SHAPE America

MARCH 21, 2023

Here are a few winter activities for elementary PE that include opportunities to practice personal responsibility, cultural studies, and physical fitness outside.

Elementary

S&S

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Equipment Needed: Gator Skin Balls Bowling Pins Tennis Balls Ping Pong Balls Soccer Balls … Read More The post Sports Themed Games & Activities for PE & Recreation appeared first on S&S Blog. These five games provide a twist to classic sports that will keep kids active and engaged while having fun!

Recreation

S&S

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

These … Read More The post Basketball Game Variations for PE & Recreational Programs appeared first on S&S Blog. Here is a fresh new look at basketball variations that will keep kids engaged and having fun learning the game of basketball.

Recreation

S&S

MARCH 2, 2023

Equipment: Dodgeballs (various sizes) Cones Hula Hoops Bowling Pins Noodles Mats … Read More The post Dodgeball Game Variations for Summer Camp & Recreation appeared first on S&S Blog.

Recreation

Montessori Physical Education

JULY 16, 2023

Many of the sports we will play are underrepresented on YouTube or online in general, and it was only through thorough research and trial and error we could recreate them in the PE classroom.

Recreation

Reinventing the Game

AUGUST 27, 2021

The centre’s main administrator (a Singaporean) was sharing how she introduced long distance running and the reactions her trainee teachers faced when back in their villagers doing long runs. It made almost no sense for a rural village deep in the outback wanting their residents spent precious energy running for recreation.

Physical Education

S&S

APRIL 9, 2025

If you’re a PE teacher, recreation director, or camp leader, introducing pickleball into your youth program … Read More The post How to Introduce Pickleball Into Your Youth Program appeared first on S&S Blog. Pickleball has been growing in popularity – and for good reason!

PE Teacher

Reinventing the Game

MAY 1, 2021

Being a philosophically guided teacher is not a popular choice in a busy school environment. Many of us are driven by the explicit love of selected sports with an unclear jump to needing to teach movement as a broad life skill, resulting in PE teachers finding joy in teaching only certain games.

Physical Education

Learning Through Sport

JUNE 30, 2021

Developments in curriculum frameworks around the world have formalised a rationale for critical thinking, problem solving and creativity in PE as elements in both curriculum design and in the wording of student achievement standards.

Convergent Discovery

Gopher Sport

OCTOBER 11, 2024

“We have three PE teachers, but we also teach other subjects like math and food studies.” ” This multidisciplinary approach ensures that teachers can build strong, supportive relationships with students in and out of the PE classroom. “I enjoy just playing! Less talk, more do!”

Movement

PLT4M

JUNE 7, 2022

Applying Self-Determination Theory in PE Autonomy: Provide choices for students (i.e. multiple variations of an exercise, games or activities of varying difficulty, competitive vs. recreational options). Avoid framing activities as “required.” Allow students multiple options for a summative assessment (i.e. Bonus Content!

Motivation

Learning Through Sport

OCTOBER 26, 2020

This 'folk theory' of PE is subject to much rebuke in physical education literature, and stands in contrast with community experiences of physical activity 'learning' in sport clubs, recreational centres, and gyms that persist for seasons (e.g. recreation centre programs) or through 'levels' (e.g.

Physical Education

Arizona Health and Physical Education

JULY 21, 2023

Being an adapted physical educator, the first couple weeks of school for us is all about trying to figure out which schools we will be covering, who the physical education teachers are at that school and what the PE schedule will be for the kids on our caseload. Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance ,

Physical Education

Learning Through Sport

OCTOBER 10, 2021

The PE teacher therefore needs to find out what is meaningful to students, and build from there. Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance, 71 (5), 19-25. Meaning is seen as precursor. Kretchmar (2000a) suggested meaning needs to be flipped from being positioned as a precursor to a product. Quest, 52 (3), 260-272.

Teaching

PLT4M

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

After creating a purpose statement for the PE program, standards-based curriculum follows these steps: 1) Identify and define relevant standards. 2) Identify specific skills, knowledge, and dispositions students should demonstrate to meet the standards. Formative assessments help guide future instruction with student input.

Assessment

PLT4M

JULY 19, 2022

Many school websites provide teachers with their own platform to post materials about their class and program. This will help PE teachers advocate and build their programs with the involvement of the community, enhancing the health and fitness experiences for all involved. Education Sciences , 10 (4), 110.

Physical Education

S&S

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

The post Football Game Variations for PE and Active Brain Breaks appeared first on S&S Blog. Here are a few simple football games that need minimal equipment and will keep kids engaged and active while learning the game.

PE

The Physical Educator

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

If you’d like to try this activity out with your students, I recreated the tracking sheets that the teacher uses in the video. You can access those here. Because doing so is going to help me: Identify the beat of the song. Identify the rhythm of the music. Help my students do the same.

Dance

S&S

JUNE 1, 2022

This printable calendar is a great way that teachers and … Read More. Our July 2022 Fitness Challenge Calendar is here! As we dive into summer, use this calendar as a resource for summer camp or to send kids home with over break. The post July Printable Fitness Challenge Calendar appeared first on S&S Blog.

Fitness

SHAPE America

JUNE 7, 2022

That was the year my PE teacher, Mrs. Cary Iftner, finally won the hard-fought battle to start a tennis program for girls. 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.

Sports

Reinventing the Game

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

I must say that every one of my articles were written as a result of an observation, some experience, some reading and connecting it to what I think I need to do better as a Physical Education (PE) teacher. Recently again, I ponder on the role of a Physical Literacy (PL) position to help in our understanding and role as PE teachers.

Physical Education

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

Reinventing the Game

JANUARY 29, 2022

Many a times, I question the need to do that when expectations seems to tell us to be status quo in treating PE mainly as activity sessions. This expectation can come from internal to the school and external stakeholders, including PE teachers ourselves.

Physical Education

Reinventing the Game

DECEMBER 4, 2020

The big assumption I made here (not the best assumption for a holistic picture of PE but adequate for what I want to share here) is that skill acquisition is a big part of our job as PE teachers and it is necessary for us to think about it in order to do better.

Conditioning