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

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? Calling all shamrock shakers and fitness fanatics!

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. Schools are moving beyond traditional team sports to provide more choice, variety, and accessibility. Walking for fitness classes are helping redefine what success looks like in physical education.

Fitness

Gopher Sport

JULY 16, 2025

Lauren Falls from DC Public Schools explains, “I order from Gopher because I know they have high-quality equipment that’s gonna last. It’s specifically designed for physical education.” Investing in high-quality equipment pays off over time. Flowers High School adds, “The durability, just the quality.

PE Teacher

Arizona Health and Physical Education

APRIL 21, 2025

Nominate them today and let their excellence shine!

Middle School

Montessori Physical Education

JULY 6, 2025

I keep those kids at the forefront of my mind because I don’t want them to miss out on a lifetime of physical activity. When I got to high school, it was a rude awakening. I continued this trend in college, pursuing a biology degree and detesting the physics of exercise physiology due to the extensive applied math.

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. Effective PE sub plans are essential to ensure that students continue to engage in meaningful physical activity no matter who is leading the class.

PE

Montessori Physical Education

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

One of the most notable changes is the differentiation between the game's middle school and upper elementary school versions. First, the middle school game also has an extra level of competition where one team is directly playing against another.

Middle School

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. She also serves on the MNSHAPE Board of Directors.

Elementary

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. To Native Americans, lacrosse is more than a game and is held in high regard.

Physical Education

SHAPE America

OCTOBER 10, 2023

There are fewer sunlit hours after school for children to be outside and physically active. This time of year, it is increasingly important to incorporate physical activity into the school day. Instead of settling into an indoor, sedentary routine — it’s time to rethink the typical school day.

Physical Activity

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

JULY 27, 2023

Build Excitement With School-Wide Events There is something special about having your entire school together. At Tyler Elementary, we have several health and wellness events that have been done over the years, with some of them becoming established annual traditions. Examples include jump rope, dance, limbo, and parachute.

Wellness

Physical Education Update

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

Not long ago, while rubbing the sleep from my eyes and nudging the dog off the bed, I overheard the Romanian announcers discussing the state of physical education and youth fitness in their country. tags]physical education problems,Romania [/tags]. The situation sounded familiar, yet different.

Physical Education

PLT4M

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Schools have a lot to cover and only so much time. 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. Because there is certainly no shortage of physical education critics.

Physical Education

SHAPE America

MARCH 24, 2022

SHAPE America’s National Standards & Grade-Level Outcomes for K-12 Physical Education outline what a student should know and be able to do as a result of a highly effective physical education program. There are currently five National Standards for physical education. You Have a Voice.

Physical Education

SHAPE America

JUNE 8, 2022

I started high school in 1973 — just one year after Title IX went into effect. When I was in high school, the boys teams always had much better uniforms. Megaera Regan Megaera Regan is a retired elementary physical education teacher from the Port Washington School District on Long Island.

Elementary

PLT4M

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

High school is an essential time for students to develop their social and emotional learning (SEL) skills. From group activities to individual reflection, a variety of SEL activities can be used in the high school classroom. This article will explore 10 SEL activities for high school students.

High School

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

PLT4M

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

In most conversations about improving schools, the role of physical education is an afterthought, or worse, not even mentioned. Instead, we look at core subjects, test scores, and student performance without considering the impact of physical education and activity. Free Fitness Lessons For P.E.

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.

Physical 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

Heartzones

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

Heart Rate & Resistance Training Re-Imagined For Physical Education & Sport “Lifting any weight that increases resistance on your muscles is the key. During strength training in sports and in physical education class, how can one measure the progress of our most vital muscle?

Physical Education

Arizona Health and Physical Education

JANUARY 11, 2023

If you are a certified physical education teacher, chances are you were required to take one 3-credit class in working with students with disabilities in your physical education classes. Let me see if I can provide a (kinda) clear picture of a day in the life of an adapted physical educator. .

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

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

Open Phys Ed

JANUARY 1, 2024

Created by: Aaron Hart, Jim DeLine, Elyse Loughlin, Lori Dunn, Brandon Herwick, Kevin Reinisch, Charla Parker Krahnke, Mike Martinez, Andrea Hart Special Contributions: Deedi Boland Design: Eliza Kuhn & Aaron Hart Physical educators know and understand the need to get students active and engaged as soon as they enter the PE classroom.

Dance

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

Check out our website to see the award recipients in each of the following categories: Adapted Physical Education. Health Education. Elementary Physical Education. Middle School Physical Education. High School Physical Education.

Middle School

PLT4M

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Does Physical Activity Influence Academic Performance? In 2010, the CDC released an 84-page report titled “The Association Between School-Based Physical Activity, Including Physical Education, and Academic Performance.” Physical activity can help. Physical activity can help.

Academics

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

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Physical education doesn’t always garner the same level of attention as other academic subjects throughout the school day. But as schools search for ways to support students’ mental health, academic performance, and overall healthy lifestyles, physical education can play a crucial role in student success.

Physical Education

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? Let’s shower our deserving teachers & administrators with the recognition they deserve !

Middle School

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

PLT4M

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Physical education teacher resources can enhance and support the mission of quality physical education in schools all across the country. We explore some of the best physical education teacher resources and how teachers can tap into lesson plans, technology, and more.

Physical Education

Physical Education Update

DECEMBER 31, 2022

And that can happen at any level, including elementary and high school – as I’m sure all of you involved in scholastic sports already know! tags]football,physical education,competition,Grey Cup,Mitchell Cup,CFL,CIS,NFL [/tags]. Dick Moss, Editor, PE Update.com.

Sports

PLT4M

JULY 19, 2022

Sean Fullerton is a former secondary physical education teacher and current Ph.D. In this article, Sean explores technology use in physical education. Be on the lookout for lots of great content from Sean as he helps take the academic angle of physical education best practices. get the free e-book now.

Physical Education