Gopher Sport

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

In the world of international education, there are those who simply teach, and then there are educators like Allison Deakin, Head of Department for Elementary PE and Swimming, JV & Varsity Badminton Coach, and former Activities Coordinator at GEMS Dubai American Academy (DAA).

PE

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. What Are Invasion Games? Get Free Sample Lessons! Download Now! 1.5.12 Demonstrates catching in a variety of practice tasks.

Elementary

PLT4M

JULY 16, 2025

Cooperative games for elementary PE are more than just playful group activities—they foster teamwork, communication, and social-emotional growth among young students. While all SHAPE standards are important in elementary PE, Standard 3 directly supports social-emotional learning and interaction through structured movement.

Elementary

Gopher Sport

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

By: Gopher Community Physical Education teacher Heather Burd is not just an educator; she’s an example of resilience, compassion, and empowerment. It’s something I’ve faced every day of my life, from being unable to walk until age two, to figuring out how to play sports in elementary school with only one good hand.

PE Teacher

Gopher Sport

APRIL 16, 2025

In todays fast-paced educational landscape, it is more critical than ever for physical educators to be intentional and purposeful in lesson planning. In the realm of elementary physical education, this means transforming routine activities into engaging, interactive experiences that resonate with every student.

Physical Education

PLT4M

JANUARY 27, 2025

Elementary physical education teachers have a lot to cover! 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. Educators are left deciding whether to pay out of pocket or rely on limited free options.

Elementary

PLT4M

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Report Card on Physical Activity For Children and Youth from the Physical Activity Alliance has long served as a trusted resource for measuring and monitoring data surrounding overall physical activity and more specifically, physical education. Be designed to show that physical education is for everyone , not just the athletically gifted.

PE

Arizona Health and Physical Education

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

The K-sixth physical education teacher at Faith Mather Sossaman Elementary School is devoted to making sure students exercise their bodies along with their brains. Her devotion paid off when she earned an honorable mention at the Arizona Educational Foundation’s 2025 Teacher of the Year Awards in October.

Education

Gopher Sport

APRIL 17, 2025

The Master PE Teacher course is an engaging and informative learning experience for educators of all levels and backgrounds. Although the course is geared specifically towards PE teachers at the elementary and middle school levels, there is certainly much to take away regardless of what you teach and the age of students you work with!

PE Teacher

Gopher Sport

JANUARY 15, 2025

Its simplicity allows for easy adaptation to different age groups and skill levels, making it an excellent tool for PE teachers looking to diversify their curriculum. Heres how Boardball can be adapted for younger students, why its a great fit for PE, and what educators are saying about it.

Fitness

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. Want more than just tag games for elementary physical education class? Download Now!

Elementary

PLT4M

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Jump rope activities for elementary PE are more than just a way to get kids movingthey help students develop essential motor skills, rhythm, timing, and coordination. Fun Jump Rope Activities for Elementary PE There are many different ways to make jumping rope fun for elementary students in physical education class.

Elementary

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. PE teachers dont need specialized gearjust a few basic essentials can create engaging and effective activities for all grade levels. Grades 3-5: 3.5.2

Elementary

Learning Through Sport

JANUARY 31, 2025

In my last post here , I considered what it means to teach physical education for effective learning. In this blog, I connect back to an idea I have discussed before in relation to games based teaching here , that is making a physical education program meaningful. Daryl Siedentop extensively researched physical education curriculum.

Physical Education

Arizona Health and Physical Education

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Mark has been in the field of education since 1976. Mark’s journey in education brought him to Arizona in 1982 where he began teaching adapted physical education at the Arizona Schools for the Deaf and the Blind.

Physical Education

Better Coaching

DECEMBER 24, 2024

They are not educated or trained to understand whats necessary to properly develop our youth. Coach Education: Mandate training for youth coaches in injury prevention, recognizing overtraining symptoms, and proper biomechanics for developing athletes. Gradually increase skill complexity and training intensity post-puberty.

Sports

PLT4M

JULY 25, 2025

But physical education isn’t one-size-fits-all. Quality physical education programs adapt and change with their students. School districts and PE teachers often face the challenge of finding resources that are both high-quality and engaging for students of different ages, interests, and experience levels.

Motor Skills

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. PreK-2: 1.2.6 PreK-2: 1.2.9

Teaching

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. Dribbling games for elementary PE in particular provide an excellent way for students to build confidence and control with the basketball.

Elementary

Rennie Center

JULY 23, 2025

Officials including Governor Maura Healey , Secretary of Education Patrick Tutwiler , and Attorney General Andrea Campbell have recently called for a ban on access to electronic devices throughout the school day. However, it excludes school-issued devices that serve an educational purpose.

Health

Montessori Physical Education

DECEMBER 8, 2024

Aligning Montessori Physical Education Lessons with SHAPE America's National Standards My journey to becoming a PE teacher may not be as typical as most PE teachers. I had many classes with students getting their physical education degree in the same department. It makes sense with two parents who were teachers.

