Gopher Sport

JANUARY 15, 2025

Its simplicity allows for easy adaptation to different age groups and skill levels, making it an excellent tool for PE teachers looking to diversify their curriculum. These creative adaptations make Boardball an invaluable tool for PE classes, offering endless opportunities for fun and skill-building across various sports and activities.

Fitness

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. Want more than just tag games for elementary physical education class? Download Now! Get Free Sample Lessons!

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. PE teachers dont need specialized gearjust a few basic essentials can create engaging and effective activities for all grade levels. Grades 3-5: 3.5.2

Elementary

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. Use your creativity.

Education

Better Coaching

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Strategies for coaches to reclaim play in sports: Incorporate games that develop fundamental skills but remain fun and creative. Lost autonomy: Children who are constantly under adult scrutiny may fear making mistakes, stifling creativity and risk-taking. Reward effort and improvement more than outcomes like goals scored or games won.

Sports

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

Teaching

PLT4M

JULY 25, 2025

School districts and PE teachers often face the challenge of finding resources that are both high-quality and engaging for students of different ages, interests, and experience levels. PE lesson plans have to balance structure with creativity. PLT4M’s physical education curriculum is built with and by PE teachers—for PE teachers.

Motor Skills

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. Dribbling games for elementary PE in particular provide an excellent way for students to build confidence and control with the basketball.

Elementary

PLT4M

AUGUST 1, 2025

With PLT4M, teachers have a clear roadmap to follow. Sample Lesson From PLT4M Walk Fit The PLT4M Walk Fit program was developed with support from veteran PE teacher Christi Meyer. With decades of experience, Christi helped shape a curriculum that brings structure, creativity, and educational value to every class.

Fitness

SHAPE America

MARCH 21, 2023

Because I still want my students to get outside for fresh air and some natural vitamin D, I’ve gotten creative with one of my favorite units, which focuses on a standards-based approach with teaching opportunities in social and emotional learning. Wow, that got to me as a teacher, as a mother, and as a Minnesotan!

Elementary

Elementary P.E. Games

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Overview This or That is one of the staple games that teachers can use in any activity because it’s enjoyable, creative, and it also adds a unique range of elements into the mix. appeared first on Elementary P.E. An immersive, fun adventure! Emoji Pictionary: Thanksgiving Edition Thanksgiving Games: Move and Freeze!

Creativity

Carly's P.E. Games

JUNE 8, 2019

They are so generous and eager to support teachers in our district! It's fun to be creative while teaching elementary P.E. Please check out my other links: My Teachers Pay Teachers Store: [link] My Webpage: [link] My Youtube Channel: [link] My Pinterest Page: [link] For several years, I have been organizing my P.E.

Gyms

Gopher Sport

JULY 24, 2023

To add excitement to your elementary PE lessons, here are 10 fun and creative jump rope games that your students will love! Watch a video of this master teacher performing this lessons with his students. So, grab those jump ropes and get ready for an exciting adventure of fun and fitness in your elementary PE class!

Creativity

Gopher Sport

OCTOBER 21, 2022

As teachers, we understand the importance of capturing the attention of our students and preparing them for learning, especially at the beginning of a lesson. I have found that in an elementary setting, a physical education teacher has a unique opportunity to be creative with this practice. Using the Wrong Equipment.

Elementary

School Yard

AUGUST 27, 2024

Our expert guests share creative examples of play activities, emphasizing the benefits of peer teaching and inclusion. She has a BA in Elementary Education & Spanish and a Master’s in Bilingual Education. Kathy and Jennifer highlight how structured recess and physical activities foster healthy habits and enrich social interactions.

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

Gopher Sport

JULY 8, 2024

An Olympic year is always a special time for an elementary PE teacher. While there are certainly many events that a teacher can draw inspiration from, I am particularly biased to the original events, athletics, swimming, and chariot races! This feedback can help steer your creativity and lessons.

PE Teacher

Montessori Physical Education

JULY 30, 2023

To help alleviate some of the new school year anxiety and replace it with excitement, I have three free lessons and a video to get your creative juices flowing. If you are a Montessori lower elementary teacher, then you are familiar with the Clock of Eras lesson. Click the image to get the free lesson!

Schooling

S&S

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

by Olivia Companion, CDP, CMDCP – Purple Hydrangea Dementia Care Consultation & Support Creative Reads Kits are exclusive book and activity kits from S&S Worldwide.

