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. Our students deserve a more straightforward, purer path: one subject, one brain cell, one glorious monoculture of thought.

PE

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. Their self-image as both an athlete and a child becomes tightly woven into how well they perform.

Sports

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. Promote Various Movement: Even short bursts of activity support student health and wellness. Let’s dive in!

Elementary

Gopher Sport

APRIL 24, 2025

Include and Involve the Whole School We seek volunteer students and teachers from other classes to work on making banners for each school that is invited, as well as posters for each athlete from our school. These are posted around the gym so all visiting students can see their school name and colors.

High School

Magnus Health

JUNE 18, 2025

Set goals for the upcoming school year, including projects you may want to work on as well as personal career goals. Did all the ice packs make their way to the gym? You can use Magnus Health to set up request forms and reminders, as well as automated emails to track down missing information and files from parents.

Schooling

Gopher Sport

MARCH 3, 2025

First students are given demos and instructions on how to bowl and where to place fingers in the ball as well as safety concerns addressed. Students start at a close range (size of the gym could determine where you start) and only try to knock 3 pins down. If students prefer to have less pins, they have that choice as well.

PE

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. Emphasize mental well-being alongside physical fitness. Stay flexible and adaptable every student learns differently.

PE

Learning Through Sport

JANUARY 31, 2025

However, a well-designed and thoughtfully pursued program comprising a coherently connected curriculum may be able to achieve specific goals because that program has a core focus. dance, swimming, bike riding, fitness, gym), 'outdoor pursuits' (e.g. IT now might be described as an internally integrated model.

Physical Education

PLT4M

JANUARY 27, 2025

The Importance of High-Quality Elementary PE Lesson Plans Elementary physical education is about so much more than just games or physical activity; its about laying the foundation for lifelong health, wellness, and physical literacy. This will help lay the foundation for lifelong fitness and wellness.

Elementary

PLT4M

JULY 25, 2025

Motor skills, fitness education, social-emotional learning, sport skills, and personal wellness all come into play. Our goal is simple: support PE teachers and students with high-quality, standards-aligned lessons that actually work in the classroom and gym. In math, you might teach addition, then multiplication, then algebra.

Motor Skills

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. What went well? . → Cooperative challenges and group obstacle courses foster problem-solving through movement. Get Free Sample Lessons! Re-Test → Try again using the revised plan.

Elementary

Magnus Health

JANUARY 22, 2025

Ask students to wash their hands or sanitize before practice or gym class. Many coaches and staff will touch on health and safety at the beginning of the season as a part of training, but its important to bring overall health back to the forefront mid-way through the season as well.

Sports

PLT4M

MAY 9, 2025

In this article, well explore how these engaging tag games for elementary PE align with SHAPE standards, highlight a variety of game options with detailed activity descriptions, and share a full lesson sample from PLT4Ms K-5 physical education curriculum to help you bring these skills to life in your classroom.

Elementary

PLT4M

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

In this article, well explore how these fun jump rope activities align with SHAPE standards, preview our full jump rope resource pack with activity descriptions, and share a full lesson sample from PLT4Ms K-5 offering to help bring these skills to life in your classroom.

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. something that is respected and pays well. Now, if you’re thinking, "The boy is in kindergarten, it doesn’t matter what he says now," well, you're not wrong. come out of me. It's Just Kindergarten… But Is It?

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. However, there are plenty of fun variations and activities that can be introduced in PE to keep soccer exciting and engaging for elementary students. 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. It’s not unusual.

Gyms

SHAPE America

OCTOBER 12, 2023

such as teamwork, gratitude, kindness, wellness, and mindfulness. KYSHAPE provides daily slides with prompts, as well as activities and social media posts for each daily theme that administrators, health and physical educators, and other classroom teachers can use. The impact of health.

Schooling

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! If we pause to take a panoramic view of our current landscape, we are reminded that our country has an obesity epidemic, rise in hypokinetic diseases, as well as mental health concerns.

Physical Activity

SHAPE America

MARCH 21, 2023

Sledding I have had PE classes where students have needed to work on taking turns, sharing, watching out for others, respecting personal space and others’ property, as well as working on spatial awareness. This is one of the students’ favorite PE activities every year!