Motor Skills

Gopher Sport

JULY 16, 2025

We help PE teachers and coaches make a difference by providing the best equipment to encourage healthy, active lifestyles. But don’t just take our word for it, hear directly from PE teachers across the country about why Gopher is their first choice. It’s specifically designed for physical education.” We guarantee it!

PE Teacher

Arizona Health and Physical Education

MARCH 24, 2025

As March rolls in, the spirit of celebration is in the air, and what better way to join the festivity than by recognizing the incredible contributions of our amazing physical education (PE) teachers, health teachers and administrators? Lets shower our deserving PE teachers with the recognition they deserve!

Physical Education

PLT4M

AUGUST 1, 2025

It works for all fitness levels and is quickly becoming a popular elective in physical education programs across the country. Walking for fitness classes are helping redefine what success looks like in physical education. Instead, they want a structured and educational experience that promotes real learning and lasting results.

Fitness

PLT4M

MARCH 18, 2025

Soccer games for elementary PE are more than just fun activitiesthey help students develop essential motor skills, coordination, and spatial awareness. Fun Soccer Games For Elementary PE Soccer is one of the most popular sports around the world, and many students may have already experienced playing outside of school. Download Now!

Elementary

PLT4M

JULY 2, 2025

Skills-based health education is transforming how schools approach health instruction—shifting the focus from memorizing facts to developing real-life skills students can use to lead healthier lives. These standards serve as a strong foundation for health educators creating skills-based health education.

Health Education

Arizona Health and Physical Education

APRIL 21, 2025

Were on the hunt for our 2025 Award-Winning Teachers , and we need YOUR help! Know a teacher whos gone above and beyond this year? Nominate them today and let their excellence shine!

Middle School

Montessori Physical Education

JULY 6, 2025

As the kids came up to get a small memento and hug their teachers for the last time, little bits of information about them were shared with the class. When they got to the career question, to my complete shock, they said Marshall wanted to be a gym teacher. My first reaction in my head was, "You don’t want to be a PE teacher."

PE Teacher

PLT4M

MARCH 3, 2025

When a physical education teacher can’t be in class, whether due to illness, professional development, or personal matters, the show must go on. Well-thought-out PE sub plans not only help maintain the flow of the class but also ensure that students stay active, motivated, and safe, even in the PE teachers absence.

PE

Lampe

JUNE 3, 2025

After completing my studies at the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences many years ago, I began working as a physical education (PE) teacher in Norwegian elementary schools. Over the past 25 years, Ive also had the chance to teach a wide range of other subjectslanguage, mathematics, science, and music.

Elementary School

Arizona Health and Physical Education

APRIL 29, 2025

April 2025 Greetings Arizona Health and Physical Education Members, Spring is in the air!! Matt has been teaching physical education for nearly 30 years (if not more) and has been received numerous awards, including the Elementary Physical Education Teacher of the Year in 2010 and the Priscilla Iosca Memorial Service Award in 2023.

Schooling

Montessori Physical Education

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

Prior Knowledge: This lesson could be taught when your students are doing studies on the continent of Asia for lower elementary. Upper elementary students may benefit when they are doing their Imaginary Islands. Jerseys and pinnies are optional but help eliminate confusion. The students will have to judge whether a tag was made or not.

Gyms

SHAPE America

MARCH 21, 2023

As a physical educator in northern Minnesota, I have to be prepared for long winters with lots of snow! Here are a few winter activities for elementary PE that include opportunities to practice personal responsibility, cultural studies, and physical fitness outside. Wow, that got to me as a teacher, as a mother, and as a Minnesotan!

Elementary

SHAPE America

DECEMBER 5, 2023

As American society and schools experience growing diversity and interconnectedness, our responsibilities as teachers must embrace pedagogical approaches that nurture and celebrate diversity, inclusion, and empathy. Reflection and Self-Evaluation Being an anti-racist educator requires continuous learning, self-reflection, and advocacy.

Physical Education

SHAPE America

MAY 23, 2023

As an elementary physical education teacher in the Bronx, NY, I’m always looking for ways to stretch my PE budget and introduce my students to new physical activities. Here are some examples of the types of grants I’ve received, along with my advice on how you might find similar grants for your physical education classes.

Physical Education

SHAPE America

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

This will include ways to integrate prevention education into your health classroom, how prevention education intersects with health and wellness, and introduce free resources that are available to you. Prevention Education Is Key. Let’s use Health Literacy Month to continue this momentum, together.

Health

SHAPE America

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

No matter how you refer to it, lacrosse is a great game to teach your students in physical education class! SHAPE America and USA Lacrosse recently collaborated on an updated, comprehensive physical education lacrosse curriculum. UDL and SEL complement and overlap one another in physical education.

Physical Education