V. TEACHING IDEAS, LESSONS AND CURRICULUM MATERIALS
Health and Physical Education
Recommended:
*** Health Lesson Plans
These lesson ideas from around the world have been tried and tested by teachers and can be searched by category, grade, date of submission and even material used, for example ‘stick’ or ‘water’.
*** New York Times Lesson Plans: Health
These lesson plans draw on articles from the New York Times to create authentic and topical classroom resources on a range of health-related topics. The site also allows students to research a topic in more detail and even contact a reporter.
Other Useful Sites:
McREL: health and physical education
McREL contains and links to a wide range of teaching materials, for physical education as well as nutrition and health classes. There are lesson databases here, background information and research links, as well as standards and benchmarks.
Teach-nology
Teachers can access specific lesson plans as well as whole databases here, on a wide variety of health-related topics. Search by subject, such as substance abuse, nutrition or conflict resolution, or take advantage of other resources, such as rubrics and tests.
Physical Activity Cues
This page contains tips and guidelines for teaching PE, such as the best technique for swimming crawl or what your hands should be doing while sprinting. Search this extensive database by activity or grade level.