Even young children watch sports and like team logos and products. It's never too early to think critically about what's onscreen. This exercise develops awareness that media communicate values (i.e. who participates in sports and who...

This lesson plan/drill is just what it says - lead up skills to corner ball. Players practice tossing the ball and catching the ball. There is no running with the ball, so players need to think about stopping and being in one place if...

I can't stress enough the importance of songs and rhyming chants to the development of early literacy skills. To reinforce color recognition, little ones sing, count, move, and create. All you have to do is choose which of these great...

”If you think you can, you can. And if you think you can't, you're right.”—Henry Ford. Black Tiger Academy’s martial arts lesson two of 20 continues with the class getting to know each other. There is review of the crane stance, the cat...

Pair your reading of Farmer McPeepers and His Missing Milk Cows with the questions and activities provided here. Learners answer questions about the text, create story maps, put together brochures, relate math to the story, practice...

Games like this are so much fun! It's basically a big keep-away game, but you get to score points. There are rules by which to play, so students can practice the passing and catching skills in football as much as possible in the game....

Pupils complete an activity to improve their spatial awareness and loco-motor skills. In this spatial and loco-motor skills instructional activity, students pass a beanbag down the line of pupils.

The use of box scores from baseball games is the foundation of this math lesson. Organize your class into groups of four, and give identical box scores from a baseball game that was just played. Have them create word problems from the...

Students integrate the study of plants/soil/rocks within a physical education classroom.

What are the essentials needed for a backpacking trip? What does minimum impact mean? What are some general safety tips? These are the things to think about when planning a backpacking trip. This lesson has handouts included for...

Third graders study Thanksgiving. In this physical education and spelling lesson, 3rd graders play a race game by being the first group who can spell the word Thanksgiving first.

In this math, science, and physical education worksheet, students brainstorm and study about the muscles that are used while participating in different Olympic sports. They color the muscle groups of the body by follow the directions...

I know, you are wondering what Ping Pong Soccer might be. It's a soccer type strategy game and the players use ping pong paddles to hit a ping pong ball to score in a goal. Think player safety if you are going to try this activity....

Plan an environmentally friendly field day for your young conservationists with this collection of activities and resources. Whether it's bowling with plastic bags full of crumpled up newspaper and empty plastic...

Students explore physical education by completing a quiz in class. In this engineering lesson, students identify different ways engineering has made sports safer such as stronger padding and helmets, stronger equipment and smarter...

First graders explore and discuss what physical fitness actually is, its benefits and how to obtain it through a variety of ways. They summarize the five parts of physical fitness: cardiovascular endurance,muscular strength, muscular...

A fast and fun way to practice shooting basketball. Small cooperative groups help each other tally up the most baskets made in a certain period of time. There are a couple ideas included to increase or decrease the difficulty of the...

Build character while playing a fun game. The class practices throwing and catching in this game, which is based on honesty and team work. Take a look at this lesson and see if your class is up to the task.

Students share opinions about athlete endorsements. They write articles that provide an economic profile of an athlete for submission to their school newspaper.

Young scholars explore human anatomy by researching first aid care. In this heat related injury lesson, students discuss the problems extreme temperatures can cause on the human body if left untreated. Young scholars define the different...

Students watch NEW YORK VOICES special "New York Sports: Big Shots and Bad Guys," read excerpts from famous novels/essays in hopes of understanding the feelings that sports stadiums inspire, and create a tourist brochure that highlights...

Exercise and building of muscles are the focus of this health worksheet. Students read a passage which describes voluntary vs. involuntary muscles, then complete a word search which has many types of exercise words hidden in it. An...

Students explore the conditions faced while sailing on the ocean regarding health and physical fitness. They experience the importance of Vitamin C. Students analyze the cause of many diseases and sicknesses on the ships.

Students view a video about the values that are represented by sports teams. They write a paper about the connection between sports and social values. They share their responses with the class.