This assessment will help the teacher assess students' personal and social behavior during a gameplay unit. Make sure to go over the rubric sheet with the students so they understand what you are expecting in terms of their behavior.
The victory of the underdog. The last-minute penalty shot that wins the tournament. The training montage. Many people love to glorify victory on the field, cheer for teams, and play sports. But should we be obsessed with sports? Are sports as good for us as we make them out to be, or are they just a fun and entertaining pastime? In this TED-Ed video, Leah Lagos and Jaspal Ricky Singh show what science has to say on the matter.
This is a free resource from PE Central. The purpose of this activity is to have students practice locomotor skills and moving safely in general space.
This alignment results from the ALEX Health/PE COS Resource Alignment Summit.
This resource provides station cards to print for use for volleying stations. A corresponding volleying self-assessment is listed here: https://openphysed.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/P-07-07-Volleying-SelfAssessment.pdf
This alignment results from the ALEX Health/PE COS Resource Alignment Summit.
The students will practice dribbling with their feet while working on spatial awareness and ball control. The students should have already been taught to look around while dribbling. They should be able to dribble without constantly looking down at their ball. All children will dribble at once so they need to look up and all around while dribbling so they don't bump into each other.
This resource is a large collection of games and activities that are fitness focused. Most of these activities are geared towards cardio fitness.
This resource includes both written and visual descriptions.
This free lesson plan from Teacher.org allows students to practice coordination while staying physical. Students will be able to demonstrate age-appropriate hand-eye coordination while taking turns with classmates.
This alignment results from the ALEX Health/PE COS Resource Alignment Summit.
This learning activity is a free resource from PE Kansas Lesson Plans. This activity can be used to help students throw using manipulatives while moving. Students will practice throwing to a moving target and catching while moving.
This alignment results from the ALEX Health/PE COS Resource Development Summit.
This Sesame Street produced video stars Melissa McCarthy discussing the word of the day, "choreographer." After this discussion, Elmo and Melissa lead a dance.
This video from YouTube describes the five components of fitness to elementary school students.
This should be a relaxed lesson with an emphasis on developing activity patterns that can be used outside of the school environment. An educational approach to this lesson teaches students that walking is done without equipment and offers excellent health benefits. Walking can be done throughout the lifespan.
The object of the activity is to put money in the bank by making shots at every poly spot. Students work together at each basketball goal to make shots and put money in the bank. This is a fun and fast pace shooting activity that incorporates cooperation skills within a small group setting
This alignment results from the ALEX Health/PE COS Resource Alignment Summit.
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.
The purpose of this activity is to see if students can identify if their peers are using the correct cues when dribbling a basketball.
Physical inactivity has consistently been shown to be one of the most powerful, modifiable risk factors for all causes of death and disease, alongside smoking and obesity.
This interactive body map brings together scientific evidence on the links between lack of physical activity and disease.
This is a cardio drumming routine choreographed to the song "When Will I See You Again" by Owl City. This resource can be used with students as they watch (using a digital projector or teacher-led) and duplicate the choreographed dance steps.
This alignment results from the ALEX Health/PE COS Resource Alignment Summit.
This learning activity will help students understand the concept of inclusion and that everyone belongs no matter the situation. It can be used during a lesson on positive social interactions when engaging in physical activity.
Running — and sprinting in particular — is a fundamental skill that supports a multitude of other activities. When children know how to sprint properly, they are more likely to enjoy a wide range of sports and activities that emphasize this form of running.
This video provides information about the Pacer Test which is part of the Alabama Physical Fitness Test.
This alignment results from the ALEX Health/PE COS Resource Alignment Summit.
The goal of this self-assessment is similar to Hellison’s Model for Teaching Personal and Social Responsibility. We want kids to take responsibility for what they say and do in our classes. The easiest way to check and make sure kids understand where they stand is to have them do a self-assessment.
It’s also a great tool for teachers to recognize when a student might have a lower self-perception than they should – this is a great opportunity for the teacher to have a conversation and encourage them.
This informational material is helpful for students to better understanding wearable technology. This material could be assigned reading or used for class discussion.
This resource includes "try it out" activities as an extension to the reading.
Most activities that our students do in their day-to-day life use some degree of eye-hand coordination, which is why it's important to ensure that it is as developed as possible. This is a simple activity using balloons and short handled paddles.
This alignment results from the ALEX Health/PE COS Resource Alignment Summit.
This video explains why intensity matters and it breaks down what MVPA is (moderate to vigorous physical activity). Dr. Mike Evans is a staff physician at St. Michael's Hospital and an Associate Professor of Family Medicine. He is a Scientist at the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute and has an endowed Chair in Patient Engagement in Child Nutrition at the University of Toronto.
This learning activity focuses on the skills of throwing with accuracy and catching with coordination. One group of students is throwing to targets while a different small group of students is protecting the targets from the throws. This activity is short in duration and allows for the game to transition quickly to new rounds. This gives students the opportunity to be both throwers and catchers.
Treasure Grabs is an activity that teaches the students how to communicate with each other while dribbling a soccer ball. The website has the rules and requirements for elementary students.
This alignment results from the ALEX Health/PE COS Resource Alignment Summit.
In this video, Mike Boyle demonstrates three exercises that can teach proper Squat form to any athlete.
In this short video, students will learn about the roles and responsbilities of an athletic trainer.
This resource is a lesson plan that teaches students to observe body movements in different activities and determine what body systems are being used. Students are introduced to correct terminology of body movements. This lesson plan incorporates STEM concepts while teaching about physical movement.
This alignment results from the ALEX Health/PE COS Resource Alignment Summit.
This resource is a plethora of learning tools from PE Kansas to help students better manage stress.
This resource includes several videos and graphics about the importance of wearing a bicycle helmet and how to create a proper fit. These videos can be displayed during a class session and the graphics can be used to stem class discussion or can be printed to be displayed in the gym or bulletin board.
In this activity, students are dribbling in free space using the proper cues of the tap and bump technique. Students dribble around the space and try not to get tagged. Students get tagged when the balls from other students collide. If this happens, students hug their ball and spread their legs until one of the untagged students kicks their ball through the open legs of the tagged student. A tagged student can now dribble again once this occurs.
This alignment results from the ALEX Health/PE COS Resource Alignment Summit.
Lacrosse basketball is a game where students are working with their team to score in the baskets by dunking the ball. This game will have students combining lacrosse skills, changing speed and direction in game situations. The object of the game is to score by passing the ball to your “goal player” in the corner of the activity area who will dunk it in the basket. This is a fun and fast-paced activity that incorporates cooperation skills within a small group setting.
This alignment results from the ALEX Health/PE COS Resource Alignment Summit.
The purpose of this activity is to reinforce fundamental motor skills (run, jump, hop, gallop, slide, leap and skip) and exercises-Watermelon Jack (jumping jacks), Cauliflower Power (push-ups), Raisin Bread (sit-ups), Crab-by Kick (crab kick), and Move n’ Milk (walking hands and feet).
This website describes 37 different food journals and gives tips on how to be successful during this process. A food journal is a useful tool for improving health. It is a tool that can be used to track what one eats at every meal. Keeping a food diary allows one to:
