Creativity Motor Skills Sports 
Better Coaching
DECEMBER 24, 2024
More, Younger Youth sports occupy a special place in American culture, shaping childrens character, health, and social lives. Across the United States, an increasing number of parents and coachesoften with good intentionsseek to introduce sports to children at younger and younger ages and with greater intensity than ever before.
PLT4M
JULY 25, 2025
PE lesson plans have to balance structure with creativity. Motor skills, fitness education, social-emotional learning, sport skills, and personal wellness all come into play. What activities work best for younger students developing basic motor skills? In PE, there are many directions you can go.
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PLT4M
MAY 12, 2025
While invasion games are often associated with traditional team sports like soccer, basketball, football, ultimate frisbee, and hockey, they can also be adapted in creative and age-appropriate ways for students at all grade levels. These include: PreK2: 1.2.8 Demonstrates catching in a variety of non-dynamic practice tasks.
SHAPE America
APRIL 18, 2023
SHAPE America’s National Physical Education & Sport Week (May 1-7) is a celebration of the importance of physical education and sport in the lives of kids of all ages. The week also serves as the kickoff to National Physical Fitness and Sports Month. Include foundational skills (e.g.,
SHAPE America
APRIL 20, 2023
National PE & Sport Week (May 1-7) is just about here. And with the celebration of healthy lifestyles, active minds and bodies, let’s reflect on the importance of physical education and sports. SHAPE America’s National PE & Sport Week allows us to showcase, promote, advocate, and show off our best ideas. Spoiler alert!
Gopher Sport
OCTOBER 26, 2023
Due to a variety of factors including less opportunity for physical activity throughout the day, more seated classroom time, and fewer foundational motor experiences (swinging, climbing trees, jumping rope, building forts, and kicking the can in the alley), children’s fundamental motor skills are on the decline ( Brian et al.,
Montessori Physical Education
MARCH 26, 2023
With enough manipulation, a new tool was invented to unleash creativity and possibility. These inventions would require dexterity and fine motor control, which separates humans from other grasping animals. The sports materials are concrete physical objects. This ties a physical material to an abstract idea.
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