Learning Through Sport

JANUARY 31, 2025

The main goal of this curriculum model is to provide students with the skills, knowledge and disposition to maintain lifetime physical activity through a health-related curricular focus that promotes physical activity. Health orientated/optimising physical education (HOPE: e.g. Metzler et al., Integrated Physical Education. Cone et al.

Physical Education

PLT4M

AUGUST 1, 2025

In addition, we’ll look at key health benefits, how to structure the class, and share sample lesson ideas and workouts that keep things engaging. It gives them a space to exercise, set goals, and improve their health—without needing advanced athletic ability or experience. Each unit is designed to build knowledge and confidence.

Fitness

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

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

Know a teacher whos gone above and beyond this year? Nominate them today and let their excellence shine!

Middle School

PLT4M

MARCH 3, 2025

Elementary PE Sub Plans In many elementary school physical education lessons, some level of equipment or setup is required. At PLT4M, each elementary PE lesson plan includes a simple 1-page activity sheet that outlines all the important information for the class.

PE

SHAPE America

MARCH 21, 2023

Here are a few winter activities for elementary PE that include opportunities to practice personal responsibility, cultural studies, and physical fitness outside. During and after the pandemic, it became even more apparent how important getting fresh air was for my students’ physical and, more important, emotional health.

Elementary

SHAPE America

JULY 27, 2023

And, despite clear research demonstrating the positive impacts of health and wellness on academic achievement , schools may be tempted to put critically important physical activity programs on the back burner. Several years ago, our school experienced an increase in discipline. Don’t do it! We make time for it.

Wellness

SHAPE America

JUNE 2, 2022

My dad was a soccer player in high school and helped found a rec league in our community in East Hampton, CT, which my brother and I both played in. When I started middle school, there was no girls soccer team, and it didn’t occur to me that I wouldn’t be allowed to try out for the boys team — so I did. It’s Official.

High School

SHAPE America

OCTOBER 10, 2023

If you ask most elementary students what their favorite subjects are, the most common answers are usually physical education and recess. Elementary students get the majority of their movement during the school day in physical education (PE) and recess. We need to make physical activity a more significant part of school culture.

Physical Activity

Relentless School Nurse

DECEMBER 5, 2022

My career has spanned from pediatric acute and subacute care to home care to utilization management to management to community health and beyond. Here I am, a School Nurse. I subbed in my children’s Catholic elementary school several times. I am now on the cusp of completing my NJ school nurse certification coursework.

Schooling

SHAPE America

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Students will learn how lacrosse is referred to as the medicine game and learn about how physical activity and sport can support the mental and emotional health of all people. Charlie Rizzuto Charlie Rizzuto is the 2022 SHAPE America National High School Physical Education Teacher of the Year. Additional Resources.

Physical Education

Relentless School Nurse

FEBRUARY 4, 2023

In 2003, I began my career at Hackensack High School. Soon into the challenge of being a High School nurse, I immediately fell in love with the practice of school nursing. Soon into the challenge of being a High School nurse, I immediately fell in love with the practice of school nursing.

Schooling

Relentless School Nurse

JANUARY 28, 2023

Meg Jenkins, MS, BSN, NCSN My journey to school nurse certification began in 1994 when I was hired by the Gilford (NH) School District. I spoke with the Elementary school nurse, a fellow Salve Regina graduate as well as my beloved mentor, Rosanne Sheridan, who encouraged me to go for it.

Schooling

Relentless School Nurse

DECEMBER 1, 2023

The story of Pitt County North Carolina schools should be a wake-up call for many districts across the country that have relied on Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funds to boost school nursing services. Still an untenable workload!

Secondary Schools

Relentless School Nurse

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

The film is not just a documentary; it’s a call to action, a tool for education, and a source of inspiration for individuals and communities to engage with critical public health issues and work toward a healthier future.

Schooling

SHAPE America

MARCH 24, 2022

Jonathan Jones Jonathan Jones is a 15-year physical educator in Prince George's County, MD, serving as an elementary teacher and PE resource teacher. In 2018, he was named SHAPE Maryland Elementary Physical Education Teacher of the Year. In 2019, he was named SHAPE America National High School Physical Education Teacher of the Year.

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. Only 26% of high school-aged students attend PE classes 5 days a week.

