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. Well-thought-out PE sub plans not only help maintain the flow of the class but also ensure that students stay active, motivated, and safe, even in the PE teachers absence.

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Better Coaching

DECEMBER 24, 2024

When children are pushed beyond their developmental limitsphysically, cognitively, and emotionallythey may fall out of love with sports, lose motivation to continue, or develop chronic injuries that hamper their future athletic endeavors. Burnout often unfolds in stages: Enthusiasm: The child begins with high motivation and excitement.

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Arizona Health and Physical Education

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Ashley is just beginning her teaching career at Westar Elementary. Her supervising teacher stated that Ashley has a natural ability to create engaging activities that meet her students’ needs while helping them achieve mastery.

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Elementary PE Teacher

MAY 3, 2017

Let’s be honest, it’s tough keeping students motivated at the end of the school year. Students and teachers alike can feel the end of the school year winding down. So the question arises, how can we keep our students motivated and focused to finish strong in our physed classes, as well as their other classes?

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Stanford Childrens

AUGUST 17, 2022

As children build friendships, friends become another motivator to add to the conversation: “Your buddies Jasper, Willa, and Niko and will be there.”. Many elementary schools also have online materials that families can investigate before school begins. You get to see Miss Jennifer. You can play with the blocks.”

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Gopher Sport

APRIL 10, 2024

Motivate Students and Increase Activity Time with BlazePod By: Kevin Hopp, Zeke Bailes, Hank van der Merwe In an age where sedentary lifestyles have become the norm, the quest for engaging and innovative physical education solutions has led to the introduction of BlazePod , a ground breaking Flash Reflex Training system into schools.

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PLT4M

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Teachers want to know exactly how to hit on SEL competencies in lesson plans. For example, teachers use mindfulness lesson plans as a way to incorporate explicit SEL activities for high school students. Let’s dive into 10 examples teachers can use in their classrooms! Social Emotional Learning wheel.

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Gopher Sport

MAY 18, 2023

Harrison Elementary PE teacher and health. Top Class: Pizza Party Top Grade: Extra Free day of PE School Goal: Teacher vs. Student dodgeball If we reach our school goal we will have our annual teacher vs. student dodgeball game. Amplify Kindness T-shirt + Pie a Teacher in the Face! Her school raised over $2,500!

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Elementary PE Teacher

DECEMBER 27, 2018

As an elementary physical education teacher, you notice the excitement more than most; it seems no amount of running, jumping, and playing can rid your students of their energy. But finally, when that blessed break arrives, you’ll have time to breathe, regroup, and plan for how to motivate students the second half of the year.

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PLT4M

JULY 19, 2022

Sean Fullerton is a former secondary physical education teacher and current Ph.D. 2015), motivation (Melton et al., Physical educators also often use technology for teacher productivity such as websites and e-documents (Baek et al., student at the University of New Mexico in the Health, Exercise, and Sports Science Department.

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Heartzones

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

“I think Heart Zones is a very impactful tool that teachers can utilize to create a Universal Design for Learning (UDL) classroom…” ~ Brian Nassif, PE Teacher at Albert Einstein Academies What was your first experience with Physical Education technology? for their motivation to play/move.

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Heartzones

JUNE 28, 2023

Four years ago, Ann Goff, the PE teacher at Lincoln Elementary, started researching heart rate sensors and step counters for her school when she came across Heart Zones. Ann was sold on Heart Zones after contacting Deb Berkey who then held a demonstration for 20 other PE teachers in that district during a professional development day.

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Gopher Sport

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Looking for a challenging content domain to motivate children to learn a broad range of motor skills? Parkour can contribute to meeting the SHAPE America’s National Standards and Grade-level Outcomes for K-12 Physical Education in elementary schools. However, you do what a physical education teacher does best: thinking outside the box.

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Montessori Physical Education

MARCH 20, 2022

In the last blog , we explored how the simple mantra of “ Be Fun to Play With, Be Fun to Play Against ,” which is the basis for understanding sportsmanship with our lower elementary students, directly correlates with various skills of SEL. Instead, the motivations and intentions of the students become apparent (identifying problems).

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Arizona Health and Physical Education

AUGUST 27, 2024

In addition, the strategies mentioned here are simple suggestions and examples of strategies myself or teachers I have worked with have used. In a game setting, individuals with ASD may struggle with switching between tasks (offense to defense and vice versa) and understanding social cues from teammates and the teacher.

