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. When snowplows create large piles of snow outside our school, each PE class gets a hill of snow to create a snow fort.

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Gopher Sport

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

In the world of international education, there are those who simply teach, and then there are educators like Allison Deakin, Head of Department for Elementary PE and Swimming, JV & Varsity Badminton Coach, and former Activities Coordinator at GEMS Dubai American Academy (DAA).

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PLT4M

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

At PLT4M, we are firm believers in the importance of participation in PE for all students. Participation in PE classes can support physical, mental, and emotional health among students now and into their adult lives. ” And when it comes to data on student participation in PE, a few numbers from the report stand out.

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Drowning in the Shallow

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

Bricoleur is a French word that means ahandyman who makes use of any and all the tools at hand to complete a task‘ I see part of developing expertise as a PE teachers through this lens. The first reason for this is that teaching PE requires the constant responding to persistent challenges.

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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. Science teachers are collaborating with art teachers. Language arts teachers are writing persuasive essays on environmental science. How ridiculous did that sound?

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PE Scholar

MAY 13, 2025

Enhancing teacher wellbeing: strategies for improving PE teacher wellbeing, and the role of schools in supporting their educators.

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PE Scholar

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Luke Jones shares his experience of a relentless pursuit to secure his first pe teacher job and how he got his first teaching post.

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Gopher Sport

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

I have had the privilege of leading workshops at the **NYSAHPERD Conference**, where I guided PE teachers in implementing bowling units effectively. These experiences have reinforced how adaptable, inclusive, and engaging bowling can be in any PE program. Its a sport of precision, mental focus, and strategy.

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SHAPE America

DECEMBER 3, 2024

To teach my students about these activities, I often go beyond my school’s traditional PE space — and use the city as my physical education classroom. I wanted to create a space my students could connect to “uncommon-to-them” physical fitness activities, such as yoga, boxing, weight training, cycling, and mountain biking.

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Gopher Sport

APRIL 17, 2025

The Master PE Teacher course is an engaging and informative learning experience for educators of all levels and backgrounds. Although the course is geared specifically towards PE teachers at the elementary and middle school levels, there is certainly much to take away regardless of what you teach and the age of students you work with!

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Physical Education Update

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

And since this is a physical education blog, why not potty humor with a PE twist? The following video, entitled “Simmer Down,” portrays a PE teacher with a flatulence problem. Dick Moss, Editor, PE Update.com To check out the PE Update.com website, Click Here! Who knows, maybe this has happened to you!

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PE Scholar

JANUARY 31, 2023

In this article, we want to head back to basics, to discuss what a PE teacher is, how you become one, how to be a good one, and much more.

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SHAPE America

AUGUST 2, 2023

If you often find yourself wondering or asking in an online community what you should do in PE this week or next week or how to start, then you picked the right article to read. I am a National Board Certified elementary physical education teacher with more than 13 years of experience. What do your students need?

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Drowning in the Shallow

SEPTEMBER 4, 2022

Teaching PE is a continuous act of making professional judgements about the why(s), how(s) and what(s) of physical education (Quennerstedt, 2019). This is a fundamental but challenging part of a PE teachers job. This … Continue reading What’s your PE Jigsaw Puzzle?

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The Everlearner

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Dear PE teachers, customers and colleagues, This is a blog post I have been wanting to write for a very, very long time. I am writing it for current PE-teacher-users of TheEverLearner.com and in the hope that prospective PE-teacher-users might read it too.

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Drowning in the Shallow

DECEMBER 22, 2024

This blog post is adapted from Teaching about planning in pre-service physical education teacher education: A collaborative self-study and is part of my evolving thoughts about how we teach planning to novice PE teachers. The way we teach novices PE teachers to plan is problematic.

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Gopher Sport

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Below are the top lessons learned during her appearance on the PE Huddle webinar with Dr. Robert Pangrazi. Being born different helped me see the uniqueness of each student” For Heather, PE is more than just physical activity; it’s a chance for every child to feel acknowledged. It’s not about what you can’t do.

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Gopher Sport

MAY 29, 2025

Take Inventory of Your PE Equipment It is important to inventory your equipment, which helps you identify and prioritize equipment your physical education program needs. In addition, you can invest in online professional development, such as Master PE Teacher , authored by Dr. Robert Pangrazi.

