Montessori Physical Education

JULY 6, 2025

something that is respected and pays well. Now, if you’re thinking, "The boy is in kindergarten, it doesn’t matter what he says now," well, you're not wrong. Catherine University—specifically the upper elementary component—that I had a mathematical renaissance. It's Just Kindergarten… But Is It? I know it's silly.

PE Teacher

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. The 8 National Health Education Standards are: Use functional health information to support health and well-being of self and others.

Health Education

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

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. Know the Facts. Most kids don’t drink. In fact, less than one in five teens report consuming alcohol in the past 30 days.

Health

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

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. I lasted one day.

High School

Relentless School Nurse

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

The program won four Emmy Awards, a Peabody Award, two Critics Choice awards, as well as a dozen other industry recognitions. EDEN MARIE KENNEDY Eden is Scott and Catherine’s younger daughter, and she went from 10 and her last semester in elementary school to 13 and her last year in middle school between 2020 and 2022.

Schooling

Alexandra Lemm

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

For elementary school teachers, intervention might be something that is done weekly and can be handled with your eyes closed. However, with middle school and high school teachers, station groups with a teacher table are not necessarily common. Once stations are in place, they are a well-oiled machine.

Teacher

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 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.” As a result, every school district has a different interpretation of the law.

Physical Education

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). It is used to transport the body (to school and back, to the store and back, to the bus and back, or to the car and back).

Cardiovascular

Arizona Health and Physical Education

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

This season’s 500 granted wishes will fulfill requests from teachers in the areas of agricultural studies, arts, math, physical education and wellness, science and special needs. Marichou Beltran, a special education teacher at Kingswood Elementary School, will provide sensory and reading materials for their students.

Teacher

PLT4M

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

These include enhanced concentration and attention as well as improved classroom behavor. 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. .

Academics

PLT4M

DECEMBER 15, 2022

.” (CDC Healthy Schools – Physical Education & Physical Activity) Therefore, physical education lesson plans are essential to developing a sequential curriculum. At every grade level, PE lesson plans can provide students in physical education class opportunities to develop lifelong fitness, health, and wellness skills.

PE

Gopher Sport

JUNE 3, 2024

The phrase “Field Day’ brings you back to the end of a school year. It is a chance for middle school and elementary students to come together to play tug of war, kickball, or even softball against other classes. Kids racing on foot to see who will be the fastest in school followed by popsicles and water balloons.

Dance

PLT4M

MARCH 3, 2023

No matter what type of school students are enrolled in, children of all ages need physical activity and physical education. The CDC recommends 60 minutes of activity because of the well-documented benefits of physical activity on physical health and mental health. What about virtual physical education lessons for elementary school?

PE

PLT4M

APRIL 22, 2024

Key Takeaways on Gymnastics Lesson Plans Gymnastics lessons can be an excellent addition for elementary and middle school physical education classes! Teachers can set the goal times based on the group they are working with! There are no advanced skill requirements for students to start with the basics of gymnastics.

PE Teacher

PLT4M

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

This includes capacities to recognize one’s strengths and limitations with a well-grounded sense of confidence and purpose. Throughout the school year, students can practice and explore social-emotional skills that will empower them in the classroom and community. Yes, we just scratched the surface in this article.

High School

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

Shape PA

APRIL 14, 2022

Nick taught elementary and middle school health and physical education from 2005 to 2016 in the Midd-West School District where he also served as the Curriculum Coordinator of Health and Physical Education. Nick graduated from Lock Haven University and received his Master’s Degree in Education.

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 It boded well for medical school.” As a first-generation Chinese-Taiwanese American, she only spoke Mandarin Chinese until she learned English in kindergarten. I felt different than other kids,” she says.

High School

Montessori Physical Education

APRIL 16, 2022

While this can be useful in lower elementary with more mature students, it really comes into its own in upper elementary. While it still applies, it’s simplistic, and we need something new to deal with the coming reality that they will be leaving the school pretty soon.

Achievement

Skillastics

MARCH 22, 2022

If you think about back to when you were in elementary and middle school, who were your favorite teachers? The ones who were always smiling, and could laugh at their kids’ antics, as well as their own mistakes? The Spanish teacher who sang and danced in a sombrero?

Physical Activity

Montessori Physical Education

APRIL 30, 2022

Take your playing area and divide it up by the classes you have in middle school or upper elementary (whoever your oldest students are). Older students get to see how well their creations do with a completely different population. Then the students get to play each others final versions and fun is had by all.

PE Teacher

PLT4M

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Open PE – A great resource for elementary PE games and activities. What are the best physical education teacher resource? In addition to the student resources, this program is an excellent professional development resource for teachers” – Anna “PLT4M has resources for all my middle school and high school classes.

Physical Education

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. Statistics about the current state of child wellness.

Physical Education

FACTS Management

MAY 13, 2022

Returning to the Classroom While students have largely returned to in-person learning, K-12 schools still face challenges. Many educators report that students lack social skills and seem less mature, with high schoolers behaving like middle school students and younger students forgetting basic classroom rules and expectations.

Health

Spark PE

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Standards establish well-defined and measurable objectives that encompass the skills and knowledge that students need in order to maintain a healthy and physically-active lifestyle. Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills Elementary Standards: 1) Movement patterns and movement skills—locomotor skills.

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

Montessori Physical Education

AUGUST 21, 2022

Once inside, the classrooms are spacious and well equipped, especially the middle school. The people matter most, and they have an excellent staff of teachers from toddler to middle school. Led by Gwen Harris, I immediately felt welcome during our large group game to get their school year starting in a fun way.

Middle School

PLT4M

JULY 21, 2023

In this article, we set out to provide actionable steps to ensure school districts’ physical education classes serve students’ needs and improve health and wellness. In addition, we offer ideas and insights for physical education teachers looking to enhance a quality program at their schools.

Physical Education

PLT4M

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

From this foundation, teenagers can begin to build healthy habits that they can use well beyond their teenage years. Instead, good personal hygiene for teens is about practicing and promoting good health and overall well-being. Teenagers should have safe and healthy opportunities to learn and talk about good hygiene habits.

Middle School

Slow Chat PE

JANUARY 18, 2021

We are good friends as well as accountability partner. I am an openly white male (if you didn’t laugh at that you probably want to stop reading now) who grew up in a segregated white middle class neighborhood raised by two teachers. My elementary school was 90 something percent white.

Teaching