S&S

JULY 14, 2025

But beyond movement and fitness, PE offers something just as powerful: the chance to teach essential life skills that shape how … Read More The post From Gym to Classroom – Using PE to Teach Life Skills That Support Student Success appeared first on S&S Blog.

Gyms

Better Coaching

DECEMBER 24, 2024

This approach, which Ive labeled More, Younger, insists that increased time on the field, in the gym, or on the court is the surest path to success, scholarships, and lifelong athletic achievement. The stages typically look like this: Active Start (06 years): Emphasize basic movement skills and unstructured play 99% development, 1% winning.

Sports

Gopher Sport

MAY 1, 2025

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. Challenges of Teaching PE in an International School Teaching in a multicultural environment comes with its challenges.

PE

PLT4M

JULY 16, 2025

While all SHAPE standards are important in elementary PE, Standard 3 directly supports social-emotional learning and interaction through structured movement. Cooperative challenges and group obstacle courses foster problem-solving through movement. Magic Number – Teach your students how to make groups quickly with “Magic Number.”

Elementary

Learning Through Sport

JANUARY 31, 2025

In my last post here , I considered what it means to teach physical education for effective learning. In this blog, I connect back to an idea I have discussed before in relation to games based teaching here , that is making a physical education program meaningful. dance, swimming, bike riding, fitness, gym), 'outdoor pursuits' (e.g.

Physical Education

PLT4M

JANUARY 27, 2025

Some focus heavily on teaching individual skillslike dribbling or jumpingbut lack engaging, fun activity ideas. Others offer exciting games but fail to connect those activities to broader goals, such as physical literacy or teaching foundational skills. Another significant challenge is the cost of high-quality resources.

Elementary

PLT4M

MAY 9, 2025

Tag games for elementary PE are more than just fun ways to get students movingthey help young learners build essential skills like offensive and defensive movement, evasion tactics, change of direction, and spatial awareness. Skills include: Look Around Be aware of your surroundings and where others are on the field or in the gym.

Elementary

PLT4M

JULY 25, 2025

In math, you might teach addition, then multiplication, then algebra. Our goal is simple: support PE teachers and students with high-quality, standards-aligned lessons that actually work in the classroom and gym. From foundational movement to advanced fitness, our programs are structured, flexible, and student-centered.

Motor Skills

PLT4M

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Each lesson includes a one page lesson overview, equipment checklist, game setup, teaching cues, standard alignment and more! Identifies movement concepts related to locomotor, non-locomotor, and manipulative skills. Defines and provides examples of movement activities for developing skill-related fitness components.

Elementary

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. The gym is not the only place where students can move, interact and learn by doing.

Physical Activity

SHAPE America

MAY 23, 2023

Steven was a joy to teach with and so very knowledgeable. Bicycle Grants The CYCLE Kids grant (valued at $25,000) provides schools with 10 new bikes, helmets, a bike pump, and textbooks that teach cycle basics as well as nutrition. We have the bikes at my school for as long as we use them and teach the nutrition curriculum.

Physical Education

Aspire-Ed

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Here we break down that impact and take a closer look at why gymnastics is an essential sport to teach in primary school. Teaching gymnastics develops key physical skills. Which leads us on to our next point… Teaching gymnastics is in line with the national curriculum.

Primary School

Carly's P.E. Games

AUGUST 24, 2018

My name is Carly Glanzman, and I've been teaching Elementary P.E. I have a Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Movement Science (aka. I love teaching P.E.! My goal is to provide a safe and positive experience for children, and teach them a v ariety of skills and activities so they learn how to stay healthy for a lifetime.

Schooling

Gopher Sport

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.

Coordination

Montessori Physical Education

AUGUST 27, 2023

I am a physical education teacher and I have my own classroom, whether it be the gym or outside.” We have our own goals and objectives, such as teaching gross and fine motor movement and Social and Emotional skills. Classrooms are typically much smaller than gym settings, indoor or outdoor.

PE

Active Schools Us

JANUARY 11, 2023

One way to seek your own professional development is to engage with other highly effective teachers who you feel have something to offer your perspective and general strategies for teaching. While there, see if there is anything you can help with that requires physical movement.

Education

Heartzones

JUNE 13, 2023

Reach Outside of the 4 Walls of the Gym During my 20 year career as a PE teacher in Vinton, Iowa, my school would hold an open house the first few weeks of school. For me, as the Physical Education teacher, I would put all the different types of balls in the middle of the gym. It was as if time had stood still for fifty years.

