SHAPE America

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Every November, schools throughout Kentucky celebrate Kindness Across the Commonwealth , a week-long event started by KYSHAPE in 2020 to spread kindness throughout our state while promoting lessons and activities from SHAPE America’s health. FUNdraiser — and it has transformed my school community for the better. ® FUNdraiser.

Schooling

SHAPE America

APRIL 18, 2023

Every May, we celebrate physical educators and coaches — the “champions” who help kids gain the confidence, competence, and motivation to be physically active in school, before and after school, and for the rest of their lives. Be creative and include them in games and movement challenges.

Motor Skills

SHAPE America

APRIL 20, 2023

Show off your creativity side: Revise rules from old games and change them to new and different rules to fit the new game. He is currently the coordinator of Physical Education and Health Education for Manassas City Public School in Manassas, VA. Spoiler alert! Everyone will walk away feeling better than when they started.

Physical Activity

Gopher Sport

JUNE 6, 2023

This piece of equipment is highly inclusive, improves hand-eye coordination, can be stimulating or calming for students, and instills a growth mindset through student autonomy. Creativity begins to flow as the skillset (and the brain) grows!!! Balancing: Work on balance and coordination by balancing a scarf of different body parts.

Coordination

S&S

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Sometimes a few bowling pins can add some out of the ordinary creative activities that will keep your campers and students engaged the entire time.

PE

Gopher Sport

OCTOBER 26, 2023

As knowledge of the impact of motor coordination on children’s cognition and academic achievement evolves, physical educators are increasingly integrating rhythmic coordinative movement into their daily classroom activities to prime the brain for learning. There are so many variations here, use your creativity!

Physical Education

The PE Hub

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Rainy Day PE: As a primary school teacher, you may be no stranger to wet weather causing havoc during the school day! However, with some creativity and flexibility, you can still give the children high-quality PE, even with limited space. Every school needs to come up with its own solutions to this problem.

Primary School

Gopher Sport

AUGUST 28, 2024

Academic, Behavioral, and Lifelong Benefits: School tennis programs provide a wealth of benefits beyond physical fitness. We know how to be creative! Inspire Lifelong Play Throughout School and Beyond! There are 360k students who play high school tennis, only 60k play individual tournaments. We are PE teachers.

Schooling

PLT4M

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Tight school budgets and an emphasis on “core subjects” like math and science often leave physical education as an afterthought. By utilizing physical education grants, schools and departments can take a crucial step in putting physical education classes on the same level as any other subject in the school. .

Physical Education

Gopher Sport

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Obviously, we would like them all to go up, but medical restrictions challenge us to be more creative. The students are challenged with balance and coordination. The bottom line is, that these are all kids and should be given the same opportunity in schools as their classmates. After traversing we will move on to climbing.

PE

The PE Hub

APRIL 8, 2022

What is National School Sport Week? National School Sport Week was established in 2008 by The Youth Sports trust. This year all schools are being encouraged to get their pupils involved in sporting activities throughout National School Sport Week. Why your school should take part in National School Sport Week.

Sports

Gopher Sport

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Its ease of learning and adaptability make it perfect for school settings, allowing students of all ages and skill levels to participate and enjoy. Introducing creative pickleball activities can further enhance the learning experience, making it not just about physical exercise but also about strategic thinking and teamwork.

PE

Stanford Childrens

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

She also enlisted psychology , music therapy , art therapy , and Child Life and Creative Arts to make their stay as pleasant as possible. Over the years, Burford coordinated Home and Hospital Instruction, which allowed Emily to participate in school remotely while receiving support from a school instructor at the hospital.

Immune system

PLT4M

JULY 15, 2022

When every school across the country went remote in March of 2020, there was a collective spirit around the benefits of physical activity for students. We celebrated the ingenuity of physical education teachers and students to find creative ways to workout at home. Then we went back to school. That was 15 years ago.

Physical Activity

Gopher Sport

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

The goal of parkour is to overcome various obstacles in an efficient and creative way by jumping, swinging, climbing, and running. Parkour can contribute to meeting the SHAPE America’s National Standards and Grade-level Outcomes for K-12 Physical Education in elementary schools. Consider parkour! Types of Movement Families: 1.

Elementary School

Gopher Sport

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Dive into the world of exciting and innovative physical education scooter activities with these ten creative ideas uploaded by passionate educators on x.com and PE Universe. Some schools may block content display from social media. Some schools may block content display from social media.

