Mr. Kirsch

MAY 18, 2025

And for those of us teaching in Title I schools, the stakes and rewards often feel even greater. As an elementary PE teacher, I spend the entire year helping students build skills, confidence, and a love for physical activity. In Title I schools, Field Day often represents more than just games on a field.

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SHAPE America

APRIL 18, 2023

Every May, we celebrate physical educators and coaches — the “champions” who help kids gain the confidence, competence, and motivation to be physically active in school, before and after school, and for the rest of their lives. Include foundational skills (e.g., squatting, swimming, biking) in your PE program.

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SHAPE America

OCTOBER 3, 2023

When a school is celebrating a sports championship, they often go big: rallies, trophies, and loud cheers all around. What if the entire school and community applauded students for developing the skills, knowledge, and attitudes necessary to be health-literate individuals ? It might be a great fit for your school.

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SHAPE America

JULY 27, 2023

And, despite clear research demonstrating the positive impacts of health and wellness on academic achievement , schools may be tempted to put critically important physical activity programs on the back burner. Several years ago, our school experienced an increase in discipline. Don’t do it! We make time for it.

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SHAPE America

DECEMBER 3, 2024

at Dunbar High School in Washington, D.C., Roger, however, arrives late, having dropped off his younger siblings at school. But despite the growing interest, a staggering 94% of students surveyed didn’t have access to a bike outside of school. The bell rings at 9 a.m. Coach Clark always comes with a twist.

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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. In this way, there is shared responsibility in addressing inequities and other systemic barriers.

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Active Schools Us

MAY 24, 2022

By now, everyone knows the extensive benefits of physical activity. Schools, in particular, seem to be becoming more aware that they need to take a wholistic approach to education based on a Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child model (WSCC; Lewallen et al., based upon the best available evidence of what works.

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Open Phys Ed

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

This interactive event is designed for both the classroom and physical education. Activities and lessons bring students together through fun, snowman-inspired challenges that build leadership skills, foster community, and strengthen school spirit. Works independently and safely in self-selected physical activities.

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Active Schools Us

AUGUST 3, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted all aspects of daily life, including school operations and the capacity for schools to meet students’ physical and emotional needs. CDC aims to gain a better understanding of the pandemic’s impact on student health and to leverage evidence-based strategies to reduce that impact.

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PE Scholar

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

A reflection on how we support, challenge and celebrate our children with additional needs in PE, school sport and physical activity.

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PLT4M

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

We explore what student participation in PE means, how school districts can create a lasting impact, and provide actionable strategies to apply in schools. >>> Free Download: Lifetime Fitness Playbook with 12 Free Lessons Participation In PE By The Numbers The U.S Report Card on Physical Activity For Children and Youth.

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Active Schools Us

MARCH 19, 2024

by: Nick Kline, Active Schools Director Active Schools Champions can all agree that physical activity is important in promoting student success. Understanding how to evaluate physical activity programs may not be as clear. Children need at least 60 minutes of physical activity a day.

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Active Schools Us

MARCH 19, 2024

by: Nick Kline, Active Schools Director Active Schools Champions can all agree that physical activity is important in promoting student success. The understanding of how to evaluate physical activity programs may not be as clear. Children need at least 60 minutes of physical activity a day.

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SHAPE America

MARCH 21, 2023

When snowplows create large piles of snow outside our school, each PE class gets a hill of snow to create a snow fort. The students helped come up with the safety rules and expectations, talked about the physical activity benefits of sledding outside and what it does to the body, and also mapped out their sledding “tracks.”

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Human Kinetics

JUNE 5, 2023

Physical activity is one important foundation for our children’s mental and physical health and requires a commitment across the school day, in transport to and from school, and in school/community partnerships. Lean more about Promoting Elementary School Physical Activity.

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Human Kinetics

MAY 17, 2023

Russell Pate discusses the promotion of physical activity in children, specifically in the school setting. Resources by Presenter Learn more from Russell Pate by checking out Promoting Elementary School Physical Activity.

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Arizona Health and Physical Education

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

The CSPAP Policies and Practices Questionnaire (CSPAP-Q) is a needs-assessment designed to help schools self-evaluate how their physical activity policies and practices align with best practices in the field. The results can be used to plan and advocate for more robust school physical activity policies, practices, and programs.

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PE Scholar

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Join us at Dorney Lake, Windsor on Mon 6th Feb 2023 to learn how to create an Awesome Primary PE, School Sport and Physical Activity Offer.

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PLT4M

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

And with the rise of wearable devices and fitness apps, schools have reimagined what a data-driven approach to physical education can look like. This article explores the benefits and challenges of physical activity tracking in physical education. Example of tracking physical activity via PLT4M.

