The Tortoise and the Hare PE Game
A physical education lesson plan that turns the fable 'The Tortoise and the Hare' into an active gym game teaching speed and agility, tied to SHAPE America national PE standards.
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A physical education lesson plan that turns the fable 'The Tortoise and the Hare' into an active gym game teaching speed and agility, tied to SHAPE America national PE standards.
A collection of 25 base/kickball-style PE games ('There's No Place like Home') for teachers to run as a striking/fielding unit extension, recess activity, or large-group field-day event.
A PE lesson plan template for 'BucketBall 1.0', a throwing-accuracy game where students throw balls into buckets.
A physical education lesson plan/game ('Bumper Boats') that builds core and lower-body strength, teamwork, and strategizing using scooter-and-mat 'boats', with a stated STEM cross-curricular connection.
A collection of 25 basketball-themed PE games ('Nothing but Net') grouped into dribbling/ball-handling, passing/shooting, and team games, for use as a basketball unit extension, recess activity, or field-day event.
A physical education game packet of 10 net/racket/striking games (each named after a popular streaming show), each with a lesson plan, gym layout visual, and supplemental materials, to build net-game skills, teamwork, and striking with an implement.
A physical education lesson plan/game ('Stingrays, Jellyfish and Fish') that builds kicking, dodging, fleeing, and agility skills through a role-based tag game, with a stated Science/Biology cross-curricular connection.
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 Galloping Side Sliding…
PE tag game lesson plan that builds agility through a chase/capture game themed around lions, tigers, zebras and veterinarians, with animal fact cards linking to a science content connection.
A collection of 25 relay activities ('Radical Relays - Pass it On') intended as fun, fitness- and skill-building small-group activities (not group-vs-group competition) suitable as a PE warm-up, lesson extension, field day, or lesson closer.
A physical education lesson plan/game ('Crab Traps and Lobster Pots') that builds agility, dodging/fleeing, and core/leg strength through a scooter-based tag-and-collect game, with a stated Science/Biology cross-curricular connection.
A lesson-plan worksheet for a PE tag game that builds agility, fleeing, and dodging skills.
A PE lesson plan template for 'BucketBall 3.0', a throwing-accuracy game where students throw balls into buckets.
A physical education lesson plan/game ('Pearl Party') that teaches agility, dodging, and fleeing skills through an ocean-themed tag/relay game, with a stated Science/Biology cross-curricular connection.
A physical education lesson plan and large-group game ('Spunky Funky Monkeys') for practicing throwing, catching, and tracking skills, paired with animal-fact learning cards about monkeys.
A physical education lesson plan and set of agility drill diagrams for a hippo-themed relay/obstacle game, tied to SHAPE America PE standards and cross-curricular science content about hippos.
A PE lesson/game plan card teaching ball-rolling, dodging, and fleeing skills through a team target game ('Girls vs. Boys'), not grade-specific.
A PE throwing-and-catching game (rescue-themed, 'Sonic Style') that also embeds a science cross-connection via animal fact learning cards about hedgehogs and porcupines, aligned to SHAPE America standards.
A PE team-coordination game ('PE Puzzle Palooza Coordination Style') where 4 teams complete coordination drills, including performing the floss dance and jumping jacks, then compete in a foam-ball pin-knockdown battle to earn puzzle pieces.
A PE lesson/game plan teaching volleyball striking (the 'call the ball' communication skill) through a circle-volley game, tied to SHAPE America national PE standards.
A CrossFit-style team competition resource for PE class that measures and develops locomotor skills, strength, cardiovascular fitness, and teamwork through station-based exercises.
A back-to-school physical education mini-lesson bundle teaching the football kickoff kicking skill through five sequential skill-focused mini-lessons plus a matching game and skill-acquisition rubric.
An editable PowerPoint substitute-teacher folder for a PE teacher's absence: a welcome message, daily class schedule, duty instructions, gym rules, a notes log, class-instruction guidance, and 3 ready-to-run PE games/lesson plans for the substitute to lead.
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