Gyms

Active Schools Us

MARCH 24, 2021

As they reach school age, we also need to provide them with high-quality PE that teaches them how to be active for a lifetime and before- and after-school opportunities to practice what they learn in PE. The relationships we’ve built with our boys and girls extend far beyond the gym walls.

Coaching

Gopher Sport

JULY 26, 2024

Do your students ever walk into your gym and feel at peace? As physical educators, I believe that we can make a big difference in the gym, teaching peace and love through our everyday practices. As my students come to the gym, the first thing they see are the two signs below! Who knows who they could inspire?!

Physical Education

Gopher Sport

AUGUST 24, 2023

First, it’s the way I was trained, both in college and in my student teaching experiences. This practice allows you to reflect on your teaching before your teaching occurs, which helps you tweak things prior to when they arise in class. What resources do I have? If an opportunity arises to play an actual game (i.e.,

Physical Education

Montessori Physical Education

OCTOBER 2, 2022

Unfortunately, this means some classroom teachers view gym class as not having enough worth on its own to be something that would never be considered skippable. This is not a good lesson to teach our students. Blurring the lines between gym class and the classroom raises the importance of PE. How do we do that?

PE

Aspire-Ed

OCTOBER 12, 2022

It helps children master fundamental movement skills. As a result, it’s seen as a difficult and dangerous sport to teach, with teachers left apprehensive about delivering lessons. So how do you move from fearing the sport to making it one of your favourite to teach? Founder and director of RB Gym & Sport.

Teaching

Montessori Physical Education

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

It doesn't have to be running; many different movement modalities exist. We want to give the child as many potential possibilities as we can by exposing the child to as many different types of movement as possible. However, we do work towards mastering basic gross and fine motor movements. “

PE

Gopher Sport

AUGUST 14, 2023

Plus, with their vibrant colors and customizable banners, these pits will add a pop of excitement to any gym or playground. And for an extra twist, encourage creative movement as they flip their way to victory! Say goodbye to complex setups and hello to accurate assessments, all while adding a dash of vibrant fun to your gym space!

Gyms

PLT4M

APRIL 22, 2024

At PLT4M, we recommend teaching gymnastic skills to the entire class allowing ample students time to practice the movements together. 2) Tumbling – Forward Roll For all of our tumbling movements in gymnastics lesson plans, we want to move with control. Option to modify the movement by bringing your feet further apart.

PE Teacher

Gopher Sport

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.

Nutrition

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.

Physical Education

PLT4M

OCTOBER 27, 2022

First and foremost, PE activities without equipment can teach students lifelong fitness skills they can do anywhere and anytime. Students spend a great deal of time learning and developing bodyweight movement patterns before ever wanting or need equipment. In each workout, we will warm up for roughly 5 minutes of dynamic movements!

PE

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! .

Physical Education

Montessori Physical Education

JANUARY 15, 2023

Your students will absolutely love the dynamic, fast-paced game that utilizes a diving headbutt movement as the main mode of play! Materials: · A large play area (gym or outside) o If played outside, you will need cones or rubber disc dots to mark the boundaries of the playing area and the midline. ·

Sports

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!

Strength

The Sporting

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

But one can find a lot more protective gear in modern Escrima schools, gyms, and competitions. Drills tend to teach speed and rhythm to trainees. Despite the aesthetic nature of the art showcased in movies, fighters tend to avoid unnecessary movements that could cause them serious harm.

Government

The Sporting

APRIL 10, 2023

The technical help from gym training has improved beyond measure since the 1970’s, as have the benefits of nutritional science. And would the third post-war super-champion, Geoffrey Atkins (World Champion 1954-71) give them a run for their money with his immaculate control and length and seemingly effortless movement around the court?

Sports

Gopher Sport

APRIL 10, 2024

Teaching Physical Education for 17 years in the Topeka Metropolitan area has been a labor of love and a highlight of my life. 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! Have all the students start in the middle of the gym.

Motivation

Mindful PE

JULY 14, 2021

We all know how much movement matters to children (and adults!) Brain Breaks in the gym are just as important. What I have found is that it is often easier to teach these skills when academic challenges are removed. When you are first teaching them, the full-page size is nice to display. of all ages.

PE Teacher

PLT4M

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

But the California State Standards for PE can still be achieved by teaching basic water safety and dry-land swim skills. Below is an example of how PLT4M teaches dryland and in water flutter kicking, which is a core component to successful swimming. For example, not all physical education programs have access to a pool.

PE

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.

Fitness