PLT4M

JANUARY 27, 2025

Elementary physical education teachers have a lot to cover! We have put together a free sample of elementary PE lesson plans that are sure to spark excitement with elementary students in physical education class.

Elementary

PLT4M

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Instead, PE should be a regular part of the curriculum at every grade level , starting in elementary school and continuing through high school. This ensures that students of all ages and abilities are exposed to a steady stream of opportunities to enhance their physical well-being and develop a foundation of fitness for life.

PE

PLT4M

JUNE 19, 2025

That’s why it’s essential to prioritize and plan a high school physical education curriculum that not only teaches the foundational elements of health and wellness but also encourages student choice, autonomy, and exposure to a wide variety of activities. PE teachers can’t do it alone.

High School

SHAPE America

JULY 31, 2025

Celebrate small “wins” together — not only team successes but individual successes as well. Neace is the 2025 SHAPE America Southern District Middle School Teacher of the Year. Every student has something to contribute, and when they start to see that in one another, good things happen.

PE

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

Elementary

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. Want more than just tag games for elementary physical education class? Download Now!

Elementary

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.

Elementary

PLT4M

JULY 25, 2025

In this article, we will explore the vast range of PE curriculum options from PLT4M. Challenges Creating Quality PE Curriculum Across Grade Levels Designing a PE curriculum that works across all grade levels isn’t easy. In PE, there are many directions you can go. That freedom is exciting but overwhelming.

Motor Skills

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

Teaching

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

Elementary

PLT4M

AUGUST 1, 2025

And as more students experience success in a fitness walking class, they gain confidence to stay active beyond school as well. Beyond heart health, walking also boosts mood and mental well-being. With a dedicated fitness walking class program, PLT4M helps schools turn walking into a purposeful and well-rounded fitness elective.

Fitness

PLT4M

MARCH 18, 2025

Soccer games for elementary PE are more than just fun activitiesthey help students develop essential motor skills, coordination, and spatial awareness. Fun Soccer Games For Elementary PE Soccer is one of the most popular sports around the world, and many students may have already experienced playing outside of school.

Elementary

Montessori Physical Education

JULY 6, 2025

My first reaction in my head was, "You don’t want to be a PE teacher." Yet, I am a PE teacher. Why am I telling my son not to be a PE teacher when that has become my chosen profession? I'm pretty sure this is a nod to the fact that I create numerous PE games that integrate with classroom content.

PE Teacher

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.

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. This is one of the students’ favorite PE activities every year! One of the best outdoor activities I have found to teach these skills is sledding down a hill.

Elementary

SHAPE America

AUGUST 2, 2023

If you often find yourself wondering or asking in an online community what you should do in PE this week or next week or how to start, then you picked the right article to read. I am a National Board Certified elementary physical education teacher with more than 13 years of experience. Let me tell you a little bit about me.

Physical Education

SHAPE America

JUNE 8, 2022

Megaera Regan Megaera Regan is a retired elementary physical education teacher from the Port Washington School District on Long Island.

Elementary

Carly's P.E. Games

MAY 23, 2021

This has become a well known game in the PE teacher community. Please check out my other links: My Teachers Pay Teachers Store: [link] My Webpage: [link] My Youtube Channel: [link] My Pinterest Page: [link] Sink the Ship : This is always one of my student's favorite games of the year!

Physical Education

SHAPE America

JUNE 2, 2022

My PE teacher took enough personal interest in me to introduce me to the girls basketball coach, telling him that I should go out for the team. That went about as well as anyone would expect. I remember waiting alone in the hallway outside of the locker room for an hour until the cross country coach let me in. It’s Official.

High School

PE Teacher EDU

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

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Elementary

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. Teachers can set the goal times based on the group they are working with!

PE Teacher

Human Kinetics

MARCH 22, 2021

The curricula that accompany the Dynamic Physical Education textbooks will be discussed as well as the foundational skills necessary to implement them effectively in schools. . . Presentation Material. All content within this presentation, including accompanying handouts, is the copyrighted work of the author unless otherwise noted.

Physical Education

Gopher Sport

MAY 18, 2023

Harrison Elementary PE teacher and health. 25% of those funds raised went to her school’s PTO and another 25% went towards her PE program in the form of a Gopher gift card. Students are learning important skills and our school benefits as well. Her school raised over $2,500!

Health

PLT4M

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

And this lack of physical activity doesn’t come without consequences – it impacts everything from students struggling to focus in class to staggering rates of childhood obesity. In the past, we have looked at physical education as the sole solution to addressing physical activity and students’ physical health and well-being.

Physical Education

Arizona Health and Physical Education

MAY 9, 2023

Elementary Physical Education Workshop in Pomona, California Get out of the heat and head to Pomona, CA for the Elementary Physical Education Workshop, July 16th – 20th, with virtual sessions on Saturday July 15th. Participants from every state in the union as well as every country in the globe are welcomed to attend!

Physical Education

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. .”

PE

Mindful PE

MAY 14, 2020

I have been an elementary classroom teacher for the last fifteen years, mainly in third grade. I began working with mindfulness and gratitude, I went back to my yoga practice that has always been my saving grace, and I began to see wellness as an integral part of my well-being. Stay well,

PE

PLT4M

MARCH 3, 2023

The CDC recommends 60 minutes of activity because of the well-documented benefits of physical activity on physical health and mental health. Therefore, whether students are in elementary school, middle school, or high school, they need regular “moderate-to-vigorous physical activity.”

PE

Mindful PE

JULY 23, 2021

One of the biggest changes I experienced moving from a classroom teacher position to the PE teacher position was figuring out what to teach and when for all grades, K-5, for the entire year. And remember, if you took over this position from a retiring teacher, they may have left a wealth of pre-marked books and resources!

PE

PLT4M

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Physical education teacher resources are anything that can help support the physical education class. Challenges Finding Physical Education Teacher Resources Physical education teacher resources have been disjointed and spread across the internet for many years. Ones made for PE specifically!

Physical Education

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. These 15 ready to go lessons can help! .

Middle School

Montessori Physical Education

APRIL 30, 2022

This epiphany soon turns to dred for PE teachers who still have their Field Day looming over them. Some PE teachers love it. However, few people outside of PE teachers appreciate the logistics and planning that goes into making a successful Field Day. it usually goes something like this: Help!

PE Teacher

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?

Schooling

Gopher Sport

APRIL 10, 2024

This technology not only promises to transform physical education but also addresses the urgent need to counteract the physical inactivity crisis that threatens the nation’s health and well-being. Teaching Physical Education for 17 years in the Topeka Metropolitan area has been a labor of love and a highlight of my life. A $489 Value!)

Motivation

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. In PE, kids need just as much help with regulation, both energizing as well as relaxing. Do you incorporate breathwork into your classroom or PE classes? Stay well,

PE Teacher

Physical Education Ideas

NOVEMBER 28, 2019

I know we are PE teachers, and we get enough steps in a day, but doing exercise you want to do at your own free leisure is important… maybe more so for mental heath than physical. Keep track of the things your grateful for, the things that worked well and the things that didn’t. Sounds simple, but it works. Exercise for you!

PE Teacher

Heartzones

DECEMBER 6, 2023

” ~ Rick Wank, PE Teacher at Milford High School What was your first experience with Physical Education technology? For those reasons and others, our district purchased five middle and high school curriculum packs , as well as three traveling sets for our elementary buildings as well. Funding is important.

Schooling