Physical Education

Slow Chat PE

JUNE 2, 2023

We have witnessed the pendulum swing towards a more just and inclusive health and physical education field. Notably, we observe positive shifts in areas such as elementary school fitness testing, the reconsideration of dodgeball, and the adoption of skills-based health education. It really is a “grown up” decision.

Schooling

PLT4M

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Authors Note: In recent years, the larger educational community has explored if any subject should be required, especially at the high school level. PE programs now boast a comprehensive approach to introducing students to different forms of physical fitness, health, and wellness. Is Physical Education Required? Find a Time.

Physical Education

Stanford Childrens

AUGUST 2, 2022

This fall, California is rolling out a first-of-its-kind law that pushes back class start times for most public middle and high schools. High schools in the state can’t start before 8:30 a.m., and for middle schools, it’s 8 a.m. Most teens are sleep-deprived.

High School

Arizona Health and Physical Education

MARCH 28, 2023

Want to know who was recently selected as a 2023 SHAPE America District Teacher of the Year?

Middle School

Arizona Health and Physical Education

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Health Education. Elementary Physical Education. Middle School Physical Education. High School Physical Education. Want to know who was recently selected as a 2023 SHAPE America District Teacher of the Year?

Middle School

PLT4M

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

But with the creation of the Whole School Model, or maybe better know as Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) Model, there is a new opportunity for physical education to have a seat at the proverbial education table. Credit: Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) - CDC.

Physical Education

School Yard

AUGUST 27, 2024

Transforming Classrooms with Play-based Learning In the second episode of the season, host Nancy Chung sits down with two subject matter experts from School Specialty: Kathy Descamps, an expert in physical education, health, and wellness, and returning guest Jennifer Fernandez in early childhood.

Physical Education

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

MARCH 22, 2024

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 teachers, health teachers and administrators? Do you know a PE and/or Health teacher who: Inspires their students to embrace healthy lifestyles?

Middle School

Stanford Childrens

AUGUST 17, 2022

“Our brains associate ‘novel’ with ‘dangerous,’” said Dr. Bentley, a clinical associate professor of developmental and behavioral pediatrics at Stanford Medicine Children’s Health. Many elementary schools also have online materials that families can investigate before school begins.

Elementary School

Heartzones

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

Check out the heart rate graph, that displays the heart rate of two different high school students throughout her training protocols, which included strength training using a variety of unusual resistance devices, while also providing interval aerobic conditioning. If you build muscle, you burn more energy because you have more muscle.

Physical Education

Arizona Health and Physical Education

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Greetings Arizona Health and Physical Educators! In Mesa, at the elementary level, the adapted physical education specialists will work with students in both a small group environment and the general physical education class. For example, many junior high and high schools are offering modified and/or unified physical education classes.

Physical Education

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. Tiffany Loken, a first-grade teacher at Imagine Schools–Rosefield, will purchase a smart board for their classroom.

Teacher

PLT4M

MARCH 5, 2024

Emotions play a critical role in the social and intellectual development of middle and high school students. This article will discuss the importance of teaching social-emotional development in middle and high schools and provide 3 sample lesson plans on emotions that can be implemented in middle and high school classrooms.

High School

Stanford Childrens

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

With prematurity comes a host of possible immediate health complications, and babies may have long-term developmental challenges, too—especially if they are born extremely early. weeks’ gestation at Stanford Medicine Children’s Health. It wasn’t until high school that she felt fully mentally and physically caught up.

Elementary School

Stanford Childrens

MAY 15, 2024

Each May, we celebrate our Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Island (AANHPI) providers and staff who help make Stanford Medicine Children’s Health exceptional with their diversity and extraordinary talents. In Long Beach, California, she was one of very few Asian students in her elementary and middle schools. “It

High School

FACTS Management

MAY 18, 2023

From elementary schools to college campuses, today’s students need education leaders who are invested in their emotional safety. Unfortunately, mental health is often ignored or underestimated. While promoting mental health awareness in schools can seem like a daunting task, it has enormous benefits.

Health

FACTS Management

MAY 13, 2022

Even as things across the country start to feel more normal, many of us are still dealing with the mental health effects of the pandemic. It’s now much clearer how big of a role schools play in the mental health of children. More Than a Lesson Plan Most of us know that school isn’t just about the subjects we study.

Health

PLT4M

DECEMBER 15, 2022

But anyone who has observed or taken part in a quality physical education program knows that the subject of PE is one of the best opportunities for students’ physical health development. This instructional video is part of a larger fitness lesson utilized at the middle and high school level. . Example content!

PE