Better Coaching

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Parents and coaches, bombarded with stories of children being offered collegiate scholarships in middle school or making national-level teams at age ten, feel an impetus to accelerate their own childrens development. This underscores the futility of making high-stakes decisions about a childs athletic future in elementary school.

Sports

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. But more importantly, Ive seen how bowling can bring people togetherbetween a father and son, between teammates, between a PE teacher and their students.

PE

Arizona Health and Physical Education

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

The K-sixth physical education teacher at Faith Mather Sossaman Elementary School is devoted to making sure students exercise their bodies along with their brains. Her devotion paid off when she earned an honorable mention at the Arizona Educational Foundation’s 2025 Teacher of the Year Awards in October.

Education

Relentless School Nurse

JUNE 18, 2025

Retrieved from Tattooed Buddha Closing a Difficult Year As another school year comes to a close, I find myself reflecting on everything we carried personally and collectively. School nurses across the country have faced many of the same challenges, and we’ve leaned on each other in ways that have kept us going.

Schooling

Gopher Sport

MARCH 3, 2025

Be mindful of any students with sensitivity to strobe lights or moving lights, check with your school nurse to see if any students would not be able to participate and find and alternative activity if necessary. This is a lot of set up but it completely worth it if you have the support from Administration and teachers.

PE

PLT4M

MAY 9, 2025

Fun Tag Games For Elementary PE Tag is a classic playground favorite, and many students have likely played some version of it outside of school. 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

Relentless School Nurse

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

This coordinated effort presents an unprecedented threat to the future of federal education policy and funding in our country. Let’s make our voices heard and fight for the continuation of vital federal support for education and school health services. Start here first! Resistbot uses the number 50409 for text communications.

Education

Relentless School Nurse

JULY 31, 2025

This Is a Health Emergency—Not Just a Policy Debate As school nurses, we see what happens when a child can’t catch their breath—and we’re not speaking in metaphors. That’s why the latest news from the American Lung Association alarms us—and why it should concern every parent, teacher, and policymaker. What’s at Risk?

Schooling

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. Download Now!

Elementary

Relentless School Nurse

APRIL 15, 2025

School Nurses: The Relentless Lifelines in Our Schools School nurses are the lifelines for students and families navigating the complexities of acute and chronic illness while pursuing an education. Whether or not its your official title, remember: we are all the Chief Wellness Officers in our schools.

Schooling

SHAPE America

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

As a physical education teacher, I have been doing school fundraisers for 23 years. In spring 2019, my school, Odessa Upper Elementary, was one of the pilot schools for SHAPE America’s health. because of the lessons (and there are a lot of them) and because I receive a lot more giveback to my school.

PE

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. As a health and physical education teacher, I teach kindness as part of my curriculum.

Schooling

SHAPE America

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

President-Elect Candidates Cara Grant Cara Grant (she/her) is the preK-12 supervisor for adapted physical education, health, and physical education in Montgomery County Public Schools (Maryland), the 14th largest school district in the nation. Nilo was a preK-8 PE teacher and coach before going to higher education.

Physical Education

Relentless School Nurse

AUGUST 6, 2022

I came across this article, “North Carolina school district planning to put AR-15 in every school in the event of another school shooting,” and my heart started racing. This is not school safety. It is dangerous and reactive which will turn schools into battlefields. . Hardening schools does not work.

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. An example of this is to run, then add kicking a ball, or skip and then lunge.

Motor Skills

Relentless School Nurse

OCTOBER 16, 2024

In this special two-part series, School Nurse Trends: Tales from the Frontlines , I was invited to contribute my perspective on the evolving role of school nurses and our essential contributions to student health and well-being. Together, we can make a lasting impact in our schools and communities.

Schooling

SHAPE America

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

WHPE Executive Director Keith Bakken used the grant to establish a new course of advocacy which involved attending the Wisconsin State Education Convention, hosted by the Wisconsin Association of School Boards (WASB). Members from the state’s nearly 400 school districts interact in the exhibit hall and during breakout sessions.

Physical Education

Relentless School Nurse

DECEMBER 28, 2023

According to the Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN) program , these conditions include chronic physical, developmental, behavioral, or emotional conditions, and require special health and support services from school nurses.

Conditioning

Relentless School Nurse

AUGUST 9, 2023

Thank you FAACT’s Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Awareness Connection Team for inviting me back to discuss back-to-school ideas for students with food allergies. We certainly had a lively conversation, filled with important safety ideas for this upcoming school year.

