Lesson Plan Resources
Lesson plans are a simple way to keep a teacher on track and help when planning out a unit. With a lesson plan, a teacher can reflect on what it is they what their students to learn and how to handle the instruction. Teachers develop appropriate objectives for the lesson and a great lesson will be preplanned in order to get a better understanding from the unknown to the known. A great lesson is often not one at first, but is often turned successful after many trials within the classroom or gymnasium. Are you often stuck on where to find great information for you lesson plans? Are you sick of using the same old activities and games within your classes? These are valuable resources when making health and physical education lesson plans or for unit plans. Just click on a title that you believe is interesting and you will be linked to the website!
Physical Education
Instant Activities:
1. Instant Activites: A list of instant activities that get the students involved in the activity as quickly as possible.
2. Games Kids Play: A list of instant activites that are divided by subject and favorites.
Elementary:
1. MrGym.com: Elementary and Secondary P.E. lessons, activities, and games from a Physical Education teacher.
2. SPARK PE Program: free lessons for the SPARK PE curriculum.
3. Instructor Web: includes a list of numerous lesson plans and activities for elementary Physical Education.
Secondary:
1. Science of NFL football: a ten part video series funded by the NFL and the National Science Foundation. Lessonoploy created these student activites and lesson plans to support the video series.
2. SPARK PE Program: free lessons for the SPARK PE Program for Middle School.
3. SPARK PE Program: free lessons for the SPARK PE Program for High School.
A Little Bit of Everything:
1. PE Central: A premier site for physical education and health teachers, students, and parents to provide the latest information about developmentally appropriate activities and lesson plans for all grade levels.
2. PELINKS4U: A list of numerous activities and teaching resources for the average physical education teacher.
3. Education World: numerous physical education activities, games, and lesson plans to get student fit.
4. Teacher.net: browse an entire collection of physical education lesson plans on numerous topics.
5. TeachPE.com: free resources for physical education teachers and sports coaches.
6. The Teachers Corner-PE: great lessons and games for students to stay fit, healthy, and active!
7. A to Z Teacher Stuff: includes lesson plans and activities, printable worksheets, teacher tips and tools, and many more resources.
8. Hotchalk LessonPlansPage: includes numerous lesson plans and activities for health and physical education that can be filtered by grade level or subject.
1. Instant Activites: A list of instant activities that get the students involved in the activity as quickly as possible.
2. Games Kids Play: A list of instant activites that are divided by subject and favorites.
Elementary:
1. MrGym.com: Elementary and Secondary P.E. lessons, activities, and games from a Physical Education teacher.
2. SPARK PE Program: free lessons for the SPARK PE curriculum.
3. Instructor Web: includes a list of numerous lesson plans and activities for elementary Physical Education.
Secondary:
1. Science of NFL football: a ten part video series funded by the NFL and the National Science Foundation. Lessonoploy created these student activites and lesson plans to support the video series.
2. SPARK PE Program: free lessons for the SPARK PE Program for Middle School.
3. SPARK PE Program: free lessons for the SPARK PE Program for High School.
A Little Bit of Everything:
1. PE Central: A premier site for physical education and health teachers, students, and parents to provide the latest information about developmentally appropriate activities and lesson plans for all grade levels.
2. PELINKS4U: A list of numerous activities and teaching resources for the average physical education teacher.
3. Education World: numerous physical education activities, games, and lesson plans to get student fit.
4. Teacher.net: browse an entire collection of physical education lesson plans on numerous topics.
5. TeachPE.com: free resources for physical education teachers and sports coaches.
6. The Teachers Corner-PE: great lessons and games for students to stay fit, healthy, and active!
7. A to Z Teacher Stuff: includes lesson plans and activities, printable worksheets, teacher tips and tools, and many more resources.
8. Hotchalk LessonPlansPage: includes numerous lesson plans and activities for health and physical education that can be filtered by grade level or subject.
Health Education
Decision Making:
1. Check Yourself: interactive decision making games to see how different choices result in different outcomes.
Nutrition:
1. Fuel Up to Play 60 Games: free interactive games on nutrition and physical activity for children.
2. Nutrition Fun for Kids: includes activities, puzzles, fun recipes, ideas on things to do, free downloads, and more!
3. Nourish Interactice: interactive worksheets for children of all ages! Includes worksheets in both english and spanish that relate to healthy eating, healthy habits, holiday activities, and education resources.
4. Super Kids Nutrition: includes health activities, nutrition articles, health resources, ask nutrition experts, children's website on nutrition, and printable worksheets for all ages.
5. Kids Health Game Closet: nutrition activities, games, movies, quizzes, science experiments, and resources.
Mental, Social, and Emotional Health:
1. Helpguide.org: factual information, strategies, and tips on improving mental and emotional health.
2. Learn Anytime: interactive demonstrations on the many topics within mental and emotional health. Demonstrations include dealing with conflicts, learning respect, handling emotions, ADHD, and more!
