PLT4M

JULY 15, 2025

A high-quality health curriculum is more than a requirement—it’s a powerful tool that equips students with lifelong wellness skills. As student needs evolve, so should the way we teach health. In this article, we break down what a modern health curriculum looks like at both the middle school and high school levels.

Health

PE Scholar

JUNE 24, 2025

Health based PE: A more holistic approach that integrates physical activity with health education to empower students to lead healthy lives.

Health

PLT4M

MARCH 3, 2025

Each lesson includes a one page lesson overview, equipment checklist, game setup, teaching cues, standard alignment and more! Explore our K-5 Curriculum with these select Lesson Plans from some of our most popular Units. Download Now!

PE

SHAPE America

JULY 25, 2024

Teaching media literacy in skills-based health education can do just that. Digital wellness education addresses the physical and emotional health impacts of media use, with attention to helping develop the conscious, balanced use of media that aligns with an individual’s goals for their health and well-being.

Health Education

Relentless School Nurse

APRIL 1, 2025

Beyond clinical care, school nurses are increasingly involved in health education efforts, teaching students about nutrition, exercise, stress management, and hygiene to promote healthier lifestyles. Another area where school nurses are stepping up is emergency preparedness.

Wellness

SHAPE America

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

SHAPE America defines health literacy as, “…the ability to access, understand, appraise, apply and advocate for health information and services in order to maintain or enhance one’s own health and the health of others.” As health educators, it is important to teach our students to be health literate.

Middle School

SHAPE America

JUNE 4, 2024

When I began my teaching career in 2007, I was 22 years old. Four years of college had gone by faster than I could blink my eyes and then I was back in high school — now responsible for the education of students who were only four to seven years younger than me. I was scared out of my mind.

Physical Education

SHAPE America

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Additional Resources SHAPE America Health Literacy Month Resources Health Education Resources Tips & Insights From Health Educators Adam Mullis Adam Mullis, Ph.D., has a passion for teaching health and physical education.

Health

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 17, 2022

As educators, you know that National Health Education Week is a good time to focus on issues that affect the health of our nation’s youth. Teachers will find lesson plans, interactive tools, infographics, and videos with tobacco facts and tips about how to teach teens about the dangers of e-cigarette use.

Teacher

SHAPE America

APRIL 20, 2023

Never underestimate your ability to create and teach new games and activities. Encourage them to teach you the rules and skills of the games. He is currently the coordinator of Physical Education and Health Education for Manassas City Public School in Manassas, VA.

Physical Activity

SHAPE America

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Ask, Listen, Learn Supports Health Literacy Designed alongside a team of educators and organizations specializing in elementary and middle school, the Ask, Listen, Learn underage drinking prevention program consists of 7 animated videos with accompanying lesson plans and activities that are ready for you to use.

Health

Physical Education Ideas

MAY 2, 2023

In a world where technology and innovation dominate, the importance of Health and Physical Education is often overlooked. In this blog post, we will explore the reasons why teaching Health and Physical Education is crucial and how literacy is the foundational skill upon which all knowledge is built.

Physical Education

SHAPE America

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Wisconsin State Education Convention attendees have come to look for both the WHPE booth and breakout sessions — and now understand that health and physical education is much more than “busy, active, happy”: there is curriculum structured around standards and assessments and delivered via best practices, which are student centered.

Physical Education

PLT4M

MAY 22, 2024

Health education is a critical component of a well-rounded educational program, equipping students with the knowledge and skills they need to make informed decisions about their health and well-being. Let’s be honest, health class has a bad wrap!

Health Education

Human Kinetics

MARCH 22, 2021

In the presentation below, Human Kinetics authors Sarah Benes and Holly Alperin discuss skills-based health education, the skill development model, and increasing student self-efficacy. . . . . Check out our titles in our Health Education , Physical Education , and Adapted Physical Education Collections.

Health Education

SHAPE America

MAY 31, 2022

As department head, I prepared a time management survey and found that coaches spent much more time coaching than teaching and performing the academic-related tasks (e.g., The Department of Health, Education and Welfare (HEW) was charged with developing and administering Title IX legislation passed in 1972.

Academics

Physical Education Ideas

AUGUST 6, 2021

Teaching Health can be intimidating and sensitive, depending on the topic. Teaching Health can also be the most rewarding subject to teach as you get to engage in critical content that helps to develop life skills. Did you know that a properly taught Health program reduces the risk of heart disease by 2.16

Teaching

Slow Chat PE

JUNE 2, 2023

We have witnessed the pendulum swing towards a more just and inclusive health and physical education field. Notably, we observe positive shifts in areas such as elementary school fitness testing, the reconsideration of dodgeball, and the adoption of skills-based health education.

Schooling

Human Kinetics

MARCH 22, 2021

In the presentation below, Human Kinetics author Ray Breed introduces the concepts of game sense and thematic curriculum approaches when teaching games to learners. Teaching Game Sense presentation slides. . By Ray Breed, Lecturer at Swinburne University of Technology in Hawthorn, Australia. Presentation Material.