Elementary

The Sporting

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

6 Easy Steps to Build a Great Gym at Home Say goodbye to gymtimidation and hello to home workouts! Home gym equipment In this article, we’ll show you how to transform your living room into a muscle palace without draining your bank account. You'll be saving your hard-earned money from gym memberships and personal training.

Gyms

SHAPE America

MAY 23, 2023

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. The Tuesday before Thanksgiving, I invited my fifth graders and their classroom teachers to my gym for a special event. You could say we “traded” resources.

Physical Education

SHAPE America

MARCH 14, 2023

Whether the activity is basketball or fencing, dance or “circus arts,” it generally has well-defined rules, a time-driven structure, and adults to studiously facilitate. We scouted the location well in advance, finding a state park about an hour away from the school with lots of waterline so the students could spread out.

Recreation

SHAPE America

AUGUST 2, 2023

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. Any teacher, administrator or parent who enters the gym can see the foundations of what we are working on. #4:

Physical Education

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

Mindful PE

MAY 20, 2020

Our school has been closed since March, but today I got the chance to go in and take a peek at the gym and pack up my old classroom. Everything was empty, but well-organized. I also plan on trading out the background in my Virtual PE Class (read more HERE ) to match the school gym. Stay well, It was such a great moment.

Gyms

SHAPE America

JUNE 8, 2022

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. I started coaching girls athletics in the late 1980s. I was now in a position where I needed to advocate for my girls. This was probably my first real “Title IX Battle.”

Elementary

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

Active Schools Us

MARCH 24, 2021

It was one of the best experiences of my life, which I’m trying to prolong by coaching my 10-year-old daughter’s team for the last three years as well. Quite honestly, I believe there’s nothing greater for the health and well-being of our kids—and for us adults, as well.

Coaching

Active Schools Us

JANUARY 11, 2023

5 Ways Teachers Can Support Workday Wellness While Improving their Practice and the School Culture . 2- When engaging with new teachers, discuss what their perceived strengths and weaknesses are from their point of view as well as from yours. Remember to also celebrate what has been going well in your respective settings.

Education

Physical Education Update

MARCH 10, 2023

She’s 80 years of age, can barely walk, doesn’t hear too well and her hands shake as she is holding the microphone. And for those students whose abilities don’t lie on the courts or in the gym. Never discount a person, no matter how feeble or unassuming they may appear.

Physical Education

My Zone

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Below you’ll find three tips to improve corporate wellness and ensure your workplace brings out the best in everyone. While you might be aware of the benefits, creating an environment of positive corporate wellness is often easier said than done.

Wellness

PLT4M

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Much of this criticism comes from outdated stereotypes of “gym class.” ” The old school term “gym class” usually elicits images of rolling out the balls and playing dodgeball. Canton boasts a 4-year high school PE requirement to complement the larger K-12 wellness initiative. Get the case study.

Physical Education

Arizona Health and Physical Education

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

They are offering Arizona Health and Physical Education Members as well as family members a great deal on an upgraded membership. Email wellness@eosfitness.com afterwards with the new agreement information and your current agreement is cancelled with no further billing. Email wellness@eosfitness.com. Go To: [link] azhpe.

Fitness

Carly's P.E. Games

MAY 27, 2020

The student's eyes LIGHT UP when they walk in the gym and see this awesome equipment that they get to use! I have been organizing my class by rainbow colors for the past 10 years, and it works very well! They are fantastic because they help with classroom management, and they look terrific.

Coordination

Carly's P.E. Games

MAY 23, 2021

My gym allows for 7-8 roads. Place 2 scooters under a gym mat. This has become a well known game in the PE teacher community. I match the color scooter to the color cone so even our youngest preschool students can clearly understand where to ride. Depending on your class size and playing area, you can set up several roads.

Physical Education

The Sporting

OCTOBER 16, 2022

Home Workouts can be flexible Depending on your preference it may be useful for you to develop a home-workout routine instead of going to the gym. This works well around people who work on set days as you can put a schedule in place. Join a 24-Hour Gym For those who prefer gyms instead of home workouts, consider a 24-hour gym.

Fitness