PLT4M

MAY 9, 2025

Tag games for elementary PE are more than just fun ways to get students movingthey help young learners build essential skills like offensive and defensive movement, evasion tactics, change of direction, and spatial awareness. Defense : Deny space during gameplay by cutting off routes and anticipating movement.

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PLT4M

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Jump rope activities for elementary PE are more than just a way to get kids movingthey help students develop essential motor skills, rhythm, timing, and coordination. These activities also promote cardiovascular endurance, agility, and perseverance, making them a valuable part of any PE curriculum. Grades 3-5: 1.5.6

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PLT4M

JANUARY 31, 2025

Basketball games for elementary PE are more than just fun activitiesthey help students develop essential motor skills, coordination, and spatial awareness. These games also promote teamwork, communication, and decision-making, making them a valuable part of any PE curriculum. Examples include, but are not limited to: 2.5.1

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PLT4M

JANUARY 29, 2025

Throwing and catching games for elementary PE are more than just fun activitiesthey help students develop essential motor skills, coordination, and spatial awareness. These games also promote teamwork, communication, and decision-making, making them a valuable part of any PE curriculum. Grades 3-5: 1.5.10

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PLT4M

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Offering PE classes only once a week is not enough to create meaningful change. Instead, PE should be a regular part of the curriculum at every grade level , starting in elementary school and continuing through high school. More On An Intro To Fitness Philosophy An introduction to all things movement and fitness.

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Gopher Sport

JANUARY 15, 2025

How Boardball Bumps Up The Fun, Fitness, and Teamwork in PE Classes BOARDBALL Boardball replaces the volleyball net with a portable board, reducing the barriers to play and setup while keeping the core bump-set-spike fundamentals of the game intact. Think Volleyball meets Spikeball. Testimonials From our Educators, Coaches, and Olympians!

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S&S

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

School: Ravenwood Elementary Activity: Movement Concepts Stations Skills: Locomotor Movements, Pathways, Levels, Speeds, Balance, Dancing Grade: K-5 Movement Concepts Description This is a stations based activity where students work on different types of body movement.

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Elementary P.E. Games

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Are you an elementary PE teacher searching for a spooktacular Halloween game to ignite the holiday spirit while keeping your students active and engaged? In this blog post, we’ll unravel the game’s setup, gameplay, and offer tips to make your Halloween-themed PE classes a memorable and physically active experience.

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PLT4M

MARCH 3, 2025

Effective PE sub plans are essential to ensure that students continue to engage in meaningful physical activity no matter who is leading the class. 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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PLT4M

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

At PLT4M, we teach and practice the underhand roll via fun and dynamic bowling activities for elementary PE. Teaching Underhand Roll Via Bowling Lesson Plans For Elementary PE Bowling provides an exciting and engaging way to teach the underhand roll in elementary physical education. PreK-2: 1.2.6 PreK-2: 1.2.9

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Montessori Physical Education

DECEMBER 8, 2024

Aligning Montessori Physical Education Lessons with SHAPE America's National Standards My journey to becoming a PE teacher may not be as typical as most PE teachers. It makes sense with two parents who were teachers. Elementary School Outcomes K- Grade 5 Standard 1.

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PLT4M

APRIL 22, 2024

Instead, PE teachers can introduce basic gymnastics skills in just about any gymnasium or space. From here, teachers can create stations where students can spread out into smaller groups and practice different types of exercises. Students can bend knees or bring legs further apart to modify the difficulty of the movement.

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PLT4M

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Movement breaks in class can increase daily physical activity time and help to improve concentration and attention for any grade level, from elementary through high school. A quick 5-minute movement break can break up a long class period and refocus students to optimize time during the lesson.

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Montessori Physical Education

OCTOBER 2, 2022

One of the most frustrating things that happen on a way too frequent basis is students who don't go to PE because they are held back by a classroom teacher. The student being held back is almost always from upper elementary or middle school. As PE teachers, what are we supposed to do? At worst, it does no harm.

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PLT4M

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Roxeanne Bush, a middle school PE teacher in Illinois, describes the need for variety and choice , “Students at this level crave choice and different options. As teachers, we need to help foster that with various activities, units, and opportunities throughout the year. Let’s explore.

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PLT4M

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Unfortunately, many wrongly assume that a pe teacher just “rolls out the ball” for a typical PE class. 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.

