SHAPE America

JUNE 4, 2024

Teaching in the gym was far different from teaching in an ordinary classroom. Benefits of State Affiliate Membership As a young teacher, I decided to join SCAHPERD for the professional development opportunities. Renowned educator and author Robert John Meehan once said, “The most valuable resource that all teachers have is each other.

Physical Education

SHAPE America

MARCH 14, 2023

Whether the activity is basketball or fencing, dance or “circus arts,” it generally has well-defined rules, a time-driven structure, and adults to studiously facilitate. We found them in the fifth and sixth grade teachers, who happened to be nature lovers (though not anglers). We also sought community partners and found two right away.

Recreation

Gopher Sport

MAY 4, 2023

Not only can you sing it, but when you hear it, it brings you back to a place in time: a school dance, a wedding, first heartbreak or a backyard BBQ. Ten years ago, I decided that we would dance! One day an administrator walked through our gym, and I asked if we could perform our dance for him.

Dance

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!

Coordination

Gopher Sport

JULY 12, 2024

A lot of standards include activities like dance and gymnastics, things not everyone will relate to. However, I’ve found learning popular dances like the “Cupid Shuffle” are good because they’ll be able to use what they’ve learned at weddings, etc.

PE Teacher

PLT4M

OCTOBER 27, 2022

PE teachers can choose from endless PE activities without equipment. Many teachers will consider splitting the class into two more manageable small groups. This is an excellent strategy for managing a large class size that we know many PE teachers face! 5) Dance What better way to get moving and exercise than dance?

PE

Gopher Sport

JANUARY 3, 2024

This activity can be done in the classroom or the gym.) Directions for Level 1: “Feeling Great or Whoa” The teacher states the name of a food. Objective: To allow for movement that develops different locomotor skills and spatial awareness, and to help students understand the food groups and proper nutrition.

Nutrition

Gopher Sport

JULY 26, 2024

Do your students ever walk into your gym and feel at peace? As physical educators, I believe that we can make a big difference in the gym, teaching peace and love through our everyday practices. We all want to be seen as “precious” in our teacher’s eyes. Do the students in your class accept others as they are?

Physical Education

PLT4M

APRIL 22, 2024

Instead, PE teachers can introduce basic gymnastics skills in just about any gymnasium or space. From here, teachers can create stations where students can spread out into smaller groups and practice different types of exercises. Teachers can pair and match different drills depending on total class time.

PE Teacher

Aspire-Ed

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Over 90 primary school PE teachers, senior leaders, business managers and governors booked to join us at Millennium Point, all on a mission to boost their PE, school sport and physical activity offering. It can enhance both teachers’ teaching and children’s learning. Primary Dance in PE (PRACTICAL). Ackers Adventure.

Primary School

Montessori Physical Education

JUNE 23, 2023

The second part of the contest involves a dance-like performance of the horse that demonstrates coordinated steps showing off its agility and training. People will gather at a ramada (tavern) to have parties to listen and dance to cueca music (a Chilean genre of music) and consume traditional Chilean foods and drinks.

Sports

PLT4M

JUNE 15, 2023

And over time, students can take these functional movement skills and apply them to a diverse range of physical literacy domains like fitness, yoga, dance, pilates, boxing, bootcamp, strength training, and more. Instead, healthy active choices will revolve around working out at home, the fitness center or gym, and beyond.

Physical Education

PLT4M

MARCH 3, 2023

If virtual PE is going to be synchronous learning, there is still an obvious element of technology needed for PE teachers and students to work together. But if virtual PE is going to be any amount asynchronous, then PE teachers need to find a way to track and monitor the completion of course content for students at home.

PE

Arizona Health and Physical Education

JULY 21, 2023

Hard to believe that a short 6 or 8 weeks ago, we were counting down to the END of the school year, and now here we are getting ready for another round of “meet the teacher” night! If you have a bulletin board in your gym or locker room, if you’ve used signs during a fitness activity or game, if you’ve used a scoreboard, you’ve used visuals.

