SHAPE America

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

If you are a health and physical education teacher who would like to celebrate Black History Month in your classes, take a look at the five ideas below. Reese Ryzewski, SHAPE America’s 2020 Midwest District High School Physical Education Teacher of the Year, used the story of Jesse Owens to discuss discrimination in athletics.

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Learning Through Sport

JANUARY 31, 2025

This is because physical education teachers are educators. 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? That means, the 'business' is student learning. Developmental physical education (DPE).

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Gopher Sport

OCTOBER 21, 2022

As teachers, we understand the importance of capturing the attention of our students and preparing them for learning, especially at the beginning of a lesson. One method that can help achieve these goals is by using anticipatory sets. Using Equipment Incorrectly.

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Arizona Health and Physical Education

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Ashley is just beginning her teaching career at Westar Elementary. Her supervising teacher stated that Ashley has a natural ability to create engaging activities that meet her students’ needs while helping them achieve mastery. We’re thrilled to announce that Ashley Hicks is our Future Professional Award winner!

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Physical Education Ideas

MAY 2, 2023

Of course, to do this, they must achieve set outcomes across reading, viewing, writing, comprehension and vocabulary. This is where Physical Education teachers are vital. The program aimed for students to achieve physical literacy, which would contribute to successful and rewarding lifestyle benefits immediately and in later life.

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PLT4M

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

” But recess is just as important as any other subject or activity we want to get done during a school day. Movement breaks in class can increase daily physical activity time and help to improve concentration and attention for any grade level, from elementary through high school. Open the door to more opportunities!

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PLT4M

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Even though it is widely accepted that 60 minutes a day of physical activity helps elementary school students all the way through high school students, only one-quarter of this group is actually getting the recommended amount of physical activity. . At the elementary school level, recess used to be upwards of 30 min – 60 minutes a day.

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Better Coaching

DECEMBER 24, 2024

This approach, which Ive labeled More, Younger, insists that increased time on the field, in the gym, or on the court is the surest path to success, scholarships, and lifelong athletic achievement. This underscores the futility of making high-stakes decisions about a childs athletic future in elementary school.

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PLT4M

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Physical education teachers have long tried to leave the term and memories of “gym class” behind them and spotlight their quality physical education programs. It empowers elementary school, middle school, and high school students to build up a wide variety of tools to live healthy lifestyles. Piekarz-Porter, et al.

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PLT4M

AUGUST 22, 2023

Less than 25% of children achieve the recommended 60 minutes of physical activity a day. Long story short, elementary through high school students are struggling. And again, we must reiterate that the health benefits of physical education are not limited to only our very young people in elementary schools.

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PLT4M

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

A wide range of SEL activities for high school students can help achieve this. Teachers want to know exactly how to hit on SEL competencies in lesson plans. For example, teachers use mindfulness lesson plans as a way to incorporate explicit SEL activities for high school students. Social Emotional Learning wheel.

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PLT4M

APRIL 22, 2024

Instead, PE teachers can introduce basic gymnastics skills in just about any gymnasium or space. From here, teachers can create stations where students can spread out into smaller groups and practice different types of exercises. Teachers can pair and match different drills depending on total class time.

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Montessori Physical Education

OCTOBER 2, 2022

One of the most frustrating things that happen on a way too frequent basis is students who don't go to PE because they are held back by a classroom teacher. The student being held back is almost always from upper elementary or middle school. The pressures of academic achievement mean that things are sacrificed at the altar of grades.

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Arizona Health and Physical Education

OCTOBER 2, 2023

As physical educators, I am sure you all understand the importance of physical activity as well, but many of our classroom teachers withhold physical activity, recess and physical education as a form of discipline. 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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Montessori Physical Education

JUNE 19, 2022

It’s Losing Ground in Our Push for Academic Achievement.” In it, Jay Mathews makes the case that when schools are looking to cut the budget, PE is the first to go, despite the fact that there is a positive correlation between PE and academic achievement. This is the unfortunate legacy of No Child Left Behind. So how do we save PE?

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Montessori Physical Education

APRIL 16, 2022

While this can be useful in lower elementary with more mature students, it really comes into its own in upper elementary. For this age group, we have a new mantra, and it goes: Value the Long Term Over the Short Term From a strict sports perspective, this means we need strive for success in achieving the ultimate goal: a championship.

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PLT4M

MARCH 6, 2023

He specializes in creating training and physical resources for physical education teachers to promote the inclusion of students with disabilities. Teachers must provide instruction supported by Universal Design for Learning (UDL). This article is part of an on-going partnership between PLT4M, Lakeshore Foundation, and NCHPAD.

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Montessori Physical Education

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

I also learned more about history from the Civilizations games than I feel like I did in my elementary school classroom. The famous Montessori quote, "Follow the Child," is rooted in the principle that the child should choose work or pursuit, and our job as teachers is to guide their individual journey to self-actualization at every level.

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Skillastics

MARCH 22, 2022

If you think about back to when you were in elementary and middle school, who were your favorite teachers? The Spanish teacher who sang and danced in a sombrero? The chemistry teacher who “accidentally” combined two fluids until their beaker overflowed? The answer lies in YOU.

