Gopher Sport

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

I have had the privilege of leading workshops at the **NYSAHPERD Conference**, where I guided PE teachers in implementing bowling units effectively. These experiences have reinforced how adaptable, inclusive, and engaging bowling can be in any PE program. Its a sport of precision, mental focus, and strategy.

PE

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. Get Free Sample Lessons! Explore our K-5 Curriculum with these select Lesson Plans from some of our most popular Units.

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. These activities also promote cardiovascular endurance, agility, and perseverance, making them a valuable part of any PE curriculum. Grades 3-5: 1.5.6

Elementary

Gopher Sport

MARCH 3, 2025

Building Bowling Basics: Figure 1: Soft bowling balls ensure a fun, injury-free experience in PE, allowing students to focus on skill development, teamwork, and enjoyment. I had to leave the pins and lights set up for several days which had to be coordinated with our Extended Day program.

PE

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. Download Now! Grades 35: 2.5.3

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. These games also promote teamwork, communication, and decision-making, making them a valuable part of any PE curriculum.

Elementary

Arizona Health and Physical Education

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

These exercises improve strength, coordination, and help prevent injuries. 9:30-10:30 am – LECTURE Integrating Mindfulness in Physical Education by Katherine Lemaster OVERVIEW : This presentation will explore the role of mindfulness in enhancing both physical and mental well-being within the context of Physical Education (PE).

Flexibility

PLT4M

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

At PLT4M, we teach and practice the underhand roll via fun and dynamic bowling activities for elementary PE. Teaching Underhand Roll Via Bowling Lesson Plans For Elementary PE Bowling provides an exciting and engaging way to teach the underhand roll in elementary physical education. PreK-2: 1.2.6 PreK-2: 1.2.9 Get Free Sample Lessons!

Teaching

Arizona Health and Physical Education

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

I earned my National Board Certification in 2021, I was a TAP mentor teacher, and I’ve been a PBIS (Positive Behavioral Intervention Supports) coordinator in three districts. My commitment to promoting and advocating physical education has led me to serve as president of the Arizona Health and Physical Education Association.

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. These games also promote teamwork, communication, and decision-making, making them a valuable part of any PE curriculum. Examples include, but are not limited to: 2.5.1

Elementary

Gopher Sport

MARCH 3, 2025

Key reasons why bowling is beneficial in PE: Inclusive Nature: Bowling can be adapted to accommodate different physical abilities, making it accessible to students with varying fitness levels. Motor Skill Development: The act of bowling requires coordinated movements, improving hand-eye coordination, balance, and throwing mechanics.

Physical Education

PLT4M

MARCH 18, 2025

Soccer games for elementary PE are more than just fun activitiesthey help students develop essential motor skills, coordination, and spatial awareness. Fun Soccer Games For Elementary PE Soccer is one of the most popular sports around the world, and many students may have already experienced playing outside of school.

Elementary

Lampe

JUNE 10, 2025

My arrival at this physical education group that focuses on Meaningful PE comes from the relationship with our coordinator Raúl, who I have known for many years for several courses related to physical education in which we collaborated. When Raúl told me about this group, I felt that a lot of the things I’ve been […]

Coordination

SHAPE America

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Funds for PE Equipment and More Raising donations during the fundraiser period (which lasts about four weeks at my school) is a game changer for my school. My PE equipment closet is now busting at the seams, so I’ve started gifting classroom teachers with a portion of the funds I get back. lessons throughout the school year.

PE

SHAPE America

APRIL 20, 2023

National PE & Sport Week (May 1-7) is just about here. SHAPE America’s National PE & Sport Week allows us to showcase, promote, advocate, and show off our best ideas. If possible, move your PE space to the playground or open fields. We also have the excitement of the spring weather that has graced us with its presence.

Physical Activity

SHAPE America

APRIL 18, 2023

Here are five ways to celebrate physical activity during National PE & Sport Week and every week — and all year round: 1. squatting, swimming, biking) in your PE program. Host a PE & Sport Book Club So many life lessons are taught through sport, why not share stories of these lessons with a school book club?

Motor Skills

SHAPE America

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

She also coordinates the Physical Education Master’s Certification Program at the University of Maryland College Park. Nilo Ramos Nilo Ramos is an assistant professor and program coordinator of physical education at Coastal Carolina University. Nilo was a preK-8 PE teacher and coach before going to higher education.

Physical Education

Reinventing the Game

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Precision in Physical Education (PE) – What is its role? There was a time where the age group I deal with are supposed to be ready for their enlistment in the uniform-groups via their fitness lessons in schools ) To a large extent, precision also plays a big part of how the fraternity exhibits in delivering PE.

Physical Education

SHAPE America

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

I volunteered to assist the health education (HE) and physical education (PE) teacher preparation program coordinator. Irene Cucina Irene Cucina is a professor and program coordinator of Health and Physical Education Teacher Preparation in the Health and Human Performance Department at Plymouth State University in New Hampshire.

