Learning Through Sport

JANUARY 31, 2025

If interested in a summary of Humanstic PE, I blog about the Helison idea here Figure 1. Sport, Dance, Outdoor Pursuits, Active Recreation) areas in achieving the "physically educated" goal of the curriculum framework. Sport education: Quality PE programming through positive sport experiences. Siedentop, D. Siedentop, D.

Physical Education

S&S

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Looking for a versatile and budget-friendly way to add excitement to your recreational programs, afterschool activities, or upcoming Field Day and Summer Camp? This all-in-one pack includes everything you … Read More The post 5 Ways to Use Hoops & Clips for PE and Active Play appeared first on S&S Blog.

PE

Learning Through Sport

JUNE 9, 2025

During my thesis work while investigating the design theory behind game-basd approaches to sport teaching in PE and sport coaching I came across Katie Salen and Eric Zimmerman's (2003) " Rules of Play: Game Design Fundamentals ". Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance , 85 (1), 9-15.

Coaching

SHAPE America

MARCH 14, 2023

Each year, our school’s Gone Fishin’ trip combines physical education with outdoor recreation. Planning a Different Kind of Outdoor Recreation Outing When planning our first Gone Fishin’ trip, we began by looking for collaborators around the school building.

Recreation

Montessori Physical Education

MAY 4, 2025

The game was traditionally used not just for recreation but also for training, storytelling, and strengthening community bonds. Now, it is common to see the game being played in school for PE or during various festivals. Many years later, in 2006, France and New Zealand played the first international Ki-O-Rahi match.

Dance

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. If possible, move your PE space to the playground or open fields. Search for local parks and recreation and/or sports organizations in your area.

Physical Activity

SHAPE America

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

So far, we have supported our local Police Canine Unit (helping them get a new dog) and our Parks and Recreation Department. Funds for PE Equipment and More Raising donations during the fundraiser period (which lasts about four weeks at my school) is a game changer for my school. lessons throughout the school year.

PE

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.

Elementary

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. squatting, swimming, biking) in your PE program. Host a PE & Sport Book Club So many life lessons are taught through sport, why not share stories of these lessons with a school book club?

Motor Skills

S&S

MARCH 20, 2023

We’ve shared some fun tag game variations that you can incorporate into your activity rotations for summer camp and recreation programs to provide more twists on a classic game for kids.

Recreation

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

Physical Education Update

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

The arguments of this vocal opposition was that spending money on recreational facilities is a frill, whereas infrastructure spending is a necessity. Dick Moss, Editor, PE Update.com. To subscribe to the free PE Tips of the Week Newsletter, Click Here! To check out the PE Update.com website, Click Here!

Recreation

Reinventing the Game

AUGUST 27, 2021

Another, was a request by a committed teacher-training establishment from a infighting suffering country requesting for help in wanting to implement a more comprehensive physical education (PE) training programme and lastly, a local nation-wide sharing opportunity that is yet to take place (at point of writing this paragraph).

Physical Education

SHAPE America

AUGUST 11, 2022

These notes became the foundation for a two-part series we would later write for the Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance (JOPERD), “Transitioning From Students of Teaching to Teachers of Students.”. Running the Race.

Physical Education

Reinventing the Game

MAY 1, 2021

These are students who went through our Physical Education (PE) system and the cue/rule they used was a direct observable expectation of a pass which they conveyed without modification to their peers. I realised my shifting from a technical aspect of Physical Education (PE) to a philosophical one.

Physical Education

Reinventing the Game

OCTOBER 23, 2020

I was reminded recently to stop over-analyzing) to be true to our approach and planned content with what students think they should do in Physical Education (PE) classes. Even more so for PE, where formal levels of desired outcomes are not as observable and therefore easily dismissed as not a priority.

Physical Education

PLT4M

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Even the most recreational swimmers can incorporate these 4 strokes into any swimming routine to get a great workout in the water. While we again may never take our butterfly stroke beyond PE, it is a great stroke that works a wide range of muscles. Swimmer performs the freestyle stroke. Let’s at least give it a try!

