PLT4M

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Today’s PE classes must go beyond mandatory participation to actively engage students with fun and diverse lesson plans that promote skill development, confidence building, and personal growth. Quality PE programs should: Include activities adaptable to various skill levels so that all students feel capable and successful.

PE

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. Testimonials From our Educators, Coaches, and Olympians!

Fitness

PLT4M

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

When Cole Christopher first started teaching at MACCRAY 7 years ago, the weightlifting elective had only a handful of students. Class options and names include: Mind Body Connection Movement Arts Total Wellness PE Let’s take a closer look at the Lifetime Fitness elective at De Pere High School in Wisconsin.

Physical Education

Gopher Sport

JUNE 27, 2025

teaches Physical Education in a very small school called The Builders School. He teaches two PE classes, one for Grades 1 to 3 (11 Students) and one for Grades 4 to 6 (9 Students). It’s a safe and fun place where kids can learn, play, and connect with each other—and PE class is no exception. Just 20 students! Yes, Please!

PE Teacher

Montessori Physical Education

JUNE 8, 2025

Well, here’s the quiet part out loud: Far too many PE teachers are failing to integrate their content with the broader school curriculum. Meanwhile, there has been a national movement towards cross-curricular integration. There is a chicken-and-egg argument over why PE teachers are looked down upon. Yes, I said it.

PE

PLT4M

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

At PLT4M, we teach and practice the underhand roll via fun and dynamic bowling activities for elementary PE. Teaching Underhand Roll Via Bowling Lesson Plans For Elementary PE Bowling provides an exciting and engaging way to teach the underhand roll in elementary physical education. Download Now! PreK-2: 1.2.6

Teaching

PLT4M

JUNE 19, 2025

That’s why it’s essential to prioritize and plan a high school physical education curriculum that not only teaches the foundational elements of health and wellness but also encourages student choice, autonomy, and exposure to a wide variety of activities. PE teachers can’t do it alone.

High School

Montessori Physical Education

APRIL 6, 2025

This idea is rooted in the Cosmic Education principle, which teaches students to explore ideas from “whole to part to whole.” Movement and Learning: Enhancing Brain Plasticity The concept of "use it or lose it" applies here. Movement and Learning: Enhancing Brain Plasticity The concept of "use it or lose it" applies here.

Physical Education

PLT4M

JUNE 13, 2025

What Are Instant Activities for Elementary PE? Instant activities for elementary PE are quick, minimal-setup PE games that students begin as soon as they enter the gym. Think of them as movement-based bell ringers that: Require little to no instruction. Get kids’ heart rates up and bodies moving. Get Free Sample Lessons!

Elementary

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. Use Fakes Use body movements, eye direction, or footwork to trick defenders and gain an advantage.

Elementary

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.

Motor Skills

PLT4M

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

For example, each lesson starts with a warm-up for students before diving into the main movements and activities of the day. PE teacher Sue Mathewson displays PLT4M curriculum options on a smart board at Hammond Central High School. And I love the opportunities to measure and track progress and growth.”

High School

PLT4M

JULY 16, 2025

While all SHAPE standards are important in elementary PE, Standard 3 directly supports social-emotional learning and interaction through structured movement. Cooperative challenges and group obstacle courses foster problem-solving through movement. Magic Number – Teach your students how to make groups quickly with “Magic Number.”

Elementary

Gopher Sport

MAY 1, 2025

At the International School of Creative Science in the UAE, PE teacher Maryrose Camara is bringing all of this to life in a dynamic, culturally rich program thats engaging students in ways that go far beyond the gym. Challenges of Teaching PE in an International School Teaching in a multicultural environment comes with its challenges.

PE

PLT4M

JULY 25, 2025

In this article, we will explore the vast range of PE curriculum options from PLT4M. Challenges Creating Quality PE Curriculum Across Grade Levels Designing a PE curriculum that works across all grade levels isn’t easy. PE lesson plans have to balance structure with creativity.

Motor Skills

PLT4M

JANUARY 27, 2025

Challenges Finding Elementary PE Lesson Plans For elementary PE teachers, finding the right lesson plans can feel like navigating a disjointed maze of resources. Some focus heavily on teaching individual skillslike dribbling or jumpingbut lack engaging, fun activity ideas. Mike won “Elementary P.E.

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. My class sizes are smaller than the horror stories I read about on Facebook from teachers who have to manage fifty or more students at a time. I also only meet with each class once a week.

PE Teacher

PLT4M

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Each lesson includes a one page lesson overview, equipment checklist, game setup, teaching cues, standard alignment and more! Standards-Aligned Jump Rope Activities for Elementary PE Beyond being fun, jump rope games and activities also address specific SHAPE Standard 1 (Developing a variety of motor skills) sub-standards: PreK-2: 1.2.16

Elementary

PLT4M

MAY 9, 2025

Tag games for elementary PE are more than just fun ways to get students movingthey help young learners build essential skills like offensive and defensive movement, evasion tactics, change of direction, and spatial awareness. Defense : Deny space during gameplay by cutting off routes and anticipating movement. Download Now!

