Arizona Health and Physical Education

MARCH 24, 2025

As March rolls in, the spirit of celebration is in the air, and what better way to join the festivity than by recognizing the incredible contributions of our amazing physical education (PE) teachers, health teachers and administrators? Lets shower our deserving PE teachers with the recognition they deserve!

Physical Education

Montessori Physical Education

JULY 6, 2025

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? Being a PE teacher is not the most lucrative profession, whereas being a professional athlete can earn a substantial amount of money.

PE Teacher

SHAPE America

APRIL 18, 2023

Here are five ways to celebrate physical activity during National PE & Sport Week and every week — and all year round: 1. squatting, swimming, biking) in your PE program. Host a PE & Sport Book Club So many life lessons are taught through sport, why not share stories of these lessons with a school book club?

Motor Skills

SHAPE America

JUNE 2, 2022

My dad was a soccer player in high school and helped found a rec league in our community in East Hampton, CT, which my brother and I both played in. When I started middle school, there was no girls soccer team, and it didn’t occur to me that I wouldn’t be allowed to try out for the boys team — so I did. It’s Official.

High School

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

Gopher Sport

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

March Madness Unit usually lasts approximately 2 weeks and coincides with our High School state tournament season, Other factors include our 2 day spring break, potential Easter schedule, and when afterschool gym space is most available for additional evening tournaments. Other incentives include extra PE the last week of school.

Middle School

Open Phys Ed

JANUARY 1, 2024

Created by: Aaron Hart, Jim DeLine, Elyse Loughlin, Lori Dunn, Brandon Herwick, Kevin Reinisch, Charla Parker Krahnke, Mike Martinez, Andrea Hart Special Contributions: Deedi Boland Design: Eliza Kuhn & Aaron Hart Physical educators know and understand the need to get students active and engaged as soon as they enter the PE classroom.

Dance

PLT4M

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Authors Note: In recent years, the larger educational community has explored if any subject should be required, especially at the high school level. Arguments Against Physical Education in Schools To thoroughly explore the question “should physical education be required” let’s start with the arguments against PE.

Physical Education

PLT4M

APRIL 17, 2023

At the high school level, the weight room is a classroom. Therefore, high school strength and conditioning curriculum plays a pivotal role in students’ long-term development in physical education. A physical education teacher works with a student in a high school strength and conditioning class.

High School

PLT4M

DECEMBER 15, 2022

There are endless PE lesson plans to choose from for your physical education class. The Importance Of Physical Education Lesson Plans Physical education as a subject in school has always battled stereotypes. The Importance Of Physical Education Lesson Plans Physical education as a subject in school has always battled stereotypes.

PE

PLT4M

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Even though it is widely accepted that 60 minutes a day of physical activity helps elementary school students all the way through high school students, only one-quarter of this group is actually getting the recommended amount of physical activity. . Over 1,500 schools use PLT4M in their physical education classes.

Academics

Arizona Health and Physical Education

MARCH 22, 2024

Do you know a PE and/or Health teacher who: Inspires their students to embrace healthy lifestyles? We are, after all, searching for the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow: the Arizona Health and Physical Education Teachers of the Year and other prestigious Honor & Recognition Awards. If so, then nominate them here today!

Middle School

PLT4M

MAY 3, 2023

And if the lack of physical activity isn’t enough, let’s look at what is happening in schools: 50% of high school-age students attend physical education only class once a week. So what can schools do to invest in fitness and mental health via physical education?

Fitness

PLT4M

MARCH 3, 2023

Virtual PE is becoming an increasingly popular way to provide physical education to students. Virtual PE is a great way to engage students in physical activity while teaching important physical education concepts. Virtual PE in the Age of Virtual Schools Virtual schools are here to stay. No matter where they are.

PE

Stanford Childrens

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

It takes a community to care for star high school athletes. is a very intelligent, high-performing athlete,” says his doctor, Erin Grieb, MD , a pediatric sports medicine specialist at Stanford Medicine Children’s Health who sees patients in Burlingame and Palo Alto. in achieving his goals. At six-foot-two and 240 pounds, R.J.

High School

Montessori Physical Education

AUGUST 20, 2023

In the Montessori setting, the question of sportsmanship could be restated as, “How do I teach Grace and Courtesy in PE?” For our older students, especially middle school, sportsmanship is “valuing the long term over the short term.” Someone we play against in grade school may be our teammate in high school.

Middle School

PLT4M

DECEMBER 28, 2022

School districts are investing and prioritizing athletic PE, especially at the high school level. Check out the rising tide of athletic PE, examples from schools across the country, and how your school can take steps to add more athletic physical education classes! But what is it?

PE

Gopher Sport

JUNE 3, 2024

The phrase “Field Day’ brings you back to the end of a school year. It is a chance for middle school and elementary students to come together to play tug of war, kickball, or even softball against other classes. Kids racing on foot to see who will be the fastest in school followed by popsicles and water balloons.

