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. Download Now! PreK-2: 1.2.6

Teaching

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

JANUARY 27, 2025

We have put together a free sample of elementary PE lesson plans that are sure to spark excitement with elementary students in physical education class. Challenges Finding Elementary PE Lesson Plans For elementary PE teachers, finding the right lesson plans can feel like navigating a disjointed maze of resources.

Elementary

Montessori Physical Education

APRIL 6, 2025

This idea is rooted in the Cosmic Education principle, which teaches students to explore ideas from “whole to part to whole.” Why This Matters for Traditional PE Teachers For my non-Montessori readers, I want to emphasize that the benefits of an integrative approach to physical education are not exclusive to Montessori settings.

Physical Education

Gopher Sport

JUNE 27, 2025

teaches Physical Education in a very small school called The Builders School. He teaches two PE classes, one for Grades 1 to 3 (11 Students) and one for Grades 4 to 6 (9 Students). The school believes that children are creative, caring, and full of great ideas. That’s why he became a PE teacher. Just 20 students!

PE Teacher

Gopher Sport

MAY 1, 2025

At the International School of Creative Science in the UAE, PE teacher Maryrose Camara is bringing all of this to life in a dynamic, culturally rich program thats engaging students in ways that go far beyond the gym. Physical Education is more than just sportsits about teamwork, leadership, and lifelong fitness habits.

PE

PLT4M

JULY 25, 2025

A strong PE curriculum builds healthy habits that last a lifetime. In this article, we will explore the vast range of PE curriculum options from PLT4M. Challenges Creating Quality PE Curriculum Across Grade Levels Designing a PE curriculum that works across all grade levels isn’t easy.

Motor Skills

Arizona Health and Physical Education

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Town/neighborhood: I have lived in San Tan Valley for over 12 years, but I teach at Faith Mather Sossaman in the Queen Creek Unified School District. What I do: I’m one of the physical education teachers at Faith Mather Sossaman Elementary School, currently in my 18th year teaching in Arizona.

Education

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. Explore our K-5 Curriculum with these select Lesson Plans from some of our most popular Units. Download Now!

Elementary

PLT4M

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

PE teacher Sue Mathewson displays PLT4M curriculum options on a smart board at Hammond Central High School. For example, at John Glenn High School in Indiana , PE classes use rackview. Teaching students to use technology as a tool is essential in preparing them for success in today’s digital world.

High School

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. Grades 3-5: 3.5.2

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. 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

Montessori Physical Education

JANUARY 5, 2025

I believe deeply in the Montessori method, so much so that I wanted to integrate it into teaching physical education. The dilemma I’ve faced is balancing two things that feel equally important to me: ensuring everyone has access to these lessons and receiving fair compensation for the time, effort, and creativity I put into them.

Physical Education

Skillastics

APRIL 21, 2025

Lets be honest most after-school and expanded learning programs arent staffed with certified fitness trainers or PE teachers. Whether its cooperative games, team challenges, or creative movement exercises, the options are endless and adaptable to any environment. Did they try a new PE alternative for after school programs this month?

Physical Activity

SHAPE America

AUGUST 4, 2022

And, although teaching PE without a gym is not ideal, it is possible. At times it was a challenge, but the experience proved to be great for my mental health, creativity, and growth as a teacher. Here are some of my favorite tips for teaching physical education without a gym. Have a Growth Mindset and Set Expectations.

Gyms

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. This is one of the students’ favorite PE activities every year!

Elementary

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. Never underestimate your ability to create and teach new games and activities.

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. Be creative and include them in games and movement challenges. Include foundational skills (e.g., Show how these skills are developed across sport.

Motor Skills

SHAPE America

OCTOBER 12, 2023

As a health and physical education teacher, I teach kindness as part of my curriculum. Teaching Kindness Makes a Difference in School Culture For the last three years, we have used the health. I was teaching my students tools for their toolbox to manage their emotions in their everyday lives. The impact of health. minds event.,

Schooling

SHAPE America

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Get creative and use your connections! Teachers come up with so many creative and inspiring ideas! has a passion for teaching health and physical education. Health Literacy Month is also a great time to invite in partners from local organizations to speak about specific topics. Be sure to check them out!

