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5 Tips for Teaching Physical Education Without a Gym

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Are you losing your gym space for a class period, a day, a week or longer? At some point, most physical education teachers have had to give up the gym for a concert, rehearsal, assembly, construction, or other school/community activity. And, although teaching PE without a gym is not ideal, it is possible.

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Dance Without Limits: A Life Changing Adapted PE Dance Program

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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.

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“Feeling Great” Nutrition Game

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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.

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Fishin’ for Change: Combining Physical Education and Outdoor Recreation

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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.

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Gymnastics Lesson Plans

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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.

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End of the Year Chaos Got Ya Juggling? Reach for Some Scarves!

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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!

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PE Activities Without Equipment

PLT4M

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?

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