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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. Students can bend knees or bring legs further apart to modify the difficulty of the movement.

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High School Strength and Conditioning Curriculum

PLT4M

Historically, sport coaches and strength coaches have worked with high school athletes, but now physical education teachers are getting involved. As a result, physical education teachers have to figure out if every student should be on the same training program or if there need to be multiple programs going on in the weight room at one time.

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PE Activities Without Equipment

PLT4M

PE teachers can choose from endless PE activities without equipment. We share six examples of fitness-focused pe activities without equipment and provide a downloadable PDF of even more lessons for your physical education class. In each workout, we will warm up for roughly 5 minutes of dynamic movements!

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What is the Purpose of PE?

Montessori Physical Education

Nothing brought shame quite like a week-long test that evaluated speed, strength, and flexibility. A goal PE in PE could be that a student love running and continues to do so life-long. It doesn't have to be running; many different movement modalities exist. We are still practicing gross and fine motor movements.

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Virtual PE Lessons with Free Downloadable PDF

PLT4M

Therefore, virtual PE must have a complete course offering of lesson plans that can be achieved and completed at home with limited or no equipment. 2) Is the virtual PE class going to be synchronous, asynchronous, or a combination of both? A PLT4M activity dashboard that gives PE teacher insights on activity.

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Tracking Student Progress In Physical Education

PLT4M

Mobility – Squat Therapy Test – For years, fitness tests included an element of passive muscular flexibility assessment. Nowadays, we care about your overall ‘mobility’ rather than just your passive muscular flexibility. Physical education teachers logged different fitness metrics and results into a log book.

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Strength And Conditioning App – 5 Keys for High Schools

PLT4M

As a bonus, our team comprises former teachers and current coaches who are directly involved in the world of high school physical education and athletics. High school strength training is about having the right balance of structure and flexibility. See more about PLT4M’s exercise library of over 3,000 instructional videos.)