PLT4M

JULY 30, 2025

. >>> Free Download: The Essential Guide To Teaching Weight Training What Coaches Look For in a Strength and Conditioning Program Template Coaches want a clear structure that organizes lifts, movements, and conditioning pieces. Need to add a demo or movement explanation ? Even better?

Strength

SHAPE America

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Adding more movement — through physical education, recess and active classrooms — is essential for beating the almost-winter blues. Elementary students get the majority of their movement during the school day in physical education (PE) and recess. They perform better on standardized and functional assessments.

Physical Activity

SHAPE America

MARCH 24, 2022

Students around the field are throwing and catching discs, learning movement skills, encouraging one another, and enjoying physical activity in the process. Grade-Level Outcome (Grade 4): Praises the movement performance of others both more skilled and less skilled. I threw it too far,” the thrower apologizes. That is the “structure.”.

Physical Education

Human Kinetics

JULY 18, 2022

Teaching Fundamental Motor Skills, Fourth Edition , is the one must-have book for all new and veteran elementary physical education teachers! A corresponding picture for each cue shows proper movement form, which allows students to see and say as they do to mesh auditory, visual, and kinesthetic learning.

Motor Skills

Aspire-Ed

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Here we break down that impact and take a closer look at why gymnastics is an essential sport to teach in primary school. Teaching gymnastics develops key physical skills. Which leads us on to our next point… Teaching gymnastics is in line with the national curriculum.

Primary School

Reinventing the Game

MAY 1, 2021

I have been lamenting on this for our practise for some time, i.e. how we introduce movement evaluation cues directly as teaching cues to our learners. Much of the cues we derive from ideal movement solution may mean little to novices who are still exploring their own range of movement adaptations.

Physical Education

Relentless School Nurse

DECEMBER 14, 2024

Teaching people how to critically evaluate the claims they come across online can make a big difference. Programs that teach people how to identify credible sources and recognize misinformation can strengthen community resilience against false claims. Supporting fact-checking efforts is another important step.

Schooling

Active Schools Us

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Physical education teaches students essential life skills such as teamwork, communication, and problem-solving. Physical activity is a health-enhancing movement that provides opportunities to apply the skills and concepts learned in physical education.

Physical Education

Open Phys Ed

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

The activities in this module are designed to teach students how to move safely around a track (running loop) while exploring different locomotor movements and having imaginative fun with their classmates. Concepts introduced include physical activity in and out of school, basic nutrition education, safety and locomotor movements.

Nutrition

Open Phys Ed

AUGUST 11, 2022

These activities provide an opportunity for teachers to integrate rhythmic movement in a fun and engaging way. Personal enjoyment, social engagement, and having an appreciation for all movement forms will teach and reinforce skills and concepts while keeping the magic of movement alive. Assessments.

Fitness

PLT4M

OCTOBER 23, 2023

These include: STATE GOAL 19: Acquire movement and motor skills and understand concepts necessary to engage in moderate to vigorous physical activity. STATE GOAL 20: Achieve and maintain a health-enhancing level of physical fitness based upon continual self-assessment. Want to see how PLT4M aligns to all 6 ISBE PE standards?

PE

Drowning in the Shallow

MAY 4, 2024

I’m unconvinced that there is one best way to organise and teach physical education. Supporting children to value and find a place for movement in their lives is a complex and dynamic task.

Physical Education

Open Phys Ed

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Skill Cue Teach Sheets: [PDF, WORD]. Assessments. Self-Assessment Worksheet: [PDF, WORD]. MOVEMENT SKILLS & CONCEPTS. Students demonstrate skill competency and can apply concepts and strategies to movement and performance. Sample Lesson Plan: [PDF, WORD]. Academic Language Cards: [PDF, WORD]. Activity Plans.

Physical Activity

Gopher Sport

AUGUST 24, 2023

First, it’s the way I was trained, both in college and in my student teaching experiences. This practice allows you to reflect on your teaching before your teaching occurs, which helps you tweak things prior to when they arise in class. Lastly, I am passionate about advocating for Physical Education. What resources do I have?

Physical Education

Physical Education Ideas

DECEMBER 30, 2023

To be clear, when talking about physical literacy, we are not talking about teaching kids the ABCs whilst getting them active. If you can teach a student a game that gets them off a device – that’s physical literacy. If you can teach a student a game that gets them off a device – that’s physical literacy.

Physical Education

Open Phys Ed

JANUARY 15, 2024

Created by: Jenna Knapp & Aaron Hart Special Contributions: Deedi Boland Design: Jennifer Truong For thousands of years, children have been jumping rope as a form of movement-based fun. Demonstrates competency in a variety of motor skills and movement patterns. Analyzes movement situations and applies movement concepts (e.g.,

Motor Skills

PLT4M

OCTOBER 15, 2024

School districts saw technology as a powerful tool to improve everything from curriculum integration to assessment. First, the subject of physical education is rooted in movement. But now, schools have access to trusted resources like PLT4M to implement curriculum, assessment, and more in physical education.

Physical Education

PLT4M

JUNE 15, 2023

As a result, we have broadened our answer to better guide our promotion of physical literacy. Check out the definition from The Canadian Assessment of Physical Literacy , “The internationally accepted definition of physical literacy was published during CAPL development. ” (Whitehead M. ” (Whitehead M. link] 2014.)

