Mr. Kirsch

JANUARY 21, 2025

Feed The Alligators State Standard: 1, 3, & 4 Equipment: Mats, Cones, Baskets, and Scooters Grade: K-2 Purpose of Event: Moving in General Space, Manipulative Skills, and Throwing Time: 18-25 minutes Organization: Scatter ball pit balls all over the gym floor. Set six color-coded baskets in the middle of the gym on top of the four mats.

Gyms

PLT4M

JUNE 13, 2025

The right instant activities for elementary PE can help kick off physical education class with energy and structure. What Are Instant Activities for Elementary PE? Instant activities for elementary PE are quick, minimal-setup PE games that students begin as soon as they enter the gym. Let’s dive in!

Elementary

Montessori Physical Education

JUNE 8, 2025

Well, here’s the quiet part out loud: Far too many PE teachers are failing to integrate their content with the broader school curriculum. Too often, it is stuck in isolation like a dusty gym mat in the corner. There is a chicken-and-egg argument over why PE teachers are looked down upon. How ridiculous did that sound?

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Gopher Sport

APRIL 16, 2025

By thoughtfully integrating a variety of skills and activities, we ensure that every studentespecially those who identify as non-PE or non-athletehas the opportunity to achieve success, develop confidence, and ultimately discover their unique movement niche. Why Gamification in PE?

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Arizona Health and Physical Education

JULY 31, 2025

Being an adapted physical educator, the first couple weeks of school for us is all about trying to figure out which schools we will be covering, who the physical education teachers are at that school and what the PE schedule will be for the kids on our caseload. Simple right? Simply put, visuals! along with the PECS pictures.

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PLT4M

JULY 16, 2025

Cooperative games for elementary PE are more than just playful group activities—they foster teamwork, communication, and social-emotional growth among young students. These games help children build trust, solve problems together, and develop a sense of belonging in the PE setting. Get Free Sample Lessons! Download Now!

Elementary

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

PLT4M

JANUARY 27, 2025

We have put together a free sample of elementary PE lesson plans that are sure to spark excitement with elementary students in physical education class. Challenges Finding Elementary PE Lesson Plans For elementary PE teachers, finding the right lesson plans can feel like navigating a disjointed maze of resources.

Elementary

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. Physical Education is more than just sportsits about teamwork, leadership, and lifelong fitness habits.

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PLT4M

JULY 25, 2025

A strong PE curriculum builds healthy habits that last a lifetime. In this article, we will explore the vast range of PE curriculum options from PLT4M. Challenges Creating Quality PE Curriculum Across Grade Levels Designing a PE curriculum that works across all grade levels isn’t easy.

Motor Skills

Gopher Sport

MAY 22, 2025

Keeping students excited and active during PE and recess can be tough, but one school district found a winning solution: Inflatable Gaga Pits. Milwaukee Public Schools Curriculum Specialist explains, “We wanted to boost engagement in our PE classes because active kids learn better. The Gaga pits were a perfect choice.”

Schooling

Gopher Sport

MARCH 3, 2025

Building Bowling Basics: Figure 1: Soft bowling balls ensure a fun, injury-free experience in PE, allowing students to focus on skill development, teamwork, and enjoyment. Students start at a close range (size of the gym could determine where you start) and only try to knock 3 pins down. We do not worry about scoring.

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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. Download Now! Grades 35: 2.5.3

Elementary

PLT4M

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Jump rope activities for elementary PE are more than just a way to get kids movingthey help students develop essential motor skills, rhythm, timing, and coordination. These activities also promote cardiovascular endurance, agility, and perseverance, making them a valuable part of any PE curriculum. Grades 3-5: 1.5.6

Elementary

Gopher Sport

APRIL 24, 2025

These are posted around the gym so all visiting students can see their school name and colors. We invite classes and teachers to stop by and cheer on our athletes, and our PE team helps with keeping time, recording scores, and supervising the area. Our school used a special T-shirt designed by our Unified Art Teacher this year.

High School

Learning Through Sport

JANUARY 31, 2025

If interested in a summary of Humanstic PE, I blog about the Helison idea here Figure 1. dance, swimming, bike riding, fitness, gym), 'outdoor pursuits' (e.g. Sport education: Quality PE programming through positive sport experiences. IT now might be described as an internally integrated model. Siedentop, D. Siedentop, D.

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Montessori Physical Education

JULY 6, 2025

When they got to the career question, to my complete shock, they said Marshall wanted to be a gym teacher. My first reaction in my head was, "You don’t want to be a PE teacher." Yet, I am a PE teacher. Why am I telling my son not to be a PE teacher when that has become my chosen profession? come out of me.

PE Teacher

PLT4M

MARCH 18, 2025

Soccer games for elementary PE are more than just fun activitiesthey help students develop essential motor skills, coordination, and spatial awareness. Fun Soccer Games For Elementary PE Soccer is one of the most popular sports around the world, and many students may have already experienced playing outside of school. Download Now!