Dance

Gopher Sport

MARCH 16, 2023

Other Ways to Utilize the Blitzball Game Pack in PE: Challenge advanced students to work on a variety of pitch types by using a Blitzball. E25) Manipulative Striking, Long implement Middle School (S1.M2) M2) Games and Sports Invasion and field games – Throwing Middle School (S1.M20-M21) High School (S1.H1)

Middle School

PLT4M

JULY 18, 2022

Therefore, the first week of PE is a pivotal time to make the right impression on students. . Is this the face of someone dreading next block PE? Let's change that pre-PE feeling for students! Everything from two truths and a lie to relay races can be great pe icebreakers for your students.

Physical Education

Open Phys Ed

JULY 28, 2021

PE NOW (Fall 2020-2021). Middle School (6-8) Start The Year Here. PE NOW (Fall 2020-2021). High School (9-12) Start The Year Here. PE NOW (Fall 2020-2021). The post Back to School Resources appeared first on OPEN Physical Education Curriculum. ReEngage Physical Activity with these 3-5 Modules.

Schooling

PLT4M

APRIL 17, 2023

” Jessica Shawley, a PE teacher at Lewiston High School, succinctly highlights the unique challenge physical education programs face. There are countless physical education curriculum models that PE teachers can adopt. As a result, PE planning can feel like a never-ending puzzle.

Physical Education

PLT4M

AUGUST 25, 2023

Five years ago, when Paul Russick took over as head football coach at Honesdale High School in Pennsylvania, he had aspirations for success on and off the football field. Kim Lawson, a PE teacher and coach of various sports at the school, had always been a champion of the weight room. Now, we are a well-oiled machine.

Middle School

PLT4M

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

In this article, we feature some of the top physical education articles that help make the case for quality daily physical education opportunities for elementary, middle, and high school students. Many PE teachers have transformed PE classes with a fitness education model, tapping into the 5 components of physical fitness.

Physical Education

Heartzones

MAY 11, 2022

We Needed a Change… During a district wide physical education collaboration, our staff noted that we needed a change and physical education needed to be made a top priority in the Farmington School District. High School PE Teacher Josh Hoehn. We started at the High School level. Jocelyn Cunningham –.

Schooling

PLT4M

JUNE 8, 2023

Kevin is a high school football coach planning the summer training schedule for his entire group of high school athletes. Kevin knows that he needs to prepare his athletes for the various demands of the high school football season. Students perform a thruster with different types of equipment in PE class.

Physical Education

PLT4M

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Typically, PE teachers are in search for something within one of the following categories: PE Lesson Plans – Structured outlines of instructional activities, learning objectives, and outcomes for PE teachers to utilize during physical education class. And many PE teachers are left feeling frustrated by what they find!

Physical Education

Spark PE

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

How can PE teachers communicate more effectively with their students? For older students, especially those at the middle school and high school level, make sure that they have the chance to give you feedback if they’d like to, perhaps in the form of a survey.

Middle School

PLT4M

JANUARY 30, 2023

For example, a PE teacher will display a lesson or workout on a projector, and then move about the classroom to help give hands on feedback and guidance to students. Through engaging content and curriculum, made exclusively for middle and high school students, you can open up new fitness opportunities in physical education.

Physical Education

PLT4M

MAY 5, 2023

A common fault in middle and high school strength training is jumping right to the barbell. Instead, high school strength and conditioning curriculum should start with bodyweight movement patterns. A precursor to barbell bench press form is our foundational human movement of the push-up.

Strength

PLT4M

JANUARY 30, 2024

However, a bulk of the personal hygiene lesson plans are taught at the middle school level. As middle school students start to hit puberty and experience bodily changes, there lies an opportunity (or more of a necessity) to cover the basic concepts of personal hygiene.

Middle School

Spark PE

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills Middle School Standards: 1) Movement patterns and movement skills—locomotor skills. The post Meeting TEKS Standards with the SPARK Curriculum appeared first on Spark PE. 2) Movement patterns and movement skills—non-locomotor skills. 6) Performance strategies—games and activities.

Movement

SHAPE America

JUNE 7, 2022

Even though Title IX passed in 1972, it wasn’t until 1974 that it impacted my high school. That was the year my PE teacher, Mrs. Cary Iftner, finally won the hard-fought battle to start a tennis program for girls. The 1974-75 school year saw the very first teams for girls at Highland High School (HHS).

Sports

SHAPE America

DECEMBER 12, 2023

In 2023, I presented a session at the SHAPE America National Convention & Expo in Seattle with Jessica Adkins, the 2022 SHAPE America Western District High School Physical Education Teacher of the Year. Preschool) PBS Kids — When a Pet Dies (Elementary School) PBS Kids Go!

Health Education

SHAPE America

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Research even shows that sex ed in high school can be a powerful rape reduction tool. I know that bringing programs like this to schools is hard work and sometimes encounters resistance. Promoting Activities to Decrease Bullying, Increase Parent Engagement, and Help Students Feel More Connected to School.

Health

PLT4M

JULY 18, 2023

The landscape of physical education has evolved significantly over the last decade and it is critical that PE teachers adapt accordingly. The purpose of this article is to assist PE teachers in exploring standards-based curriculum design that emphasizes a student-centered learning environment.

Physical Education

PLT4M

JULY 21, 2023

Quality physical education is a popular buzzword in the world of PE. In this article, we set out to provide actionable steps to ensure school districts’ physical education classes serve students’ needs and improve health and wellness. For example, many high school physical education classes are elective offerings.

Physical Education