SHAPE America

MAY 23, 2023

As an elementary physical education teacher in the Bronx, NY, I’m always looking for ways to stretch my PE budget and introduce my students to new physical activities. The Tuesday before Thanksgiving, I invited my fifth graders and their classroom teachers to my gym for a special event. These are awesome but often expensive.

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Gopher PE

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

As we approach the spookiest time of the year, bring some Halloween magic to your gym class! From witch broomstick relays to haunted header soccer challenges, these activities are sure to make your PE lessons a ghoulishly good time. Pumpkin Patch Pick-Up Scatter orange beanbags (pumpkins) around the play area.

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PLT4M

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The Physical Education Framework for California Public Schools is a 342-page document that outlines the California state standards for PE. But to start, it is helpful to understand the overarching goal and mission of the California State PE standards. But they don’t need to take on this task alone!

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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. How do we do that in PE?

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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.

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Gopher PE

JUNE 27, 2023

From energizing icebreakers to purposeful planning, let’s dive in and get ready to make this school year in PE the best one yet! Incorporate engaging warm-up activities that are fun, inclusive, and reinforce basic movement skills. Take the time to review and discuss PE-specific rules, safety protocols, and behavior expectations.

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Gopher PE

JUNE 6, 2023

Inexpensive, portable, simple to use, easy to store – scarves should be in every PE teacher’s repertoire, especially towards the end of year when you find yourself teaching somewhere other than your gym! Encourage movement and creativity and challenge them to explore how they can use the scarf in different ways.

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Gopher PE

APRIL 10, 2024

They literally enter the gym asking me if we are going to use them.” - Trent Suzuki 2022 SHAPE America Western District PE TOY See BlazePod in Action! Click on a button below to view videos of BlazePod being used in PE! Have all the students start in the middle of the gym. Set up several cones with BlazePod on top.

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PLT4M

MARCH 3, 2023

Virtual PE is becoming an increasingly popular way to provide physical education to students. Virtual PE is a great way to engage students in physical activity while teaching important physical education concepts. Virtual PE in the Age of Virtual Schools Virtual schools are here to stay. No matter where they are.

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Physical Education Ideas

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Here is a brief description of the games: Heart Hunt Relay (Kindergarten to Grade 6): Description: Scatter heart-shaped cutouts around the gym. This adds an academic twist, aligning the activities with broader learning objectives and reinforcing the idea that physical education encompasses more than just movement.

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Gopher PE

AUGUST 14, 2023

Plus, with their vibrant colors and customizable banners, these pits will add a pop of excitement to any gym or playground. FlipFrenzy Set is a game that combines speed, strategy, and exercise for an electrifying PE session. And for an extra twist, encourage creative movement as they flip their way to victory!

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Mindful PE

JULY 28, 2021

As a new PE teacher, coming from the classroom, I was not prepared for the number of times I would need to reestablish the ground rules and expectations for PE class. Something that I read on The PE Specialist when I felt like I was losing my mind that first year really stuck with me: Change is more like a crock pot than a microwave.

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PLT4M

JUNE 17, 2022

What Do High School Boxing Programs In PE Look Like? The movements we will cover are: 1) Jab 2) Cross 3) Lead Hook 4) Rear Hook 5) Lead Uppercut 6) Rear Uppercut As we go through today’s workout, be aware of your body and positioning. Next, we will go over the foundational defensive movements of boxing.

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Active Schools Us

MARCH 24, 2021

After a couple weeks of reflecting on this coaching/fatherhood experience, I have been reminded about the many reasons I cherished this experience and the many reasons I so value youth sports, physical education (PE) and physical activity in all its forms. The relationships we’ve built with our boys and girls extend far beyond the gym walls.

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Gopher PE

JANUARY 3, 2024

Objective: To allow for movement that develops different locomotor skills and spatial awareness, and to help students understand the food groups and proper nutrition. This activity can be done in the classroom or the gym.) Directions for Level 1: “Feeling Great or Whoa” The teacher states the name of a food.

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PLT4M

DECEMBER 28, 2022

School districts are investing and prioritizing athletic PE, especially at the high school level. Check out the rising tide of athletic PE, examples from schools across the country, and how your school can take steps to add more athletic physical education classes! Students are taking part in athletic PE. But what is it?

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PLT4M

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Arguments Against Physical Education in Schools To thoroughly explore the question “should physical education be required” let’s start with the arguments against PE. Much of this criticism comes from outdated stereotypes of “gym class.” ” PE can't seem to shake the dogeball stereotype. .”

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Gopher PE

MAY 4, 2023

The same rings true in my adaptive PE program! We started small and performed for PE classes and administration during our class period. One day an administrator walked through our gym, and I asked if we could perform our dance for him. We can communicate through music and learned to do so at a very young age.

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SHAPE America

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

Also, recognizing that Black history is American history and therefore should be celebrated year-round, you could also incorporate any of these activities into your health and PE curriculum throughout the year. For each incorrect answer, students were directed to do a particular exercise or movement before trying again.

