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- Basketball shot
- This lesson introduces students to the proper technique of shooting the basketball.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Healthful Living)
- By Eric Gramer.
- Basketball: How to shoot
- This lesson will give students the ability to succeed at one of the most important skills of basketball. This will be interesting, easy, and fun to learn.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Healthful Living)
- Effective basketball shooting
- Students will learn and demonstrate effective free throw shooting skills: proper hand placement, balance, stance, and focusing eyesight on the target (basketball goal and rim).
- Format: lesson plan (grade 2–4 Healthful Living)
- By Tim Anderson.
- Family gardening in rural North Carolina
- This lesson for grade one uses a series of activities related to plants and gardening to help students learn about gardening, plant life, families, and making healthy choices.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Healthful Living, Science, and Social Studies)
- By Penny Willard.
- Fun with fruits and vegetables
- The activities will help the student identify, describe, and classify fruits and vegetables and learn how each grows.
- Format: lesson plan (grade K Healthful Living, Mathematics, and Science)
- By Suzie Overholt.
- Growing cooties
- This lesson teaches the importance of washing hands to reduce the spread of germs. In this lesson, students will see mold develop over time on a potato as the result of handling the potato with dirty hands.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Healthful Living)
- By Ronda Odenwelder.
- Identifying oily foods: Discovering healthy snacks
- Using a drop of water and a drop of oil for comparison, students conduct food rubs to detect oily content in foods. The lesson culminates with a cookbook of healthy snacks.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Healthful Living)
- By Janie Bourbina.
- Island basketball
- In this activity, the class will be divided into two teams: the "Sharks," who play defense and the "Swimmers," who play offense. The "Swimmers" attempt to cross the ocean and avoid the "Sharks."
- Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Healthful Living)
- By Resa Holt.
- Passing for success
- Student will learn how to pass a basketball, one of the skills necessary to succeed at the game of basketball.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Healthful Living)
- By Pierre Dacons.
- Rolling a ball
- More than a Physical Education lesson plan! The main focus of this manipulative activities lesson is rolling a ball. Students will roll other objects and practice rolling themselves. Additionally, you will find many ideas for structuring and managing a PE class.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 1–2 )
- By Bozena Mielczak.
- Shooting for archery trivia
- In this lesson, students will continue to improve target shooting by aiming for index cards placed on their targets. The cards will contain questions pertaining to archery terminology, which will also serve as a review.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Healthful Living)
- Tennis skills
- Students will refine their basic tennis skills by participating in a variety of activities for the beginner.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 )
- By Larry Siers.
- Tug-a-tooth
- Students will learn about dental hygiene and get a physical workout as well.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Healthful Living)
- By Annette Swanson.
- Ultimate frisbee
- Ultimate frisbee is a game that can be played on a regular gym floor. Students will use a combination of passing and catching skills. Ultimate frisbee is a good cardiovascular workout. Students will also be able to work on teamwork skills.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Healthful Living)
- By Susie Shelton.