Health

SHAPE America

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

As health educators, it is important to teach our students to be health literate. By using best practices in health education, specifically a skills-based health approach, health educators teach and assess health literacy skills that students will use throughout the rest of their lives.

Middle School

Reinventing the Game

APRIL 14, 2022

It is a combination of work stress, doubts about alignment of what I want with what it should it be like to be a Physical Education (PE) teacher, fatigue, etc. came after a discussion with a fellow teacher in the all-consuming discussion of what PE is and what it should look like. Are our teaching models, strategies, approaches, etc.

Physical Education

Aspire-Ed

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Steph Donovan is a dance specialist and has been teaching dance for as long as she can remember. But she’s also a primary school teacher and understands the time pressures that come with planning, researching and resourcing an engaging creative curriculum for your pupils. Steph’s workshop is a chance to change that.

Dance

Montessori Physical Education

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

When I was a kid, I thought the point of PE was having fun. Is the goal of PE to learn the rules of basketball and baseball? The answer to all of these is yes, but they are not the goal of PE. These are all objectives that should be addressed in PE. This is no different in PE. How do we do that in PE?

PE

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! Rainy days also often affect your lessons, especially when it comes to outdoor activities like PE. However, with some creativity and flexibility, you can still give the children high-quality PE, even with limited space.

Primary School

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. Obviously, we would like them all to go up, but medical restrictions challenge us to be more creative. We will teach each student to harness up.

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

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! Creativity begins to flow as the skillset (and the brain) grows!!! curriculum that teaches better breathing with scarves.

Coordination

PE 4 Learning

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Overview Wanna Teach PE is an A-Z guide to PE teaching. From the sports hall to the field, from extra-curricular to examinations, PE teaching is one of the broadest, most challenging, yet most rewarding roles within education, and Wanna Teach PE provides insight into the realisms behind being a PE teacher.

Teaching

Gopher Sport

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Activities in physical education often teach children important classroom skills including following instructions, making decisions, problem-solving, teamwork, and self-regulation. Using rhythmic patterns to teach math concepts or language skills not only makes learning more engaging, but it also makes learning more effective.

Physical Education

Learning Through Sport

JULY 13, 2021

There are many versions of game-based approache s to sport teaching and coaching. However, it is more accurate to think of a GBA as a range of teaching styles or a “toolkit” of styles. We show a GBA can be many teaching styles to players, which invokes the metaphor of the GBA as a pedagogical toolkit.

Teaching

Learning Through Sport

JUNE 13, 2021

Engaging in this contested space, I did my doctoral study on curriculum and pedagogical innovation for sport teaching, which I termed sport literacy as I theorised sport teaching in PE using multi-literacy theory (Drummond & Pill, 2011; Pill, 2009, 2010). Sport is an applied, practised and situated set of skills; 2.Sport

Sports

Physical Education Ideas

MARCH 27, 2024

Whether it's "Summer Olympics” or "Water Based," a theme sparks creativity and enthusiasm among students and staff alike. Teach Students Games in the Lead-up to the Field Day Build excitement and familiarity with the games by incorporating them into your regular PE classes leading up to the event. Been there. Choose wisely.

PE Teacher

Gopher Sport

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Introducing creative pickleball activities can further enhance the learning experience, making it not just about physical exercise but also about strategic thinking and teamwork. Here are three innovative pickleball activities to bring excitement and skill development to your PE classes. Happy teaching!

PE

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. Cardiovascular System Kickball is the ultimate game for you if you are teaching human body systems! In a whole PE class, they will be humans only for seconds!

Schooling

Montessori Physical Education

OCTOBER 16, 2022

With our middle school volleyball season ending soon, I wanted to strike while the creative iron was hot. So what could I do that is volleyball themed and could teach a cool concept from the classroom? These lessons are perfect for the classroom teacher who has to do it all (including PE) and the PE teacher new to Montessori.

Middle School

PLT4M

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

While Christi has retired from teaching after over 30 years in the field, she is still sharing insights and ideas for PE programs across the country. And while that might still be the case in some places, there are a lot of different places within school districts budgets that PE programs can tap into. Check it out!

Physical Education