SHAPE America

DECEMBER 5, 2023

I am a proud alum of the New York public school system who was nourished and supported by the amazing efforts from teachers, coaches, professors, and community members who guided me. As a child, I was privileged and fortunate to have attended elementary school and middle school in one of New York City’s most diverse districts.

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SHAPE America

OCTOBER 12, 2023

It’s important that health and PE teachers take the lead on spreading kindness. In 2018, while working at SCAPA at Bluegrass, a School for the Creative and Performing Arts in Lexington, KY, she was named SHAPE America Southern District Middle School Physical Education Teacher of the Year. minds event., but all year.

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Gopher Sport

JANUARY 15, 2025

How Boardball Bumps Up The Fun, Fitness, and Teamwork in PE Classes BOARDBALL Boardball replaces the volleyball net with a portable board, reducing the barriers to play and setup while keeping the core bump-set-spike fundamentals of the game intact. Think Volleyball meets Spikeball. And so much more!

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SHAPE America

OCTOBER 3, 2023

What if the entire school and community applauded students for developing the skills, knowledge, and attitudes necessary to be health-literate individuals ? As a middle school health and physical education teacher, I know first-hand that initiatives impacting the whole school and surrounding community can be powerful.

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Gopher Sport

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Supporting the Fundraiser Through PE: During this two-week period of promoting quality physical education, we take time to review all the activities we have done throughout the year. Annually we get a donor(s) to sponsor a PE shirt that promotes quality PE. Other incentives include extra PE the last week of school.

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Gopher Sport

APRIL 17, 2025

The Master PE Teacher course is an engaging and informative learning experience for educators of all levels and backgrounds. Although the course is geared specifically towards PE teachers at the elementary and middle school levels, there is certainly much to take away regardless of what you teach and the age of students you work with!

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PE Scholar

OCTOBER 13, 2022

This study aimed to characterise middle school students' physical literacy and capture their PL developing trajectories.

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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.

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Heartzones

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

” ~ Chad Oates, PE teacher at Mabry Middle School “Prior to Heart Zones, it was almost impossible to utilize instructional strategies that created commonality amongst all types of students.” Mabry middle school’s PE program consists of a diversity of students.

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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. I lasted one day.

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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.

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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!

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Montessori Physical Education

OCTOBER 2, 2022

One of the most frustrating things that happen on a way too frequent basis is students who don't go to PE because they are held back by a classroom teacher. The student being held back is almost always from upper elementary or middle school. If a student was misbehaving in class and not listening to the teacher, they missed PE.

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Gopher Sport

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Luckily, I have children who can recall days in their elementary or middle school gym filled with fun games or challenges. 8 Knockerball Games for your PE Class! I’m an old guy…at least that’s what my kids say…so it’s difficult to think back all the way to the late 1970s and early 1980s when I was enrolled in P.E.

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Montessori Physical Education

JULY 23, 2022

While this lesson is technically untested, I am very excited to try it with my middle school students this year! For upper elementary and middle school students, it would be nice if they have begun their studies of genetics. Here is the much better lesson on inherited traits. o Split the students into two even teams.

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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.

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PLT4M

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Arguments Against Physical Education in Schools To thoroughly explore the question “should physical education be required” let’s start with the arguments against PE. PE programs now boast a comprehensive approach to introducing students to different forms of physical fitness, health, and wellness.

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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.

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Montessori Physical Education

OCTOBER 16, 2022

With our middle school volleyball season ending soon, I wanted to strike while the creative iron was hot. I probably will not pull them out again until it is time for middle school boys' volleyball in the spring. They also work for PE teachers in the traditional setting, looking for something new and different.

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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!

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Gopher Sport

JULY 15, 2024

Bring STEM Concepts to PE with STEM Sports! Sean Barton STEM Sports provides standardized curricula for grades K-8 using sports as the real-life application to drive STEM-based learning in classrooms, after-school programs, and camps. Learning how mass affects energy and motion using a youth football and a foam football.

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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.” Without further ado, here is the middle school version of Sportsmanship and Losing with Grace.

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PLT4M

APRIL 22, 2024

Instead, PE teachers can introduce basic gymnastics skills in just about any gymnasium or space. As always, PE teachers can use their discretion and experience to determine what structure and format makes the most sense for their class and audience. PLT4M has a full slate of PE lessons for physical education teachers to choose from!

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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.

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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)

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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! Students are taking part in athletic PE.

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Montessori Physical Education

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

The first time my middle school students played this game, I didn’t explain that this game was serving as a metaphor for sustainability and conservation. Physical manipulatives (concrete) in the PE environment can represent complex ideas and concepts (abstract). I wanted them to discover this on their own.

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Montessori Physical Education

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

What if I said I have an awesome Montessori PE game that uses the volleyball net? When I played this game with my middle school students, I noticed that it did a much better job of practicing volleyball skills than Newcomb. This is because middle students are savvy and will purposely waste time if they are ahead.

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Human Kinetics

MARCH 22, 2021

In the presentation below, Human Kinetics author Chuck Corbin discusses the criteria to determine if a program is considered academic, the "PE Effect", and the options for improving academic status and advancement of physical education. . . BY CHUCK CORBIN, PHD, ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY. . Presentation Material.

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Stanford Childrens

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

I never joined a sports team until middle school, but PE was always my favorite subject,” says R.J. At six-foot-two and 240 pounds, R.J. is being scouted by Division 1 (D1) colleges—the highest level of competition of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)—to play football.

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PLT4M

MAY 3, 2023

For example, Wyomissing High School in Pennsylvania has transitioned to a “Lifetime Fitness” curriculum that offers courses like mind-body connection, strength and conditioning, personal fitness, net games, and more. PLT4M has a robust offering middle school P.E. lesson plans and high school P.E.

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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.

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Human Kinetics

MARCH 22, 2021

By Adam Mullis, Middle School Health and Physical Education Teacher and Coach. In the presentation below, Adam Mullis discusses his experience of leading Wellness Week, a school-wide celebration of health and wellness. Learn creative ways to promote health and wellness for students, faculty, and staff. . .

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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.

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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.

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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.

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PLT4M

AUGUST 25, 2023

As a smaller school with many multi-sport athletes, Paul believed that growing the Honesdale strength and conditioning program would have a school-wide impact on all the sports teams. As Paul set out to grow the strength and conditioning program, he knew other coaches at Honesdale had similar goals.

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