Montessori Physical Education

DECEMBER 8, 2024

Aligning Montessori Physical Education Lessons with SHAPE America's National Standards My journey to becoming a PE teacher may not be as typical as most PE teachers. While I thought what they were doing was cool, I didn't intend to work with children, so I didn't go the PE route. However, that meaning was up to me to decide.

Motor Skills

PLT4M

JANUARY 29, 2025

Throwing and catching 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. Grades 3-5: 1.5.10

Elementary

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

Elementary

Montessori Physical Education

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

As a PE teacher in a Montessori school, I know my situation is unique compared to PE teachers in traditional schools. 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. It was an eye-opening and fulfilling exercise.

PE Teacher

PLT4M

MARCH 18, 2025

Soccer games for elementary PE are more than just fun activitiesthey help students develop essential motor skills, coordination, and spatial awareness. Fun Soccer Games For Elementary PE Soccer is one of the most popular sports around the world, and many students may have already experienced playing outside of school.

Elementary

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.

Physical Education

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.,

Motor Skills

SHAPE America

APRIL 20, 2023

National PE & Sport Week (May 1-7) is just about here. SHAPE America’s National PE & Sport Week allows us to showcase, promote, advocate, and show off our best ideas. Going outside to be physically active helps increase a person’s mood, their fine motor skills, social skills, and personal wel-being.

Physical Activity

Gopher Sport

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Due to a variety of factors including less opportunity for physical activity throughout the day, more seated classroom time, and fewer foundational motor experiences (swinging, climbing trees, jumping rope, building forts, and kicking the can in the alley), children’s fundamental motor skills are on the decline ( Brian et al.,

Physical Education

PLT4M

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The 6 ISBE PE standards help to outline the guiding principles for developing the physically literate individual through physical education. 6 ISBE Pe Standards There are 6 ISBE PE standards for physical education teachers to consider. There is a lot to cover in a short amount of time during a semester or school year.

PE

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. His schedule is so tight, but he refuses to miss any time in PE. We will teach each student to harness up. This in itself is a skill.

PE

The PE Hub

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Rainy Day PE: As a primary school teacher, you may be no stranger to wet weather causing havoc during the school day! Rainy days also often affect your lessons, especially when it comes to outdoor activities like PE. However, with some creativity and flexibility, you can still give the children high-quality PE, even with limited space.

Primary School

Active Schools Us

MARCH 24, 2021

After a couple weeks of reflecting on this coaching/fatherhood experience, I have been reminded about the many reasons I cherished this experience and the many reasons I so value youth sports, physical education (PE) and physical activity in all its forms. For many kids (unfortunately not all, I recognize), PE is a highlight of their day.

Coaching

Learning Through Sport

JUNE 13, 2021

Engaging in this contested space, I did my doctoral study on curriculum and pedagogical innovation for sport teaching, which I termed sport literacy as I theorised sport teaching in PE using multi-literacy theory (Drummond & Pill, 2011; Pill, 2009, 2010). if interested, see here ).

Sports

Arizona Health and Physical Education

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

When developing an IEP, regular PE would be the first consideration. If necessary, the team would next consider regular PE with accommodations or modifications to the curriculum and/or performance expectations. standard deviation points away from the mean on the Test of Gross Motor Development (TGMD-2). 1402 (25)].

Physical Education

Human Kinetics

OCTOBER 24, 2022

In the presentation, Human Kinetics author Nancy Egner Markos talks about teaching fundamental motor skills to young students. . After viewing the presentation, download a certificate of completion for Teaching the Nuts and Bolts of PE. . Professional Development. Savings during our Virtual Symposium. *

Teaching

PLT4M

DECEMBER 15, 2022

There are endless PE lesson plans to choose from for your physical education class. Unfortunately, many wrongly assume that a pe teacher just “rolls out the ball” for a typical PE class. Turning Ideas For PE Into Lesson Plans For PE There is no shortage of activity ideas for PE.

PE

Montessori Physical Education

MARCH 26, 2023

From a solely concrete perspective, they are using sports balls to work on different gross motor skills. In a traditional PE class, the physical gross motor movement practice is the beginning and the end. This ability for PE lessons to teach concepts from the classroom is the mission of Montessori Physical Education.

Motor Skills

Human Kinetics

JUNE 20, 2022

In the presentation below, Human Kinetics author George Graham shares about his career that has spanned teaching physical education at the K-12 level, university level, and, now retired, as a volunteer with the Boys and Girls Club. He discusses how to help students with basic motor skills by unpacking the PE standards. . .

Motor Skills

PLT4M

MARCH 6, 2023

Alex has an undergraduate degree in Physical Education Teaching and a master’s degree in Curriculum and Teaching in Physical Education. UDL has emerged as a framework that uses a variety of teaching methods to remove barriers and increase access to learning to provide ALL students equal opportunities to learn and succeed.

