Rennie Center

JUNE 30, 2025

Burke Middle School in Boston with a cohort of 21 eighth-grade students. As we refined lesson plans and offered hands-on support, students researched specific topics of concern, like improving school lunches and creating calming spaces in classrooms. Our team first piloted the Student Changemakers program at the Jeremiah E.

Middle School

PLT4M

JULY 25, 2025

In math, you might teach addition, then multiplication, then algebra. Whether you teach elementary, middle, or high school, PLT4M offers a curriculum that adapts to your students’ needs—and helps them grow. PLT4M’s middle school PE curriculum provides engaging, standards-based units that meet these needs.

Motor Skills

Better Coaching

DECEMBER 24, 2024

More, Younger Youth sports occupy a special place in American culture, shaping childrens character, health, and social lives. A well-designed sports program has the capacity to teach teamwork, sportsmanship, grit, leadership, and many other life skills, as well as a lifelong love for their game.

Sports

PLT4M

JULY 31, 2025

An engaging and dynamic health class in high school can be a game-changer for students’ physical, mental, and emotional well-being. This article explores five keys to fostering a successful and impactful health class in high school. >>> But not all of that information is accurate, reliable, or safe to follow.

Health Class

Montessori Physical Education

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

Four days a week, I teach two classes in the afternoon, and on Fridays, I have middle school all morning and one more 6-9 class to finish out the week. I also only meet with each class once a week. On the other days, they go to other co-curriculars like drama, music, and art. It was an eye-opening and fulfilling exercise.

PE Teacher

PLT4M

JULY 2, 2025

Skills-based health education is transforming how schools approach health instruction—shifting the focus from memorizing facts to developing real-life skills students can use to lead healthier lives. These standards serve as a strong foundation for health educators creating skills-based health education.

Health Education

SHAPE America

OCTOBER 3, 2023

When a school is celebrating a sports championship, they often go big: rallies, trophies, and loud cheers all around. During Health Literacy Month this October, it’s a good time to ask: What if we celebrated health literacy like we celebrate sports? In addition, check out SHAPE America’s health. ® FUNdraising program.

Health

SHAPE America

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

October is Health Literacy Month. 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.”

Middle School

SHAPE America

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

October is Health Literacy Month, and the team at Ask, Listen, Learn is excited to collaborate with SHAPE America to share free resources to aid in starting conversations with your students about the importance of saying “NO” to underage drinking and empowering them in making informed, healthy choices. Prevention Education Is Key.

Health

SHAPE America

DECEMBER 5, 2023

As American society and schools experience growing diversity and interconnectedness, our responsibilities as teachers must embrace pedagogical approaches that nurture and celebrate diversity, inclusion, and empathy. Teaching the next generation is a way of paying forward what has been fostered inside of me.

Physical Education

SHAPE America

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Every November, schools throughout Kentucky celebrate Kindness Across the Commonwealth , a week-long event started by KYSHAPE in 2020 to spread kindness throughout our state while promoting lessons and activities from SHAPE America’s health. Each day of Kindness Across the Commonwealth week has a different theme based on health.

Schooling

PLT4M

JUNE 12, 2024

Health issues and challenges evolve, and so should curriculum. 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. Consider this model a win-win!

Middle School

SHAPE America

APRIL 18, 2023

Every May, we celebrate physical educators and coaches — the “champions” who help kids gain the confidence, competence, and motivation to be physically active in school, before and after school, and for the rest of their lives. An example of this is to run, then add kicking a ball, or skip and then lunge.

Motor Skills

PLT4M

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Filling up an entire semester of middle school physical education units can be challenging. But there are plenty of fun and engaging middle school physical education units to choose from. The Need For Variety With Middle School Physical Units Middle school physical education is unique!

Middle School

Relentless School Nurse

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

The film is not just a documentary; it’s a call to action, a tool for education, and a source of inspiration for individuals and communities to engage with critical public health issues and work toward a healthier future. But the pandemic was her first time teaching remotely.

Schooling

Human Kinetics

MARCH 22, 2021

In the presentation below, Human Kinetics Director of Sales Holly Whitaker gives an overview of Live Well Middle School Health and its balance between content coverage and skills-based learning while giving you flexibility you need to reach all of your students, whether in-person learning or remote learning. . . . .

Middle School

Open Phys Ed

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Created by: Nichole Wilder & Andrea Hart, RDN CDN Special Contributions: Aaron Hart Studies have shown that healthy students get better grades, attend school more, and often behave better in class. The pillars of good health are addressed through a variety of engaging and activity-based lessons.

Middle School

Heartzones

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

“ What I like most about using Heart Zones is being able to refocus my time, attention, and efforts on teaching rather than crowd control.” Chad Oates, the physical educator at Mabry Middle School, has been teaching since 2008. ” What was your first experience with Physical Education technology? .”

