PLT4M

MAY 12, 2025

Invasion games for elementary PE offer more than just excitement and energytheyre a powerful tool for teaching key movement concepts like offensive and defensive positioning, teamwork, spatial awareness, and agility. Use Fakes Use body movements, eye direction, or footwork to trick defenders and gain an advantage. Download Now!

Elementary

PLT4M

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Jump rope activities for elementary PE are more than just a way to get kids movingthey help students develop essential motor skills, rhythm, timing, and coordination. Each lesson includes a one page lesson overview, equipment checklist, game setup, teaching cues, standard alignment and more! Download Now!

Elementary

PLT4M

MAY 9, 2025

Tag games for elementary PE are more than just fun ways to get students movingthey help young learners build essential skills like offensive and defensive movement, evasion tactics, change of direction, and spatial awareness. Defense : Deny space during gameplay by cutting off routes and anticipating movement. Download Now!

Elementary

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. Beyond motor skill development, these games also support other standards like Standard 3 (Developing social skills through movement). Grades 3-5: 1.5.10

Elementary

Gopher Sport

MARCH 3, 2025

Motor Skill Development: The act of bowling requires coordinated movements, improving hand-eye coordination, balance, and throwing mechanics. The primary goals of teaching Bowling in Physical Education do not include teaching the routines of how you play at a bowling alley.

Physical Education

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

APRIL 18, 2023

Include at least three motor skills and one foundational movement skill every Motor Skill Monday (every day is even better!) Locomotor skills are the fundamental motor skills we most often associate with successful movement, especially in sports. 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. Make new friends through movement. He is currently the coordinator of Physical Education and Health Education for Manassas City Public School in Manassas, VA.

Physical Activity

Reinventing the Game

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

This means that precise movements are needed in push-ups and sit-ups to trigger the automatic count. This is not easy to talk about on as they are those in the fraternity who take this very seriously and equates it to effective teaching, especially the more experienced teachers. How about sport/game skills or abilities?

Physical Education

The Sporting

MAY 4, 2023

Your Guide to Tai Chi: 24 Life-Changing Movements Tai Chi is a famous Chinese martial art - and its origins can be traced back to the ancient world. It is a great discipline for your physical and mental health - and there are many life-changing Tai Chi movements to try out at any age.

Movement

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. Flexibility, strength, technique, speed, control, coordination and balance are all developed through gymnastics.

Primary School

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! Encourage movement and creativity and challenge them to explore how they can use the scarf in different ways. All while having fun!

Coordination

Skillastics

JUNE 23, 2022

Studies have proven that physical movement helps kids improve their memory, increase their motivation, and improve motor skills. Movement and physical activity truly helps kids think and learn differently. We are so excited to have partnered with physical education leaders, bringing joy and fun back to movement for two decades!

Movement

Montessori Physical Education

AUGUST 27, 2023

We have our own goals and objectives, such as teaching gross and fine motor movement and Social and Emotional skills. Having more space than a classroom is conducive to movement, and students learn better when they move. “ Bibliography: Glossary of Education Reform - [link] Movement in Learning -[link]

PE

Physical Education Ideas

APRIL 29, 2019

Teaching Track & Field is about more than teaching the principles of run, jump and throw. It teaches fundamental skills based on the principle of run, jump and throw while also teaching students the skill of goal setting, resilience and persistence. Teaching Track & Field involves the following: Running.

Teaching

Sports Coaching FAQ

JANUARY 6, 2021

This article will outline how to teach this skill to a child. When teaching a kid to overarm throw the following progression steps should be taken: Wrist flick Elbow flick Stationary throw – Arm only Stationary throw – Body turn Side on Dynamic throw. Step 3 – Stationary Throw – Arm only. Step 4 – Stationary Throw – Body turn.

Teaching

PLT4M

MARCH 6, 2023

Martínez is a Project Coordinator for the Community Health Department at Lakeshore Foundation and an Inclusion Specialist for The National Center on Health Physical Activity and Disability (NCHPAD). Alex has an undergraduate degree in Physical Education Teaching and a master’s degree in Curriculum and Teaching in Physical Education.

