PLT4M

JANUARY 27, 2025

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. Challenges Finding Elementary PE Lesson Plans For elementary PE teachers, finding the right lesson plans can feel like navigating a disjointed maze of resources.

Elementary

Gopher Sport

JUNE 27, 2025

He teaches two PE classes, one for Grades 1 to 3 (11 Students) and one for Grades 4 to 6 (9 Students). It’s a safe and fun place where kids can learn, play, and connect with each other—and PE class is no exception. A Morning Full of Movement PE happens on Mondays and Fridays in the morning. That’s why he became a PE teacher.

PE Teacher

Learning Through Sport

MARCH 23, 2025

The school also entered teams in after-school and during school time sport opportunities such as the state 'all-school' competitions, and had x2 50 minute lessons of physical education for all students to Year 12 as well as elective PE for senior secondary 'leaving certificate-tertiary admitance score' study. Wilhite, K., Lonsdale, C., &

Sports

Gopher Sport

MAY 1, 2025

At the International School of Creative Science in the UAE, PE teacher Maryrose Camara is bringing all of this to life in a dynamic, culturally rich program thats engaging students in ways that go far beyond the gym. Physical Education is more than just sportsits about teamwork, leadership, and lifelong fitness habits.

PE

Arizona Health and Physical Education

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

The focus is on age-appropriate exercises such as bodyweight movements, light resistance training, and core stability work. These exercises improve strength, coordination, and help prevent injuries. Students also learn proper form and the importance of regular physical activity for overall health. What is Mindfulness?

Flexibility

Gopher Sport

MAY 29, 2025

Take Inventory of Your PE Equipment It is important to inventory your equipment, which helps you identify and prioritize equipment your physical education program needs. In addition, you can invest in online professional development, such as Master PE Teacher , authored by Dr. Robert Pangrazi.

PE Teacher

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. I graduated from the University of Illinois with a degree in exercise physiology in the kinesiology department. It makes sense with two parents who were teachers.

Motor Skills

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. Posted Sunday, November 17, 2024 8:00 am Independent Newsmedia Lara Cox wants to get kids moving.

Education

Montessori Physical Education

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

As a PE teacher in a Montessori school, I know my situation is unique compared to PE teachers in traditional schools. Coupled with my responsibilities as an athletic director, this is a manageable PE class workload, but I do have to budget my time between these two very different roles.

PE Teacher

Learning Through Sport

JANUARY 31, 2025

biomechanics, skill acquisition, exercise physiology, etc). If interested in a summary of Humanstic PE, I blog about the Helison idea here Figure 1. Sport education: Quality PE programming through positive sport experiences. Physical education: Introductory analysis. Siedentop, D. JOPERD, 58 (2), 24-25. Siedentop, D.

Physical Education

Skillastics

APRIL 21, 2025

Lets be honest most after-school and expanded learning programs arent staffed with certified fitness trainers or PE teachers. Physical activity isnt just about exercise its about brain breaks, social-emotional growth, and giving children the space to recharge and refocus after a long school day. Kids need movement.

Physical Activity

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

The Everlearner

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

This is the hitting zone for PE teachers and highly influential subject knowledge for us all whether teaching Key stages 1-5 or teaching a PE qualification such as GCSE or A-level or BTEC. Every PE teacher knows the principles of training and there is zero confusion about what the principles mean and how to teach them, right?

Teaching

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? Being a PE teacher is not the most lucrative profession, whereas being a professional athlete can earn a substantial amount of money.

PE Teacher

The Everlearner

APRIL 23, 2025

Dear PE colleagues, As most of you know, my team and I have been providing revision experiences for PE and Sport courses for well over a decade.

PE

The Everlearner

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Almost all PE teachers teach about the heart whether in GCSE or A-Level and I hope these eight facts may come in useful at some point. Im writing this in early February to be released on February 12th and, to be honest, it probably isnt Valentines Day for you when you actually read this post it but Happy Valentines Day!

Teacher

The Everlearner

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Dear PE colleagues. We write ExamSimulator content for all PE courses as well as National Mock Exams for pretty much every PE course out there. This course, the first sport and PE course ever to sit alongside biology, chemistry and physics as an equivalent core science offer, has provided us with many challenges.

Exercise

PLT4M

JULY 30, 2025

Add and adjust exercises, notes, sets, reps, and percentages with ease. Coach Spotlight: PLT4M Strength and Conditioning Program Template In Action At Liberty Central School District in New York, PE teacher Scott Hamlin uses PLT4M to deliver a truly personalized approach to fitness. Need to add a demo or movement explanation ?

Strength

SHAPE America

APRIL 18, 2023

Here are five ways to celebrate physical activity during National PE & Sport Week and every week — and all year round: 1. squatting, swimming, biking) in your PE program. Host a PE & Sport Book Club So many life lessons are taught through sport, why not share stories of these lessons with a school book club?