Middle School

Open Phys Ed

MARCH 20, 2022

OPEN and Rising New York Road Runners have joined forces to bring you The Adventure Mile for Middle School. Students will also benefit from the Form 101 component of this module, which teaches fundamental athletic skills, running posture, leg movements, and arm movements. Design: Jennifer Truong & Aaron Hart.

Middle School

Open Phys Ed

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

It has been known to improve health-related and skill-related fitness components, as well as helping to establish foot work and motor skills that can serve individuals in many other sports or activities. Personal Health: (Grade 6) Describes how physical activity positively impacts the body to promote good health.

Middle School

Open Phys Ed

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

It has been known to improve health-related and skill-related fitness components, as well as helping to establish foot work and motor skills that can serve individuals in many other sports or activities. Personal Health: (Grade 6) Describes how physical activity positively impacts the body to promote good health.

Middle School

Arizona Health and Physical Education

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Jessica is a physical education teacher at Lewiston High School in Lewiston, Idaho teaching. She is the 2012 SHAPE National Middle School. Jessica is National Board certified, has her NASM personal training certification and Yoga Education Teaching Teens certification. committees, P.E. committees, P.E.

Middle School

AKA Sports

APRIL 21, 2021

Help create self awareness of mental and physical health: Mental health in kids and teens is a hot topic these days and rightfully so. The stress of school work, extra-curricular activities, social media and uncertain times has led to an increase in anxiety and depression for our youth. They need us to show them the way.

Middle School

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

Shape PA

APRIL 14, 2022

Health and Physical Education Advisor Position Reinstated at the Pennsylvania Department of Education SHAPE PA would like to congratulate Nicholas Slotterback on returning to his position as the Health and Physical Education Advisor at the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

Physical Education

Arizona Health and Physical Education

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

How You Can Create an Environment that Promotes Respect Caregivers, schools, and communities can all work together to build supportive environments. To create an environment that promotes respect, try to: Teach students about different cultures and religions to discourage stereotypes. Model the behaviors you want to see from kids.

Middle School

Open Phys Ed

JANUARY 15, 2024

Jump Rope YouTube Playlist Courtesy and thanks to Kids Heart Challenge and North Attleboro Middle School. Demonstrates the knowledge and skills to achieve and maintain a health-enhancing level of physical activity and fitness. Performs intermediate jump-rope skills (e.g., Standard 2. Outcome [E3.3-5c]. Outcome [E3.3-5].

Motor Skills

FACTS Management

MAY 13, 2022

Even as things across the country start to feel more normal, many of us are still dealing with the mental health effects of the pandemic. It’s now much clearer how big of a role schools play in the mental health of children. More Than a Lesson Plan Most of us know that school isn’t just about the subjects we study.

Health

Open Phys Ed

JULY 28, 2021

The free resources provided below are designed to help your students build relationships, build routines, and rebuild a love of health-enhancing physical activity. Webinar Series (Teacher Mental Health). Still Teaching Remotely? Middle School (6-8) Start The Year Here. Webinar Series (Teacher Mental Health).

Schooling

Montessori Physical Education

OCTOBER 2, 2022

The student being held back is almost always from upper elementary or middle school. This is not a good lesson to teach our students. However, I can't help but think that this avoidance behavior could also be learned in school when we incentivize lousy behavior by missing classes.

PE

PLT4M

DECEMBER 15, 2022

But anyone who has observed or taken part in a quality physical education program knows that the subject of PE is one of the best opportunities for students’ physical health development. For instance, when a math teacher has to teach a unit on multiplication, they don’t typically create lesson plans on their own.

PE

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

Stanford Childrens

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

“I’ve always believed that when you do good and act in service, that you don’t do it for recognition,” says Cedric Wilson, executive director of the Diagnostic Imaging and Anatomic Pathology and Clinical Laboratories at Stanford Medicine Children’s Health. Serving others is a focus for Wilson in his position at Stanford Children’s, too.

Achievement

Better Coaching

OCTOBER 5, 2024

One such change that we’ll reference today - tackle football for children under the age of 12-14 presents significant risks, particularly concerning brain health and overall enjoyment of the sport. Change is life – get with it or get left behind.

Middle School

PLT4M

APRIL 22, 2024

At PLT4M, we recommend teaching gymnastic skills to the entire class allowing ample students time to practice the movements together. Key Takeaways on Gymnastics Lesson Plans Gymnastics lessons can be an excellent addition for elementary and middle school physical education classes!

PE Teacher

Stanford Childrens

MAY 15, 2024

Each May, we celebrate our Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Island (AANHPI) providers and staff who help make Stanford Medicine Children’s Health exceptional with their diversity and extraordinary talents. In Long Beach, California, she was one of very few Asian students in her elementary and middle schools. “It

High School

Human Kinetics

MARCH 25, 2022

Taken together the findings continue to show the power of a well-planned constructivist physical education in developing children’s scientific knowledge about physical activity and its health benefits." ( Read the entire study. ). . CPE builds knowledge and motivations that leads to out of school activity. . . .

Physical Education