Creativity

Gopher Sport

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Luckily, I have children who can recall days in their elementary or middle school gym filled with fun games or challenges. teacher brought out the parachute, it was a momentous occasion. teachers invented, being creative with KnockerBalls can invite even more fun for students. – No limits on creativity!

PE

Montessori Physical Education

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

Since players may perform actions that the game designer did not expect, the game’s writers must find creative ways to impose a storyline on the player without interfering with their freedom.” ” — Wikipedia Some of the most popular board and video games ever created are classified as open-world.

PE

Arizona Health and Physical Education

MAY 9, 2023

What’s a teacher on summer break to do?! Elementary Physical Education Workshop in Pomona, California Get out of the heat and head to Pomona, CA for the Elementary Physical Education Workshop, July 16th – 20th, with virtual sessions on Saturday July 15th. How about some relevant professional development?!

Physical Education

Gopher Sport

AUGUST 1, 2024

Our students wait outside the doors until a PE teacher welcomes them in with one of three greetings, which is student choice. Larger Circle Over Squad Lines As soon as the student passes the teacher they head into the gym and sit on the large circle. Warm Welcomes at the Gym Door The first part of our routine begins at the gym doors.

Elementary

S&S

AUGUST 8, 2024

Join the global celebration of creativity, self-expression and collaboration inspired by Peter H. Celebrate #InternationalDotDay with our exclusive activity pack for 100+ kids! Reynolds’ book, “The Dot”.

Creativity

S&S

APRIL 4, 2024

With our exclusive Creative Reads Kits, you can provide a themed, hands-on experience to complement story time and introduce kids to project-based learning.

Creativity

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. Parkour can contribute to meeting the SHAPE America’s National Standards and Grade-level Outcomes for K-12 Physical Education in elementary schools. Consider parkour! springboard) or vertical (i.e.,

Elementary School

Open Phys Ed

JULY 28, 2021

Elementary (K-5) Start The Year Here. Webinar Series (Teacher Mental Health). Webinar Series (Teacher Mental Health). Webinar Series (Teacher Mental Health). Creative Mode Fitness. That’s the buying power of 120,000 OPEN members. Click the catalog cover shop OPEN Power Discounts online. The Fun Routine (K-2).

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Mindful PE

JULY 23, 2021

One of the biggest changes I experienced moving from a classroom teacher position to the PE teacher position was figuring out what to teach and when for all grades, K-5, for the entire year. And remember, if you took over this position from a retiring teacher, they may have left a wealth of pre-marked books and resources!

PE

Montessori Physical Education

MAY 15, 2022

It is called The War of Art : Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles, by Steven Pressfield. The book discusses the importance of the muse during the creative process. The muse is the creative energy that inspires one to make something seemingly out of thin air. One must do the work everyday.

Creativity

The Physical Educator

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Dance is a polarizing subject in the world of physical education: some teachers love to teach it, other teachers can’t even imagine themselves teaching it. The unit was built on the following grade-level outcomes: Performs a teacher and/or student-designed rhythmic activity with correct response to simple rhythms (S1.E5.2)

Dance

FACTS Management

MAY 18, 2023

From elementary schools to college campuses, today’s students need education leaders who are invested in their emotional safety. Create an open-door policy Students often feel more comfortable talking to teachers about their personal issues. Unfortunately, mental health is often ignored or underestimated.

Health

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

School Yard

JANUARY 7, 2022

Several years ago, I was teaching at a new elementary school and wanted to get my community involved in family fitness events to promote exercising while having fun. Invite parents/ teachers/staff to join in the fitness and running activities as well. Be flexible, be organized, be creative, and, most importantly, have fun.

Fitness

AKA Sports

APRIL 15, 2021

Pre-School and Elementary Students need our help in find ways to be active and social but not force-fed programs and electronics just to keep them occupied. Teachers witnessing how kids have little to no experience in conflict resolution or coping skills in difficult situations. Younger kids… be free and creative.

Fitness

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

SHAPE America

DECEMBER 12, 2023

In 2023, I presented a session at the SHAPE America National Convention & Expo in Seattle with Jessica Adkins, the 2022 SHAPE America Western District High School Physical Education Teacher of the Year. Preschool) PBS Kids — When a Pet Dies (Elementary School) PBS Kids Go!

Health Education

Stanford Childrens

MARCH 25, 2024

One boy was a teenager in high school, the other a child in early elementary school. At some hospitals, including Packard Children’s, they are part of the Child Life and Creative Arts team, which works in many different ways to help kids feel like kids while they’re hospitalized. We had one teacher and there was camaraderie.”

Schooling