Motor Skills PE Strength 
SHAPE America
AUGUST 4, 2025
No matter their background or preconceived thoughts about PE, I want every student to discover their movement playground. In my school, our students can select their preferred PE class starting in their sophomore year. STANDARD 1: Develops a variety of motor skills. What Content Is in My Personal Fitness Course?
PLT4M
FEBRUARY 3, 2025
Jump rope activities for elementary PE are more than just a way to get kids movingthey help students develop essential motor skills, rhythm, timing, and coordination. These activities also promote cardiovascular endurance, agility, and perseverance, making them a valuable part of any PE curriculum. Grades 3-5: 1.5.6
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PLT4M
JANUARY 31, 2025
Basketball games for elementary PE are more than just fun activitiesthey help students develop essential motor skills, coordination, and spatial awareness. These games also promote teamwork, communication, and decision-making, making them a valuable part of any PE curriculum. Examples include, but are not limited to: 2.5.1
Gopher Sport
MARCH 3, 2025
The practice of keeping score reinforces math skills and can foster social interaction and sportsmanship within a group setting. Key reasons why bowling is beneficial in PE: Inclusive Nature: Bowling can be adapted to accommodate different physical abilities, making it accessible to students with varying fitness levels.
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. Download SHAPE America’s Activity Calendars each month and have your students complete the physical activities that build motor skills. Include foundational skills (e.g.,
Gopher Sport
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
Our adapted PE program (THE PEOPEL PROGRAM, (Positive, Effective, Outcomes, Peers, Enhancing, Lives)) will have a three-week unit on our wall learning to traverse and eventually climb. Josh is in a chair and has lost his ability to stand and some motor functions such as lifting with his arms and core strength.
Gopher Sport
OCTOBER 26, 2023
Lynne Kenney with Zainab Khokha Physical Education class is an optimal setting for students to develop and practice the precursor skills that precede learning. These skills include core strength, balance, weight shift, motor rhythm, motor timing, visual-spatial, and object-perceptual skills.
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