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. Get Free Sample Lessons! These include: PreK2: 1.2.8

Elementary

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. By incorporating creative and developmentally appropriate challenges, basketball can remain an exciting and accessible part of the elementary PE curriculum.

Elementary

SHAPE America

APRIL 18, 2023

From these teachers and coaches, students learn just how important physical activity is for physical, mental, and social-emotional health. Download SHAPE America’s Activity Calendars each month and have your students complete the physical activities that build motor skills. Include foundational skills (e.g.,

Motor Skills

SHAPE America

APRIL 20, 2023

Going outside to be physically active helps increase a person’s mood, their fine motor skills, social skills, and personal wel-being. Here are some tips to help you get started: For Teachers: Advocate for more outdoor recess and field days. Take your classes outside! Spoiler alert!

Physical Activity

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.,

Physical Education

Physical Education Ideas

MARCH 14, 2024

Enhances Motor Skills: From balancing eggs on spoons to hopping in bunny poses, Easter games help develop gross motor skills, balance, hand-eye coordination, and spatial awareness. Boosts Creativity and Imagination: The festive nature of Easter games encourages students to use their creativity and imagination.

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Open Phys Ed

JANUARY 15, 2024

SIGN UP HERE National Standards and Outcomes Focus for Jump Rope Skills Standard 1. Demonstrates competency in a variety of motor skills and movement patterns. Demonstrates the knowledge and skills to achieve and maintain a health-enhancing level of physical activity and fitness. Outcome [E4.3&5]. Outcome [E3.3-5c].

Motor Skills

The PE Hub

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Rainy Day PE: As a primary school teacher, you may be no stranger to wet weather causing havoc during the school day! However, with some creativity and flexibility, you can still give the children high-quality PE, even with limited space.

Primary School

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.,

Physical Education

Open Phys Ed

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

It has been known to improve health-related and skill-related fitness components, as well as helping to establish foot work and motor skills that can serve individuals in many other sports or activities.

Middle School

Open Phys Ed

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

It has been known to improve health-related and skill-related fitness components, as well as helping to establish foot work and motor skills that can serve individuals in many other sports or activities.

Middle School

Physical Education Ideas

MAY 11, 2019

I know people (even teachers) wonder why we play games in class. I know people (even teachers) think P.E. Through games, students learn different, important skills. There are countless and immeasurable skills that students can develop through game playing. I love watching creativity flow through active game sessions.

Motor Skills

Learning Through Sport

JUNE 13, 2021

Sport is an applied, practised and situated set of skills; 2.Sport Sport creates embodied meaning, and meaning that can be communicated, interpreted, understood, imaged and used creatively ; 3.Sport Rethinking Sport Teaching in Physical Education: A Case Study of Research Based Innovation in Teacher Education. Penney, D., &

Sports

School Yard

JANUARY 23, 2019

Skill-Building & Review. Obstacle courses are a particularly excellent opportunity to have students continue to build and review motor skills they’ve been working on in class. Creative Tools for Your PE Obstacle Course. Be sure to go over each of the different obstacles and how students should use the equipment.

PE

Gopher Sport

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Looking for a challenging content domain to motivate children to learn a broad range of motor skills? The goal of parkour is to overcome various obstacles in an efficient and creative way by jumping, swinging, climbing, and running. However, you do what a physical education teacher does best: thinking outside the box.

Elementary School

SHAPE America

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Develop Skills: Helps students practice and refine motor skills in a controlled, progressive manner. It enhances participation by reducing frustration and helps refine motor skills through repeated, structured practice. Reduce Frustration: Adapted equipment removes barriers, keeping students engaged and motivated.

Motor Skills

PLT4M

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

PE games for elementary students promote and enhance physical activity while helping students develop important motor skills, teamwork, physical literacy, and more. PLT4M offers a comprehensive collection of over 150 PE games for elementary teachers, covering many of the most popular units and activities used in schools today.

Elementary

PLT4M

MAY 15, 2025

In this article, well explore how floor hockey games for elementary PE align with SHAPE standards, preview a variety of exciting game options with activity descriptions, and share a sample floor hockey PE lesson plan lesson from PLT4Ms K-5 program to help bring these essential skills to life in your classroom. Download Now! Grades 35: 1.5.11

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