Physical Education

Physical Education Ideas

JUNE 15, 2019

Playing soccer, dance or other organised team sports are great ways to get fit, but they aren’t the only option. When most adults think about exercise, they imagine working out in the gym, running on a treadmill, or lifting weights. For any parent or teacher scared of teaching yoga, throw on an episode of Cosmic Kids.

Exercise

Skillastics

MARCH 22, 2022

If you think about back to when you were in elementary and middle school, who were your favorite teachers? The Spanish teacher who sang and danced in a sombrero? The chemistry teacher who “accidentally” combined two fluids until their beaker overflowed? The answer lies in YOU.

Physical Activity

Skillastics

JULY 1, 2022

And by offering programs kids love to do, from traditional sports like basketball, to individual sports like martial arts, dance, and yoga, we are guaranteeing kids of all activity levels can find something to engage in to move their bodies. If you don’t know how to teach Folklorico dance? That’s okay!

Physical Activity

Skillastics

JULY 1, 2022

And by offering programs kids love to do, from traditional sports like basketball, to individual sports like martial arts, dance, and yoga, we are guaranteeing kids of all activity levels can find something to engage in to move their bodies. If you don’t know how to teach Folklorico dance? That’s okay!

Physical Activity

PLT4M

JUNE 13, 2023

But functional training is not reserved just for traditional gym and fitness center workouts. Individuals can achieve the core elements of functional training via yoga , dance , boxing , bootcamp , pilates , and a wide range of other fitness modalities. Let’s look at yoga more closely to elaborate.

Fitness

PLT4M

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

As physical education teachers work to implement a quality physical education program aligned to the California state standards for PE, we break down actionable steps and examples to support students’ journey for a physically active healthy lifestyle. But they don’t need to take on this task alone!

PE

PLT4M

AUGUST 20, 2024

So, even with upper-grade levels and volleyball lesson plans for high school, physical education teachers would be best served to introduce different game elements through skill and drill practice. PLT4M has a full slate of PE lessons for physical education teachers to choose from!

Physical Education

PLT4M

APRIL 17, 2023

Historically, sport coaches and strength coaches have worked with high school athletes, but now physical education teachers are getting involved. A physical education teacher works with a student in a high school strength and conditioning class.

High School

PLT4M

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Now, a quality physical education program offers a wide range of physical activity options like pickleball, yoga, dance, and other lifetime fitness activities. Students who participate in athletic physical education will be able to safely and confidently workout at home, at a local gym, or anywhere else for the rest of their lives.

PE

PLT4M

APRIL 23, 2024

Almost every school fitness center and gym has one or multiple treadmills! PLT4M has a full slate of PE lessons for physical education teachers to choose from! Treadmill running workouts can boost students’ confidence and comfort in the world of running. And that can get boring!

Endurance

Heartzones

AUGUST 11, 2022

To get started, one of the best ways of gifting exercise energy is to start by reaching outside the walls of your home and your school gym. The zone training method is shown below: Next, students and teachers choose to perform as many activities that are fun, helpful, and challenging such as: . Raking your neighbor’s lawn.

Fitness

PLT4M

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

1) Curriculum – ESSER III funds can help to invest in a diverse range of curriculum that will better promote fitness via yoga, dance, weightlifting, pilates, and more. Look at your facilities and ask if they could use an update. 4) Training/Professional Development – Are you and your fellow teachers ready to take on this initiative?

Physical Education

PLT4M

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Physical education teachers must adapt and align curriculum to serve their student population’s needs best. Jordan Manley, Shape America Teacher of the Year, explains the common fault that many instructors make when adding fitness to their lesson plans, “A lot of times, fitness gets added to PE lessons as a time filler.

Fitness

Magnus Health

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

While gym class and recess are great opportunities to keep those little legs moving, try incorporating small activity breaks throughout the day as well. While sleep habits are primarily the responsibility of the parents, teachers and staff can help by stressing the importance of sleep to students and parents.

Health