PLT4M

JANUARY 29, 2025

Throwing and catching games for elementary PE are more than just fun activitiesthey help students develop essential motor skills, coordination, and spatial awareness. Teaching Cues For Throwing Skills & Catching Skills Proper technique is essential for developing strong throwing and catching skills in elementary PE.

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. Each lesson includes a one page lesson overview, equipment checklist, game setup, teaching cues, standard alignment and more! Download Now! Download Now!

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

As a health and physical education teacher, I teach kindness as part of my curriculum. Teaching Kindness Makes a Difference in School Culture For the last three years, we have used the health. I was teaching my students tools for their toolbox to manage their emotions in their everyday lives. The impact of health. minds event.,

Schooling

SHAPE America

APRIL 18, 2023

Help ALL Kids Develop Fundamental and Foundational Motor Skills To expand “Motor Skills Monday” beyond National PE & Sport week, think of ways to include activities, games and creative opportunities to increase motor skill ability throughout the year. Be creative and include them in games and movement challenges.

Motor Skills

SHAPE America

APRIL 20, 2023

Never underestimate your ability to create and teach new games and activities. Encourage them to teach you the rules and skills of the games. Show off your creativity side: Revise rules from old games and change them to new and different rules to fit the new game. Introduce new games that are easy to learn, but fun to play.

Physical Activity

Gopher Sport

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Activities in physical education often teach children important classroom skills including following instructions, making decisions, problem-solving, teamwork, and self-regulation. This cross-modal integration enhances the brain’s ability to process the coordinate information from different sensory channels.

Physical Education

Gopher Sport

JUNE 6, 2023

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! Creativity begins to flow as the skillset (and the brain) grows!!! curriculum that teaches better breathing with scarves.

Coordination

Stanford Childrens

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

The genesis of a creative endeavor NICU nurse Madeline Helsing, BSN, RN, began her journey with paper cranes during a visit to a Japanese restaurant. I saw people teaching each other how to make the cranes and at the same time, getting to know one another. This has been a team bonding experience.”

Coordination

The PE Hub

OCTOBER 14, 2024

However, with some creativity and flexibility, you can still give the children high-quality PE, even with limited space. A multi-skills teaching bag can also be a great resource, offering a range of tools to keep pupils engaged and ready to go as and when needed.

Primary School

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. That’s 20 opportunities to win!

Movement

Gopher Sport

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Introducing creative pickleball activities can further enhance the learning experience, making it not just about physical exercise but also about strategic thinking and teamwork. Pickleball Relay Races Objective: Improve agility, coordination, and teamwork. Happy teaching!

PE

Gopher Sport

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Obviously, we would like them all to go up, but medical restrictions challenge us to be more creative. We will teach each student to harness up. The students are challenged with balance and coordination. Our goal of the three-week unit is to get every student involved in one way or another. This in itself is a skill.

PE

Gopher Sport

AUGUST 28, 2024

Here are five reasons to start teaching tennis in your PE classes: 1. We know how to be creative! NetGenerationSchoolsManualGrades-3and4 Skill Development Videos: Not sure you are teaching the skill correctly, No Problem! USTA has teaching videos that are also found on YouTube and the free Net Generation App.

Schooling

Physical Education Ideas

MAY 11, 2019

We teach games in PE class to teach concepts like resilience and persistence. In games, there will be moments of joy and moments of heartbreak and sadness – but each of these moments offers valuable learning experiences for the kids we teach. I love watching creativity flow through active game sessions.

Motor Skills

Gopher Sport

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Activities in physical education often teach children important classroom skills including following instructions, making decisions, problem-solving, teamwork, and self-regulation. This cross-modal integration enhances the brain’s ability to process the coordinate information from different sensory channels.

Physical Education

PLT4M

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

“The SPARK Grant Finder Tool helps you locate funding for your Physical Education, After School, Early Childhood, Classroom Activity, or Coordinated School Health program. For example, it might be training on teaching a type of fitness subject or how to utilize technology in the classroom better.

Physical Education

Gopher Sport

AUGUST 16, 2024

It also improves core strength, coordination, and increases mobility! ChulaHoops offers professional development and curriculum that aligns with standards, making it possible to teach hula hooping to the entire class. Hula hooping is a dynamic form of exercise that significantly benefits the heart.

PE Teacher

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. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education , 41 (3), 492-501. Consider parkour!

Elementary School

The PE Hub

APRIL 8, 2022

With all the pressures on schools to teach a deep and diverse curriculum, taking part in sports and physical activity can sometimes slip down the list of priorities. How about a dance or gymnastics festival to tap into children’s creative and expressive nature? Why your school should take part in National School Sport Week.

Sports

Skillastics

MARCH 10, 2022

According to Speed Stacks® , the company that manufactures all of the official equipment required for competition, “By increasing bilateral proficiency, a student develops a greater percentage of the right side of the brain, which houses awareness, focus, creativity and rhythm.” 30-Day Digital Speciality Programming - leave it to the experts!

Physical Activity

The Sporting

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Tennis You can burn 600 calories in just one hour with a game of tennis Tennis targets muscles across your body This sport can also help you work on your balance and hand-eye coordination Tennis isn't just a game - it's a powerhouse of fitness benefits waiting to be unlocked. Imagine burning 600 calories in just one hour.

Fitness

TinCan Physed

JULY 24, 2021

ABC’S of Athleticism: Agility, Balance, Coordination, Speed Critical Understanding (Cognitive Domain of Learning) Includes understanding of physical activity contexts, rules, and tactics. This understanding is used to plan for tactical movement and demonstration of critical and creative thinking through movement.

Assessment

TinCan Physed

JULY 24, 2021

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. If could potentially look something like this… Example of HOW teaching should look in your department. Now comes the fun part!

Assessment

MSU

APRIL 12, 2019

Assistant Professor and Coordinator of Sport Coaching and Leadership Online Programs. Here’s why modifying equipment, changing playing dimensions, changing rules, and gamifying practices – all examples of task constraints – are better strategies for teaching and refining athletic skill. Written by Andy Driska, Ph.D.

Coaching

Active Schools Us

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Like many PE teachers, he’s had to find ways to engage the kids there in person and the ones at home who are in living rooms and in basements – their creatively is boundless. He also teaches them how to eat healthy and gives them little things to do each day at home to start creating a healthy routine. It’s just amazing.

PE

Spark PE

JANUARY 14, 2022

It was encouraging that people quickly developed creative approaches to stay active and help their children continue activities. Even the best schools cannot meet all children’s needs, so schools are encouraged to coordinate with community partners to provide additional resources both in and out of school.

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

Each lesson includes a one page lesson overview, equipment checklist, game setup, teaching cues, standard alignment and more! Tag Games Classic and creative variations that get students running, dodging, and reacting. Batting Activities that teach striking and hand-eye coordination for baseball and softball.

Elementary

Gopher Sport

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

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. One tool that has captured the attention of music teachers is the use of jump bands.

Dance

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. By incorporating different approaches to teaching floor hockey, educators can ensure students develop confidence and competence while having fun. Get Free Sample Lessons!

PE

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. A team sport, played in pairs and centered around a small circular net, the game encourages movement, communication, and creativity.

Flexibility