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“Feeling Great” Nutrition Game

Gopher PE

Get ready to combine fitness and nutrition in an engaging nutrition activity! Students will develop locomotor skills and spatial awareness while learning about the importance of different food groups and proper nutrition! This activity can be done in the classroom or the gym.)

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ISBE PE Standards & Curriculum Alignment

PLT4M

These include: STATE GOAL 19: Acquire movement and motor skills and understand concepts necessary to engage in moderate to vigorous physical activity. Schools introduce and teach units like general fitness , weightlifting , yoga , dance, bootcamp , and other physical fitness units with PLT4M to address the 6 ISBE PE standards.

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Gymnastics Lesson Plans

PLT4M

At PLT4M, we recommend teaching gymnastic skills to the entire class allowing ample students time to practice the movements together. Students can bend knees or bring legs further apart to modify the difficulty of the movement. Slow things down so that you can perform these movements with great form and technique!

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What is Physical Literacy?

PLT4M

(See more here on the differences between physical activity vs. physical education.) Physical literacy is about learning a wide range of functional movement skills across different activities. In this curriculum model, students learn and develop functional movement skills like squat, lunge, hinge, press, and pull.

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Fitness Education For Students

PLT4M

By teaching students the basics of exercise, nutrition, and healthy habits, they can develop the skills to make smart lifestyle choices that will benefit them for a lifetime. These include yoga, weightlifting, dance, pickleball, and more. Incorporate nutrition education as part of the school curriculum.

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High School Boxing Programs In PE

PLT4M

Fitness, yoga, weightlifting, and dance are often the most popular and utilized options. In fact, boxing classes have become widely popularized across the country much like yoga, pilates, and dance. And just like yoga, pilates, and dance are taught in physical education as a step towards lifetime fitness, so should boxing!

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Shape America – Enhancing Physical Education

PLT4M

Mission: To advance professional practice and promote research related to health and physical education, physical activity, dance, and sport. The 5 Shape Standards are : Standard 1: The physically literate individual demonstrates competency in a variety of motor skills and movement patterns.