National Association for Sport and Physical Education

NASPE Lesson Plans

We have gathered all the lesson plans that we have created over the year's and put them in one convenient location for you.

Teacher Toolbox

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Teacher Toolbox has a wealth of activity ideas, lesson plans and resources each month. Log in and check out the archivesicon_membersonly as well.

PE and Sport Week

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During National Physical Education and Sport Week, NASPE creates daily activities for K-12 classes. View the 2009 activities, 2010 activities, and our latest ideas in our 2011 activities.

Professional Preparation Classes

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Two lesson plans that are ready to be used in your professional preparation classes. Each plan focuses on the importance of involvement in professional organizations and opportunities for growth as an expert in the field of sport and physical education.

ING Running Activity Plans

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These sample Running Activity Plans include teaching and practice of various running skills.

Hershey's Track & Field

Hershey's Track and Field

Six lesson plans from Hershey's Track & Field that you can use with your upper elementary and middle school physical education students.

PE2020

PE2020

Age-appropriate lesson plan ideas for you to use to implement PE2020 into your classroom.


Publications that offer lesson plan ideas:

 

Flash Fitness & the Incredible Physical Activities

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 Flash Fitness & the Incredible Physical Activities: A Super-Hero Approach to Meeting the National Physical Education Standards in Grades K - 5 - offers more than 110 activities and 15 sample lesson plans - all reflecting a super-hero theme and all grounded in the National Standards for Physical Education - for K - 5 physical education classes. 

Never Play Leapfrog with a Unicorn

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Never Play Leapfrog with a Unicorn: K-5 Physical Activities to Meet the Standards - Divided into 8 chapters, this fun-to-read guide is packed with 150 activities. Each activity page has a ruler indicating which standards are addressed through the activity and provides a strategy alternative to meet other standards.

Movement-Based Learning for Children

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Movement-Based Learning for Children: Academic Concepts and Physical Activity for Ages 3-8 - Over 100 lesson plans, presented in an easy-to-use format, will expand children's movement knowledge and abilities while using basic academic concepts. The activities are non-competitive and most address the all-too-common problem of limited space and resources, because they do not require equipment or a special setting.


Undergraduate Guidelines:

 

  • These guidance documents are for teaching introductory undergraduate courses in eight content areas of physical education and exercise science