Mansel Wells's List: Health & PE Featured Sites

5th and 6th Grade

The Classroom Teacher/Integrated lesson idea area has been designed to meet the needs of classroom teachers that desire to use physical activity to teach academic content. The content can be taught in the classroom or outside in an outdoor play area. Although this section is written for classroom teachers it is also appropriate for physical education teachers who wish to teach integrated content as well.

LOG IT is a FREE pedometer step and mile recording program for kids 3rd grade and up. Students can virtually walk around the USA with their classmates, log up to 6 days back, enter up to 25,000 (12.5 miles) steps a day and enjoy additional site features. Click here for teacher registration directions. Email: logit@pecentral.org

List of PE and Health webquests listed by title and level (elementary, MS, secondary)

Latest ideas, tips, coaching cues and research on sports, fitness and physical education topics from around the world.
Lesson plans for PE exercises, team building

Search for webquests based on PE or health topics

Lessons grouped by grade level Pre K - 1, 2-3, 4-5, 6-7, 8-12

PE Central's database of health and physical education lesson and assessment ideas! You will find over 1700 ideas submitted by 1100 professionals!

Games by categories:
Jump-Rope Rhymes
Clapping Rhymes
Ball Games
Chasing Games
Circle Games
Mental Games
Sensing Games
Strength Games
Jacks and Marbles

The President's Challenge is a program that encourages all Americans to make being active part of their everyday lives. No matter what your activity and fitness level, the President's Challenge can help motivate you to improve.

A site for health and physical education teachers, parents, and students. The goal is to provide the latest information about developmentally appropriate physical education programs for children and youth. To combat the high obesity rate, they offer motivational kids fitness programs such as Log It, the PEC Challenge, and more. There are over 1700 published lesson ideas.

We'll calculate the number of calories you burn for 222 activities. Fill in your weight and the average amount of time you spend doing an activity. We'll do the math and return an activities page personalized for you.

A handy calculator to have when teaching about exercise, nutrition, and wellness ... available in English or Metric measure,

includes recent FDA news, documents and programs plus links to food safety topics

Grouped by K-5, 6-8 and 9-12