3. FamilyEducation.com: provides information on social and emotional health that applies to each specific grade level. This website also has a section specifically designed for parents.
Human Body:
1. Kids Health How the Body Works: interactive tool that demonstrates how specific body parts work. Each body part has a section that includes movies, quizzes, word finds, articles, and activites.
2. Science Kids: includes games, experiments, images, quizzes, facts, videos, lessons, and projects on the human body and specific body parts.
3. Super Teacher worksheets: Articles and worksheets on the human body that are appropriate for any grade level.
Drugs, Alcohol, and Tobacco:
1. Drugs, Alcohol, and Tobacco Powerpoints: free powerpoints for students and teachers.
2. GoodCharacter.com: A teaching guide to saying no and making good decisions for grades 5-9.
3. Deadly Highs: A lesson plan on substance abuse by Discovery Education. This also includes suggested readings that would be great for a unit plan!
4. Above the Influence: Includes statistics on specific drugs, including the long term effects and risks of using that drug.
A Little Bit of Everything:
1. Teacher Vision: includes lesson plans, activities, printable worksheets, and resources on alcohol, drugs, human body, physical activity, disease and illness, food, health history, health in literature, and health science.
2. Kids Health: has specific sections on topics within health education for children. Each health topic has numerous activities, movies, games, worksheets, and health facts.Topics include feelings, illness and injuries, staying healthy, how the body works, growing mind and body, health problems, and more!
3. Teens Health: has specific sections on topics within health education for teens. Each health topic has numerous activities, movies, games, worksheets, and health facts. Topics include sexual health, mental health, disease and illness, drug and alcohol, infections, staying safe, and more!
4. Learn to be Healthy: health lesson plans and activities for kids (grades K-6) and teens (7-12).
5. A to Z Teacher Stuff: includes lesson plans and activities, printable worksheets, teacher tips and tools, and many more resources.
1. Check Yourself: interactive decision making games to see how different choices result in different outcomes.
Nutrition:
1. Fuel Up to Play 60 Games: free interactive games on nutrition and physical activity for children.
2. Nutrition Fun for Kids: includes activities, puzzles, fun recipes, ideas on things to do, free downloads, and more!
3. Nourish Interactice: interactive worksheets for children of all ages! Includes worksheets in both english and spanish that relate to healthy eating, healthy habits, holiday activities, and education resources.
4. Super Kids Nutrition: includes health activities, nutrition articles, health resources, ask nutrition experts, children's website on nutrition, and printable worksheets for all ages.
5. Kids Health Game Closet: nutrition activities, games, movies, quizzes, science experiments, and resources.
Mental, Social, and Emotional Health:
1. Helpguide.org: factual information, strategies, and tips on improving mental and emotional health.
2. Learn Anytime: interactive demonstrations on the many topics within mental and emotional health. Demonstrations include dealing with conflicts, learning respect, handling emotions, ADHD, and more!
3. FamilyEducation.com: provides information on social and emotional health that applies to each specific grade level. This website also has a section specifically designed for parents.
Human Body:
1. Kids Health How the Body Works: interactive tool that demonstrates how specific body parts work. Each body part has a section that includes movies, quizzes, word finds, articles, and activites.
2. Science Kids: includes games, experiments, images, quizzes, facts, videos, lessons, and projects on the human body and specific body parts.
3. Super Teacher worksheets: Articles and worksheets on the human body that are appropriate for any grade level.
Drugs, Alcohol, and Tobacco:
1. Drugs, Alcohol, and Tobacco Powerpoints: free powerpoints for students and teachers.
2. GoodCharacter.com: A teaching guide to saying no and making good decisions for grades 5-9.
3. Deadly Highs: A lesson plan on substance abuse by Discovery Education. This also includes suggested readings that would be great for a unit plan!
4. Above the Influence: Includes statistics on specific drugs, including the long term effects and risks of using that drug.
A Little Bit of Everything:
1. Teacher Vision: includes lesson plans, activities, printable worksheets, and resources on alcohol, drugs, human body, physical activity, disease and illness, food, health history, health in literature, and health science.
2. Kids Health: has specific sections on topics within health education for children. Each health topic has numerous activities, movies, games, worksheets, and health facts.Topics include feelings, illness and injuries, staying healthy, how the body works, growing mind and body, health problems, and more!
3. Teens Health: has specific sections on topics within health education for teens. Each health topic has numerous activities, movies, games, worksheets, and health facts. Topics include sexual health, mental health, disease and illness, drug and alcohol, infections, staying safe, and more!
4. Learn to be Healthy: health lesson plans and activities for kids (grades K-6) and teens (7-12).
5. A to Z Teacher Stuff: includes lesson plans and activities, printable worksheets, teacher tips and tools, and many more resources.