Physical Education

PLT4M

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Essentially, this refers to poor coordination within a series of muscle contractions once a movement is initiated. This is an issue regarding the relationship between the agonist muscle group (those that start the movement) and antagonist muscle groups (those that control the movement). Bonus Content!

Strength

Whole Child Sports

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

This safe and fun balance-trainingdevice helps a child develop body awareness, core strength, and rotational movement. In addition, the boards replicate board sports (skateboarding, snowboarding, surfng) movements. Tennis balls can be used in extensive hand/eye coordination drills for various sports. Vew-Do NUB Boards.

Coaching

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

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

Gopher Sport

APRIL 1, 2022

Stretching and Yoga are some of the most beneficial movements you can add to your PE program. Not every student is comfortable with these types of movements. Check out a few ways to help students with their balance, flexibility, and coordination while keeping them engaged and interested. Build It Into a Routine for Every Class.

PE

The PE Shed

OCTOBER 7, 2018

This high intensity strategy game will get students thinking about witches and cauldrons, but also developing movement, thinking, coordination and catching skills. Trick or Treat Fitness also includes a resource page, which will support you in teaching the activity. Halloween Resource Pack - 4 Halloween Themed PE Games.

PE

Gopher Sport

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

There are five different movement families within parkour: (1) landings, (2) spins, (3) vaults, (4) wall movements and (5) swings. Strides are important since they can be used to connect different obstacles and they promote eye-feet coordination. Types of Movement Families: 1. Types of Movement Families: 1.

Elementary School

PLT4M

JANUARY 17, 2024

For example, school administrators can encourage classroom teachers to incorporate brain breaks and movement in other subject areas beyond physical education. Physical education teachers might be seen as leaders on the team for CSPAP, but it takes a coordinated multi-component approach for success. ” – Shape America.

Physical Activity

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

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

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

Skillastics

MARCH 10, 2022

Skillastics® partnered with Speed Stacks® to help increase movement while simultaneously developing Cup Stacking Skills. By incorporating increased movements and aerobic exercises, Speed Stacks® Skillastics® integrates the missing aerobic activity piece. Our Ultimate Speed Stacks Skillastics® package is the perfect solution.

Physical Activity

Aspire-Ed

DECEMBER 8, 2022

It can enhance both teachers’ teaching and children’s learning. Steph Donovan - PE Coordinator. Steph discussed the importance of having a mix of genre and theme when teaching dance, and shared ideas and structures to apply to different year groups. Speaking of… Assessing within a PE Lesson (PRACTICAL).

Primary School

TinCan Physed

JULY 24, 2021

These four areas are: Movement Competencies (Physical Domain of Learning): Involves developing proficiency in object control, stability, and locomotor skills to sequence movement in a wide variety of physical activity settings. If could potentially look something like this… Example of HOW teaching should look in your department.

Assessment

TinCan Physed

JULY 24, 2021

These four areas are: Movement Competencies (Physical Domain of Learning): Involves developing proficiency in object control, stability, and locomotor skills to sequence movement in a wide variety of physical activity settings. ABC’S of Athleticism: Agility, Balance, Coordination, Speed. Now comes the fun part!

Assessment

Better Coaching

OCTOBER 5, 2024

Coaches, parents, youth sports coordinators, and athletic directors alike should take this research seriously and consider whether it’s worth the risk to expose young athletes to such dangers before they are physically mature enough to withstand them.

Middle School

Heartzones

AUGUST 17, 2021

Darrel Salmi, Stillwater High School, MN teaching physical literacy using Heart Zones Methods. Keep asking and show your coordinators and administrators “the money.” Join the Smart PE movement to motivate minds and engage your students’ hearts this year. __. It is easy to request. It is easy to get it. Be Persistent.

Schooling

Active Schools Us

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Coach Adams makes PE class fun and kid-friendly, playing KidzBop music and using household items for activities (such as a broom and socks to play golf) or making PE videos using Harry Potter or Star Wars to teach various exercises. Coach Adams is amazing at making the mind-body connection and instilling coordination and confidence.

PE

The PE Hub

JUNE 29, 2023

Whilst we still encourage activity over the hotter months, it’s important to bear a few important considerations when teaching safe PE in the heat. High-energy activities that involve a lot of running or movement can cause more stress and lead to faster increases in body temperature.

Teaching