Arizona Health and Physical Education

MARCH 24, 2025

Calling all shamrock shakers and fitness fanatics! 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? If so, then nominate them here today!

Physical Education

PLT4M

JULY 2, 2025

Whether educators are teaching elementary students or high schoolers, these benchmarks help create cohesive, age-appropriate learning experiences that prioritize both individual and community well-being. Jeff Bartlett has worked at Holten Richmond Middle School, a public 6–8 middle school in Danvers, Massachusetts, since 2008.

Health Education

PLT4M

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

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!

Middle School

Gopher Sport

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

In a recent survey of elementary teachers, it was found that most start off the school year with some form of rules/procedures coupled with games of low organization (fun, teamwork, cooperation). FMS, coupled with fitness are foundational to active participation. If I am fit, I participate and improve my FMS.

Cardiovascular

PLT4M

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

PE programs now boast a comprehensive approach to introducing students to different forms of physical fitness, health, and wellness. ” “Students can do physical activity outside of school; they don’t need PE classes.” Physical education should be a staple of every school districts K-12 plan.

Physical Education

Montessori Physical Education

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

When I played this game with my middle school students, I noticed that it did a much better job of practicing volleyball skills than Newcomb. All these concepts could take weeks of practice to teach, yet, by playing this game, my middle school students started naturally discovering these concepts for themselves.

Middle School

PLT4M

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Even though it is widely accepted that 60 minutes a day of physical activity helps elementary school students all the way through high school students, only one-quarter of this group is actually getting the recommended amount of physical activity. . And at schools, physical activity is getting the cut.

Academics

Arizona Health and Physical Education

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Through the program, here are the classroom wishes being granted to Surprise teachers: Nicchia Bellitto, an eighth-grade English teacher at Mountain View Elementary School, will purchase whiteboards for their classroom.

Teacher

PLT4M

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Physical education provides cognitive content and instruction designed to develop motor skills, knowledge, and behaviors for physical activity and physical fitness.” At every grade level, PE lesson plans can provide students in physical education class opportunities to develop lifelong fitness, health, and wellness skills.

PE

PLT4M

APRIL 22, 2024

Gymnastics lesson plans can include: Crawls Tumbling Jumps Beam Holds Flexibility Within each category, students can move in different ways, finding the right fit and challenge for their experience and ability. From PE games to fitness activities, PLT4M has countless options.

PE Teacher

Open Phys Ed

JULY 28, 2021

Elementary (K-5) Start The Year Here. Team Fitness Adventure (3-5). Plug & Play Fitness. Fitness Knowledge. Middle School (6-8) Start The Year Here. ReEngage Personal Fitness with these 6-8 Modules. Plug & Play Fitness. Fitness Knowledge. High School (9-12) Start The Year Here.

Schooling

PLT4M

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Implicit – Fitness Activity Workouts are great SEL activities for high school students because they develop the self-management skills of delaying gratification, feeling motivated, and working to accomplish goals. In the world of fitness, students practice working towards goals that take time, effort, and energy to achieve.

High School

PLT4M

MARCH 3, 2023

Therefore, whether students are in elementary school, middle school, or high school, they need regular “moderate-to-vigorous physical activity.” Students can develop these critical lifelong fitness skills through physical education classes. Free Fitness Lessons For P.E.

PE

Stanford Childrens

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

When Isaac was in elementary school, he endured a lot of bullying, but his twin brother, Isaiah, always looked out for him, and so did his older brother, Jr., In middle school, Isaac made a decision to no longer wear his foot orthotic and chose to wear his hand splint at home only—his braces were a target for bullying.

Elementary School

PLT4M

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Assessment Tools – The tools and best practices to evaluate student learning in different forms, from physical literacy to physical fitness. For example, PE teachers might be looking for fun fitness challenges only to find instructors and coaches that are anything but appropriate for students. Ones made for PE specifically!

Physical Education

Stanford Childrens

MAY 15, 2024

In Long Beach, California, she was one of very few Asian students in her elementary and middle schools. “It When asked how he fits the theme of being a trailblazer, Dr. Balagtas names two accomplishments. It was challenging sometimes, because I felt ‘othered.’ I felt different than other kids,” she says.

High School

Skillastics

MARCH 22, 2022

If you think about back to when you were in elementary and middle school, who were your favorite teachers? Acknowledging students’ efforts starts with paying attention to the students as they are working towards their fitness goals. The answer lies in YOU. The Spanish teacher who sang and danced in a sombrero?

Physical Activity

PLT4M

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

In this article, we feature some of the top physical education articles that help make the case for quality daily physical education opportunities for elementary, middle, and high school students. Many PE teachers have transformed PE classes with a fitness education model, tapping into the 5 components of physical fitness.

Physical Education

Spark PE

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills Elementary Standards: 1) Movement patterns and movement skills—locomotor skills. 8) Health, physical activity, and fitness—fitness principles. 9) Health, physical activity, and fitness—analyze data. 10) Health, physical activity, and fitness—nutrition and hydration.

Movement

SHAPE America

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Use Age-Appropriate Materials For elementary students, simple stories or discussions about the natural life cycle can be a gentle introduction. Preschool) PBS Kids — When a Pet Dies (Elementary School) PBS Kids Go! We also help them become more comfortable talking about other uncomfortable topics.

Health Education

PLT4M

JULY 21, 2023

Quality physical education programs provide students with a planned, sequential, K-12 standards-based program of curricula and instruction designed to develop motor skills, knowledge, and behaviors for active living, physical fitness, sportsmanship, self-efficacy, and emotional intelligence.

Physical Education

PLT4M

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Personal hygiene for teens becomes a place where individuals can choose different hygiene products and how they fit into their daily routine. Therefore, one of the best times to start talking about personal hygiene for teens is in late elementary school or early middle school.

Middle School