This module introduces children to the foot skills and movement concepts most often associated with the sport of soccer. Foot dribbling, kicking, passing, and receiving (trapping) are the primary skills emphasized. However, a variety of other learning outcomes are also addressed within the module’s activities.
Tim specializes in sports medicine. He helps people avoid injury, get back to play after an injury, or improve their sports performance. Find out what’s involved in a career like his.
Performance criteria for students performing the forward roll.
This booklet is designed for coaches who want to incorporate lessons of character into their daily practice plans. Coaches can take the character lessons into as much depth as the age of their teams and time allows.
In this interactive game from iCivics, students can help remind citizens that their civic duties aren't just responsibilities, they help get things done! Students describe ways an individual can contribute to a school or community, identify ways that responsible community members exercise their rights, responsibilities, and roles, distinguish civic virtue, common courtesy, respect for person/property, civic and personal responsibility, and honesty as important characteristics for citizens to effectively participate in public life, and evaluate how civic and social duties address community needs and serve the public good. This game can be played when teaching a lesson on civic duties and responsibilities for reinforcement or after as an assessment.
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In this interactive game from iCivics, students will learn to control the budget of the federal government. They will choose how federal revenues should be raised and how taxpayers’ money should be spent. They must also decide how to fund programs that are important to them, without setting taxes too high or borrowing too much money. This game can be played when teaching a lesson on the economy for reinforcement or after as an assessment.
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In this interactive game from iCivics, students take the helm of their own country and work together with others to solve international problems. Students determine the appropriate course of action in diplomacy, evaluate domestic and international interdependence, explain how countries cooperate to achieve mutual goals and manage national resources during times of international crisis. This game can be played when teaching a lesson on territorial conflicts for reinforcement or after as an assessment.
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Students learn that food and physical activity affect how we feel. Healthy choices help us to feel good and to perform at our best! This one-minute video shows how unhealthy eating can make us feel sluggish and tired.
This is a video from the National Constitution Center, guest-starring Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. In this free video, the Constitutional Convention celebrates the writing of the Constitution by going inside the Convention at the National Constitution Center’s Signers’ Hall! Students learn about the ideas behind the document and see the life-size statues while getting to know some of the most famous Founding Fathers. Students talk about the system of government which the Constitution created and get an up-close look at how the balance of powers protects our freedoms as citizens. This video can be used as an introduction to a lesson or unit on the Constitution.
This resource challenges middle schoolers to think about and question the consequences of addiction and provides opportunities for students to make evidence-based claims about the health effects of vaping on teens.
In this self-paced lesson, students learn how environmental factors affect the health of living things, including humans. They will view videos, use an interactive activity, and respond to writing prompts to investigate common environmental health hazards, routes of exposure, factors that influence the potential health effects, and ways to reduce exposure.
Come with Penny and KidVision VPK children as they experience a lifesaving trip in the ambulance, a vital-sign check-up in the ER, a CT scan in the imaging department, and see what a patient room is like.
The purpose of this activity is to practice striking (racket or paddle) skills.
Students will identify the benefits of exercise. Students will then pick one benefit to promote and create an advertisement for exercise and/or fitness that identifies that benefit.
Believe in You® is an episodic series designed to educate students and staff about the incredible power of believing in yourself, despite the challenges and trials that life may present. Hosted by Kevin Atlas, and starring personalities from around the country who have overcome personal challenges to accomplish the extraordinary.
The objective of the activity is to practice proper breathing and to learn about the benefits of Tai Chi exercises.
This resource is a book chapter focused on safety, inclusion, and best practice for physical education teachers.
Throughout this lesson, youth will understand how to effectively use stress management tools and techniques and will identify unhealthy and healthy ways to cope with a stressful situation.
This resource includes an introductory video and middle school learning activities. Before you can contribute to a team, you must first be able to take responsibility for yourself. This ability includes being mentally, physically and emotionally ready to go on the voyage. Everyone has the occasional difficult day, so knowing how to support your team members is also important. These activities will strengthen your ability to care for yourself and your team.
In this activity, students will build core strength with rhythm sticks. This activity can be performed with rhythm sticks, drum sticks, or even 1 pound weights. Each movement contributes to building core strength and the abdominals, quadriceps and gluteus maximum muscle groups.
In this lesson, students will be able to explain the relationship between the structure of the muscular system and its function. Students develop an argument on how the body, including the muscular system, is a system composed of a specialized group of cells and tissues. This is a complete lesson plan that includes multiple videos, learning activities, worksheets, and PowerPoint about the role and function of the muscular system.
The early grades are an ideal time to introduce children to different styles of dance. At this age, children are eager to explore all the ways their bodies can move and are open to taking risks and following cues. They enjoy moving to music and interacting with their peers on the dance floor.
These easy social dances are a great place to start. And in case you need a cheat sheet for leading the dancing, these dances are easily printable!
This is a video from Khan Academy on the Fourth Amendment which protects citizens from unreasonable searches and seizures. This video can be used to introduce a lesson on the Bill of Rights. The video is 14 minutes and 12 seconds in length.
This is an introduction video to campaign finance in the United States from Khan Academy. This video can be used to introduce a lesson on campaign finance. The video is 8 minutes and 40 seconds in length.
This video from Khan Academy can be used to introduce Ancient Egyptian civilization and the Nile River Valley. This video is 14 minutes and 15 seconds in length.
In this free video from Khan Academy, students will learn about Ancient Mesopotamia. This video can be used to introduce a lesson about early civilizations. The video is 9 minutes and 23 seconds in length.
In this video from Khan Academy, students learn about the early world religion, Hinduism and its philosophies. This video can be used to introduce a lesson on early world religions and philosophies. The video is 10 minutes and 9 seconds in length.
The purpose of this activity is to have students practice their batting skills.
The purpose of this activity is to slowly allow students to develop the skills and confidence they will need to jump rope successfully.
The purpose of this activity is to have students explore space awareness concepts in a fun and interesting way.
What is social distancing? Find out in this short video. Stay healthy and be a germ buster! Learn how to we can help each other stay healthy when feeling sick.
No one wants to get sick! It's no fun. Be a good helper and remember to wash your hands often! This short video can be used to remind learners of all ages the correct way to wash their hands to prevent the spread of disease.
Dive deeper into a teacher's career and find out how this community helper assists in emergency situations. Make A Plan: Download, print and complete these resources to practice emergency preparedness in your home or classroom.
Personal information identifies who we are, where we live, and how family, friends and others can find us to talk to us or come over and visit us. Personal information can help us communicate with others, but we have to be careful with that information when on the computer. Help students stay safe on the internet. This video helps students determine what "personal" information they should not share with internet strangers.
This video helps people of all ages read nutrition labels correctly. Pat Mizerak registered dietician at United Health Services, points out important things on a label such as serving size and calories because the two directly affect each other. She also notes upon bad things we don’t want to see high numbers of such as saturated fat and sodium and the good things that we do want to see a lot of, such as calcium, vitamins A and C and iron.