Teaching

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

Physical Education Update

JANUARY 6, 2023

In fact, this study-exercise combination helped her to drop 30 pounds and elevate herself from a recreational jogger into a second-team All-Canadian runner over the course of several years. Dick Moss, Editor, PE Update.com. To check out the PE Update.com website, Click Here! She once ran 100 laps while doing a review for exams.

Exercise

Arizona Health and Physical Education

JANUARY 12, 2024

School Tennis Join us on Wednesday, January 17th from 4-5 PM EST to gain insight into the Physical Education tennis program, how to implement or sustain a PE tennis program, connect with a School Partner (Parks & Recreation or an NJTL/CTA), and work with After School programs to grow the sport.

PE

PLT4M

AUGUST 15, 2023

For example, the three-sport varsity athlete is in a sport season all year long and therefore doesn’t also need PE. This still means that the local school district must approve and adopt this policy, but schools have a growing option to offer students waivers for PE. Full STUDY Students in marching band.

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

Montessori Physical Education

JULY 16, 2023

I will begin filming indigenous sports I played in PE class this week. Sport and culture go hand-in-hand, so when students are studying people from around the world, we make sure to include some of the sports they play in PE.

Recreation

Learning Through Sport

AUGUST 8, 2022

Social and recreational (informal/leisure) sport opportunities are generally not available to an adolescent unless they play in an adult competition. By sport, I include competitive, social and recreational leisure and informal sport. In my experience, sport club committees tend to be filled by older adults, often past players.

Sports

Montessori Physical Education

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

Physical manipulatives (concrete) in the PE environment can represent complex ideas and concepts (abstract). They may need more buy-in to be compliant and active in PE, especially if they are inherently not sporty. As the child moves the pieces with their hands, they eventually build the ability to do this work in their head.

PE

Gopher Sport

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Teach students games they can play on their own during PE time. Review activities in PE. Watch this clip to see the kids in action: Punchinello in the Shoe Our older students really enjoyed playing hopscotch, and we taught them 2 versions (recreational and competitive). Here is a short list to help you get started: 1.

Physical Education

PE Scholar

AUGUST 13, 2024

The concept of physical literacy is gaining global recognition in policy, education, sport, recreation and health. Its increasing status is owed to its

Recreation

Gopher Sport

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Francis’s School (STFS) in Western Australia, the Physical Education (PE) program plays a crucial role in helping students rediscover their love for movement and physical activity. Simon Emmerson, a passionate New Zealand-born teacher who now calls Australia home, leads the PE program at STFS. STFS is a C.A.R.E.

Movement

PE Scholar

JULY 20, 2023

How recreational runners benefit from running with others to maintain a consistent training regimen over time.

Recreation

Gopher Sport

MAY 3, 2023

First, dynamicpeasap.com offers numerous lesson ideas for outdoor pursuits, including walking/jogging, recreational games, orienteering, archery, and rock climbing. Rock Climbing Lesson in Dynamic PE ASAP: This content can also be built on to integrate hiking, camping, fishing, and hunting. Gardening Gardening?

PE

S&S

JANUARY 23, 2023

Great for PE, summer camp, or recreational groups. Wipeout is a tossing and catching game that is played on a volleyball court!

Physical Education

Gopher Sport

AUGUST 28, 2023

The physical education landscape is changing; from activities our students participate in outside of the classroom, uses of technology within the classroom, and options for students to choose their path in PE to name a few. I hope this blog has given you some ideas on how to recreate common games in a fresh new light for your students.

Physical Education

PLT4M

MARCH 6, 2023

To achieve this recommendation, children and youth must participate in a quality physical education program and physical activity throughout the day in addition to recreational or competitive sports. Being physically active leads to the development of cognitive skills among children.

Physical Education

Human Kinetics

AUGUST 4, 2021

Interested faculty members can request 30-day access to review the online guide as they consider adopting it for PE Methods courses or Student Teaching Seminar courses. . After a day of teaching, Nicholas often spends time up and moving by playing recreational hockey and softball with friends and family. .

Recreation

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

Learning Through Sport

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Concept based learning and thematic curriculum for physical education have been suggested for reconceptualisation of PE curricula that is more educatively focused and strengths-based. Basketball as a concept might be the focus of one term of PE which is dedicated to the theme: education in movement.

Physical Education