SHAPE America

MAY 22, 2025

Students move in ways they enjoy, explore their strengths, and reinforce skills that transfer to recess, sports and recreational life. She is a National Board Certified Teacher and the 2025 SHAPE America National Middle School Physical Education Teacher of the Year. This is purposeful play.

Physical Education 295

Physical Education Fitness Fitness Wellness 295

SHAPE America

APRIL 18, 2023

The next seven stages include general skill development, athleticism, and enjoyment of sport, leading to continued participation throughout the lifespan (either in recreational sport or following the elite performance pathway). This is an essential stage that provides the building blocks for the following stages.

Motor Skills 400

Motor Skills Sports Sport Sports 400

Better Coaching

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Parents and coaches, bombarded with stories of children being offered collegiate scholarships in middle school or making national-level teams at age ten, feel an impetus to accelerate their own childrens development. Training to Win (18+ years): Elite-level competition - win.

Sports 98

Sports Sport Sports Biomechanics 98

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. This metaphor is much more potent because they naturally recreated the problems and issues concerning sustainability and saw how it all unfolded.

PE 79

PE Teacher Strength Middle School 79

Spark PE

OCTOBER 18, 2022

7) Performance strategies—outdoor and recreational pursuits. Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills Middle School Standards: 1) Movement patterns and movement skills—locomotor skills. 7) Performance strategies—outdoor and recreational pursuits. 7) Performance strategies—outdoor and recreational pursuits.

Movement 40

Movement Recreation Physical Activity Assessment 40

SHAPE America

JUNE 7, 2022

My opportunities in sport as a result of the passage of Title IX have totally impacted my life, from my educational choices to my career choices to the recreational activities I’ve participated in. Becky Foellmer Becky Foellmer is a former middle school teacher who most recently served as an instructional/technology coach.

Sports 221

Sports Sport Sports High School 221

PLT4M

JULY 18, 2023

Also popular were alternative Lifetime Fitness courses like HITT Bootcamps, Dance and Boxing, along with Recreational Activities like Spikeball, Pickleball, and Kan-Jam. This means beginning to plan from the middle school level, with the high school courses in mind.

Physical Education 98

Physical Education Education Education Motor Skills 98