Motor Skills

SHAPE America

AUGUST 4, 2022

And, although teaching PE without a gym is not ideal, it is possible. Teach your students about boundaries and that outdoor PE class is different than recess. For example, we used the play structures for warm-ups (chutes and ladders, follow the leader, partner exercise, upper body workout, climb and jump, etc.). No Problem!

Gyms

SHAPE America

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Elementary students get the majority of their movement during the school day in physical education (PE) and recess. It is estimated that kids get about 5,000-6,000 steps during school on non-PE days and 7,000-8,000 steps on PE days. All three of these tenants of PE can be better utilized in classroom settings.

Physical Activity

The Everlearner

JUNE 12, 2024

Dear PE colleagues, The new International Baccalaureate Sports, Exercise and Health Science (IB SEHS) course is fascinating. So much so that, despite its more international than UK-centric usage, I believe that all PE and Sport teachers need an awareness of it.

Exercise

PLT4M

AUGUST 25, 2022

Exercise and fitness should not be a one size fits all approach. Modified exercises allow every individual to succeed in fitness. In this blog, we will explore 5 exercise modification examples that are an excellent addition to any physical education class or workout. Let’s use the push-up as an example. Get Access Here.

Exercise

Physical Education Update

JULY 25, 2022

As the new school year begins, I thought we’d experiment with a new look for the PE Update blog. And who knows, a dance walk around school grounds has all the elements you need for a fun PE class! Dick Moss, Editor, PE Update.com. To check out the PE Update.com website, click here. Have a great school year!

Dance

SHAPE America

AUGUST 12, 2024

on a rotating schedule to lead staff in 40 minutes of exercise. Wellness Room With the help of a few grants, our district created a staff-only wellness room which includes a massage chair, cross-country skis, paddleboards, weights and exercise equipment, along with a variety of other items to support staff wellness.

Wellness

Physical Education Update

AUGUST 12, 2022

Here’s a funny video about the benefits of exercise and the disadvantages of inactivity. It’s estimated that low levels of exercise are currently responsible for six of the seven leading risk factors for disease in Europe. Dick Moss, Editor, PE Update.com. To check out the PE Update.com website, click here.

Exercise

PE Scholar

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Welcome to the PE Goal-Setting Workbook! This workbook for students gets them to consider how physical education isn't just about sport or exercise; it's

PE

Active Schools Us

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

How does that saying go – the family who hikes 50 miles in Yellowstone together champions PE together? Grace looks back fondly at her own PE, which she considers the highlight of her school experience. “I They often gather up their cousins and go to local parks to exercise and be active together as a family.

PE

PE Scholar

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

This fit to study short film is designed for teachers and young people it explains what happens in your brain when you exercise.

Exercise

PLT4M

AUGUST 9, 2024

Many PE classes at the high school level look to take essential steps to transition students from school to an adult life that still values and prioritizes personal fitness and wellness. This approach aims to teach students the value of regular exercise and how to design routines that suit their individual needs and goals.

Fitness

Keeping Kids in Motion

APRIL 8, 2023

Making cross-curricular connections is a key part of designing a PE curriculum. Maybe you’re teaching students the Virginia Reel in PE to connect with a Westward Expansion unit or using measurement skills to determine distance while practicing track and field events which naturally.

Exercise

PE Scholar

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Previous work has shown that heightened dispositional mindfulness is associated with the awareness of the importance of exercise.

Exercise

Montessori Physical Education

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

When I was a kid, I thought the point of PE was having fun. Is the goal of PE to learn the rules of basketball and baseball? The answer to all of these is yes, but they are not the goal of PE. These are all objectives that should be addressed in PE. This is no different in PE. Then it was the week of doom.

PE

Physical Education Update

AUGUST 12, 2022

A trend in physical education has been to make PE classes less difficult so that every student can enjoy them. The video above shows an example of how Crossfit concepts can be used in a high school physical education setting, as a program for students who want to work harder than in their traditional PE classes.

Physical Education

PE Scholar

JULY 28, 2022

Insights into the needs, barriers, and motivation based on experiences with exercise participation among individuals with Type 2 diabetes.

Motivation

Physical Education Update

JANUARY 6, 2023

She began studying during exercise sessions. In fact, this study-exercise combination helped her to drop 30 pounds and elevate herself from a recreational jogger into a second-team All-Canadian runner over the course of several years. Apparently and unknowingly, my student was on the cutting-edge of exercise innovation.

Exercise

Elementary P.E. Games

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

I’ll go into further details down below or you can go straight to the video You can use this activity as an Encanto brain break, Encanto quiz, or just as a fun movement game to get some exercise! If you’re interested in more brain breaks, elementary PE activities, or games for kids, then be sure to check out the Who Will Win?

Dance