Teaching

Human Kinetics

OCTOBER 24, 2022

In the presentation below, Human Kinetics author Shonna Snyder discusses the benefits of reflection as a critical teaching practice and how to do it well. . . After viewing the presentation, download a certificate of completion for Reflection: A Critical Teaching Practice. . Professional Development. Offer valid in the US.

Teaching

Human Kinetics

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Presented by Nancy Egner Markos, MEd, retired elementary physical education and health specialist, and retired clinical instructor for the University of Virginia. . In the presentation, Human Kinetics author Nancy Egner Markos talks about teaching fundamental motor skills to young students. . Professional Development.

Teaching

Human Kinetics

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Mentoring Student Teachers presentation slides Resources Related to the Presentation Check out our titles in our Health Education , Physical Education , and Adapted Physical Education Collections, including Physical Education edTPA Online Preparation Guide and Health Education edTPA Online Preparation Guide.

Teacher

PLT4M

JUNE 12, 2024

Middle school health curriculum is critically important because it targets students at a pivotal age when they are developing habits and attitudes that will influence their future health. Challenges Of Middle School Health Curriculum There has never been a sole curriculum or singular approach to health education within schools.

Middle School

PLT4M

OCTOBER 23, 2023

But because they are broad, it leaves physical education teachers and school districts left to determine the finer details of curriculum development and lesson planning. And not only are the ISBE PE standards broad, they also require teachers to cover a large swath of different types of health education and physical education concepts.

PE

PLT4M

MAY 15, 2024

The program provides versatile classroom resources to facilitate conversations about the effects of alcohol on the developing brain with your students, while teaching them about the scientific effects of what they put in their bodies. FAQ What other health education topics does PLT4M have?

Nervous system

Slow Chat PE

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

“Attitudes In Reverse’s (AIR’s) mission is to create a community of understanding, kindness and empathy through mental health education and awareness. AIR aims to inspire hope for those suffering from mental pain to seek assistance while instilling empathy and understanding of mental health disorders throughout society.”

Physical Education

Human Kinetics

MAY 23, 2023

Human Kinetics (HK), the premier publisher of K-12 and higher education resources for physical education (PE), health education, adapted physical activity, and dance, acquired the online school effective March 31. By Human Kinetics, Champaign, IL The PE Central Online School is under new ownership.

Online Schooling

Human Kinetics

MARCH 22, 2021

Check out our titles in our Health Education , Physical Education , and Adapted Physical Education collections, including Live Well Middle School Health. . Unauthorized access, duplication, or distribution of it is a violation of copyright law. . Live Well presentation flyer. . Book from the Presentation.

Middle School

Arizona Health and Physical Education

AUGUST 7, 2023

Finally, use this toolkit to share how this professional development experience will lead to more effective teaching and better learners in the classroom. This coming November 1-3, in Phoenix, my professional organization, Arizona Health and Physical Education, will be hosting its annual State Convention & Expo.

Physical Education

Arizona Health and Physical Education

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

A little bit more about me… I graduated from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse in 2007 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Exercise Sport Science-teaching and School Health Education. It is hard to believe that it has been that long but I guess time flies when you are having fun and enjoying what you do!

Physical Education

Human Kinetics

JUNE 20, 2022

Presented by George Graham, PhD, retired physical education professor. . In the presentation below, Human Kinetics author George Graham shares about his career that has spanned teaching physical education at the K-12 level, university level, and, now retired, as a volunteer with the Boys and Girls Club. RESOURCES BY PRESENTER.

Motor Skills

Human Kinetics

MARCH 22, 2021

By Adam Mullis, Middle School Health and Physical Education Teacher and Coach. In the presentation below, Adam Mullis discusses the process of planning a curriculum for teaching students online, in-person, and a hybrid model. He also shares games and actives to engage all students. . . Presentation Material.

Middle School

The Physical Educator

DECEMBER 5, 2022

When I made the jump from teaching to full-time instructional coaching and content creation, I knew that I needed to get crystal clear in regard to the philosophy that would guide my work. Through that reflection, the idea of a Full-Stack Physical Educator was born. Happy Teaching! However, I often failed to take care of myself.

Wellness

i-phys-ed

APRIL 12, 2021

As an early career teacher, physical education to me was about sports and getting kids active. The post The Role of Health in Physical Education appeared first on iPhys-Ed.com.

Physical Education

PLT4M

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

While Christi has retired from teaching after over 30 years in the field, she is still sharing insights and ideas for PE programs across the country. Check out her actionable steps to funding physical education programs. Christi breaks down where to start when it comes to consider funding physical education programs in public schools.

Physical Education

Human Kinetics

JUNE 20, 2022

After viewing the presentation, download a certificate of completion for Implementing a Fitness Education Curriculum Model. . Learn more from the presenters by checking out Designing and Teaching Fitness Education Courses and Organization and Administration of Physical Education. Resources by Presenters.

Fitness