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Daily Physical Education as an Academic and Behavioral Intervention

SHAPE America

In this article, I share how daily outdoor physical education can be used as an academic and behavioral intervention. Teachers recommended 24 fifth-graders and 24 sixth-graders, who were then split into two groups per grade. Why not try incorporating physical activity for students who need it?

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Fueling the Fire: 5 Ways to Start the School Year Strong in Elementary Physical Education

SHAPE America

If you’re an educator, hopefully you’ve taken time to refuel yourself for the 2025–2026 school year! Teaching physical education is uniquely rewarding — and uniquely exhausting. Unlike classroom teachers who may get pockets of planning time throughout the day, our time with students is almost entirely active.

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Movement Matters: 5 Ways Physical Activity Improves Student Behavior

SHAPE America

As the wellness manager for my school district, one of my job responsibilities includes implementing the Comprehensive School Physical Activity Program (CSPAP) in our schools — essentially, making the school day more active. Like most health and physical educators, I know that physical activity is integral to student success.

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Fitness Through Play: How to Reimagine Physical Education for Lifelong Wellness

SHAPE America

Traditional approaches in physical education can lack joy, choice and relevance to students lives. The negative association with fitness can affect students perception of physical activity and the value of physical education. Is physical education an important class for kids to take?

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Using the City as Your Physical Education Classroom

SHAPE America

My focus in physical education centers on equity and inclusion in fitness, particularly access to fitness options in underserved communities of color. Too often, when I introduce new sports or fitness activities, my predominantly African American students say, “That’s a white sport.”

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Creating an Effective Health and Wellness Club at School

SHAPE America

As a physical education teacher at Hebron High School in Carrollton, TX, I developed a Health and Wellness Club for our ninth-grade campus as an initiative to reduce obesity and related comorbidities that are associated with sedentary lifestyles and a lack of physical activity.

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Physical Education Electives

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Physical education electives offer an opportunity for students within a physical education program to select from a wide variety of different course options that suit their goals and interests. And this also comes at a time where physical education has been a hot topic of discussion in schools.