PLT4M

JULY 25, 2025

From kindergarten to high school, students grow physically, mentally, emotionally, and socially. In math, you might teach addition, then multiplication, then algebra. How do we prepare high school students for lifelong fitness? A strong PE curriculum builds healthy habits that last a lifetime.

Motor Skills

FACTS Management

JUNE 13, 2025

Census Bureau , 57% of children aged 6 to 17 participate in at least one after-school extracurricular activity, and nearly 29% are involved in clubs or non-sport lessons such as music, language, or drama. Despite their importance, many of these programs lack access to custom apparel that fosters unity and school spirit.

Assessment

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. . >>> Add and adjust exercises, notes, sets, reps, and percentages with ease. Even better?

Strength

SHAPE America

JULY 25, 2024

Teaching media literacy in skills-based health education can do just that. Media literacy is the ability to: Decode media messages and the systems in which they exist; Assess the influence of those messages on your thoughts, feelings and behaviors; and Create media thoughtfully and conscientiously. What Is Media Literacy?

Health Education

SHAPE America

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

No matter how you refer to it, lacrosse is a great game to teach your students in physical education class! Using the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) framework while teaching lacrosse in PE will allow you to provide multiple options within the learning environment, thus creating equity and accessibility for ALL students.

Physical Education

SHAPE America

OCTOBER 10, 2023

There are fewer sunlit hours after school for children to be outside and physically active. This time of year, it is increasingly important to incorporate physical activity into the school day. Instead of settling into an indoor, sedentary routine — it’s time to rethink the typical school day.

Physical Activity

SHAPE America

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

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. Let’s take a look.

Middle School

SHAPE America

OCTOBER 17, 2022

One important concern is the threat that vaping nicotine poses to middle and high school students. Vaping can put students at risk for nicotine addiction, harm developing brains, and influence their performance at school. Analyzed participant feedback using reliable research tools to assess findings.

Teacher

SHAPE America

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

WHPE Executive Director Keith Bakken used the grant to establish a new course of advocacy which involved attending the Wisconsin State Education Convention, hosted by the Wisconsin Association of School Boards (WASB). Members from the state’s nearly 400 school districts interact in the exhibit hall and during breakout sessions.

Physical Education

SHAPE America

AUGUST 11, 2022

These notes became the foundation for a two-part series we would later write for the Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance (JOPERD), “Transitioning From Students of Teaching to Teachers of Students.”. The heat really gets turned up as students enter the internship or student teaching phase. Running the Race.

Physical Education

Aspire-Ed

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Effective assessment supports pupils to succeed. It can enhance both teachers’ teaching and children’s learning. Take part in Jon Davies practical workshop at this year’s conference to see and experience effective assessment in action. Discuss the importance of assessment in PE.

Assessment

PLT4M

JULY 14, 2022

At times over the years, assessments and tests have mistakenly become interchangeable words in the world of education. In this article, we set out to better define assessments in physical education and how they can be utilized to empower student learning and provide better teacher insights. get the free e-book now.

Assessment

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. Gymnasts exercise body and mind.

Primary School

Physed n Health

MARCH 1, 2023

Traditionally, physical education has focused on fitness assessment, such as measuring students’ physical capabilities and comparing them to established standards. However, in doing so, teachers must also ensure that what they teach in the classroom is relevant to a student’s lifestyle outside the school grounds.

Assessment

Relentless School Nurse

DECEMBER 14, 2024

We need to work together with local schools, community groups, and leaders to create a united front against misinformation. Teaching people how to critically evaluate the claims they come across online can make a big difference. Social media can be a powerful tool for thislet’s use it to educate rather than just share headlines.

Schooling

Human Kinetics

JULY 18, 2022

From Joncie Albright, PGMT , Physical Education Teacher at Locus Grove Primary School in Orange County, Virginia. . Teaching Fundamental Motor Skills, Fourth Edition , is the one must-have book for all new and veteran elementary physical education teachers! Fun minimal-equipment partner and small-group activities are also provided.

Motor Skills

SHAPE America

MARCH 24, 2022

Assessments are used in standards-based education to determine the ongoing progress of students, which will drive instruction choices, and to document that students have reached mastery of the standards for each grade.”. Dan DeJager Dan DeJager is a National Board Certified high school teacher and university lecturer in Sacramento, CA.

Physical Education

PLT4M

OCTOBER 15, 2024

1 to 1 devices in schools offer teachers and students a modern, tech-enhanced approach to student learning. The Rise Of 1 To 1 Devices In Schools Over the years, many school districts pushed to introduce one-to-one programs within schools, especially middle and high schools.