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Learning Through Sport

MARCH 23, 2025

School sport participation can be a conversation conundrum. Some don't develop the confidence in their competence to continue to pursue being physically active through sport when they enter adolesence. However, it is my experience that in many systems, school sports requirements have waned since the 1990's.

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PLT4M

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

But the relationship between physical activity and academic performance could not be more intertwined. Therefore, schools must embrace the connection between physical activity and academic performance for students to reach their highest potential. Does Physical Activity Influence Academic Performance?

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SHAPE America

MARCH 23, 2023

As a profession we have long put our advocacy efforts onto others, such as school or district leaders. But when you lead the charge in advocating for health and physical education, you have an opportunity to not only educate your school and community, but also engage with fellow advocates and supporters of HPE.

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Gopher Sport

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Growing up as an active sports enthusiast, she took her passion to the next level by earning a Physical and Health Education Degree and completing Teacher’s College in Canada. After a decade of teaching high school PE in Canada, she moved abroad, bringing her expertise to students around the globe.

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Skillastics

APRIL 21, 2025

Lets be honest most after-school and expanded learning programs arent staffed with certified fitness trainers or PE teachers. The wonderful people running these programs are often educators, childcare professionals, or part-time, young adults who wear many hats, and leading physical activity might not be their comfort zone.

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SHAPE America

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

No matter how you refer to it, lacrosse is a great game to teach your students in physical education class! SHAPE America and USA Lacrosse recently collaborated on an updated, comprehensive physical education lacrosse curriculum. With the Lacrosse in Schools document, you can do the same. Using the Lacrosse Lesson Plans.

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Gopher Sport

APRIL 19, 2024

Key Components of Standard 4: Standard 4 states that students should develop personal skills, identify personal benefits of movement, and choose to engage in physical activity that is personally meaningful. This presents teachers with an opportunity to stay very true to the universal core values of physical education.

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PE Scholar

JANUARY 11, 2024

Executive Summary Prior research documents that sport participation among secondary school children is associated with various benefits, including

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Arizona Health and Physical Education

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Working with students with disabilities, whether they be cognitive or physical, I understand the importance of physical activity for all students. So how can we educate our classroom teachers on how important time in physical education is for their students’ well-being?

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PE Scholar

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

This study investigates latent trajectories of objectively measured physical activity in adolescents over 3 years from ages 13 to 15.

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SHAPE America

MARCH 14, 2023

We teach at the Ancona School, a small, progressive elementary school in the Hyde Park area of Chicago’s South Side. Each year, our school’s Gone Fishin’ trip combines physical education with outdoor recreation. Why Fishing? Many have never fished before at all.

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SHAPE America

MAY 23, 2023

As an elementary physical education teacher in the Bronx, NY, I’m always looking for ways to stretch my PE budget and introduce my students to new physical activities. Here are some examples of the types of grants I’ve received, along with my advice on how you might find similar grants for your physical education classes.

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Arizona Health and Physical Education

APRIL 7, 2023

Survey for parents of students in public school to gather data on perspectives and experiences of school-based physical activity? The survey should take about 10 minutes to complete. If so, you can use this link. Thank you.

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Gopher Sport

APRIL 24, 2025

Hosting a Unified Field Day for High School Students Have you heard of Unified Field Day? Hosting a field day event for adapted physical education students in their communities is an initiative that fosters inclusivity, promotes physical activity, and builds strong connections.

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Active Schools Us

DECEMBER 18, 2023

It has been a year filled with growth, collaboration, and impactful initiatives that have brought us closer to our mission of ensuring the integration of evidence-based physical activity programs into every student’s PK-12 education. Together, we encouraged schools nationwide to embrace the benefits of active learning.

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SHAPE America

JUNE 18, 2024

middle and high school students use e-cigarettes (also called “vapes”). Here are 5 healthy coping mechanisms you can share with your students: Stay active. Empower your students to reduce their stress and anxiety by getting physical activity every day. million U.S. Practice self-care.

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PLT4M

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

But when a physical education program lacks variety and choice, it can often lead to low engagement and participation. And this also comes at a time where physical education has been a hot topic of discussion in schools. Should physical education be required? ” Now, the school has 8 to 10 course sections per year.

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Open Phys Ed

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Etiquette: (Grades 9-12) Exhibits proper etiquette, respect for others, and teamwork while engaging in physical activity and/or social dance. Manipulative Skills: (Grades 9-12) Demonstrates competency and/or refines activity-specific movement skills in two or more lifetime activities.

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