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Elementary PE Teacher

OCTOBER 22, 2018

Keep Yourself Motivated. As a physical education teacher, it’s natural to gravitate towards skilled athletes in your class. Even better, learning more about them will give you insight into what does motivate and excite them, and you can use those ideas when looking for new lesson ideas. This one can be tough. Show Progression.

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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. Instead, the motivations and intentions of the students become apparent (identifying problems). My mother was a Montessori toddler teacher for over thirty years as well.

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PLT4M

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Sean Fullerton is a former secondary physical education teacher and current Ph.D. Student centered learning places the focal point of instruction on the individual needs of the students, rather than the teacher. student at the University of New Mexico in the Health, Exercise, and Sports Science Department. PLT4M Classroom.

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Montessori Physical Education

MARCH 5, 2022

Teachers across the country (especially PE) have been asked to incorporate SEL into their curriculums. In next week’s blog, we will look at how a question I ask upper elementary during conflict resolution utilizes every single pillar of SEL. Well, I have some good news. Sportsmanship is SEL!

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Montessori Physical Education

JUNE 12, 2022

o One of my upper elementary classes tried “holding the line” to some initial success, but as always, it only takes one to leave the formation and ruin the strategy. They will be extra motivated to steal the flag because they are having more success doing so, but will stop for a quick breather when needed.

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Heartzones

AUGUST 17, 2021

According to Darrell Salmi, 2019 Minnesota PE teacher, football coach, and board member of Minnesota Shape, “You can use the simplicity of the Heart Zones Move solution and the ability to have meaningful technology to enhance both the in-person and the on-line learning in a student’s Physical Education experience. Be Persistent. Percentage.

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Sports for Schools

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Figures like 40% to 60% of elementary school girls (age 6 to 12) are concerned about being too fat , or worry about gaining weight, are red flag signals. Parents and teachers need to address this trend and turn the tide for our future generations.

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Sports for Schools

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Figures like 40% to 60% of elementary school girls (age 6 to 12) are concerned about being too fat , or worry about gaining weight, are red flag signals. Parents and teachers need to address this trend and turn the tide for our future generations.

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Heartzones

DECEMBER 6, 2023

” ~ Rick Wank, PE Teacher at Milford High School What was your first experience with Physical Education technology? This program has allowed me to go from a teacher who was subjective in observing students to being able to show students hard data on their performance in the area of moderate to vigorous physical activity.

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School Yard

JANUARY 7, 2022

Several years ago, I was teaching at a new elementary school and wanted to get my community involved in family fitness events to promote exercising while having fun. Invite parents/ teachers/staff to join in the fitness and running activities as well. I started organizing area families to participate together in local 5k fun runs.

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AKA Sports

APRIL 15, 2021

Legends in my motivational mind. Pre-School and Elementary Students need our help in find ways to be active and social but not force-fed programs and electronics just to keep them occupied. Teachers witnessing how kids have little to no experience in conflict resolution or coping skills in difficult situations.

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SHAPE America

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

If you are a health and physical education teacher who would like to celebrate Black History Month in your classes, take a look at the five ideas below. Reese Ryzewski, SHAPE America’s 2020 Midwest District High School Physical Education Teacher of the Year, used the story of Jesse Owens to discuss discrimination in athletics.

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Montessori Physical Education

AUGUST 21, 2022

The people matter most, and they have an excellent staff of teachers from toddler to middle school. Gwen has been involved with Montessori education for over three decades with experience teaching in toddler, elementary, and middle. Gwen also has AMS certificates for elementary 6-12, Early Childhood, and Secondary I.

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Arizona Health and Physical Education

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

If you are a health and physical education teacher who would like to celebrate Black History Month in your classes, take a look at the five ideas below. Reese Ryzewski, SHAPE America’s 2020 Midwest District High School Physical Education Teacher of the Year, used the story of Jesse Owens to discuss discrimination in athletics.

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PLT4M

JULY 21, 2023

In addition, we offer ideas and insights for physical education teachers looking to enhance a quality program at their schools. Therefore, curriculum mapping helps teachers plan the time they need to cover a unit of study, what is necessary to be assessed and ensure that everything is covered within the given time.

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PE with Palos

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Teacher at Salt Creek Elementary, VP of Children for IAHPERD. And sometimes they do get that whether it’s through a reward/incentive day or occasionally teachers planning choice days throughout units or trimesters. so they stay motivated and interested in the lesson. By: Bo Phillips – P.E. Tapping into a.

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SHAPE America

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

As HPE teachers, we must address this gap by creating environments where all students feel capable and empowered. Strategies for PE and Health Teachers to Build Confidence Here are three things you can do to help build confidence in your students: 1. You throw like a girl) and work together to reframe them positively.

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