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SHAPE America

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Adding more movement — through physical education, recess and active classrooms — is essential for beating the almost-winter blues. Elementary students get the majority of their movement during the school day in physical education (PE) and recess. All three of these tenants of PE can be better utilized in classroom settings.

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Mindful PE

JULY 26, 2021

Creating a daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly schedule as a PE Teacher is much different than creating one as a classroom teacher. For some of the more general units like agility, movement, and sportsmanship, I incorporate these throughout the weeks since they help support the more sports-specific units like jump rope, basketball, and soccer.

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PLT4M

JUNE 13, 2023

Functional fitness is any exercise or workout that improves your body’s natural movement patterns. This type of exercise emphasizes functional movements that can be used in everyday life. But functional training can also incorporate different strength training movements with free weights and other equipment.

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PLT4M

APRIL 17, 2023

Next, not all PE teachers tasked with running a weight room class have experience in writing and creating strength and conditioning programs. Before introducing any type of free weights, students should have a strong understanding of foundational human movements. If so, a high school PE class can move directly to steps 2 and 3.

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Montessori Physical Education

OCTOBER 29, 2023

This game helps the student explore different movement patterns, which can be very challenging. Not everyone will do the same series of movements to accomplish their task. If you want a fun Halloween PE game, try Zombie Fitness! In the next exercise, they can only move their left leg and right arm (bilateral movement).

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PLT4M

JUNE 15, 2023

See more here on the differences between physical activity vs. physical education.) Physical literacy is about learning a wide range of functional movement skills across different activities. In this curriculum model, students learn and develop functional movement skills like squat, lunge, hinge, press, and pull.

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PLT4M

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Jordan Manley, Shape America Teacher of the Year, explains the common fault that many instructors make when adding fitness to their lesson plans, “A lot of times, fitness gets added to PE lessons as a time filler. For example, encourage movement breaks or brain breaks during other class times that get students moving and active.

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Aspire-Ed

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

KS1: “Pupils should develop fundamental movement skills, become increasingly competent and confident and access a broad range of opportunities to extend their agility, balance and coordination, individually and with others. Flexibility, strength, technique, speed, control, coordination and balance are all developed through gymnastics.

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Mindful PE

JULY 14, 2021

One of the most impactful tools I use, both when I taught elementary, as well as now as a PE teacher, are Brain Breaks. We all know how much movement matters to children (and adults!) Brain Breaks in the gym are just as important. In PE, kids need just as much help with regulation, both energizing as well as relaxing.

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Aspire-Ed

OCTOBER 12, 2022

It helps children master fundamental movement skills. With this brand new course from Ryan Bradley, former international gymnast and founder and director of RB Gym & Sport. Ryan Bradley, founder and director of RB Gym & Sport, is the course creator and leader, taking you through each unit of the course.

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Mindful PE

AUGUST 4, 2021

Emotions in PE can sometimes run wild. The large space, the movement and excitement, and the different opportunities for interaction are both positives and potential drawbacks during class. Students that are interfering with others and posing risk to themselves and/or others are asked to sit out for a few minutes in my PE class.

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PLT4M

JULY 22, 2022

What started as a passion project for our two co-founders while they were teaching and coaching has since grown into a nationwide fitness and health movement. PLT4M went from a little upstairs shoebox in a friend’s gym to their own space with a PLT4M branded gym that you see on all the videos today! .

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Arizona Health and Physical Education

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Also, recognizing that Black history is American history and therefore should be celebrated year-round, you could also incorporate any of these activities into your health and PE curriculum throughout the year. For each incorrect answer, students were directed to do a particular exercise or movement before trying again.

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PLT4M

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

In summary, four of the key benefits include: Injury prevention amongst athletes Proper long-term athletic development for ALL students Improved athletic performance and long-term health Increased safety in the gym and on the field Notice in all these benefits listed that there is no mention of gender. So where are the girls at?

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Mindful PE

AUGUST 2, 2021

My goal is not to have them out of physical activity for any extended period of time, since activity and movement are what will probably help them process their emotions best. And the advantage of PE is that many have seen these over the course of several years! End Goals My end goal with PE is always to have fun and be safe.

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Montessori Physical Education

APRIL 23, 2023

Some versions were more skill-based, with limited movement and accuracy coming at a premium. However, there is a modern revival movement to learn and play the game amongst several Native American populations. We play Chunkey in PE for several reasons. The game was famous for nearly a thousand years (600 – 1500 CE).

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Aspire-Ed

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Over 90 primary school PE teachers, senior leaders, business managers and governors booked to join us at Millennium Point, all on a mission to boost their PE, school sport and physical activity offering. PE Deep Dive. Drawing from his experience and expertise, Greg shared: How to prepare for a PE deep dive.

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PLT4M

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Essentially, this refers to poor coordination within a series of muscle contractions once a movement is initiated. This is an issue regarding the relationship between the agonist muscle group (those that start the movement) and antagonist muscle groups (those that control the movement). Bonus Content!

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