Mr. Kirsch

MAY 18, 2025

Field Day is more than an end-of-year event for elementary physical education teachers. As an elementary PE teacher, I spend the entire year helping students build skills, confidence, and a love for physical activity. Its a celebration of movement, community, and the spirit of childhood.

PE Teacher

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. Her advice to other PE teachers? “Be Be innovative with the equipment you have.

PE

PLT4M

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Report Card on Physical Activity For Children and Youth from the Physical Activity Alliance has long served as a trusted resource for measuring and monitoring data surrounding overall physical activity and more specifically, physical education. Grade 10: 53.3% Grade 11: 40.2% Grade 12: 33.0%

PE

Gopher Sport

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

By: Gopher Community Physical Education teacher Heather Burd is not just an educator; she’s an example of resilience, compassion, and empowerment. Born with right hemiplegia, a partial paralysis on her right side—a condition as rare as she is unique—Heather has faced physical challenges from day one.

PE Teacher

PLT4M

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

Mike Graham, PE teacher and founder of PE 4 Every Kid, is joining forces with PLT4M to enhance elementary physical education for students and teachers alike. Mike Graham, a dedicated PE teacher and founder of PE 4 Every Kid. The obvious choice? Mike won Elementary P.E.

PE Teacher

PLT4M

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

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.

Physical Education

PLT4M

JUNE 19, 2025

In this article, we’ll unpack what it means to create a meaningful and lasting high school physical education experience that empowers students for a physically active lifestyle for years to come. >>> As physical activity rates decline, schools must step up—not step back. From the 2024 U.S

High School

Gopher Sport

APRIL 16, 2025

This approach aligns seamlessly with the Meaningful PE framework, where fun, autonomy, challenge, and relevance are essential pillars, and underscores our goal of building lifelong habits of physical activity for every student. As physical education teachers, we need to do better at inviting JOY into our curriculum.

Physical Education

What's New in Adapted Physical Education

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Welcome back to What's New in Adapted Physical Education , where we shine a light on trailblazers in the field of adapted physical education (APE). In this episode, we interview Nicole McCoy (@ ), an APE teacher in Lancaster, Pennsylvania about how she has transformed her teaching by integrating innovative assistive technologies.

Creativity

Learning Through Sport

MARCH 23, 2025

Some don't develop the confidence in their competence to continue to pursue being physically active through sport when they enter adolesence. However, frequent participation in sports during adolesence has been associated with the liklihood to be highly physically active as an adult (Tammelin, 2003).

Sports

Better Coaching

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Additionally, school staff such as teachers, guidance counselors, and athletic trainers often have closer, daily contact with students than volunteer youth coaches do. Physical activity and fundamental movement skills are essential throughout childhood.

Sports

Gopher Sport

JUNE 27, 2025

The Builders School is a special place where students, teachers, and parents all work together to help kids grow. Every weekday, students start their day with a “Physical Activity Period” from [7:30] to 7:50 a.m. That’s why he became a PE teacher. When teachers stay strong and excited, students feel that energy too.

PE Teacher

PLT4M

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Planning effective physical education lessons can be challenging, especially when juggling a packed schedule with various courses. But PE teachers don’t have to start from scratch every time. Balancing so many disciplines and creating diverse physical education lesson plans can be daunting.

PE

Montessori Physical Education

APRIL 6, 2025

The connection between Montessori pedagogy and brain development is clear, and it’s only natural to extend this idea into physical education. Many physical education teachers in public schools are being asked to do more with fewer resources, especially in the face of potential budget cuts.

Physical Education

Gopher Sport

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Incorporating floor hockey into a physical education curriculum is a great way to get kids motivated and involved in physical activity. When it comes to introducing young players to the game of hockey, safety and performance are top priorities for teachers and coaches.

Teaching

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.

Physical Activity

Learning Through Sport

JANUARY 31, 2025

This is because physical education teachers are educators. The reality is that physical education has limited time in a school curricula. This leads to an important question that needs to be addressed by physical education teachers when planning a curriculum , What curriculum is worth planning in the time available?

Physical Education

Gopher Sport

APRIL 24, 2025

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. Our school used a special T-shirt designed by our Unified Art Teacher this year. Here is a preview of what our day looks like!

High School

PLT4M

JANUARY 27, 2025

Elementary physical education teachers have a lot to cover! We have put together a free sample of elementary PE lesson plans that are sure to spark excitement with elementary students in physical education class. Platforms like Teachers Pay Teachers offer creative ideas, but most schools dont fund these purchases.

Elementary

PLT4M

JULY 16, 2025

This standard emphasizes how physical activity can be a powerful tool to help students build communication, teamwork, and interpersonal skills—especially in a group setting. Grades 3–5: 3.5.2 – Uses communication skills to negotiate roles and responsibilities in a physical activity setting. → Get Free Sample Lessons!

