PLT4M

MAY 12, 2025

While invasion games are often associated with traditional team sports like soccer, basketball, football, ultimate frisbee, and hockey, they can also be adapted in creative and age-appropriate ways for students at all grade levels. Get Free Sample Lessons!

Elementary

PLT4M

MAY 9, 2025

But in physical education, there are countless fun and creative variations of tag that can keep the activity fresh, engaging, and educational for elementary students. Whether PE teachers want a quick game for an instant activity or fun variations to fill an entire PE class, there are countless options to choose from.

Elementary

PLT4M

JANUARY 31, 2025

Basketball games for elementary PE are more than just fun activitiesthey help students develop essential motor skills, coordination, and spatial awareness. Fun and engaging activities that emphasize movement, ball control, and coordination help students develop foundational skills while keeping them active and engaged.

Elementary

SHAPE America

OCTOBER 12, 2023

KYSHAPE provides daily slides with prompts, as well as activities and social media posts for each daily theme that administrators, health and physical educators, and other classroom teachers can use. As a health and physical education teacher, I teach kindness as part of my curriculum. The impact of health. minds event., but all year.

Schooling

SHAPE America

APRIL 18, 2023

From these teachers and coaches, students learn just how important physical activity is for physical, mental, and social-emotional health. Be creative and include them in games and movement challenges. Here are five ways to celebrate physical activity during National PE & Sport Week and every week — and all year round: 1.

Motor Skills

SHAPE America

APRIL 20, 2023

Here are some tips to help you get started: For Teachers: Advocate for more outdoor recess and field days. Show off your creativity side: Revise rules from old games and change them to new and different rules to fit the new game. Reach out to your local school’s physical education teacher for more information and opportunities.

Physical Activity

Gopher Sport

JUNE 6, 2023

Throughout my career as a physical education teacher, I have grown a strong appreciation for juggling scarves ! Inexpensive, portable, simple to use, easy to store – scarves should be in every PE teacher’s repertoire, especially towards the end of year when you find yourself teaching somewhere other than your gym! All while having fun!

Coordination

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

Gopher Sport

JULY 24, 2023

The rhythmic motion of jumping rope helps improve coordination, balance, and cardiovascular fitness. To add excitement to your elementary PE lessons, here are 10 fun and creative jump rope games that your students will love! It’s a fun way to improve coordination and listening skills.

Creativity

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

Physical Education Ideas

MARCH 14, 2024

From hopping like bunnies to rolling eggs, these activities improve cardiovascular health, coordination, and agility. Enhances Motor Skills: From balancing eggs on spoons to hopping in bunny poses, Easter games help develop gross motor skills, balance, hand-eye coordination, and spatial awareness.

Motor Skills

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. Rainy days also often affect your lessons, especially when it comes to outdoor activities like PE.

Primary School

PLT4M

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Explore What Is Available With Grant Finders Physical education teachers often assume that there are no grants for physical education. With the help of online grant finders, teachers are pleasantly surprised to see the opportunities for physical education grants. .

Physical Education

Gopher Sport

AUGUST 16, 2024

Watch hundreds of PE teachers Hula hooping (some for of the first time) at TAHPERD! Teachers from coast to coast participated in the challenges at the booth and experienced the joy firsthand. It also improves core strength, coordination, and increases mobility! BEST hula hoops on the market – from 30 year PE teacher!

PE Teacher

Gopher Sport

AUGUST 28, 2024

We are PE teachers. We know how to be creative! PE teachers who introduce tennis in their classes have a unique opportunity to inspire a lifelong passion for the sport. See the map below to find the school coordinator in your area. USTA-Section-School-Coordinator-List-1 Registration is free and easy!

Schooling

Physical Education Ideas

MAY 11, 2019

I know people (even teachers) wonder why we play games in class. I know people (even teachers) think P.E. Just to name a few: critical thinking skills, creativity, teamwork, and good sportsmanship. I love watching creativity flow through active game sessions. is just “playing games.” Is that such a bad thing?

Motor Skills

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. Strides are important since they can be used to connect different obstacles and they promote eye-feet coordination. However, you do what a physical education teacher does best: thinking outside the box.

Elementary School

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 small home business was designed to promote sport stacking and become a resource for physical education teachers. As an educator, Bob was able to speak to PE teachers on a peer level.

Physical Activity

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. Benefits of Bodyweight Bootcamp Workouts For Physical Education Physical education teachers are always looking for engaging lessons and workouts.

Physical Education

PLT4M

JULY 15, 2022

We celebrated the ingenuity of physical education teachers and students to find creative ways to workout at home. While schools racked their brains for a solution, physical education teachers couldn’t help but scream in the hopes that someone would listen to them from the ‘back seat.’

Physical Activity

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. Any teacher anywhere could take these ideas and make them work with their students and community!

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.

Assessment

The PE Hub

APRIL 8, 2022

How about a dance or gymnastics festival to tap into children’s creative and expressive nature? The teachers’ pack includes 8 brand new lessons for KS1 and 2 covering Lawn Bowls, Triathlon, Volleyball and Rhythmic Gymnastics. Your school’s activities do not just have to be traditional competitive sports.

Sports

MSU

APRIL 12, 2019

Assistant Professor and Coordinator of Sport Coaching and Leadership Online Programs. The idea is not new to many coaches and teachers, and the Teaching Games for Understanding movement has done a great job of developing games that make skill learning and development more interesting and effective, for both athletes and coaches.

Coaching

Active Schools Us

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

An encouraging PE teacher and a school that invests in PE can make all the difference. But I had this PE teacher that was very encouraging – tough but motivational. Coach Adams is amazing at making the mind-body connection and instilling coordination and confidence. by Kelly Thew. Roswell, GA. Leer en español.).

PE

Physical Education Ideas

OCTOBER 20, 2024

If you’re a Physical Education teacher looking to add a little “boo!” 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!

Fitness

Spark PE

JANUARY 14, 2022

It was encouraging that people quickly developed creative approaches to stay active and help their children continue activities. As such, it is imperative to understand the needs and limitations of teachers and school staff when promoting physical activity and other health behaviors. SPARK has the “Active Classroom” program.

Physical Activity

SHAPE America

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

It supports skill development by providing structured opportunities for hand-eye coordination and controlled movement. This setup helps students focus on aim and coordination while keeping the game structured and predictable. Once comfortable, they can focus on coordinating the jump before combining both actions.

Motor Skills

PLT4M

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Throughout the article, we’ll showcase some of the PE games for elementary from PLT4Ms library of over 150 lesson plans, offering teachers a valuable resource for planning and delivering engaging physical education lessons. Tag Games Classic and creative variations that get students running, dodging, and reacting. Download Now!

Elementary

Gopher Sport

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

One tool that has captured the attention of music teachers is the use of jump bands. This innovative approach not only brings a new level of excitement to music classes but also enhances students’ understanding of rhythm and coordination. Set to music, this activity requires timing, coordination, and a keen sense of rhythm.

Dance

PLT4M

APRIL 29, 2025

From skill breakdowns to full unit plans, teachers can find everything they need to bring this exciting game into the classroom. Teachers and schools can also access special discounts and opportunities via the Spikeball PE Teacher Portal. Teachers can focus on movement skills, team communication, strategy, and sportsmanship.

Flexibility

PLT4M

MAY 15, 2025

These fast-paced and engaging activities also promote coordination, teamwork, and spatial awareness, making them a valuable addition to any physical education class. As physical education teachers, its important to focus on key teaching cues that promote skill development, proper technique, and game awarenesswhile also emphasizing safety.

PE