Online Resources for Physical Education
Physical Education Lesson Plan Page
http://members.tripod.com/~pazz/lesson.html
Games Lists numerous games (Survivor, Pop Can Run, Shooting Stars, Cone Scramble)
University of Indianapolis Games Including Ultimate Football, Assassins, Crab Soccer
Physical Education Lesson Plans
http://www.usask.ca/education/ideas/tplan/pedlp/physed.htm
Lesson plans for ice skating, gymnastics, football, aerobics, sending & receiving, the set shot, and basketball. While the selections are limited, the units give procedures, skills, and methods of evaluation.
P E Central
http://www.pecentral.org/
Billed as the “premier Web site for health and physical education teachers, parents, and students,” this site offers the latest information about “developmentally appropriate physical education programs for children and youth.” This site provides links to the following:
Lesson Ideas
Assessment Ideas
Adapted Physical Education
Preschool Physical Education
Creating a Positive Learning Climate
Professional Information
Instructional Sources
Top Web Sites
A to Z Teacher Stuff Network: Physical Education
http://lessonplanz.com/Lesson_Plans/Physical_Education
The Physical Education link of the A to Z Teacher Stuff Network gives lots of lesson plans organized into age ranges, from pre-school all the way to high school. Activities vary from balance beams to wombat ball. Lessons give lists of materials needed, directions, and usually evaluations.
Health and PE Lesson Plan Search
http://k6educators.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http://lessonplansearch.com/Health_and_PE/
This page provides lesson plans for health and physical education organized by grades: high school, middle school, intermediate, and primary. There are also numerous links to fun activities including the following:
Advertising and Nutrition
Backpacks = Backaches for Some Kids
Children Act Fast. . .So Do Poisons!
Fitness Lab
Food Label Comparison Chart
Prevention and Awareness of Alcohol Consumption
Serve Up Classroom Nutrition Activities
Teach Your Students to Be “Sun Savvy”!
The Eyes Have It!
USOE Physical Education Home Page
http://www.uen.org/Lessonplan/LPview.cgi?core=16
Developed by the Utah Curriculum Resources, this site gives activities for students by grade levels. Activities are varied, and include (among many others) the following:
Flag Grab
Patterns in Dance
Shark Island
2-on-1 Tennis
Bean Bag Agility
Cardio Warm-up Dance
Hampster Dance
Jumping Box
Scream Run
Physical Education Lesson Plans Page
http://members.tripod.com/~pazz/lesson.html
This is a site for educators to submit their lesson plans for use by others. The page gives a very long list of games and activities, including the following:
Fun Soccer Games
Dodge Bowl
No Dribble Zone Basketball
Elbow Tag
Milkyway Minute
Macarena Tag
Scooter City
Pick Up the Trash
Frisbee Fitness
Moon Monster
Major Mouse
Star Wars
Bionic Ball
American Gladiators
Pop Can Run
An American Tradition
http://memory.loc.gov/learn/community/cc_baseball.php
Baseball: As American as Apple Pie is an annotated collection of Library of congress resources about America’s pastime. The site includes early baseball pictures, baseball songs and stories, baseball cards, online lesson plans for high school students, and letters by Jackie Robinson, the first African American to play major league baseball. The site also has live chat with others who are interested in baseball.
Health
The National Institutes of Health
http://health.nih.gov
From ‘A to Z’: The National Institutes of Health has launched this expanded health information Web site which offers links to a wider range of the agency’s resources. Visitors can still access the popular “A to Z” listing of health topics, browse topics by body location/systems or use the main search box. Favorite health databases, such as Clinical Trials, MEDLINEplus and PubMed, remain one click away. The site includes three new features, “Healthy Lifestyles” highlights links to popular topics such as seasonal health concerns, nutrition and weight loss. “Research in Action” links users to cutting-edge scientific information. “Now Online” emphasizes interactive features and Web exhibits, such as the Portion Distortion Quiz, the Household Products Database and the Milk Matters campaign. (A. J. Hostetler. “Worth Noting.” Richmond Times-Dispatch, 1, 15 July 2004