, 8th graders explain the rules of the game and participate in a warm up. Additionally, students observe their partners by completing a...
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Bow and Arrow - physical education

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students practice archery. In this archery lesson, students see how to shoot the bow and hit a target. They attempt to hit balloons that are attached to a target.  
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What Do I Write About?

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders write as essay describing the cooperative group drawing they made or describing the process to draw a group picture.
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Gymnastic Skills

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students use gymnastics beams, benches, mats, and wedges to practice gymnastics skills. For this gymnastics lesson plan, students practice balancing, tumbling, and jumping skills.
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Passing and Receiving on the Ground

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students improve skills in partner passing and zigzag soccer passing.  In this motor skills lesson, students understand the tactics and performance skills needed to pass a soccer ball.  Students display their increased skill in passing.
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School

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Learners learn new vocabulary and answer discussion questions about the concept of going to school and education and then they design the perfect school. In this school lesson plan, students present their schools to the class and they...
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Creating a Song

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students work cooperatively to compose a twenty measure song using the computer program GarageBand. Guidelines for the student compositions are available and include instrumentation and specific length.
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Suicide and Depression

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders research suicide and depression in teens. They are given an essential research question then create focus questions of their own before conducting their research. Using the Internet, they find answers to their questions...
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Their Eyes are Watching

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders create a character map for each character in the novel, adding to each as he or she is revealed in "Their Eyes Were Watching God." They document how each character deals with attitudes and injustices.
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Charting the Course

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders explore the meaning of the term philanthropy.  For this Social Studies lesson, 9th graders research examples of people that represent good citizens.  Students create a skit that demonstrates a specific character trait.
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Who Am I as a Career? Who Art Thou?

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders explore career options and goals. In this career lesson, 7th graders study occupation cards and find a career path they are interested in. Students work in groups to to sort occupation cards with a career path poster....
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My Life 24-7

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Analyze the "My Life 24-7" project as a part of community involvement. Students discuss the pros and cons of being community involved. They will also write a proposal to increase community involvement and submit a blog entry about the...
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Virtual Art Tours

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students take a virtual field trip of Canadian art. They identify aspects of selected images that indicate the social, historical, or cultural context in which they were created. They compare the distinctive styles of artists from...
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Port Hole

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders work together to lift and pass each other through a tire. They simulate time travel and decide on an object they would take with them through the time portal. They reflect on their experiences and consider the importance of...
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Responding to Social Crisis

For Teachers K - 12th
Students, through discussion, identify ways to cope with and process unexpected community or world crisis, such as terrorism or violent acts within a school or community.