Elementary

PLT4M

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Teaching Underhand Roll Via Bowling Lesson Plans For Elementary PE Bowling provides an exciting and engaging way to teach the underhand roll in elementary physical education. Unlike traditional bowling alleys with long lanes and heavy balls, bowling in physical education is designed to be adaptable and accessible for young students.

Teaching

Relentless School Nurse

MARCH 9, 2025

Are you finding time for physical activity? The demands of our job both physical and emotional require that we maintain our health and energy levels. In the often stressful environment of a school, we can be a source of support and understanding for teachers and staff. Are you eating nutritious meals?

Schooling

Open Phys Ed

JANUARY 27, 2025

This module includes activities that are designed to help students develop the knowledge and skills to be healthy and active for a lifetime. We have included resources and activities for both physical educators and classroom teachers, organized through the activity calendars included below.

Physical Education

Arizona Health and Physical Education

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Mark started teaching in the College of Education at the University of Arizona in 2008 in the Physical Education Teacher Preparation program. All his classes include some aspect of physical activity integrated along with academic material and a focus on inclusive programming which ensures opportunities for all.

Physical Education

Gopher Sport

MAY 1, 2025

Physical Education is more than just sportsits about teamwork, leadership, and lifelong fitness habits. At the International School of Creative Science in the UAE, PE teacher Maryrose Camara is bringing all of this to life in a dynamic, culturally rich program thats engaging students in ways that go far beyond the gym.

PE

PLT4M

JULY 25, 2025

School districts and PE teachers often face the challenge of finding resources that are both high-quality and engaging for students of different ages, interests, and experience levels. This leaves many physical education teachers, departments, and districts spending extra time searching, adapting, and trying to connect the dots.

Motor Skills

Learning Through Sport

JANUARY 5, 2025

The goal of physical education teaching is student learning and it is the teacher who has the responsibility for directing the learning through their curriculum (program design), pedagogy and assessment decision-making. Physial education teaching is therefore a goal directed activity.

Physical Education

Lampe

JUNE 2, 2025

As a passionate educator, PE teacher, manager, and sports coach, Ive always believed in the transformative power of physical activity. My journey toward implementing Meaningful PE (MPE) began with a simple yet profound desire: to create an environment where every student can engage, enjoy, and thrive through physical education.

PE Teacher

Open Phys Ed

OCTOBER 30, 2024

This module provides lead-up activities and small-sided games aimed at developing movement concepts and movement patterns that can carry over into a variety of other physical activities. SIGN UP HERE OPEN Priority Outcomes: Etiquette: Recognizes the role of rules and etiquette in teacher-designed physical activities.

Academics

PLT4M

MAY 9, 2025

But in physical education, there are countless fun and creative variations of tag that can keep the activity fresh, engaging, and educational for elementary students. Whether PE teachers want a quick game for an instant activity or fun variations to fill an entire PE class, there are countless options to choose from.

Elementary

PLT4M

MAY 12, 2025

In fact, even many classic tag games are considered excellent lead-up activities, introducing the basic concepts of invasion games to young learners. From there, as students skill levels progress, PE teachers can introduce a wide variety of invasion-style games that build on these foundational skills in fun and engaging ways.

Elementary

PLT4M

JANUARY 29, 2025

PE teachers dont need specialized gearjust a few basic essentials can create engaging and effective activities for all grade levels. Teachers can modify and vary based on the game, activity, and what they have! Makes safe choices with physical education equipment. Makes fair choices as directed by the teacher.

Elementary

PLT4M

JULY 15, 2025

This goes beyond just physical activity. A comprehensive approach combines physical education with health education focused on essential life skills like decision-making, goal setting, and communication. Teachers and schools are often left navigating a wide range of options.

Health

S&S

JULY 11, 2025

We all know that regular physical activity helps kids grow stronger, stay healthy, and develop lifelong fitness habits.

Physical Fitness

Montessori Physical Education

JULY 6, 2025

As the kids came up to get a small memento and hug their teachers for the last time, little bits of information about them were shared with the class. When they got to the career question, to my complete shock, they said Marshall wanted to be a gym teacher. My first reaction in my head was, "You don’t want to be a PE teacher."

PE Teacher

PLT4M

JANUARY 31, 2025

Standard Aligned Basketball Games For Elementary PE Many elementary PE teachers begin with SHAPE Standard 1 (Developing a variety of motor skills) to ensure all essential motor skills are covered throughout the year. Identifies and participates in physical activities representing different cultures.

Elementary

PLT4M

MARCH 18, 2025

However, there are plenty of fun variations and activities that can be introduced in PE to keep soccer exciting and engaging for elementary students. Physical education teachers can modify soccer games to work inside the gym or outdoors, allowing for flexibility depending on the space available. Download Now!

Elementary