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

Montessori Physical Education

JUNE 8, 2025

Too often, it is stuck in isolation like a dusty gym mat in the corner. Is our hesitation to collaborate setting up a veneer that gym class is its own thing, with zero connection to the rest of the school? Most PE teachers teach six, seven, or even eight classes a day with barely a moment in between.

PE

Arizona Health and Physical Education

JULY 31, 2025

The beginning of the school year is always a time of anticipation and excitement about what we are going to teach, maybe unpacking new equipment, meeting new students and figuring out the ‘specials’ schedule. What teaching strategies can we use to help our students enjoy physical education class? Simple right? Simply put, visuals!

Physical Education

PLT4M

JUNE 13, 2025

Instant activities for elementary PE are quick, minimal-setup PE games that students begin as soon as they enter the gym. Build Routine: Kids know what to expect when they enter the gym with a quick game. Each lesson includes a one page lesson overview, equipment checklist, game setup, teaching cues, standard alignment and more!

Elementary

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. Its important to note that sports can be incredibly positive for youth.

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

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

JULY 16, 2025

By designing lessons with Standard 3 in mind, teachers can help students grow into thoughtful, respectful teammates—skills that extend far beyond the gym. Each lesson includes a one page lesson overview, equipment checklist, game setup, teaching cues, standard alignment and more! Get Free Sample Lessons! Download Now!

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. But meeting standards doesn’t automatically mean students are learning in meaningful or enjoyable ways.

Motor Skills

PLT4M

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Each lesson includes a one page lesson overview, equipment checklist, game setup, teaching cues, standard alignment and more! Teaching Cues for Jump Rope To help students build confidence in physical education class, PE teachers should start by teaching proper jump rope techniques before incorporating fun and engaging jump rope activities.

Elementary

PLT4M

MAY 9, 2025

Each lesson includes a one page lesson overview, equipment checklist, game setup, teaching cues, standard alignment and more! These games naturally teach students different skills on how to move with purpose, make quick decisions, and engage with others in both cooperative and competitive ways. Download Now! Download Now!

Elementary

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. Perhaps not surprisingly, math and geometry became two of my favorite subjects to teach in the classroom, and I had numerous kids (and parents) appreciate my enthusiasm for the subject. come out of me.

PE Teacher

PLT4M

MARCH 18, 2025

Physical education teachers can modify soccer games to work inside the gym or outdoors, allowing for flexibility depending on the space available. Each lesson includes a one page lesson overview, equipment checklist, game setup, teaching cues, standard alignment and more! Download Now! Examples of these standards include: 2.5.2

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

OCTOBER 12, 2023

As a health and physical education teacher, I teach kindness as part of my curriculum. Teaching Kindness Makes a Difference in School Culture For the last three years, we have used the health. I was teaching my students tools for their toolbox to manage their emotions in their everyday lives. The impact of health. minds event.,

Schooling

SHAPE America

JUNE 4, 2024

When I began my teaching career in 2007, I was 22 years old. Teaching in the gym was far different from teaching in an ordinary classroom. Like the Eminem song, my palms were sweaty, my knees were weak, and my arms were heavy. I was scared out of my mind. In a school full of amazing people, I felt isolated.

Physical Education

SHAPE America

MARCH 21, 2023

Because I still want my students to get outside for fresh air and some natural vitamin D, I’ve gotten creative with one of my favorite units, which focuses on a standards-based approach with teaching opportunities in social and emotional learning. One of the best outdoor activities I have found to teach these skills is sledding down a hill.

Elementary

SHAPE America

OCTOBER 10, 2023

The gym is not the only place where students can move, interact and learn by doing. We need classrooms to be more active and engaging like the gym! Teach students how to learn and to love learning. Much of physical education is based on: An active approach; Experiential learning; and Student collaboration.

Physical Activity

Active Schools Us

JUNE 6, 2024

It teaches us valuable lessons, builds character, and can help us reach our highest potential. Adversity teaches us valuable lessons about ourselves, the power of endurance, and the importance of occasional discomfort. This quote is on a poster leading into my gym.

Teaching

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

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

SHAPE America

MARCH 14, 2023

We teach at the Ancona School, a small, progressive elementary school in the Hyde Park area of Chicago’s South Side. We noticed that once the students had gotten the lay of the land, they quickly started teaching one another. What the Adults Learn Find adventurous colleagues, regardless of what they teach.

Recreation

SHAPE America

AUGUST 2, 2023

How do you know what to teach in your physical education classes? Using SHAPE America’s National Physical Education Standards as the guide to my teaching helps me prepare my students to take charge of their own physical literacy journey — and I recommend that’s where you start as well. What do your students need?

Physical Education

The PE Hub

APRIL 18, 2024

Breaking Boundaries: Teaching Cricket in Primary Schools As summer fast approaches (hopefully bringing the sunny weather with it), so do the ‘summer sports’ in PE. Each of these activities comes with different challenges when teaching in primary schools. However, this does not have to be the case.

Primary School

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. Gymnasts exercise body and mind.

Primary School

Physical Education Update

JANUARY 18, 2023

When we think of physical education classes, we automatically envision students exercising in a gym. However, the reality is that many teachers don’t have a gymnasium in which to work. That leaves them with the challenge of finding activities that students can perform in their classroom.

Physical Education

Physical Education Update

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

This often applies for those physical educators who teach academic subjects. 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.” tags]physical education,teaching,history [/tags].

Academics

Carly's P.E. Games

AUGUST 24, 2018

My name is Carly Glanzman, and I've been teaching Elementary P.E. 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. Please be sure your child brings gym shoes to school on their P.E.

Schooling

Arizona Health and Physical Education

AUGUST 27, 2024

In addition, some students with ASD have a heightened response to sensory input (smells, sound, touch) and can become overwhelmed by too much noise or visual stimuli (think 25 basketballs all hitting the gym floor or being thrown around the room at once). The idea of the reinforcer is to teach the child (or to practice) cause and effect.

Physical Education

Carly's P.E. Games

JUNE 8, 2019

Gym mats are used for a LARGE variety of skills and activities in P.E. It's fun to be creative while teaching elementary P.E. The students were so excited the first time they walked into the gym and saw the mats set up. The students were so excited the first time they walked into the gym and saw the mats set up.

Gyms

Keeping Kids in Motion

MARCH 25, 2023

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

Gyms

SHAPE America

MAY 24, 2022

While the boys classes had a full array of sports and other activities, girls classes were mainly focused on exercise, marching, jumping rope, and being graded on the cleanliness and color of your sneakers and gym uniforms! Sports for girls were not encouraged nor promoted in those years. There were no recreational teams for young girls.

Coaching

SHAPE America

JUNE 8, 2022

Our coach would run drills and teach us the rules, and we would play friendly games among ourselves. It was not unusual for my girls volleyball team to be kicked out of the gym because the football team needed an indoor space because of bad weather. When I was in sixth grade in 1971, I played basketball intramurals.

Elementary

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

The PE Specialist

JANUARY 10, 2022

Today I wanted to give you a breakdown of how I’ve got my Music Setup through my stereo via bluetooth and also show you a couple of options for Battery Powered Speakers as well if you are teaching outside. Hope you dig it! My Stereo Setup When I started my […].

Phys Ed

Physical Education Update

MARCH 10, 2023

This video provides a teaching point for young people: never discount that elderly person using a walker; the street person sleeping on a park bench or even fellow students in physical education class who can’t catch a ball or sink a foul shot. And for those students whose abilities don’t lie on the courts or in the gym.

Physical Education