Physical Education

Active Schools Us

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Physical education teaches students essential life skills such as teamwork, communication, and problem-solving. Finally, student assessment provides concrete evidence of student progress, helps teachers reflect on the effectiveness of their instruction, and offers measurable proof of program success. PE and recess are not the same!

Physical Education

Stanford Childrens

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Each fall, as they settle into the new school year, young students strengthen their literacy skills. 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. It’s not a native thing in our biology.

Schooling

The PE Hub

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Brand new PE Hub Assessment Portal. We are excited to share the launch of our online assessment tool. Previously at The PE Hub, assessment has been undertaken and saved on an excel spreadsheet. We have evolved to our new online assessment portal, and this post takes you through some of the features and benefits.

Assessment

Alexandra Lemm

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

At our last district professional development, I had the honor of presenting one of my very favorite teaching topics, stations with intervention ! For elementary school teachers, intervention might be something that is done weekly and can be handled with your eyes closed. In fact, it can be a foreign concept altogether.

Teacher

Open Phys Ed

MAY 8, 2023

The post Volleyball (High School) appeared first on OPEN Physical Education Curriculum. Social Interaction: (Grades 9-12) Identifies and evaluates the opportunity for social interaction and social support in self-selected physical activities.

High School

Gopher Sport

JANUARY 16, 2023

How do you keep track of physical education equipment for your school or district? When I was teaching, I had a spiral notebook that I used to write down all of our equipment each year. Share equipment between schools. You’ll notice there is a school version and a district version. Make ordering equipment easier.

PE

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

PE Scholar

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Are you looking for core tasks to support the holistic teaching and assessment of students in PE and ease primary to secondary school transition?

Secondary Schools

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. This is an extremely popular way of teaching for many. This brings to the forefront for me the role of cognition and its influence on how we teach.

Physical Education

The PE Hub

MAY 15, 2023

Teaching is one of the most noble and fulfilling professions, but it can also be incredibly demanding and stressful. This can be done within your own school or through formal professional development programs or informal networks such as school sports partnerships.

Teacher

PLT4M

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) provides leadership, resources, and best practices for school districts across the state. STATE GOAL 20: Achieve and maintain a health-enhancing level of physical fitness based upon continual self-assessment. There is a lot to cover in a short amount of time during a semester or school year.

PE

Montessori Physical Education

MARCH 19, 2023

Part one of Why Your Montessori School Needs Sports featured the history of the Rogers Park Montessori School basketball program. In it, I recounted the humble origins of the program, including the initial resistance to sports being introduced into a Montessori school. It is one of the cornerstones of Montessori education.

Sports

Gopher Sport

AUGUST 24, 2023

If you like puzzles, you can find joy in planning a curriculum, because trying to fit everything into one school year given your resources, facilities and time is near impossible. Why take the time to plan out the school year? There are several reasons why I plan out my school year, my units and my lessons.

Physical Education

Open Phys Ed

MARCH 21, 2023

The post Volleyball (Middle School) appeared first on OPEN Physical Education Curriculum. Grade 8) Applies rules and etiquette by acting as an official for modified physical activities/games or creating dance routines within a given set of parameters.

Middle School

Aspire-Ed

DECEMBER 8, 2022

The Active Primary Schools Conference took place on 25 th November 2022 and was the biggest conference to date. Over 90 primary school PE teachers, senior leaders, business managers and governors booked to join us at Millennium Point, all on a mission to boost their PE, school sport and physical activity offering.

Primary School

Open Phys Ed

MAY 28, 2024

Created by: LaDonda Porter, Shannon Maly, Stephanie Dickson, Dan Tennessen, Nichole Wilder Special Contributions by: Aaron Hart, Andrea Hart, Eliza Kuhn Introducing middle school students to golf brings with it opportunities for both physical and mental growth.

Middle School

Open Phys Ed

SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

The post Flag Football (Middle School) appeared first on OPEN Physical Education Curriculum. Working with Others: Accepts differences among classmates in physical development, maturation, and varying skill levels by providing encouragement and positive feedback.

Middle School

PLT4M

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

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. Challenges Of Funding Physical Education Programs School districts have a lot of different school programs they need to consider funding.

Physical Education

Open Phys Ed

OCTOBER 20, 2023

The post Team Invasion (Middle School) appeared first on OPEN Physical Education Curriculum. Register for FREE today to access all of the modules. Demonstrates the importance of social interaction by helping and encouraging others, avoiding trash talk, and providing support to classmates.

Middle School