PLT4M

JULY 15, 2025

Challenges Finding Quality Health Curriculum But finding the right health curriculum isn’t always easy. Teachers and schools are often left navigating a wide range of options. Even better—it’s all designed by teachers, for teachers. Some try to build their own programs from scratch.

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PLT4M

JULY 2, 2025

In this article, we’ll break down the SHAPE America National Health Education Standards, explore the core components of a skills-based approach, and provide a sample lesson from PLT4M’s comprehensive health education program. Get Our FREE Health E-Book!

Health Education

SHAPE America

OCTOBER 3, 2023

What if the entire school and community applauded students for developing the skills, knowledge, and attitudes necessary to be health-literate individuals ? As a middle school health and physical education teacher, I know first-hand that initiatives impacting the whole school and surrounding community can be powerful.

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PLT4M

JUNE 12, 2024

However, new and emerging topics such as mental health , vaping , cyberbullying , and social media usage are particularly pertinent to today’s middle schoolers. As a result, it can seem daunting to fit all these different topics into a single semester or school year.

Middle School

PLT4M

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

.” The old school term “gym class” usually elicits images of rolling out the balls and playing dodgeball. Physical education teachers have long tried to leave the term and memories of “gym class” behind them and spotlight their quality physical education programs. Is Physical Education Required?

Physical Education

PLT4M

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Sleep Education In Schools Where do sleep lesson plans fit into the school day? Integrating sleep education into physical education and health classes is a progressive step towards fostering holistic well-being among students. Incorporating sleep lesson plans into PE and health is also a natural fit.

Immune system

The Healthy Teacher

JUNE 6, 2023

In many core classes, this means students will be watching movies, so I hate to make them sit through another one with me as well. Here are some filler activities for health class that are fun and don’t involve a DVD. The post Health Activities for the Last Few Days of School first appeared on The Health Teacher.

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