PLT4M

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Physical education electives offer an opportunity for students within a physical education program to select from a wide variety of different course options that suit their goals and interests. Should physical education be required? ” Not only are there physical benefits, but mental, emotional, and social.

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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. This is one of the students’ favorite PE activities every year!

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SHAPE America

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

As a physical education teacher, I have been doing school fundraisers for 23 years. Funds for PE Equipment and More Raising donations during the fundraiser period (which lasts about four weeks at my school) is a game changer for my school. Kindness-Themed Lessons for Health & PE I use the health.

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Drowning in the Shallow

MARCH 15, 2025

If Physical Education is the school subject that prioritises the learning about, in and through movement, then PE Teachers need to understand what learning is and isn’t.

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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.

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SHAPE America

JULY 25, 2024

Teaching media literacy in skills-based health education can do just that. While media and technology evolve and change, the skills students develop through media literacy education last a lifetime. When considering the definition of media literacy above, it’s easy to see a lot of connections to skills-based health education.

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SHAPE America

MARCH 23, 2023

On February 15, 2023, more than 130 dedicated health and physical education professionals from 33 states attended SHAPE America’s SPEAK Out! At this annual event, members of the HPE community meet with representatives of Congress to advocate for continued support and robust funding for health and physical education.

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SHAPE America

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

SHAPE America serves as the voice for 200,000+ health and physical education professionals across the United States, and the organization is committed to diverse leadership on its Board. She also coordinates the Physical Education Master’s Certification Program at the University of Maryland College Park. She has an Ed.D. He has a Ph.D.

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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. What’s New in the USA Lacrosse PE Curriculum. Using UDL While Teaching Lacrosse.

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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.

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SHAPE America

DECEMBER 5, 2023

I am a physical education teacher in New York City who is committed to embracing a more inclusive and empathetic teaching style in physical education. I consider myself to be an anti-racist teacher — and by embracing this approach, I aim to co-create inclusive learning environments in physical education.

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SHAPE America

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Wisconsin Health and Physical Education (WHPE), a SHAPE America state affiliate, has been “speaking out” for quality health and physical education in Wisconsin for more than two decades. Advocating for health and physical education is worth the effort! This greatly increased WHPE visibility.

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PLT4M

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

At PLT4M, we are firm believers in the importance of participation in PE for all students. Participation in PE classes can support physical, mental, and emotional health among students now and into their adult lives. ” And when it comes to data on student participation in PE, a few numbers from the report stand out.

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SHAPE America

OCTOBER 29, 2024

As a physical education teacher at Hebron High School in Carrollton, TX, I developed a Health and Wellness Club for our ninth-grade campus as an initiative to reduce obesity and related comorbidities that are associated with sedentary lifestyles and a lack of physical activity. We met every other week for 30 minutes during advisory time.

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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. Here are five ways to celebrate physical activity during National PE & Sport Week and every week — and all year round: 1.

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SHAPE America

MARCH 14, 2023

Each year, our school’s Gone Fishin’ trip combines physical education with outdoor recreation. As a school community, we value learning outside the school walls, and as educators we were drawn to fishing because of its many variables and open outcomes. He has served as Ancona’s Outdoor Learning Educator since 2016.

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Reinventing the Game

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Precision in Physical Education (PE) – What is its role? There was a time where the age group I deal with are supposed to be ready for their enlistment in the uniform-groups via their fitness lessons in schools ) To a large extent, precision also plays a big part of how the fraternity exhibits in delivering PE.

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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.

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Mr. Kirsch

MAY 18, 2025

Field Day is more than an end-of-year event for elementary physical education teachers. As an elementary PE teacher, I spend the entire year helping students build skills, confidence, and a love for physical activity. Field Day isnt just a PE eventits a reminder of what school should feel like: safe, inclusive, and full of heart.

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Drowning in the Shallow

MAY 11, 2025

Physical Education. So this is a reflective pause for me to (re)consider what “education” truly means within physical education. I say these words so often that their deeper meaning can easily slip away.