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Active Schools Us

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Danielle Branciforti has taught PE for 30 years. Active Schools: How has the pandemic changed PE for you and your students?? . Danielle: It’s been a disaster – trying to do PE remotely is such a disservice to the students, all of whom have some developmental, behavioral, or some physical limitations. One of the best?things?parents

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PE Scholar

JANUARY 23, 2024

Are you a PE teacher struggling with an overwhelming workload? Many PE teachers face the challenge of balancing teaching, planning, You’re not alone!

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Mr. Kirsch

JANUARY 21, 2025

This idea is from Amy Staples, a Sioux Falls School District PE teacher. You can also have students pick up balls the same color as their scooters and then feed any alligators. Concerns: Ensure the students are safely riding on the scooters and not running into one another.

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SHAPE America

MAY 22, 2025

They open the door to a more student-centered, purposeful PE environment where everyone feels seen and heard. Is physical education an important class for kids to take? Why or why not? Reflection and feedback arent just tools theyre catalysts. The smiles will tell you everything you need to know.

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Mr. Kirsch

JANUARY 21, 2025

This idea is from Kris Smith, a Sioux Falls School District PE teacher. Play until all buckets are empty, then teams divide cubes by color and restock the buckets for the next class. Concerns: Ensure the students are taking turns and staying in their line order.

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SHAPE America

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Nilo was a preK-8 PE teacher and coach before going to higher education. Nilo Ramos Nilo Ramos is an assistant professor and program coordinator of physical education at Coastal Carolina University. He has a Ph.D. in kinesiology (sport pedagogy) and an M.S. degree in health and physical education.

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The Everlearner

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

This is the hitting zone for PE teachers and highly influential subject knowledge for us all whether teaching Key stages 1-5 or teaching a PE qualification such as GCSE or A-level or BTEC. Every PE teacher knows the principles of training and there is zero confusion about what the principles mean and how to teach them, right?

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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. Get Free Sample Lessons! Explore our K-5 Curriculum with these select Lesson Plans from some of our most popular Units.

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The Everlearner

MARCH 13, 2024

My name is James and I am a PE teacher. This blog is about a working day of mine. But, in 2024, I am also a business owner, blogger, content creator and employer to say nothing of a dad to two daughters and a partner to my girlfriend, Marta.

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SHAPE America

DECEMBER 5, 2023

My third-grade PE teacher, an African American male, introduced me to literature beyond the PE curriculum, which made an indelible impression on my psyche, self-esteem, and confidence as a recently arrived Afro-Latino student in the United States.

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The Everlearner

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Dear PE teachers, I wanted to take the opportunity to write a series of ideas that might help you to unite your teaching with GCSE PE with the experiences that students receive in GCSE biology. Therefore, I thought this post might support GCSE PE teachers in understanding their students' experiences as a whole.

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SHAPE America

OCTOBER 12, 2023

It’s important that health and PE teachers take the lead on spreading kindness. Final Thoughts on Spreading Kindness Kindness should not only be taught and practiced during World Kindness Day or during a health. minds event., but all year. We already teach kindness, empathy, teamwork, and more in our lessons daily.

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The Everlearner

OCTOBER 12, 2022

There is a teacher out there that has contributed a giant amount to the teaching of PE. This person influences thousands of PE students and teachers every day of every year. This teacher is a creator, a quality checker, a team player and none of you will ever find this teacher on Twitter or on social spaces.

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PLT4M

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

But PE teachers don’t have to start from scratch every time. Whether you’re new to teaching or a seasoned pro, these PE lesson plan templates are your ticket to stress-free and successful PE instruction. Balancing so many disciplines and creating diverse physical education lesson plans can be daunting.

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Drowning in the Shallow

JULY 21, 2024

How should we prepare novices to become PE Teachers? This question is an enduring and challenging one, mainly because of the limited time that is given to teacher education. Should we have an agreed set … Continue reading Core Practices in PE → A decision needs to be made on what to prioritise.

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The Everlearner

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

On Wednesday 18th of October 2023, I released Part 1 of this two-part series on the important elements of GCSE biology that GCSE PE teachers need to be aware of. In this week’s blog, I want to revisit and complete a post I released a fortnight ago. My role today is to follow that up with Part 2.

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The Everlearner

APRIL 12, 2023

Dear PE teacher, I assume you are reading this roughly in the timeframe that I am writing it. Returning after Easter can be stressful and this blog is aimed at supporting PE to teachers to frame those experiences with a degree of insight. That timeframe is April within an academic year.

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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. And so much more!

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PE Scholar

AUGUST 21, 2023

Starting life as a PE teacher in a new school can be a daunting experience. The latter stages of the Summer will perhaps become less carefree as the

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