Elementary

S&S

JULY 14, 2025

But beyond movement and fitness, PE offers something just as powerful: the chance to teach essential life skills that shape how … Read More The post From Gym to Classroom – Using PE to Teach Life Skills That Support Student Success appeared first on S&S Blog.

Gyms

PLT4M

JANUARY 29, 2025

Creative Throwing And Catching Games For Elementary PE One of the best things about throwing and catching games in elementary PE is that they can be played with simple, readily available equipment. PE teachers dont need specialized gearjust a few basic essentials can create engaging and effective activities for all grade levels.

Elementary

Skillastics

APRIL 21, 2025

Lets be honest most after-school and expanded learning programs arent staffed with certified fitness trainers or PE teachers. Kids need movement. This is where the right tools and mindset can transform even the most hesitant leader into a champion of movement. Encourage the idea that movement is a daily norm.

Physical Activity

PLT4M

JANUARY 31, 2025

Dribbling games for elementary PE in particular provide an excellent way for students to build confidence and control with the basketball. Fun and engaging activities that emphasize movement, ball control, and coordination help students develop foundational skills while keeping them active and engaged.

Elementary

PLT4M

MARCH 3, 2025

Effective PE sub plans are essential to ensure that students continue to engage in meaningful physical activity no matter who is leading the class. Well-thought-out PE sub plans not only help maintain the flow of the class but also ensure that students stay active, motivated, and safe, even in the PE teachers absence.

PE

PLT4M

JULY 30, 2025

. >>> Free Download: The Essential Guide To Teaching Weight Training What Coaches Look For in a Strength and Conditioning Program Template Coaches want a clear structure that organizes lifts, movements, and conditioning pieces. Need to add a demo or movement explanation ? His classes aren’t one-size-fits-all.

Strength

SHAPE America

DECEMBER 5, 2023

As American society and schools experience growing diversity and interconnectedness, our responsibilities as teachers must embrace pedagogical approaches that nurture and celebrate diversity, inclusion, and empathy. Teaching the next generation is a way of paying forward what has been fostered inside of me.

Physical Education

Reinventing the Game

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

In my bigger teaching environment, much effort is also put into the character and citizenship development of the leaners and this role is expected of all teachers, including the academic teachers with clear examinable performance indicators. Teaching Games for Understanding is a multi-step process.

Teaching

Active Schools Us

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

But then in the fall this year, I started doing live virtual classes as well as teaching in – person. Unfortunately, students just weren’t signing on (maybe 4 out of 15 students) or were signing on but with parents or grandparents doing something in the room that wasn’t conducive to movement. One of the best?things?parents

PE Teacher

Reinventing the Game

AUGUST 11, 2024

It is difficult subject, wanting to enhance, educate, improve life skill movement that is almost unique to everyone through a generalised approach. I have to find some consensus as I have been a PE teacher for almost three decades and that is bound to mean something. What is its form? A paradox in approach to its existence.

Physical Education

Active Schools Us

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Physical education (PE) is critical to students’ overall development. However, PE is often portrayed negatively on television and in movies. Having well-trained, passionate PE teachers is essential to the success of any physical education program.

Physical Education

PLT4M

MAY 26, 2023

Instead, most teacher professional development offered throughout the school year is geared towards general teaching practices or other subjects like math, science, and english. But physical education teachers must keep up with the best practices for today’s physical education classroom.

Physical Education

Reinventing the Game

AUGUST 27, 2021

The amount of administration to support teaching seems to have almost overwhelm actual direct teaching matters. Do we need more space and time to think of teaching and learning? It is space and time that comes with joy and satisfaction in teaching and learning for teachers. So recently, it has been crazy.

Physical Education

Reinventing the Game

MAY 1, 2021

I have been lamenting on this for our practise for some time, i.e. how we introduce movement evaluation cues directly as teaching cues to our learners. Much of the cues we derive from ideal movement solution may mean little to novices who are still exploring their own range of movement adaptations.

Physical Education

PLT4M

OCTOBER 15, 2024

First, the subject of physical education is rooted in movement. 5 Tips For Physical Education While the challenges and concerns about technology in physical education are important to consider, none of them should stop PE teachers from taking advantage of 1 to 1 devices during PE.

Physical Education

PLT4M

APRIL 22, 2024

Instead, PE teachers can introduce basic gymnastics skills in just about any gymnasium or space. By keeping things simple, PE teachers can introduce students to the basic elements of gymnastics with some soft mats, balance beams (or even lines painted on the floor), and boxes or other elevated surfaces.

PE Teacher

Physed n Health

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

’ Teachers must be able to see that the students are performing movements correctly. Teach for 10minutes or less, and spend the rest of the time engaging your students to demonstrate or share what they’ve learned. PE Teachers’ Challenges first appeared on K12 Physical Education and Health Assessment.

PE Teacher

The Everlearner

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

I am a PE teacher and I publish every single Wednesday at 19:00 UK. Move More Month is a US-founded movement that encourages movement and exercise amongst sufferers of cancer and other illnesses and I have been reading about it in recent weeks. Dear reader, Welcome to my blog.

PE Teacher