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Fitness Through Play: How to Reimagine Physical Education for Lifelong Wellness

SHAPE America

dance, yoga, aerobics) that meet the need for self-expression. It might look like dancing in your room, walking the dog, shooting hoops with friends, riding a bike, or playing tag at recess. Students move in ways they enjoy, explore their strengths, and reinforce skills that transfer to recess, sports and recreational life.

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High School Physical Education Curriculum

PLT4M

That means only 1 in 5 high school students are meeting the 60 minutes of physical activity guidelines! Despite this, more schools are allowing students to opt out of PE. Some districts lower graduation requirements, citing sports or outside activities as enough. Yes, PLT4M has middle school physical education curriculum.

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PE Curriculum for K–12: Student-Centered, Standards-Based

PLT4M

Motor skills, fitness education, social-emotional learning, sport skills, and personal wellness all come into play. Whether you teach elementary, middle, or high school, PLT4M offers a curriculum that adapts to your students’ needs—and helps them grow. In math, you might teach addition, then multiplication, then algebra.

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Volleyball (Middle School)

Open Phys Ed

Manipulative Skills: (Grade 6-8) Refines manipulative skills to improve performance in dance, fitness, and sport activities. Locomotor Skills: (Grade 6) Safely and purposefully uses mature locomotor skills in rhythms and patterns in dance, fitness, and sport environments.

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Middle School Physical Education Units

PLT4M

Filling up an entire semester of middle school physical education units can be challenging. But there are plenty of fun and engaging middle school physical education units to choose from. The Need For Variety With Middle School Physical Units Middle school physical education is unique!

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Flag Football (Middle School)

Open Phys Ed

Created by: Doug Hallberg, Dan Tennessen, Jo Dixon, Mike Martinez, Kevin Daviero, Nikki Schaap, Jim Huggins Special Contributions by: Andrea Hart, Aaron Hart, Eliza Kuhn Flag football is one of the fastest growing sports for youth, especially girls. Identifies the rules and etiquette for physical activities/games and dance activities.

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Team Invasion (Middle School)

Open Phys Ed

Created by: Dan Tennessen, Doug Hallberg, LaDonda Porter, Stephanie Dickson, Shannon Maly, Nichole Wilder Special Contributions by: Aaron Hart, Andrea Hart MODULE OVERVIEW: Invasion games and sports involve an offensive team working to maintain possession of an object while attacking (or invading) a defensive team’s goal or target area.