PLT4M

MAY 12, 2025

Invasion games for elementary PE offer more than just excitement and energytheyre a powerful tool for teaching key movement concepts like offensive and defensive positioning, teamwork, spatial awareness, and agility. Each lesson includes a one page lesson overview, equipment checklist, game setup, teaching cues, standard alignment and more!

Elementary

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. Beyond motor skill development, these games also support other standards like Standard 3 (Developing social skills through movement).

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. Beyond motor skill development, basketball games for elementary PE also support other sub-standards throughout Shape K-5 Standards.

Elementary

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. Each lesson includes a one page lesson overview, equipment checklist, game setup, teaching cues, standard alignment and more! Download Now! Kicking Standards: PreK-2: 1.2.10

Elementary

SHAPE America

APRIL 18, 2023

Help ALL Kids Develop Fundamental and Foundational Motor Skills To expand “Motor Skills Monday” beyond National PE & Sport week, think of ways to include activities, games and creative opportunities to increase motor skill ability throughout the year. Include foundational skills (e.g.,

Motor Skills

Human Kinetics

JULY 18, 2022

Teaching Fundamental Motor Skills, Fourth Edition , is the one must-have book for all new and veteran elementary physical education teachers! Each well-organized chapter begins with a brief synopsis of the suggested age at which each skill should be mastered and the SHAPE Grade-Level Outcome with which it is aligned.

Motor Skills

SHAPE America

APRIL 20, 2023

Going outside to be physically active helps increase a person’s mood, their fine motor skills, social skills, and personal wel-being. Never underestimate your ability to create and teach new games and activities. Encourage them to teach you the rules and skills of the games.

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

Arizona Health and Physical Education

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Over the years I have heard many misconceptions about how a student qualifies for adapted physical education as well as what the actual purpose of adapted physical education is. standard deviation points away from the mean on the Test of Gross Motor Development (TGMD-2). To begin I’d like to clear up one misnomer. 1402 (25)].

Physical Education

Active Schools Us

MARCH 24, 2021

It was one of the best experiences of my life, which I’m trying to prolong by coaching my 10-year-old daughter’s team for the last three years as well. Quite honestly, I believe there’s nothing greater for the health and well-being of our kids—and for us adults, as well.

Coaching

Gopher Sport

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Below you will find some accommodations we have made as well as the benefits climbing has had on our students. Our students in chairs and those with low motor skills will be in charge of creating a “challenge” for our traverser. We will teach each student to harness up. This in itself is a skill.

PE

PLT4M

OCTOBER 23, 2023

These include: STATE GOAL 19: Acquire movement and motor skills and understand concepts necessary to engage in moderate to vigorous physical activity. STATE GOAL 24: Promote and enhance health and well-being through the use of effective communication and decision-making skills.​​ Reach out to us for a free consultation!

PE

Arizona Health and Physical Education

AUGUST 27, 2024

Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) often struggle with motor skills, making it difficult for these children in physical education classes because they may not be able to keep up. Below are some strategies and ideas for teaching students with autism in physical education. These ideas are not just mine.

Physical Education

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

Skillastics

JUNE 23, 2022

Studies have proven that physical movement helps kids improve their memory, increase their motivation, and improve motor skills. Psychological Advantages We already know that cognitive skills like the ability to concentrate, and academic performance are impacted by physical activity. Absolutely. That’s 20 opportunities to win!

Movement

The PE Hub

OCTOBER 14, 2024

A multi-skills teaching bag can also be a great resource, offering a range of tools to keep pupils engaged and ready to go as and when needed. These types of games work well in smaller spaces and help children develop valuable skills like teamwork, strategy, and coordination, which can transfer to other sports and activities.

Primary School

PLT4M

MARCH 6, 2023

Adapted physical education and adapted physical activity programs play a critical role in promoting physical activity and overall well-being for individuals with disabilities. Alex has an undergraduate degree in Physical Education Teaching and a master’s degree in Curriculum and Teaching in Physical Education.

Physical Education

Montessori Physical Education

MARCH 26, 2023

Initially, when Dr. Montessori observed children taking different mental aptitude tests, she noticed that the children wanted to continue working well after the test. From a solely concrete perspective, they are using sports balls to work on different gross motor skills. Why are the Montessori materials so crucial for children?

