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Fueling the Fire: 5 Ways to Start the School Year Strong in Elementary Physical Education

SHAPE America

Teaching physical education is uniquely rewarding — and uniquely exhausting. As I enter my 12th year of teaching elementary physical education, I’d like to share the tips I’ve used to start the year strong. Reconnect With Your Purpose Use the time before students flood the school to reconnect with the purpose behind your teaching.

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PE Curriculum for K–12: Student-Centered, Standards-Based

PLT4M

PE lesson plans have to balance structure with creativity. In math, you might teach addition, then multiplication, then algebra. Whether you teach elementary, middle, or high school, PLT4M offers a curriculum that adapts to your students’ needs—and helps them grow. Unlike subjects such as math or science, PE isn’t always linear.

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Using Ask, Listen, Learn’s Underage Drinking Prevention Curriculum in Your Classroom

SHAPE America

As health educators, it is important to teach our students to be health literate. By using best practices in health education, specifically a skills-based health approach, health educators teach and assess health literacy skills that students will use throughout the rest of their lives.

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Plug & Play Fitness Collection (Grades 3-12)

Open Phys Ed

Teachers have told us that no matter what grade level they teach, they love looking through all three modules for quick and fun activities that reenforce fitness concepts while also providing health-enhancing physical activity that can build student fitness.

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What does Skills and Values look like in Physical Education (PE)?

Reinventing the Game

In approaching a teaching scenario, the above diagram, Fig 1 , seems to suggest a possible start with Learner Outcome consideration before moving on to decide our intervention strategy, Teacher Input. We add to this challenge by also wanting to be very specific with our teaching outcomes, e.g. values, affective, skills , etc.

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5 BRAND NEW Gopher Exclusive Products for Ultimate Fun!

Gopher Sport

And for an extra twist, encourage creative movement as they flip their way to victory! The AssessPro Jump Board is here to take your vertical jump assessments to the next level. Say goodbye to complex setups and hello to accurate assessments, all while adding a dash of vibrant fun to your gym space!

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Funding Physical Education Programs

PLT4M

While Christi has retired from teaching after over 30 years in the field, she is still sharing insights and ideas for PE programs across the country. Complete A Needs Assessment Next, it is important to create a needs assessment for your PE programs. Check out her actionable steps to funding physical education programs.