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Drowning in the Shallow

DECEMBER 1, 2024

In England there has been a growing call to provide positive experiences to children and young people in PE and youth sport. This slogan of providing positive experiences for all is … Continue reading Harmful Experiences in Physical Education and Youth Sport →

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PLT4M

JUNE 13, 2025

The right instant activities for elementary PE can help kick off physical education class with energy and structure. In this article, we explore a variety of instant activities that physical education teachers can tap into throughout the year. What Are Instant Activities for Elementary PE? Let’s dive in!

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PLT4M

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Mike Graham, PE teacher and founder of PE 4 Every Kid, is joining forces with PLT4M to enhance elementary physical education for students and teachers alike. Mike Graham, a dedicated PE teacher and founder of PE 4 Every Kid. The obvious choice? Follow Mike Graham on X! This activity is called Dribble for Treasure.

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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).

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SHAPE America

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Adding more movement — through physical education, recess and active classrooms — is essential for beating the almost-winter blues. Educators worry about time spent on learning, the Common Core, and curriculum standards (all for good reason). All three of these tenants of PE can be better utilized in classroom settings.

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Montessori Physical Education

JUNE 8, 2025

The very notion that a kid could learn while not sitting still is nothing short of educational malpractice. Well, here’s the quiet part out loud: Far too many PE teachers are failing to integrate their content with the broader school curriculum. There is a chicken-and-egg argument over why PE teachers are looked down upon.

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Gopher Sport

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Sharing My Passion for Bowling Education Bowling is more than just a sport to meits something I actively work to share with educators nationwide. I have had the privilege of leading workshops at the **NYSAHPERD Conference**, where I guided PE teachers in implementing bowling units effectively. Perfection.

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SHAPE America

AUGUST 11, 2022

At one such lunch with Mary Henninger, professor in the PETE program at Illinois State University, we began jotting down notes on a napkin — strategies for launching a successful career as a health and physical education teacher. You’ll find a broad network of health and physical education professionals on Twitter. Running the Race.

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Reinventing the Game

AUGUST 11, 2024

The Perfect Physical Education (PE) classroom – What does it look like? Is PE a guilt-trip subject for education systems to ensure there is a balance in their existence? The macro education environment seems to believe in its presence and its deserved existence but the worry for me is its micro presence in schools.

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Drowning in the Shallow

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

For Catherine Ennis, if PE is to educate students for a lifetime of physical activity, then it needs to provide not just an effective experience but an engaging one as well.

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SHAPE America

AUGUST 2, 2023

How do you know what to teach in your physical education classes? If you often find yourself wondering or asking in an online community what you should do in PE this week or next week or how to start, then you picked the right article to read. Let me tell you a little bit about me. What should the students know and be able to do?

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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? Download Now! Grades 35: 1.5.10 Demonstrates throwing in a variety of practice tasks. Download Now!

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Drowning in the Shallow

SEPTEMBER 4, 2022

Teaching PE is a continuous act of making professional judgements about the why(s), how(s) and what(s) of physical education (Quennerstedt, 2019). This is a fundamental but challenging part of a PE teachers job. This … Continue reading What’s your PE Jigsaw Puzzle?

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Drowning in the Shallow

OCTOBER 13, 2024

“PE is not Sport.” ” A proclamation that I’ve written on social media and announced to others as a means of educating their ignorance. Those who often talk about the subject, but do not teach it, tend to view sport and physical education as the same.

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Drowning in the Shallow

APRIL 8, 2023

When children turn up to PE we may not inform them of the learning intention and explain why that learning intention is valuable. This makes it both harder for teachers to teach and for children to learn and see PE as valuable in their education. If this happens our subject can seem to lack coherence.

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PLT4M

JUNE 19, 2025

The high school physical education curriculum plays a critical role in shaping students’ long-term relationship with health and fitness. For many, high school physical education class marks the final formal experience with structured physical education before transitioning to an independent, active lifestyle beyond the walls of school.

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