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Students perform and practice athletics techniques (sprint starts, paced middle-distance running, long jump, shot put, javelin throw) in drills and small-group activities, record/measure performance results, evaluate their own and peers' technique, and answer reflective/critical-thinking questions.
Students play large-group games (e.g. Battleship, throwing/rolling/blocking with mats and pins) practicing skills like throwing, rolling, blocking, and teamwork, following the setup and rules given for each named game.
Blank, editable Word template for writing a large-group PE game lesson plan; teachers fill in game title, learning outcomes, set-up, procedures, and assessment method themselves.
Practice underhand/overhand throwing for accuracy by throwing soft balls into buckets placed as targets during a class game.
Students perform fun, fast-moving locomotor/cardio/strength movements (running, jumping, hopping, push-ups, etc.) in each named activity, following that activity's lesson plan.
Students perform imagery-guided movement exercises (organized by chapters on Alignment, Breathing, Core Control, and further movement principles) led by the teacher,
Following each mini-lesson's teach/demonstrate - active engagement structure (I DO / WE DO / YOU DO), students practice one kickoff skill element per lesson: the 9-step approach, planting the non-dominant foot at the tee, contacting the ball with the top-inside of the kicking foot, swinging the kicking leg freely, and…
PE lesson plan for a scooter-board team relay/tag game building core and lower-body strength, teamwork, and strategy skills.
Students play organized large- or small-group disc games practicing throwing, catching, blocking, running, slide-stepping, leaping, strategy and teamwork, following the setup and rules given for each named game.
In teams of 3 (2 'motors' pushing a scooter-board boat, 1 'bomber' riding and throwing), move around the gym while throwing a foam ball to knock cones off opposing teams' boats, following safety rules; the team with the most collected cones when time is up wins.
Students are divided into 'Tortoise' and 'Hare' teams; hares run and tortoises ride scooters to collect flower props (popsicle sticks/coffee stirrers) from the center of the gym and deposit them in their team's bucket before time runs out; some students also study animal fact cards about real tortoises and hares as a…
Students play organized large- or medium-group base games involving striking, kicking, fielding, catching, throwing, running and teamwork, following the setup and rules given for each named game.
Practice underhand/overhand throwing for accuracy by throwing soft balls into buckets placed as targets during a class game.
In teams of 3 (2 passengers seated on a mat-covered scooter set, 1 'motor' pushing), push other teams' boats into a marked 'no boating zone' while avoiding being pushed there themselves, following stated safety rules; a pushed-out team must exit and complete an assigned exercise to re-enter.
Students play organized basketball games practicing ball handling, dribbling, passing, shooting, rebounding, agility and teamwork, following the setup and rules given for each named game.
Participate in class PE games such as rolling/throwing a ball at targets, volleyball-style striking and volleying in small groups, and kicking a ball over a net, following each game's rules and modifications set by the teacher, while lesson plans also embed short 'number talk' math questions tied to game scenarios.
Play one of three roles: 'Fish' dodge being tagged; 'Stingrays' kick hula hoops across the floor to tag Fish in the shoe; 'Jellyfish' (a lower-mobility-friendly role) walk/jog the boundary tagging stationary Fish with a soft foam object; tagged students complete an exercise/task to re-enter play, and roles rotate…
Across 6 lessons, students perform and refine athletics techniques (sprint start and running, middle-distance pacing, triple jump, shot put, javelin, relay/high jump), work in pairs/groups to evaluate peers' technique, record and compare performance times/distances against personal bests and benchmark standards, and…
Oceans of Fun PE Game Bundle The Oceans of Fun PE Game Bundle is an exquisite teaching resource aimed at educators for efficient physical education (PE) lessons. This detailed tool eases the burden of skill- assessment by providing a range of rubrics covering several locomotor skills: Running Skipping Leaping…
Play a team tag game with lion, tiger, zebra and veterinarian roles, using colored jerseys to identify teams.
Students work in small relay lines of about 3-5, taking turns traveling and completing a task (e.g. assembling a puzzle, spelling, dribbling, jumping) before the next teammate goes, following the setup and rules given for each named relay.
Play as either a scooter-riding food collector (gathering beanbags into a team bucket while avoiding being tagged) or, for 2 designated 'fishermen/women' per team, ride a mat-and-scooter boat and tag opposing players with pool-noodle 'fishing rods'; tagged players go to a trap/pot until rescued by a teammate who turns…
Students play a 4-team territory tag game: run into another team's quadrant, steal a beanbag one at a time without being tagged, and return it home if tagged.
Participate in guided movement and dance activities (e.g. warm-up exercises, locomotor movements, movement games with props like beanbags and rocks, storytelling through movement, movement-based arithmetic and word activities) led by an adult using the book's lesson plans; not a written worksheet product.