Series

Brain Bites

10 episodes

Brain Bites is a set of short animated explainers that unpack one physical education idea at a time for grades 3 through 5. An animated host defines a concept, gives clear kid-friendly examples, and several episodes end with a quick try-it-yourself moment on screen. This run gathers the fitness-knowledge topics: the FITT principle, the five health-related fitness components, the skill-related components, heart rate and finding your pulse, and how to set a SMART fitness goal. Each clip lasts two to four minutes, so a teacher can open class, settle a group, or review a unit before a fitness assessment with a single video.

what this series covers

What Brain Bites covers

10 episodes in the library, tagged for 3rd–5th. Heaviest coverage: Physical Education. Between them they line up with 5 distinct standards across 1 framework.

Episodes per grade

3rd: 8
4th: 10
5th: 10

Episodes per subject

Physical Education: 10

SHAPE America (PE) 5

2.5.7Defines and provides examples of movement activities for developing the health-related fitness components.
2.5.10Defines and provides examples of movement activities for developing the skill-related fitness components.
2.5.12Identifies location of pulse and provides examples of activities that increase heart rate.
2.5.9Defines and explains how to implement the FITT Principle for fitness development.
4.5.6Sets observable long-term goals.

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