Physical Education

Gopher Sport

AUGUST 14, 2023

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!

Gyms

Stanford Childrens

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Other countries start teaching reading at different times. Yeatman: You don’t have to teach babies and kids how to acquire spoken language; you just talk to them. Yeatman: You don’t have to teach babies and kids how to acquire spoken language; you just talk to them. It’s not a native thing in our biology.

Schooling

Aspire-Ed

OCTOBER 12, 2022

It helps children master fundamental movement skills. As a result, it’s seen as a difficult and dangerous sport to teach, with teachers left apprehensive about delivering lessons. So how do you move from fearing the sport to making it one of your favourite to teach? Over 18 years teaching gymnastics in schools.

Teaching

PLT4M

JULY 31, 2023

By tracking their progress, teachers can identify individual student learning needs and tailor their teaching methods to suit each student better. Measuring Learning Outcomes: Student progress tracking enables the assessment of learning outcomes and whether educational goals are being met.

Physical Education

Open Phys Ed

SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

This module provides lead-up activities and small-sided games aimed at developing the movement concepts, movement patterns, and strategic knowledge commonly associated with flag football. All participants are given the opportunity to explore the movement concepts in a fun and engaging environment where everyone can feel successful.

Middle School

The PE Specialist

AUGUST 3, 2023

In this post I’m excited to let you know about a new resource that we’ve created to assist in helping students learn the basic fundamental movement patterns that many of us refer to as Locomotor Movements (Skip, Slide, Gallop, Jump, Hop, Leap etc) This is a project that’s been in […]

Phys Ed

Open Phys Ed

OCTOBER 20, 2023

This module builds on the Invasion Basics module for grades 3-5 and provides lead-up activities and small-sided games aimed at developing the movement concepts, movement patterns, and strategic knowledge commonly associated with invasion sports. Register for FREE today to access all of the modules.

Middle School

Reinventing the Game

APRIL 14, 2022

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.

Physical Education

Arizona Health and Physical Education

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

I use is Physical Literacy: the knowledge, skills, and agency to enjoy a lifetime of daily movement. Lifelong daily movement leads to increased happiness and health and correlates to higher academic achievement and earnings potential. A balanced curriculum of kinetics and academics allows educators to teach physical literacy.

Academics

PLT4M

MARCH 6, 2023

Alex has an undergraduate degree in Physical Education Teaching and a master’s degree in Curriculum and Teaching in Physical Education. Here are some examples of inclusion strategies for before and after school activities. Walking and biking to school Assess community accessibility, such as curb cuts or safety crossing streets.

Physical Education

Open Phys Ed

MAY 8, 2023

Manipulative Skills: (Grades 9-12) Demonstrates competency and/or refines activity-specific movement skills in two or more lifetime activities.

High School

PLT4M

AUGUST 9, 2024

This approach aims to teach students the value of regular exercise and how to design routines that suit their individual needs and goals. This popular strategy also encourages critical thinking, self-assessment, and goal-setting, which are valuable skills that extend beyond physical education and into other areas of students’ lives.

Fitness

Aspire-Ed

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Assessment in PE. How to use assessment to help children make rapid progress. Speaking of… Assessing within a PE Lesson (PRACTICAL). Effective assessment supports pupils to succeed. It can enhance both teachers’ teaching and children’s learning. Discuss the importance of assessment in PE.

Primary School

PLT4M

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Personalized system of instruction has been proven to be an effective method of teaching and learning within courses focusing on health-related fitness and weight training. Scoring rubrics, video recordings, and evaluations can be useful in the assessment process. 29 Hannon et al.,

Physical Education

Open Phys Ed

MARCH 20, 2022

This new instructional module provides over 100 pages of fitness running instructional tools with fun and cooperative learning activities that teach students about the physical, social and emotional benefits of fitness running as a lifetime fitness activity. Assessments. Self-Assessment Worksheet: [PDF, WORD].

Middle School

The Sporting

MAY 16, 2023

Every sport has its own set of challenges that can teach us important lessons about growth and development. Boxers must be able to read their opponents' movements and anticipate their next move, while also creating openings to attack. But what makes one sport more challenging than another?

Sports

Open Phys Ed

MARCH 21, 2023

Grade 8) Combines locomotor skills with movement concepts in dance, fitness, and sport environments. Locomotor Skills: (Grade 6) Safely and purposefully uses mature locomotor skills in rhythms and patterns in dance, fitness, and sport environments.

Middle School

TinCan Physed

JULY 24, 2021

There is where you can start to see an impact on the way your program assesses and gives feedback to your students and establishes best practices for all of the teachers who are involved in making the program run smoothly and encourage progress. Connect your BIG IDEAS, VALUES and ACTIONS to your Curriculum Now comes the fun part!

Assessment

TinCan Physed

JULY 24, 2021

There is where you can start to see an impact on the way your program assesses and gives feedback to your students and establishes best practices for all of the teachers who are involved in making the program run smoothly and encourage progress. ABC’S of Athleticism: Agility, Balance, Coordination, Speed. Now comes the fun part!

Assessment