Physical Education

PLT4M

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The Physical Education Framework for California Public Schools is a 342-page document that outlines the California state standards for PE. But to start, it is helpful to understand the overarching goal and mission of the California State PE standards. But they don’t need to take on this task alone!

PE

Gopher Sport

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Due to a variety of factors including less opportunity for physical activity throughout the day, more seated classroom time, and fewer foundational motor experiences (swinging, climbing trees, jumping rope, building forts, and kicking the can in the alley), children’s fundamental motor skills are on the decline ( Brian et al.,

Physical Education

PLT4M

JULY 19, 2022

Technology can be useful at enhancing teaching and learning in physical education by increasing physical activity (PA) levels (Melton et al., 2015) and motor performance (O’Loughlin et al., Specific teaching strategies to accompany technology can be helpful for teachers to ensure efficacy. 2015), motivation (Melton et al.,

Physical Education

Physical Education Ideas

MAY 11, 2019

Not only helpful in PE, games can be incorporated into Math and English. We teach games in PE class to teach concepts like resilience and persistence. In games, there will be moments of joy and moments of heartbreak and sadness – but each of these moments offers valuable learning experiences for the kids we teach.

Motor Skills

Gopher Sport

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

If you are one of the many users who have logged into the website, Dynamic PE ASAP website , you may have noticed changes and additions. They have a basketful of things to teach, but they are not organized in any educational scheme. Instead, it becomes a “what should I teach today?” Consider all the Community Factors.

Physical Education

PLT4M

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Physical Education programs teach children the skills and knowledge needed to establish and sustain an active lifestyle. For example, if they participate in sports, marching band, or prove they participate in some other type of physical activity, they don’t have to take PE. ” – Michael Graham, PE Teacher.

Physical Activity

Physical Education Ideas

MAY 10, 2020

I know, we teach P.E. Why not create a unit that incorporates scope for all elements of PE, from Fundamental Motor Skills, to Game Sense to Yoga and more? I’ve experienced this already and it hasn’t been easy, but I’ve figured out a few things that have helped me… and it’s because I’ve asked myself “ What matters?”.

Physical Education

PLT4M

JUNE 20, 2023

Modeling is the process of demonstrating and exhibiting a behavior or skill to students. It is a powerful teaching tool that allows physical education teachers to show students how to do something correctly and with proper form. Here is where technology modeling in physical education proves to be a powerful teaching strategy.

Physical Education

PLT4M

JUNE 7, 2022

Understanding Motivational Theories in Physical Education Often the responsibility for motivation is placed solely on the student in physical education (PE) classes. These three tenants are central to increasing motivation for students in PE (Sun et al., multiple variations of a task focusing on the same motor skill).

Motivation

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

MAY 17, 2023

Evidence based practices in education are becoming increasingly important in the world of physical education (PE). This article will discuss the various evidence based practices in education and how they can be applied to PE. A teacher works with a student using technology in physical education. .”

Education

PLT4M

JULY 21, 2023

Quality physical education is a popular buzzword in the world of PE. It is for this reason, school districts must reinvest in Physical Education, while at the same time, physical education teachers must ensure that their physical education curriculum is teaching students how to live healthier, more active lifestyles.

Physical Education

SHAPE America

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

A few years ago, I had a student in a gait trainer who loved PE but couldnt fully participate in tag games. Creating an inclusive PE class doesnt have to be complicated. Small tweaks to equipment can open new opportunities, allowing students to engage, build skills, and have fun.

Motor Skills

PLT4M

MAY 15, 2025

Floor hockey PE lesson plans are more than just a fun way to get students movingthey help young learners develop key skills like stick handling, passing, and shooting. By incorporating different approaches to teaching floor hockey, educators can ensure students develop confidence and competence while having fun. Download Now!

PE

PLT4M

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

PE games for elementary students promote and enhance physical activity while helping students develop important motor skills, teamwork, physical literacy, and more. In this article, well explore various types of PE games for elementary, from tag games to team sports. Get Free Sample Lessons! Download Now!

Elementary

PLT4M

MAY 13, 2025

Creating a dynamic and developmentally appropriate physical education program for elementary students can feel overwhelmingespecially when you’re trying to balance fun, skill-building, and long-term planning. Thats where a well-structured set of PE units for elementary can make all the difference. Thats not always realistic.

Elementary

PLT4M

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Elementary physical education curriculum plays a vital role in developing students physical literacy, motor skills, and overall well-being. In this blog, we break down the key components of effective PE curriculum planning and execution. Mike is an experienced elementary PE teacher and founder of PE 4 Every Kid.

Elementary