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.

Elementary

SHAPE America

APRIL 18, 2023

SHAPE America’s National Physical Education & Sport Week (May 1-7) is a celebration of the importance of physical education and sport in the lives of kids of all ages. The week also serves as the kickoff to National Physical Fitness and Sports Month. Include foundational skills (e.g.,

Motor Skills

SHAPE America

APRIL 20, 2023

National PE & Sport Week (May 1-7) is just about here. And with the celebration of healthy lifestyles, active minds and bodies, let’s reflect on the importance of physical education and sports. SHAPE America’s National PE & Sport Week allows us to showcase, promote, advocate, and show off our best ideas.

Physical Activity

Gopher Sport

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Lynne Kenney with Zainab Khokha Physical Education class is an optimal setting for students to develop and practice the precursor skills that precede learning. These skills include core strength, balance, weight shift, motor rhythm, motor timing, visual-spatial, and object-perceptual skills.

Physical Education

Arizona Health and Physical Education

APRIL 23, 2024

National PE & Sport Week is a celebration of the importance of physical education and health education, in addition to kicking off National Physical Fitness and Sports Month. Health and physical education is a critical component of a well-rounded education. Click Here) for more information.

Physical Education

Arizona Health and Physical Education

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Greetings Arizona Health and Physical Educators! Our last blog focused on what adapted physical educators actually do. This month the hope is to clarify what adapted physical education is. If you notice above, the word used is ‘ADAPTED’ physical education rather than adaptive physical education. 1402 (25)].

Physical Education

PLT4M

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

So should physical education be required? Suppose the big-picture goal of education is to equip students with a robust set of skills and knowledge to live successful lives. In that case, a quality physical education program should be a staple of any comprehensive educational system. Why Should PE Be Required?

Physical Education

PLT4M

MARCH 6, 2023

Adapted physical education and adapted physical activity programs play a critical role in promoting physical activity and overall well-being for individuals with disabilities. He specializes in creating training and physical resources for physical education teachers to promote the inclusion of students with disabilities.

Physical Education

PLT4M

AUGUST 22, 2023

The health benefits of physical education schools are well documented. After exploring the current state of student health and wellness, we outline and review the short and long-term health benefits of physical education in schools. Why is physical education important to health? Sleep – Improves sleep quality.

Physical Education

PLT4M

AUGUST 15, 2023

A growing number of school districts and states allow exemptions from physical education. First, we break down the physical education waiver form and how schools and states use it. Next, we explore the rise in popularity, concerns around student opt-outs, and what it all means to the subject of physical education.

Physical Education

Learning Through Sport

JUNE 13, 2021

Research challenges the directive, technical and textbook discourse of the “physical education method” (Metzler, 2011, p. 173) that the physical education community of practice has traditionally shared. Siedentop (1994) defined literate sport participants as understanding the culture, ritual and traditions of a sport.

Sports

Active Schools Us

MARCH 24, 2021

As a basketball fanatic and coach, I challenge all sports fans and caring community members to take a quick break from March Madness to advocate for one often overlooked part of our education system that is critical to the development of the student athletes who are wowing us during this year’s tournament: physical education.

Coaching

Aspire-Ed

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Unlock the vast potential of primary sports education with our upcoming free webinar. Dive into the world of Physical Education, School Sports, and Physical Activity (PESSPA) in primary settings and discover how it can make an invaluable impact on children's lives. What to expect? This webinar is completely FREE!

Sports

PLT4M

OCTOBER 13, 2022

The purpose of this collaboration is to support physical education teachers and coaches to provide better access and inclusion for students with disabilities. . Lakeshore Foundation’s adapted recreation, sport, fitness and aquatics programs serve people locally, nationally and internationally. Ready to Learn More? . Learn MORE.

Motor Skills

Montessori Physical Education

MARCH 26, 2023

The Montessori Physical Education classroom is the perfect place for the mind to transition from the concrete to the abstract. The sports materials are concrete physical objects. However, the sports equipment is often symbolic of a concept from the classroom. Their new task was to build a molecule of glucose or C6H12O6.

Motor Skills

Gopher Sport

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Lynne Kenney with Zainab Khokha Physical Education class is an optimal setting for students to develop and practice the precursor skills that precede learning. These skills include core strength, balance, weight shift, motor rhythm, motor timing, visual-spatial, and object-perceptual skills.

Physical Education

Arizona Health and Physical Education

AUGUST 27, 2024

Jennifer Houston – Mesa Public Schools Greetings Arizona Health and Physical Educators and welcome to the 2024-2025 school year! We are starting off our adapted physical education (APE) blogs this year with some information about working with students with Autism. You can use pictures of any activity or skill that fit your needs.

Physical Education

PLT4M

JULY 19, 2022

Sean Fullerton is a former secondary physical education teacher and current Ph.D. student at the University of New Mexico in the Health, Exercise, and Sports Science Department. In this article, Sean explores technology use in physical education. 2015) and motor performance (O’Loughlin et al., get the free e-book now.