Assessment

SHAPE America

OCTOBER 12, 2023

It’s important that health and PE teachers take the lead on spreading kindness. co-coordinator and helps organize the statewide Kindness Across the Commonwealth week. Final Thoughts on Spreading Kindness Kindness should not only be taught and practiced during World Kindness Day or during a health. minds event., but all year.

Schooling

SHAPE America

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Here are a few examples of discussions we’ve had and comments we’ve received from convention attendees: Should we allow marching band to count for PE credit? Coordinate apparel to look professional and represent state association. How can you help us in offering better nutrition for our lunch program? Develop a consistent message.

Physical Education

Gopher Sport

JANUARY 16, 2023

When I became a health and physical education (HPE) coordinator, we used electronic documents and eventually created a spreadsheet with equipment inventory data for all of the schools in our district. This is an amazing free tool that teachers and HPE coordinators probably didn’t know existed. How to Use the PE Calculator.

PE

PE Scholar

APRIL 22, 2025

Understanding Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) or dyspraxia for PE teachers and adaptive teaching strategies.

Coordination

S&S

JULY 29, 2023

Coordinating different activities in stations and rotating groups from one station to the next is a common practice at camp and a great way to get a lot of activities in a small amount of time. Here are some guidelines … Read More The post 10 Tips for Coordinating Activity Stations for PE & Camp appeared first on S&S Blog.

Coordination

S&S

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Minimal supplies are needed, other than bowling pins, grab some balls and cones to coordinate … Read More The post Games with Bowling Pins for Camps, PE, and Afterschool appeared first on S&S Blog.

PE

Montessori Physical Education

AUGUST 27, 2023

Why PE Should not be treated as an extracurricular When our PE program does not integrate with the classroom curriculum in some way, we have made our PE program an extracurricular. As a physical education teacher, you know PE is not expendable. However, a co-curricular complements and connects to the academic curriculum.

PE

Physical Education Ideas

MARCH 14, 2024

So, grab your bunny ears and let's dive into a basket full of festive activities that will make your PE class egg-stra special! The Importance of Easter-Themed Games in PE: While the Easter games are filled with fun and laughter, they also serve an important role in a Physical Education program. Click here. Happy Easter, everyone!

PE

Gopher Sport

DECEMBER 1, 2023

As the winter season blankets much of the US in snow, it’s the perfect time to add the magic and joy of the season into your PE classes. Students aim for the targets, promoting throwing accuracy and coordination in a winter-themed activity while also having tons of fun safely throwing snowballs. white Yuki Balls.

PE

Gopher Sport

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Our adapted PE program (THE PEOPEL PROGRAM, (Positive, Effective, Outcomes, Peers, Enhancing, Lives)) will have a three-week unit on our wall learning to traverse and eventually climb. His schedule is so tight, but he refuses to miss any time in PE. The students are challenged with balance and coordination.

PE

Physical Education Update

AUGUST 12, 2022

A trend in physical education has been to make PE classes less difficult so that every student can enjoy them. The video above shows an example of how Crossfit concepts can be used in a high school physical education setting, as a program for students who want to work harder than in their traditional PE classes.

Physical Education

Physical Education Update

DECEMBER 19, 2022

The Ohio legislature, which currently requires only one-half of a PE unit for high school, has further softened this requirement by allowing school districts to waive the PE requirement for students who participate in two years of varsity sport, cheerleading…or band! Dick Moss, Editor, PE Update.com. billion per year!!!

Physical Education

SHAPE America

JUNE 2, 2022

My PE teacher took enough personal interest in me to introduce me to the girls basketball coach, telling him that I should go out for the team. In 2019, she was a pilot school coordinator for SHAPE America’s new health. I didn’t return for the next practice. I had never played basketball and faced a steep learning curve.

High School

The Everlearner

JULY 24, 2024

It will be one of those that, I hope, will really make PE teachers go, “Oh, I see!” Part 1 The origin of muscle tissue Part 2 Muscle tissue structure and function Part 3 Muscle contractions and coordination Part 4 Muscle tissue advanced - Muscle tissue as a “smart device” ( this post )

PE Teacher

The Everlearner

JULY 17, 2024

Dear PE teacher, Now that we have got the nature of muscle tissue and the microscopic anatomy of it in the bag, we can start to address some of the classic topic applications.

PE Teacher

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! Balancing: Work on balance and coordination by balancing a scarf of different body parts. Use scarves as a prop during a dance unit.

Coordination

Physical Education Ideas

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

So, let's lace up those sneakers, grab your lucky charms, and get ready for a PE class filled with shamrockin' games! Patrick's Day games not only bring a festive spirit to your PE class but also promote teamwork, agility, coordination, and strategic thinking.

Gyms

PLT4M

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

By dedicating physical education (PE) and physical activity (PA) as one of the ten components of the Whole School Model, a new emphasis on physical health opens the door to how we look at PE and PA in schools. For example, elementary school students could have a 20-minute recess, 30-minute PE class, and a 10-minute movement break.

Physical Education