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These lesson plans and activities are organized under topics. Click the found next to the topic to see the related knowledge and skill statements from Content Knowledge, 4th edition.

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Health

Consumer health | Disease prevention and treatment | Drug use and abuse | Emergency care | Emotional health | Family health | Nutrition and diet | Safety and injury prevention | General health resources

Physical Education

Balance | Benefits of fitness | Cooperation and respect | Locomotor skills | Manipulative skills | Measures of fitness | Training and conditioning | General physical education resources

Health

Consumer health

• Dying to Be Thin - NOVA teachers; PBS Online®*
  
• Exploring Media Messages - Dana Arvidson
  
• Food Labels in the Classroom - Kathleen Rogers; Webster School; Winfield, KS*
  

Disease prevention and treatment

• Disease Presentation - Gen Nelson

Drug use and abuse

• Drug Abuse Brochure - Judy Terando; La Salle, IL
• The Drug Dope Show - Judy Terando; La Salle, IL
  
• Smoking Prevention Campaign - Judy Terando; La Salle, IL
  
• Substance Abuse Influences - Donna B. Furtado; Richfield Elementary; Richfield, ID
  

Emergency care

• First Aid Kit - Marlana Marasco; Pennsylvania State University, University Park

Emotional health

• Chain of Compliments - Tammy Seys
• Managing Anger - Toni Nagel-Smith; Bedford, NY
  

Family health

• Family Sculpture Demonstration - Michael Fitzgerald; Nevada Department of Education
  

Nutrition and diet

• Balanced Meals - Katie Catlin; Troy State University
• Dying to Be Thin - NOVA teachers; PBS Online®*
  
• Healthy Eating - NIE Curriculum Guide; The Montana Standard; Butte, MT
• Food Labels in the Classroom - Kathleen Rogers; Webster School; Winfield, KS*
  
• Nutrition Lesson Plan - Carol Torterotot
  
• Planning a Healthy Menu Using the Food Pyramid - Melissa M. Embacher
  
• Salad Party - Beckianne Kilkenny; Cornelius Elementary; Oregon

Safety and injury prevention

• Bike rodeo - Tim Bassett
  
• Fire Safety Lesson Plans - U.S. Fire Administration; Emmitsburg, MD
  
• Safety First - Kari Jo Nelson

General health resources

• Health Lesson Ideas - PE Central; Blacksburg, PA
• Health Lesson Plans - The Educator's Reference Desk; Information Institute of Syracuse, New York
• Lesson Plans and Reproducibles: Health - Scholastic, Inc.
• Lesson Plans for Health Teachers (Grades K-12) — the Date Hookup 
• PBS Teacher Source - PBS Online®

Physical Education

Balance

• Beanbag Balance - Scholastic, Inc.
  

Benefits of fitness

• Catching Physical Fitness Fever - Brad Dahnert; Mankato State University, Minnesota
  

Cooperation and respect

• Voyage Across the Ocean - Carla Fairbairn; Pope John Paul II School; Barrie, Ontario

Locomotor skills

• Cone Tag - Nils Dahlgren; Eastern Washington University, Cheney
• "Phys. Ed. K-7" Integrated Resource Package - British Columbia Ministry of Education, Canada
  
• "Phys. Ed. 8-10" Integrated Resource Package - British Columbia Ministry of Education, Canada
• “Phys. Ed. 11-12” Integrated Resource Package - British Columbia Ministry of Education, Canada

Manipulative skills

• End Line Ball - The Educator's Reference Desk; Information Institute of Syracuse, New York
• Go for the Goal - Daniel K. Drummond; Seymour Community Schools
• Hula Hoop Football Fun - Chris Jones; Mankato State University, Minnesota
• Not In My Backyard - The Educator's Reference Desk; Information Institute of Syracuse, New York
  

Measures of fitness

• Heart Rate and Physical Activity - Gail O'Neal; University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown
  

Training and conditioning

• Exercise and You - Corrinne Gallagher; Mankato State University, Minnesota
  

General physical education resources

• Lesson Plans and Reproducibles: PE - Scholastic, Inc.
• Physical Education Lesson Plans - The Educator's Reference Desk; Information Institute of Syracuse, New York