In this lesson students must listen and follow directions. They will perform locomotor movements based upon those directions.

This lesson covers the topic of muscles. Students learn about the three different types of muscles in the human body and the effects of microgravity on muscles. Students also learn how astronauts need to exercise in order to lessen muscle atrophy in space. Students discover what types of equipment engineers design to help the astronauts exercise while in space.

This template is meant to be a guide for Nebraska Physical Education Teachers when creating digital online lessons. Headings and/or topics not included in the lesson plan should be marked N/A.

This template is meant to be a guide for Nebraska Physical Education Teachers when creating digital online lessons. Headings and/or topics not included in the lesson plan should be marked N/A.

This rubric is to be used by Nebraska Physical Education Teachers when vetting online digital resources.

In this lesson, the students will build a shelter in order to protect themselves from the rain. After the shelters are built, the class will perform durability and water proof testing on the shelters.

Our Supersized Kids: Childhood Obesity

Childhood obesity is a crippling crisis of supersized proportions. During the past four decades, obesity rates have soared among all ages, but no more so than in children ages 6 to 11. Today, nearly a third of our children and adolescents are overweight or obese. And the numbers continue to rise.

KSPS's Our Supersized Kids delves into the issues causing the childhood obesity epidemic in the Pacific Northwest and around the country and what’s being done about it. Families struggling with obesity are profiled along with successful programs.

Use the video segments and discussion questions to help students explore the major causes of the childhood obesity epidemic and what can be done about it. Visit KSPS Education for additonal educator resources.

https://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/our-supersized-kids-childhood-obesity/our-supersized-kids-childhood-obesity/

Overview

Childhood obesity is a crippling crisis of supersized proportions. During the past four decades, obesity rates have soared among all ages, but no more so than in children ages 6 to 11. Today, nearly a third of our children and adolescents are overweight or obese. And the numbers continue to rise.

Our Supersized Kids delves into the issues causing the childhood obesity epidemic in the Pacific Northwest and around the country and what’s being done about it. Families struggling with obesity are profiled along with successful programs.

Grades: 3 and up

Subjects: Nutrition, Childhood Obesity, Health, Fitness

Standards: This learning resource guide is aligned to the Washington State K-12 Learning Standards for Health and Physical Education.

· Standard 1: Students will comprehend concepts related to health promotion and disease prevention to enhance health.
· Standard 2: Students will analyze the influence of family, peers, culture, media, technology, and other factors on health behaviors.
· Standard 4: Students will demonstrate the ability to use interpersonal communication skills to enhance health and avoid or reduce health risks.
· Standard 5: Students will demonstrate the ability to use decision-making skills to enhance health.
· Standard 7: Students will demonstrate the ability to practice health-enhancing behaviors and avoid or reduce health risks.

This is a lesson designed for overhand and catching skills. Students can self assess their progress or teacher can assess skill cues during the activity No More.

Lesson is utilized for “@ home” learning prior to the fitness testing portion of the school year. Students are provided with a variety of exercises to be performed at home during remote learning period. The exercises are intended to improve the students fitness as well as performance on upcoming fitness assessments.

Athletes always try to gain an advantage over their opponent. They work out hard, meticulously watch what they eat, and in some cases take supplements. Some athletes even go to the extreme and take performance enhancing drugs, steroids, known as PED’s. This seminar will provide the learner the ability to acquire and integrate the knowledge of the history of performance enhancing drugs into today's sports world.StandardsCC.1.2.11–12.ADetermine and analyze the relationship between two or more central ideas of a text, including the development and interaction of the central ideas; provide an objective summary of the text.CC.1.2.11–12.BCite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly, as well as inferences and conclusions based on and related to an author’s implicit and explicit assumptions and beliefs.

Students will create and participate in their own Tabata workout. They will evaluate their success using their heart rate.

This unit is presented as a series of progressive tasks. Each learning task can be used to reach one or more of the applicable outcomes and may be taught as one lesson or part of a lesson. Teachers are encouraged to select learning tasks that best fit their teaching style and students’ needs. Modifications, accommodations, and extensions specific to your learners are strongly recommended. The suggested assessments are designed to give teachers ideas related to each task.Prior to the learning tasks, the standards, applicable exit outcomes, focus and subfocus skills/concepts, and critical skill elements are listed within the overview.Cover image: "Soccer" by monica_aulich from Pixabay.com AttributesGraham, G., Holt/Hale, S. A., & Parker, M. (2013). Children moving: A reflective approach to teaching physical education. 9th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill.SHAPE America Standards and Grade-Level Outcomes

Fitness Blast activities created at a PD opportunity by the Sun West School Division Teachers.

In this lesson designed to enhance literacy skills, students learn about the positive effects that exercise has on the body and some activities they can do to improve their health.

This unit is presented as a progression of tasks that allow students to explore movement through a variety of creative tasks. Students will move in personal and general space, while exploring elements of shape, size, speed, force, flow, and time. To promote student confidence and willingness in dance, teachers should isolate the dance elements before asking students to apply these elements using imagery or partner/group tasks.Photo Attribution: KCBalletMedia (Photography: Brett Pruitt & East Market Studios)References:Graham, G., Holt/Hale, S. A., & Parker, M. (2013). Children moving: A reflective approach to teaching physical education. 9th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill.Joyce, M. (1994). First steps in teaching creative dance to children. California: Mayfield Publishing.

Too many of our students are physically unable to perform movements that should be simple for their age group.  This workout is designed to challenge students out of their fitness comfort zone without deterring them from wanting to live a life of good health and fitness.

Designed for lower elementary, but can be used at any age for a warm up or station activity. Can be done in a regular classroom, physical education class or at home. Great fitness activity done with using only a deck of cards

Students perform a variety of activities to equal 100 to celebrate the 100th day of school.

In this lesson, the Electric Slide Line Dance is introduced.  The steps are broken down and students get a feel for the rhythm of the music.