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Introducing Students to New Lifetime Sports in a Mobile PE Class

SHAPE America

My name is Casey Page and I am a physical education teacher in Shelby County, Kentucky, which is a suburb of Louisville. I also coach golf and am an assistant athletic director at our school, but I have always thought of myself as a teacher first. Rock climbing at LEF Climbing gym in Lexington, KY.

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5 Tips for Teaching Physical Education Without a Gym

SHAPE America

Are you losing your gym space for a class period, a day, a week or longer? At some point, most physical education teachers have had to give up the gym for a concert, rehearsal, assembly, construction, or other school/community activity. And, although teaching PE without a gym is not ideal, it is possible.

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District Feature: How One School District Boosted Engagement with Gaga Pits

Gopher Sport

We send out a Google Form and teachers request them, then either a coach or the teacher picks them up from the warehouse. Teachers use a simple online form to request one. After they request, someone from facilities or even the teacher themselves picks it up from a central warehouse. The interest is amazing.

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Transforming PE with Culture and Character in Dubai

Gopher Sport

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. Stay flexible and adaptable every student learns differently. Lead by example and show your passion for movement.

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Gymnastics Lesson Plans

PLT4M

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 pair and match different drills depending on total class time.

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Why teach gymnastics in primary school?

Aspire-Ed

Flexibility, strength, technique, speed, control, coordination and balance are all developed through gymnastics. And as we mentioned in our first point, flexibility, strength, technique, control and balance are all developed through gymnastics lessons, making the sport an ideal fit for the national curriculum.

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SMART Lesson Planning for PE Teachers

Gopher Sport

Be flexible and willing to tweak the game/activity on the fly. Equipping students with the skills and the confidence to lead a healthy lifestyle outside the gym. If a class comprises of mostly beginners, start with basic techniques and gradually increase the complexity throughout your unit. dribbling, passing, etc.)