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Super casino basketball
Students will demonstrate skills in dribbling, shooting, and defense by participating in a game that promotes cooperation and sportsmanship.
Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Healthful Living)
By Chad Hamby.
Team tag
Students communicate, collaborate, and commit to their team and to the team's strategy. A team's desire for hard work and unselfishness makes for their success.
Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Healthful Living)
By B.A. Byerly.
Tennis ball can relay
Through tennis ball can relays, reading will be integrated into the physical education program. This will be done with instructions written on slips of paper. In relay form, students will pull them out of a tennis ball can one at a time and perform each task.
Format: lesson plan (grade 1–3 Healthful Living)
By Nancy Lee.
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.
To eat or not to eat
After reading The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle, students will sort the foods the caterpillar ate by foods they need or don't need for their body.
Format: lesson plan (grade K Healthful Living, Mathematics, and Social Studies)
By Karlyn Sugg.
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.
Tuning in to good nutrition
In Food for thought: Elementary lessons on nutrition and healthy living, page 5.7
Advertisers use a number of strategies to get us to buy the foods they are selling. This lesson plan, from the Food for Thought nutrition curriculum, asks students to think about these strategies, how they work, and how by understanding these strategies, they can make informed decisions when they make food purchases.
Format: lesson plan (grade 4–5 Healthful Living)
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.
Underhand throwing
The students will perform the skills of throwing underhand. This is the second lesson in Manipulative Activities Unit in 2nd quarter that follows lesson on rolling a ball.
Format: lesson plan (grade 1–3 Healthful Living)
By Bozena Mielczak.
The very hungry kid
In Food for thought: Elementary lessons on nutrition and healthy living, page 3.4
This second-grade lesson plan from, the Food for Thought nutrition curriculum, teaches students about hunger, feeling full, and the reasons we eat.
Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Healthful Living)
Walk with me
In Food for thought: Elementary lessons on nutrition and healthy living, page 6.6
Today, our nation's children have a higher incidence of obesity than ever before. Their physical activity is far less than that of children a generation ago. This fifth-grade lesson plan, from the Food for Thought nutrition curriculum, teaches students about the importance of physical activity and how walking can improve fitness.
Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Healthful Living)
The Walking Classroom
Lesson plans and podcasts aligned to the fifth grade curriculum.
Format: lesson plan (multiple pages)
Walking pathways
Second PE lesson in school experience of Kindergartener. Students explore walking movement and pathways.
Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 Healthful Living)
By Bozena Mielczak.
Water, water everywhere
In Food for thought: Elementary lessons on nutrition and healthy living, page 5.6
Our bodies are fifty to seventy-five percent water by weight and to survive we need to replenish the water that our bodies lose during the day. This fourth-grade lesson plan, from the Food for Thought nutrition curriculum, teaches students that we can replace water that our bodies need by drinking plenty of water and eating foods that also contain water.
Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Healthful Living and Science)
What does it mean to be a healthy eater?
In I’m on a diet and proud of it: Nutrition through math and science, page 5
Using research skills and nonfiction text, students will discover foods that are rich sources of carbohydrates, proteins, and fats.
Format: lesson plan (grade 4 English Language Arts, Healthful Living, and Science)
By Karina Colón.
What is a balanced diet?
In I’m on a diet and proud of it: Nutrition through math and science, page 8
Through mathematics and technology integration, students will understand what it means to have a balanced diet, as well as explore the causes and effects of healthy and unhealthy eating habits.
Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Healthful Living, Mathematics, and Science)
By Karina Colón.
What is nutrition?
In I’m on a diet and proud of it: Nutrition through math and science, page 10
Students use all they’ve learned and experienced throughout the I'm On a Diet and Proud of It unit to choose and complete an assessment option that will immerse them in food chemistry and nutrition careers.
Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Computer/Technology Skills, English Language Arts, Guidance, Healthful Living, and Science)
By Karina Colón.
What's in my drink?
In Food for thought: Elementary lessons on nutrition and healthy living, page 4.1
Dietitians have long known that sodas contain lots of sugar and are not a good beverage choice. Today, however, students are drinking more soda than ever before. This third-grade lesson plan, from the Food for Thought nutrition curriculum, teaches students that milk and water are far better choices for them.
Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Healthful Living)
Whole grains, fruits and vegetables, low-fat dairy
In Food for thought: Elementary lessons on nutrition and healthy living, page 2.2
We all have favorite foods we like to eat, but it is important to eat all kinds of foods to have a balanced diet. This first-grade lesson plan from the Food for Thought nutrition curriculum teaches students about the nutritious foods that can be found in the five food groups of MyPyramid.
Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Healthful Living)
Winter Olympics: What a blast!
The following lesson plan outlines an integrated unit on the Winter Olympics from the perspective of Physical Education. All subject areas can participate (suggestions are listed below), but the culminating activity is the Olympic Games organized through Physical Education classes. This lesson plan could be adapted for any grade level by making the Olympic events age appropriate.
Format: lesson plan
By Barbara H. Williams.