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Mindful PE

MAY 14, 2020

I have been an elementary classroom teacher for the last fifteen years, mainly in third grade. Thankfully, with the help of my supportive principal and a school year's worth of hard work, I am finishing up both of my Yoga Teacher Trainings and was given the PE assignment for the 2020-2021 school year!

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PLT4M

MARCH 3, 2023

Therefore, whether students are in elementary school, middle school, or high school, they need regular “moderate-to-vigorous physical activity.” If virtual PE is going to be synchronous learning, there is still an obvious element of technology needed for PE teachers and students to work together.

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Gopher Sport

APRIL 10, 2024

Over the past 4 years I have been our districts Physical Education consultant enabling me the opportunity to adjust the curriculum and provide Professional Development throughout our district to the Elementary and Secondary Physical Education programs. A $489 Value!) Contest ends May 31, 2024. One entry per person.

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Montessori Physical Education

JUNE 19, 2022

If teachers think this is the best part of PE, how is this different than having an extra recess? You can pay assistants and floats (must less than PE teachers) to watch the kids for recess, which seems like an attractive option for saving money in the budget. So how do we save PE?

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Mindful PE

JULY 14, 2021

One of the most impactful tools I use, both when I taught elementary, as well as now as a PE teacher, are Brain Breaks. We all know how much movement matters to children (and adults!) of all ages. To read more about how I used Brain Breaks in my third and fifth grade classes, you can read more on my classroom blog HERE.

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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?

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Skillastics

MARCH 10, 2022

An elementary school teacher by trade, he quickly became a sport stacking enthusiast, and began sharing the sport with others. His small home business was designed to promote sport stacking and become a resource for physical education teachers. As an educator, Bob was able to speak to PE teachers on a peer level.

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Elementary PE Teacher

DECEMBER 13, 2017

If you watch it, you can tell this dance is a video game, as you will see all the extra on-screen sounds and movement. I like that these videos show the dance movements that are coming up next in the bottom right hand corner of the screen – that is helpful for students to learn the dance. Stations/Activities.

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PLT4M

JULY 19, 2022

For example, a teacher can focus on teaching the cognitive and psychomotor learning domains at the beginning of the year, such as the critical elements of resistance training movements (i.e. Physical education teachers’ technology practices and challenges. International Journal Of Human Movement Science , 12 (2), 27–42.

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The Physical Educator

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Learning About Dance in Physical Education This whole post started based on a conversation I had with a fellow #PhysEdU community member on how to teach dance in elementary PE. A Beat Sheet is a sheet on which different movements/actions are presented in a 4×4 grid. Let’s dive in! Identify the rhythm of the music.

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PLT4M

JULY 15, 2022

Kids need daily physical activity levels, whether we are talking about elementary school children or young adult high school students. Physical education teachers are on the frontlines of providing a comprehensive plan for physical fitness in school. But we need to have PE teachers backs! That is 4 minutes! Find a Time.

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Heartzones

AUGUST 17, 2021

In the Stillwater School district in Minnesota, students had to choose between online or live classroom PE. Join the Smart PE movement to motivate minds and engage your students’ hearts this year. __. That can change by your asking your administration for ESSER funds to purchase technology. About Heart Zones. 2] [link]. [3]

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Gopher Sport

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Imagine trying to design a PE program that engages over 1,800 students, ages 3-18, from more than 60 nationalities, all while adapting to different skill levels, cultural backgrounds, and languages! A Comprehensive PE Program Megan shared an overview of the current PE program at NIST. The school runs on a 10-day schedule.

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PLT4M

MAY 13, 2025

Creating a dynamic and developmentally appropriate physical education program for elementary students can feel overwhelmingespecially when you’re trying to balance fun, skill-building, and long-term planning. Thats where a well-structured set of PE units for elementary can make all the difference. The result?

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PLT4M

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

PE games for elementary students promote and enhance physical activity while helping students develop important motor skills, teamwork, physical literacy, and more. Whether you’re introducing classic games or trying something new with elementary students, incorporating a variety of activities keeps them excited and active.

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PLT4M

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Elementary physical education curriculum plays a vital role in developing students physical literacy, motor skills, and overall well-being. In this blog, we break down the key components of effective PE curriculum planning and execution. Another challenge is managing the wide range of grade levels within an elementary school.

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PLT4M

MAY 15, 2025

In this article, well explore how floor hockey games for elementary PE align with SHAPE standards, preview a variety of exciting game options with activity descriptions, and share a sample floor hockey PE lesson plan lesson from PLT4Ms K-5 program to help bring these essential skills to life in your classroom. Download Now!

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