Arizona Health and Physical Education

MARCH 24, 2025

Calling all shamrock shakers and fitness fanatics! As March rolls in, the spirit of celebration is in the air, and what better way to join the festivity than by recognizing the incredible contributions of our amazing physical education (PE) teachers, health teachers and administrators?

Physical Education

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.

PE

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.

Health

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. Wow, that got to me as a teacher, as a mother, and as a Minnesotan! They all asked me, “How do you build a snowball?” She also serves on the MNSHAPE Board of Directors.

Elementary

SHAPE America

APRIL 20, 2023

Here are some tips to help you get started: For Teachers: Advocate for more outdoor recess and field days. Imagine the fun and excitement you will have playing five different games in five different days, trying to become the ultimate fitness winner. Take your classes outside! Spoiler alert!

Physical Activity

SHAPE America

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Advocating for health and physical education is worth the effort! Our First Advocacy Attempts More than 20 years ago, WHPE began conducting several Legislative Health & Fitness Day events at the Wisconsin State Capitol building in Madison. A teacher keeps her students “in” for recess to complete make up work.

Physical Education

PLT4M

MAY 22, 2024

Health education is a critical component of a well-rounded educational program, equipping students with the knowledge and skills they need to make informed decisions about their health and well-being. Let’s be honest, health class has a bad wrap!

Health Education

Relentless School Nurse

AUGUST 9, 2023

This necessitates a collaborative effort among parents, teachers, administrators, and the broader community to advocate for increased resources and support for school health services. They are trained to handle a wide range of health-related incidents. Individualized Approach : There is no one-size-fits-all rule for this matter.

Schooling

PLT4M

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The 6 ISBE PE standards help to outline the guiding principles for developing the physically literate individual through physical education. We unpack these 6 standards and how physical education teachers can utilize PLT4M to align to the Illinois learning standards.

PE

Arizona Health and Physical Education

MAY 26, 2022

You could say Sabrina Plattner, MEd , has health and wellness in her DNA. Plattner, a senior health educator in the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health , grew up in Tucson, the daughter of Heather and David Alberts, MD.

Health Education

PLT4M

JUNE 12, 2024

Middle school health curriculum is critically important because it targets students at a pivotal age when they are developing habits and attitudes that will influence their future health. Challenges Of Middle School Health Curriculum There has never been a sole curriculum or singular approach to health education within schools.

Middle School

PLT4M

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Physical education teacher resources can enhance and support the mission of quality physical education in schools all across the country. We explore some of the best physical education teacher resources and how teachers can tap into lesson plans, technology, and more.

Physical Education

PLT4M

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Christi Meyer is a long-time advocate for quality physical education programs. Over her career, she helped secure over $200,000 of grant funding for implementation of heart rate technology, fitness equipment, and PLT4M. Check out her actionable steps to funding physical education programs. Check it out!

Physical Education

PLT4M

APRIL 17, 2023

It is essential for students to learn how to stay fit and healthy. A fitness curriculum can help teachers to provide students with the knowledge and skills they need to stay fit and active. There are countless physical education curriculum models that PE teachers can adopt. Free Fitness Lessons For P.E.

Physical Education

PLT4M

APRIL 22, 2024

When it comes to preparing for gymnastics lesson plans in physical education, you don’t need an Olympic style set up from pommel horses to parallel bars. Instead, PE teachers can introduce basic gymnastics skills in just about any gymnasium or space. Teachers can pair and match different drills depending on total class time.

PE Teacher

Human Kinetics

MAY 23, 2023

Human Kinetics (HK), the premier publisher of K-12 and higher education resources for physical education (PE), health education, adapted physical activity, and dance, acquired the online school effective March 31. By Human Kinetics, Champaign, IL The PE Central Online School is under new ownership.

Online Schooling

Arizona Health and Physical Education

APRIL 23, 2024

National PE & Sport Week is a celebration of the importance of physical education and health education, in addition to kicking off National Physical Fitness and Sports Month. Health and physical education is a critical component of a well-rounded education. Click Here) for more information.

Physical Education

Physical Education Ideas

MAY 2, 2023

This is where Physical Education teachers are vital. Within the teaching of physical education, the study behind this new program identified the five strands at the subject’s core: 1. health-related fitness 5. character development 2. intelligence/cognitive development 3. lifestyle development 4.

Physical Education

PLT4M

JULY 27, 2022

Witness the long history of physical and health education in schools or the provision of meals and counseling. As Chapter 5 discusses, fitness, for example, helps prime students for learning. Horn takes a closer look at one school’s journey to a fitness-focused personalized PE experience. ” (pg. ” (pg.

Physical Education

PLT4M

JULY 29, 2024

However, within physical education, regardless of grade level, jumping right to full-blown games of tennis will leave many students in class feeling frustrated and left behind. Therefore, tennis lesson plans for physical education can focus on skill development. From PE games to fitness activities, PLT4M has countless options.