Gyms

Physical Education Ideas

MAY 11, 2019

Just to name a few: critical thinking skills, creativity, teamwork, and good sportsmanship. I love watching creativity flow through active game sessions. At schools I’ve taught, this is always the case. Games allow kids to practice and develop physical skills such as hand-eye coordination. We’re doing it wrong.

Motor Skills

Gopher Sport

OCTOBER 26, 2023

As knowledge of the impact of motor coordination on children’s cognition and academic achievement evolves, physical educators are increasingly integrating rhythmic coordinative movement into their daily classroom activities to prime the brain for learning. There are so many variations here, use your creativity!

Physical Education

Skillastics

MARCH 10, 2022

An elementary school teacher by trade, he quickly became a sport stacking enthusiast, and began sharing the sport with others. His program has grown exponentially, and has become part of over 54,000 school and club programs in 54 countries. As an educator, Bob was able to speak to PE teachers on a peer level. National Standards.

Physical Activity

Skillastics

JUNE 23, 2022

Physical Benefits If exercise can improve the brain’s ability to reorganize functions and connections, that leads to even more intellectual benefits, like increased ability to stay attentive, improved motor skills, improved hand-eye coordination, problem solving, and better decision making. It works quietly, in the background.

Movement

Whole Child Sports

JANUARY 6, 2020

Just as more and more parents today are seeking alternatives for their children in education, from homeschooling and charter and voucher schools to retooling curricula in public schools, we believe parents are ready to explore alternatives in youth sports. Whole Child Sports encourages parents to introduce children ages !ve

Coaching

PLT4M

JANUARY 30, 2023

These workouts can help improve strength, endurance, and coordination, while also providing a fun and challenging way to get a full-body workout. More importantly, teachers want to introduce and replicate the fitness options that students will see outside of school. Bootcamp-style workouts and gyms are on the rise.

Physical Education

TinCan Physed

JULY 24, 2021

My wife and I just started our journey as international educators at a school where we had to use the SHAPE Standards from the United States. ABC’S of Athleticism: Agility, Balance, Coordination, Speed Critical Understanding (Cognitive Domain of Learning) Includes understanding of physical activity contexts, rules, and tactics.

Assessment

TinCan Physed

JULY 24, 2021

My wife and I just started our journey as international educators at a school where we had to use the SHAPE Standards from the United States. ABC’S of Athleticism: Agility, Balance, Coordination, Speed. This understanding is used to plan for tactical movement and demonstration of critical and creative thinking through movement.

Assessment

MSU

APRIL 12, 2019

Assistant Professor and Coordinator of Sport Coaching and Leadership Online Programs. Today’s high-school swimmers kick underwater better than their adult counterparts from 30 years ago. One of my favorite games to play as a high school soccer player was a game we called World Cup. Written by Andy Driska, Ph.D.

Coaching

Active Schools Us

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

An encouraging PE teacher and a school that invests in PE can make all the difference. As the parent of a first grader who has been going to school virtually since March 2020 and a 4-year-old who tags along for some of the lessons, I was naïve to how critical PE is to a child’s ability to learn until this past year. by Kelly Thew.

PE

Physical Education Ideas

OCTOBER 20, 2024

It adds a new layer of excitement to lessons, keeping students engaged, fostering creativity, and boosting morale. Creativity Meets Physical Fitness Halloween is all about imagination, and that’s something PE games can tap into too! Rather than standard sprints or drills, Halloween-themed games allow students to use their creativity.

Fitness

Spark PE

JANUARY 14, 2022

Across the globe, efforts to promote social distancing directly affected physical activity of youth by closing schools, which affected physical activity opportunities including physical education, recess, after-school sports and activities, and walking and biking to school.

Physical Activity

PLT4M

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

PLT4M offers a comprehensive collection of over 150 PE games for elementary teachers, covering many of the most popular units and activities used in schools today. Tag Games Classic and creative variations that get students running, dodging, and reacting. Jump Rope Activities Fun routines and challenges to improve jump roping skills.

Elementary

PLT4M

APRIL 29, 2025

Thanks to a partnership between PLT4M and Spikeball , schools now have access to high-quality resources designed to make teaching Roundnet simple and effective. Teachers and schools can also access special discounts and opportunities via the Spikeball PE Teacher Portal. Go To Spikeball PE Shop for school discounts!

Flexibility