Schooling

SHAPE America

APRIL 20, 2023

Here are some tips to help you get started: For Teachers: Advocate for more outdoor recess and field days. Reach out to your local school’s physical education teacher for more information and opportunities. He is currently the coordinator of Physical Education and Health Education for Manassas City Public School in Manassas, VA.

Physical Activity

SHAPE America

JUNE 2, 2022

My dad was a soccer player in high school and helped found a rec league in our community in East Hampton, CT, which my brother and I both played in. When I started middle school, there was no girls soccer team, and it didn’t occur to me that I wouldn’t be allowed to try out for the boys team — so I did. It’s Official.

High School

Reinventing the Game

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

may be considered as being not align to the reality of school business on the ground. Recent encounters very well meaning leaders in the profession suggest that the younger the age group, the more we need to just get about being efficient in daily school life and perhaps not worry too much regards ‘pedagogy’ and such. Or is it not?

Physical Education

Arizona Health and Physical Education

AUGUST 6, 2024

A teacher from the Queen Creek Unified School District was given an honorable mention in the Arizona Educational Foundation’s 2025 Teacher of the Year Awards. Lara Cox, a K-sixth physical education teacher at Faith Mather Sossaman Elementary School, will be honored at the Arizona Teacher of the Year Awards ceremony on Oct.

Teacher

PLT4M

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

In most conversations about improving schools, the role of physical education is an afterthought, or worse, not even mentioned. 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.

Physical Education

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. Flexibility, strength, technique, speed, control, coordination and balance are all developed through gymnastics. The coordination children develop improves their performance on the basketball court.

Primary School

Gopher Sport

JANUARY 16, 2023

How do you keep track of physical education equipment for your school or district? 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. Share equipment between schools.

PE

PLT4M

JUNE 12, 2024

Middle school health curriculum is critically important because it targets students at a pivotal age when they are developing habits and attitudes that will influence their future health. Challenges Of Middle School Health Curriculum There has never been a sole curriculum or singular approach to health education within schools.

Middle School

PLT4M

MAY 23, 2024

As our young people grapple with mental health issues, schools play a vital role in supporting student mental health with resources, services, and opportunities. The Current State Of Mental Health In Schools According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), mental health challenges among students are alarmingly prevalent.

Health

Carly's P.E. Games

MAY 27, 2020

I was lucky enough to receive this two weeks before the Covid-19 school closure. Check out the activities we had time to do before the school closure: Guard the Castle Game: Bowling with Pre-K class: Battleship Throwing Game: Red pins were used for an obstacle course during the Kids Heart Challenge event on Valentine's Day.

Coordination

Stanford Childrens

AUGUST 23, 2023

Illness and hospitalization can lead to a loss of school days and education for children, and it can create social and learning challenges due to prolonged or intermittent absences from school. In our metaverse classrooms, there’s no such thing as a standard school day,” says Collins. “VR

Schooling

PLT4M

AUGUST 18, 2022

Yoga for high school students opens the door to a lifetime of physical fitness and mental health benefits. At Canton High School, every student has the opportunity to explore and try out yoga during physical education class. And with that, the demand for yoga in high school is also on the rise. Download Now!

High School

PLT4M

AUGUST 22, 2023

The health benefits of physical education schools are well documented. After exploring the current state of student health and wellness, we outline and review the short and long-term health benefits of physical education in schools. Only 26% of high school-aged students attend PE classes 5 days a week.

Physical Education

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. You are experienced teachers. 2019 ; Kolovelonis & Goudas, 2023 ).

Physical Education

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

Physical Education Ideas

MAY 2, 2023

Furthermore, physical education helps students to improve their coordination, balance, and strength, which is essential for participating in sports and other physical activities and promotes life-long physical learning. This is where Physical Education teachers are vital.

Physical Education

Physed n Health

JANUARY 23, 2024

These additions are aimed at providing even more value and engagement for both teachers and students. Teachers can set rest periods between sets and track individual student progress throughout the school year. This feature allows teachers to create engaging and challenging activities while monitoring progress.

Agility

Montessori Physical Education

AUGUST 27, 2023

What is the first thing a physical education teacher should do at the beginning of the year? Talk to your classroom teachers. I am a physical education teacher and I have my own classroom, whether it be the gym or outside.” This may be one of the reasons schools use when they must cut programs for budgetary reasons.

PE