Motor Skills

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

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Physical education provides cognitive content and instruction designed to develop motor skills, knowledge, and behaviors for physical activity and physical fitness.” At every grade level, PE lesson plans can provide students in physical education class opportunities to develop lifelong fitness, health, and wellness skills.

PE

Physical Education Ideas

MAY 11, 2019

Well, is it? Games motivate students to take risks and actions, persist through failures, set and achieve often difficult goals and put attention, time and effort to acquiring knowledge and skills. We teach games in PE class to teach concepts like resilience and persistence. Isn’t this what we want from education?

Motor Skills

Physical Education Ideas

MAY 10, 2020

Firstly, I hope you are doing well. As someone who has taught health as well and passionate about the mental aspect as much as the physical aspect, do yourself a favour and don’t ignore your underlying feelings at this time… and feel comfort in knowing there are teachers and people everywhere feeling the same way. I know, we teach P.E.

Physical Education

Open Phys Ed

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

It has been known to improve health-related and skill-related fitness components, as well as helping to establish foot work and motor skills that can serve individuals in many other sports or activities.

Middle School

Open Phys Ed

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

It has been known to improve health-related and skill-related fitness components, as well as helping to establish foot work and motor skills that can serve individuals in many other sports or activities.

Middle School

PLT4M

OCTOBER 24, 2022

And while they both are crucial to the health and wellness of our children, there should be a clear delineation between physical activity vs physical education. Physical Education programs teach children the skills and knowledge needed to establish and sustain an active lifestyle. ” – Shape America.

Physical Activity

PLT4M

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

But the California State Standards for PE can still be achieved by teaching basic water safety and dry-land swim skills. Below is an example of how PLT4M teaches dryland and in water flutter kicking, which is a core component to successful swimming. For example, not all physical education programs have access to a pool.

PE

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

Skillastics

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

One of our amazing mindfulness programs at Skillastics® combines journaling, movement, and meditation to not only get a workout for kids’ bodies, but to train their brains to focus on their mental health and care for others as well. Martial arts can teach kids self defense, discipline, respect for their master and others, and self control.

Physical Activity

AKA Sports

OCTOBER 10, 2021

Being involved in sport teaches discipline, respect, and physical well-being, but we cannot neglect the mental aspect of it all. Motor skills, decision making, strength, they all start from our heads. Talk about feelings, ask about what consumes one’s mind, and open up the discussion.

Health

PLT4M

JUNE 7, 2022

multiple variations of a task focusing on the same motor skill). Use reciprocal and self-check teaching styles. Create learning activities, especially early in the school year, that focus on the impact of physical activity and exercise on mental, emotional, and physical health and well-being. Bonus Content!

Motivation

Skillastics

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

One of our amazing mindfulness programs at Skillastics® combines journaling, movement, and meditation to not only get a workout for kids’ bodies, but to train their brains to focus on their mental health and care for others as well. Martial arts can teach kids self defense, discipline, respect for their master and others, and self control.

Physical Activity

Informed Practitioner in Sport

MAY 30, 2022

This introduces market forces, for good or ill, which makes it all the more important that sport parents are well informed in their consumer choices. For instance, developing fundamental motor skills and the pillars of global athleticism are essential for young athletes regardless of their chosen sport. “

Private Schools

PLT4M

JULY 18, 2023

This entails teaching fundamental prerequisites and implementing an elective model that enhances student participation by offering a more comprehensive range of choices. Not only is physical wellness on the decline, we are also seeing an increase in mental illness a, declining academic performance, and troublesome classroom behavior issues.

Physical Education

PLT4M

MAY 17, 2023

” – Vanderbilt University – Special Education Resource Project Long story short, education research leads to research findings that use data and evidence to show the effectiveness of a teaching strategy. All of this isn’t to say that many of the best practices in teaching aren’t backed by educational research.

Education

PLT4M

JULY 21, 2023

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. But actually defining and outlining the what, why, and how of quality physical education is a little more challenging. What is Quality Physical Education?

Physical Education

PLT4M

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Elementary physical education curriculum plays a vital role in developing students physical literacy, motor skills, and overall well-being. At a young age, elementary students are introduced to the essential movement skills and fundamental motor patterns that will serve as building blocks for future physical activity.

Elementary

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. Download Now!

Elementary