Physical Education

PLT4M

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Physical activity and physical education are often confused terms in the world of education. We break down the key differences and provide examples between physical activity vs physical education. After doing so, we reshape the conversation to support more physical education and physical activity for students of all ages.

Physical Activity

PLT4M

JUNE 20, 2023

It is a powerful teaching tool that allows physical education teachers to show students how to do something correctly and with proper form. This article will discuss modeling in physical education, provide examples, and discuss how it can be used to improve student learning. The options for modeling in education are endless!

Physical Education

PLT4M

APRIL 26, 2023

Shape America sets the standard for physical education. As Shape works to enhance physical education across the country, PLT4M is proud to be a part of the mission. PLT4M is a proud premier Shape America member dedicated to the shared mission of enhancing physical education for teachers, students, and schools.

Physical Education

Learning Through Sport

NOVEMBER 22, 2020

In previous blogs, I have looked t the science of learning from education research (see here ). In Play with Purpose: Game Sense to Sport Literacy I include Rushall & Siedentop's (1972) shaping strategy as a guide for planning game-based teaching episodes as one of the strategies they emphasise is priming. what lead up to this."

Motor Skills

PLT4M

JUNE 7, 2022

Sean Fullerton is a former secondary physical education teacher and current Ph.D. student at the University of New Mexico in the Health, Exercise, and Sports Science Department. In this article, Sean explores motivational theories in physical education. multiple variations of a task focusing on the same motor skill).

Motivation

Gopher Sport

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

It is common practice for teachers to search for fitness routines, skills, and games. They have a basketful of things to teach, but they are not organized in any educational scheme. A collection of games, fitness, and skill activities is not a curriculum. Instead, it becomes a “what should I teach today?”

Physical Education

PLT4M

DECEMBER 15, 2022

There are endless PE lesson plans to choose from for your physical education class. We break down the importance of physical education lesson plans and highlight some of the best places to find physical education lesson plans for your age and audience. Students follow along to a physical education lesson plan on a tablet.

PE

Skillastics

JUNE 23, 2022

Studies have proven that physical movement helps kids improve their memory, increase their motivation, and improve motor skills. If educators have a solution to improve their brain, body, and soul, transforming the way they think and learn in every other class… and make it fun, engaging, and encouraging? Absolutely.

Movement

What's New in Adapted Physical Education

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Andrew Colombo-Dougovito of the University of North Texas, to discuss a variety of big picture issues within the fields of Physical Education and Adapted Physical Education including societal issues, systematic issues, and inclusivity.

Motor Skills

Gopher Sport

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Looking for a challenging content domain to motivate children to learn a broad range of motor skills? This was demonstrated by the fact that a majority of children voluntary participated in parkour during recess when they learned it in physical education 1. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport , 89 (4), 429-439.

Elementary School

Open Phys Ed

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

It has been known to improve health-related and skill-related fitness components, as well as helping to establish foot work and motor skills that can serve individuals in many other sports or activities. This allows students to build connections with their classmates that can extend beyond physical education.

Middle School

What's New in Adapted Physical Education

JUNE 8, 2021

In addition, they discuss Camp Nugget , which is a 4-week program that provides small group instruction to children with disabilities in the areas of aquatics, motor skills, health-related physical fitness, dance, and adapted sports. Please see the flyer to sign up to participate virtually!

Teacher

School Yard

JANUARY 23, 2019

Motivating students to develop a life-long love of healthy movement and physical activity is just one of several unique challenges for PE educators. A class period full of agility and skill-building movements can be fun and an adventurous change of pace. Skill-Building & Review. Shop All: PE Equipment & Sports Supplies.

PE

Open Phys Ed

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

It has been known to improve health-related and skill-related fitness components, as well as helping to establish foot work and motor skills that can serve individuals in many other sports or activities. This allows students to build connections with their classmates that can extend beyond physical education.

Middle School

PLT4M

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The Physical Education Framework for California Public Schools is a 342-page document that outlines the California state standards for PE. ” From there, the framework outlines a “standards-based instructional design process” that shows a step-by-step process for physical education programs and standard alignment. .”

PE

Informed Practitioner in Sport

MAY 30, 2022

EDITOR’S NOTE: To celebrate the imminent release of the new title ‘ Sports Parenting: Negotiating the Challenges of the Youth Sports Journey to Help Kids Thrive ’ we are sharing this special post. In the case of youth sports, clearly we should be thinking on a longer timeline.

Private Schools

PLT4M

MAY 17, 2023

Evidence based practices in education are becoming increasingly important in the world of physical education (PE). This article will discuss the various evidence based practices in education and how they can be applied to PE. What Are Evidence Based Practices in Education?

Education

PLT4M

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

PE games for elementary students promote and enhance physical activity while helping students develop important motor skills, teamwork, physical literacy, and more. In this article, well explore various types of PE games for elementary, from tag games to team sports. Get Free Sample Lessons!

Elementary

PLT4M

MAY 13, 2025

Creating a dynamic and developmentally appropriate physical education program for elementary students can feel overwhelmingespecially when you’re trying to balance fun, skill-building, and long-term planning. Thats where a well-structured set of PE units for elementary can make all the difference. The obvious choice?

Elementary