Physical Education

Heartzones

MARCH 24, 2022

At a glance: High school PE teacher (25+ years) and assistant football coach at Stillwater Public Schools in Stillwater, MN. . Awarded Minnesota State Physical Education Teacher of the Year 2018. Croix Education Association Distinguished Teacher – 2017. TIES Technology Exceptional Teacher – 2013.

Obesity

PLT4M

JULY 2, 2024

PLT4M has a wide range of curriculum and technology resources to support everything in the world of health, fitness, and wellness in schools. Interactive Learning : Features like video tutorials, interactive elements, and other features enhance health education lesson plans. Get Our FREE Health E-Book!

Health

PLT4M

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Shape America Conference 2024 Details Join your peers at the 2024 SHAPE America National Convention & Expo — the nation’s leading convention for health and physical education professionals—March 12-16 in Cleveland, OH. PLT4M streamlines the PE classroom to helps teachers spend more time doing what they love – teaching!

Physical Education

Human Kinetics

MAY 23, 2023

Human Kinetics (HK), the premier publisher of K-12 and higher education resources for physical education (PE), health education, adapted physical activity, and dance, acquired the online school effective March 31. By Human Kinetics, Champaign, IL The PE Central Online School is under new ownership.

Online Schooling

PLT4M

APRIL 26, 2023

PLT4M is a proud premier Shape America member dedicated to the shared mission of enhancing physical education for teachers, students, and schools. Why is Physical Education Important? Physical activity and fitness improve physical, emotional, social, and emotional well-being.

Physical Education

PLT4M

MAY 9, 2024

Therefore, basketball lesson plans for physical education can focus on skill development. That doesn’t mean teachers can’t create an amazing basketball unit that engages all students in class. To start class, teachers could start students with a basic warm-up focusing on a stationary dribble technique. left hand).

Physical Education

Arizona Health and Physical Education

AUGUST 7, 2023

This coming November 1-3, in Phoenix, my professional organization, Arizona Health and Physical Education, will be hosting its annual State Convention & Expo.

Physical Education

PLT4M

APRIL 23, 2024

Almost every school fitness center and gym has one or multiple treadmills! Treadmill Running Workouts 101 Tread is a dynamic and fun follow-along workout for all fitness levels. The beauty of these treadmill workouts is that they can be customized to any fitness level. And that can get boring!

Endurance

PLT4M

APRIL 30, 2024

Teachers and schools incorporate digital citizenship lesson plans to help students learn about the key aspects of living in a digital world. These lessons can be a perfect fit for advisory, part of the health curriculum, or in many other classes. FAQ What other health education topics does PLT4M have?

Health Education

PLT4M

AUGUST 20, 2024

So, even with upper-grade levels and volleyball lesson plans for high school, physical education teachers would be best served to introduce different game elements through skill and drill practice. PLT4M has a full slate of PE lessons for physical education teachers to choose from!

Physical Education

PLT4M

JULY 1, 2024

However, within physical education, regardless of grade level, jumping right to full-blown games of soccer will leave many students in class feeling frustrated and left behind. Therefore, soccer lesson plans for physical education can focus on skill development. From PE games to fitness activities, PLT4M has countless options.

Physical Education

PLT4M

MARCH 7, 2024

Spin bike workouts are a popular form of exercise for individuals of all fitness levels! Spin Bike Workouts For Beginners In Schools Most school fitness centers typically have some type of exercise bike available for students. But spin bike workouts can be intimidating for students.

Cardio

Heartzones

AUGUST 17, 2021

Use Your ESSER Funding for Health and Physical Education to Promote Social, Emotional, and Physical Learning. Funding is readily available for your school physical and health education program. As Salmi continues, “Teachers are not guessing when assessing. It is easy to request. It is easy to get it. Be Persistent.

Schooling

SHAPE America

JULY 25, 2023

The question above is one I am often asked as the person responsible for health and adapted/physical education in Oregon’s Portland Public Schools (PPS). PPS provides more health education than many school districts in the United States. And it is a fair question. These are your non-negotiables.

Health Education

PLT4M

MARCH 5, 2024

Consider PLT4M your full learning management system for health and physical education. PLT4M has a full slate of PE lessons for physical education teachers to choose from! From PE games to fitness activities, PLT4M has countless options.

High School

SHAPE America

DECEMBER 12, 2023

In 2023, I presented a session at the SHAPE America National Convention & Expo in Seattle with Jessica Adkins, the 2022 SHAPE America Western District High School Physical Education Teacher of the Year. When we teach students about death in health education, we can help them understand life, empathy, and resilience.

Health Education

SHAPE America

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

This year’s theme, according to the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH), is Black Health and Wellness, which ties into the content areas of health and physical education. How can someone’s culture affect how they might take care of their health?

Physical Education