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Subjects Arts & Humanities: Language Arts Arts & Humanities: Literature Physical Education: Games Physical Education: Exercise/Movement Physical Education: Team Sports Health: Nutrition Health: Our Bodies Social Studies: Geography

Grades PreK K-2 3-5 6-8 9-12

Brief Description How about a themed field day this year? Included: More than a dozen theme ideas! Objectives Students will benefit from using themes to connect field day activities and extend classroom learning. Keywords Field day, theme, Where the Wild Things Are, Dr. Seuss, Survivor, hoops, geography, beanbag, health, water, pirate, Mark Twain, preschool Materials Needed See the individual theme resources for materials that will be required. Lesson Plan Field day is a day for exercise and fun, but it is also possible to connect academics to the activities. As a matter of fact, many teachers have created resources that do just that. The following resources offer activities for more than a dozen themed field days. Check them out! Beanbag Activities Field Day [archived copy] Dr. Seuss Field Day Field of Fun Field Day 50 States Field Day Five Things To Do With a Hoop Healthful Living Field Day Healthy Field Day Mark Twain Olympics Passport to America Pirate PE Field Day Preschool Field Day Survivor Island Field Day Water Field Day Where the Wild Things Are Field Day Lesson Plan Source Education World Submitted By Gary Hopkins National Standards PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND HEALTH: Physical Education GRADES K - 12 NPH.K-12.3 Physical Activity NPH.K-12.4 Physical Fitness NPH.K-12.5 Responsible Behavior NPH.K-12.6 Respect for Others PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND HEALTH: Health GRADES K - 4 NPH-H.K-4.1 Health Promotion and Disease Prevention GRADES 5 - 8 NPH-H.5-8.1 Health Promotion and Disease Prevention GRADES 9 - 12 NPH-H.9-12.1 Health Promotion and Disease Prevention SOCIAL SCIENCES: Geography GRADES K - 12 NSS-G.K-12.1 The World in Spatial Terms Find more great ideas for phys ed fun in Education World's Physical Fitness Archive. Click to return to this week's Lesson Planning article, Fantastic Field Days. Originally published 05/30/2003 Last updated 03/17/2009