Elementary

SHAPE America

AUGUST 4, 2022

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.

Gyms

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. When snowplows create large piles of snow outside our school, each PE class gets a hill of snow to create a snow fort.

Elementary

SHAPE America

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Elementary students get the majority of their movement during the school day in physical education (PE) and recess. It is estimated that kids get about 5,000-6,000 steps during school on non-PE days and 7,000-8,000 steps on PE days. All three of these tenants of PE can be better utilized in classroom settings.

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SHAPE America

OCTOBER 12, 2023

and Kindness Across the Commonwealth has gone way beyond my gym and classroom and into my community. Spreading Kindness Can Be Fun In my gym and school, I begin teaching the health. It’s important that health and PE teachers take the lead on spreading kindness. The impact of health. minds event., but all year.

Schooling

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. Is there any equipment you can possibly donate?”

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SHAPE America

AUGUST 2, 2023

If you often find yourself wondering or asking in an online community what you should do in PE this week or next week or how to start, then you picked the right article to read. Here are my top 5 tips for using the National Physical Education Standards as a foundational base in everything you do as a PE teacher. #5:

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The PE Specialist

AUGUST 15, 2024

Since I started teaching in 2007, I’ve accumulated quite a few posters and graphics on the walls of my gym. Today I wanted to give you a full tour of everything on my gym walls! What’s up Phys Ed Family! I hope you find it helpful and interesting, links to all posters in the video […]

Phys Ed

Keeping Kids in Motion

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

I present to you three Halloween challenges for the classroom, gym, or home. The anticipation of parties, costumes, and candy is almost unbearable. Why not add some Halloween exercises to the mix? Each activity is a.

Gyms

Elementary P.E. Games

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Halloween is the perfect time to infuse some festive fun into your elementary PE classes. The witch will ride on a broom stick (pool noodle) as they navigate around the gym. Conclusion: ‘Witch Tag’ is the perfect warm-up game to kick off your Halloween PE classes. Stay tuned for more Halloween-themed PE adventures!

Elementary

SHAPE America

MARCH 14, 2023

It’s also a great help to own or borrow enough rods to use them in PE classes prior to the trip. Additional Resources 101 Tips for Family Fitness Fun Activity Calendars 5 Tips for Teaching Physical Education Without a Gym Tayé Brown Tayé Brown is an educator/administrator dedicated to making learning visible.

Recreation

Montessori Physical Education

OCTOBER 2, 2022

One of the most frustrating things that happen on a way too frequent basis is students who don't go to PE because they are held back by a classroom teacher. If a student was misbehaving in class and not listening to the teacher, they missed PE. PE should be a non-negotiable. This is code that PE can be used to enforce behavior.

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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.” Classrooms are typically much smaller than gym settings, indoor or outdoor. As a physical education teacher, you know PE is not expendable. They will only see that PE looks like recess, and the kids already have recess.

PE

Physical Education Update

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

A great example is Marilyn Rodgers of Hernando High school in Desoto Mississipi, an experienced physical educator whose teaching skills were considered too valuable to be wasted on “gym.” I’m not sure whether she had to does this in the gym, or with crumpled piece of paper in the trash can in the classroom).

Academics

Gopher Sport

DECEMBER 1, 2023

As the winter season blankets much of the US in snow, it’s the perfect time to add the magic and joy of the season into your PE classes. In this blog, we’ve compiled 13 creative and enjoyable winter-themed indoor activity ideas that you can do with your students, turning your gym into a winter wonderland of movement and fun!

PE

Keeping Kids in Motion

MARCH 25, 2023

There are the transitions between classes where one class leaves the gym while the next class is waiting at the door. Transition time can be one of the trickiest parts of teaching physical education. Our goal is to get the incoming class moving as.

Gyms

Physical Education Update

JULY 17, 2022

This video provides a great reminder for PE teachers and coaches. While this video highlights a hockey rink, the concept applies to soccer fields and nets, basketball courts, gymnasiums, gym equipment, running tracks, swimming pools and more. ” Dick Moss, Editor, PE Update.com. Physical Education Update.

PE Teacher

Physical Education Ideas

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

Imagine the gym transformed into a vibrant sea of green and gold, with leprechaun hats bobbing and shamrock smiles all around. So, let's lace up those sneakers, grab your lucky charms, and get ready for a PE class filled with shamrockin' games! Put students into teams and place them at cones also scattered around the gym.

Gyms

The PE Specialist

AUGUST 1, 2023

Don’t you love getting to see inside another PE Teachers equipment room? Anytime I visit another school one of my favorite things is to go see how they organize things in their gym and equipment room so I can grab a few ideas for myself and hopefully improve the way […] What’s Up Phys Ed Fam!

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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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