Wellness Integration Lessons

The lessons on this page were created as part of SHIP in order to inspire and motivate elementary classroom teachers to integrate more physical movement into the teaching of core subjects. All of these lessons have been “tested” by teachers and refined after input from the teachers who have used them.

Typically teachers are most comfortable utilizing visual and auditory teaching strategies. By using these lessons, teachers can be more comfortable utilizing a kinesthetic teaching strategy, which involves movement. There is a preponderance of research that indicates that most students learn best when kinesthetic strategies are used along with other strategies. These lessons are designed to change students’ attitudes about physical activity and learning so that they will see both as valuable and fun.

All lessons have been grouped by grade level, subject, and Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL) so that they are user friendly and relevant. Though not exhaustive of all SOLs or all subjects, this collection of lessons is designed to stimulate teacher’s creativity so that they can see hundreds of ways to adapt the lessons and integrate movement into the teaching of all subjects on a daily basis. Please select a grade level below to view the lessons available for each subject.

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