The Walking Classroom Institute
Home page: http://www.thewalkingclassroom.org/
The Walking Classroom Institute is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the health and education of all students. The Walking Classroom program is an in-school obesity intervention that promotes health literacy and develops and supports lifelong fitness habits for all students while addressing different learning styles. The method combines standards-aligned academic content and exercise during the regular school day.
Resources provided by The Walking Classroom Institute
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- Albert Einstein
- In The Walking Classroom, page 7
- In this lesson for fifth grade language arts and science, students listen to a podcast about Albert Einstein and discuss his life and contributions to science.
- Format: lesson plan
- Albert Einstein
- The Walking Classroom kids teach about the famous physicist Albert Einstein. They discuss his life history, his theory of relativity, and his many contributions to science. They also highlight his beliefs in social justice and the importance of accepting others’...
- Format: audio/podcast
- Benjamin Banneker
- In The Walking Classroom, page 10
- In this lesson for fifth grade language arts and science, students learn about famous inventor, scientist, astronomer, and writer, Benjamin Banneker.
- Format: lesson plan
- Benjamin Banneker
- The Walking Classroom kids discuss the famous inventor, scientist, astronomer, and writer, Benjamin Banneker. They discuss the challenges that he faced as a black man in the 1700’s. They also talk about his contributions to science and literature and the...
- Format: audio/podcast
- Benjamin Bannkeker comprehension quiz
- Comprehension quiz to accompany The Walking Classroom Benjamin Banneker lesson.
- Format: document/worksheet
- Casey at the Bat
- The Walking Classroom students share with The Walking Classroom the narrative poem, “Casey at the Bat.” The students break apart the poem stanza by stanza to show how narrative poetry tells a story.
- Format: audio/podcast
- "Casey at the Bat" and narrative poems
- In The Walking Classroom, page 4
- In this lesson for fifth grade language arts, students listen to the narrative poem "Casey at the Bat" and learn how narrative poetry tells a story.
- Format: lesson plan
- "Casey at the Bat" comprehension quiz
- Comprehension quiz accompanying The Walking Classroom "Casey at the Bat" lesson.
- Format: document/worksheet
- Galileo Galilei
- In The Walking Classroom, page 9
- In this lesson for fifth grade language arts, students learn about Galileo Galilei's life and work.
- Format: lesson plan
- Galileo Galilei
- The Walking Classroom kids talk about Galileo Galilei, a courageous man who broke with tradition and challenged accepted ideas. The podcast shares information about Galileo’s life, his inventions, and the ultimate decision he had to make regarding his belief...
- Format: audio/podcast
- Galileo Galilei comprehension quiz
- Comprehension quiz to accompany The Walking Classroom Galileo Galilei lesson.
- Format: document/worksheet
- Idioms
- In The Walking Classroom, page 2
- In this lesson for fifth grade language arts, students listen to a podcast about idioms and discuss their use and how they can be confusing.
- Format: lesson plan
- Idioms
- The Walking Classroom kids talk about idioms and their use in our society. Mrs. Fenn joins them and discusses idioms from other languages, and all the students are reminded of what could happen if idiomatic expressions are not used correctly.
- Format: audio/podcast
- Idioms comprehension quiz
- Comprehension quiz to accompany The Walking Classroom Idioms lesson plan.
- Format: document/worksheet
- Meteorology
- In The Walking Classroom, page 6
- In this lesson plan for fifth grade language arts and science, students learn about meteorology and the forces that create weather patterns.
- Format: lesson plan
- Meteorology
- The Walking Classroom kids discuss the field of meteorology and explain how the weather is predicted. Their teacher helps them understand the forces that create weather patterns and natural phenomenon like rain, thunder and lightning. They also discuss how...
- Format: audio/podcast
- Meteorology comprehension quiz
- Comprehension quiz to accompany The Walking Classroom Meteorology lesson.
- Format: document/worksheet
- Negro Baseball League
- The Walking Classroom students discuss a summary of the history of the Negro Leagues, from conception to collapse. The students will hear another side of how segregation affected the American population from the 1800’s to the 1940’s and learn about the...
- Format: audio/podcast
- Negro Baseball League comprehension quiz
- Comprehension quiz to accompany The Walking Classroom Negro Baseball Leagues lesson plan.
- Format: document/worksheet
- The Negro Leagues : The people, places and experiences of Black baseball
- In The Walking Classroom, page 3
- In this lesson for fifth grade language arts, students listen to a podcast about the Negro Baseball Leagues and learn the impact they had on baseball and American history.
- Format: lesson plan