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PLT4M

MARCH 3, 2023

Therefore, whether students are in elementary school, middle school, or high school, they need regular “moderate-to-vigorous physical activity.” If virtual PE is going to be synchronous learning, there is still an obvious element of technology needed for PE teachers and students to work together.

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PLT4M

JULY 21, 2023

In addition, we offer ideas and insights for physical education teachers looking to enhance a quality program at their schools. Therefore, curriculum mapping helps teachers plan the time they need to cover a unit of study, what is necessary to be assessed and ensure that everything is covered within the given time.

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Arizona Health and Physical Education

AUGUST 27, 2024

In addition, the strategies mentioned here are simple suggestions and examples of strategies myself or teachers I have worked with have used. In a game setting, individuals with ASD may struggle with switching between tasks (offense to defense and vice versa) and understanding social cues from teammates and the teacher.

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Arizona Health and Physical Education

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

If you are a health and physical education teacher who would like to celebrate Black History Month in your classes, take a look at the five ideas below. Reese Ryzewski, SHAPE America’s 2020 Midwest District High School Physical Education Teacher of the Year, used the story of Jesse Owens to discuss discrimination in athletics.

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Gopher Sport

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

The biggest addition is that Grades 7-12 units and lesson plans were added and given equal billing to the elementary program. In fact, there are 29 units of instruction and over 250 lesson plans for secondary teachers. It is common practice for teachers to search for fitness routines, skills, and games.

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Elementary PE Teacher

MAY 3, 2017

Students and teachers alike can feel the end of the school year winding down. Instead of your students having the goal of just hanging on until the end of May, give them a specific physed goal to try and achieve by the end of the school year. Let’s be honest, it’s tough keeping students motivated at the end of the school year.

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PLT4M

APRIL 26, 2023

PLT4M is a proud premier Shape America member dedicated to the shared mission of enhancing physical education for teachers, students, and schools. ” As the nation’s largest membership organization for physical educators, Shape America has impacted elementary to high school physical education since its founding in 1885.

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PLT4M

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

The Importance of Managing Student Behavior Bad behavior has rippling effects in schools that teachers, school counselors, and administrators all want to address. When a teacher is constantly dealing with a disruptive student or multiple students, they are forced to spend less time providing effective instruction.

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PLT4M

JULY 15, 2022

We celebrated the ingenuity of physical education teachers and students to find creative ways to workout at home. While schools racked their brains for a solution, physical education teachers couldn’t help but scream in the hopes that someone would listen to them from the ‘back seat.’

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PLT4M

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

In this article, we feature some of the top physical education articles that help make the case for quality daily physical education opportunities for elementary, middle, and high school students. Many PE teachers have transformed PE classes with a fitness education model, tapping into the 5 components of physical fitness.

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PLT4M

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

The Elementary and Secondary Education Emergency Relief (ESSER) funds are a major component of the American Rescue Plan Act. 3) Academics – If the physical and mental benefits aren’t convincing enough, let’s discuss academic achievement and performance. What are ESSER Funds?

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Elementary PE Teacher

MARCH 1, 2018

I found that a higher tech (and easier) method of tracking laps run can be achieved by using printed barcodes and a free barcode scanning app. If any PE teachers are doing this or similar in another way, I would love to hear about it. Most mobile devices today are quite powerful and could surely handle this. Our Lap Tracker.

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Montessori Physical Education

MAY 28, 2022

When the students make it to the final cone, they should wait until the teacher is watching (especially lower elementary students). The teacher will be witness to the throw and catch, and can either help keep score, or even just act like a hype-man. · Age: Lower and Upper Elementary Bibliography: Culin, Stewart.

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PLT4M

MARCH 5, 2024

At this stage of social-emotional development, there are countless preschool activities and elementary lesson plans on emotions. PLT4M has a full slate of PE lessons for physical education teachers to choose from! But in many places, formal social-emotional learning starts to decrease in middle and high school.

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Gopher Sport

JULY 10, 2024

Finally, our school district holds an annual 5th Grade Track and Field event at each of the four high schools for all 19 elementary schools. The classroom teachers have their 50 minute prep and 30 minute lunch during their 100 minute Field Day slot. Each station had a separate criteria for achieving a Gold, Silver or Bronze sticker.

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Gopher Sport

AUGUST 24, 2023

My cooperating teachers were masters at planning and preparation – down to even writing out my teacher talk to prepare for the week ahead. I see the focus on game play shift into middle and high school, but at the elementary level, my hope to create a love for physical movement. Whether, your students have P.E.

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Relentless School Nurse

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

To achieve its mission and reach a broad audience, “Shot in the Arm” employs various strategies, including partnerships with stakeholders, community screenings, social shareables, hybrid events, and educational materials. Catherine was also just voted one of five “Teachers of the Year” for the State of California for 2023.

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Slow Chat PE

JANUARY 18, 2021

I am an openly white male (if you didn’t laugh at that you probably want to stop reading now) who grew up in a segregated white middle class neighborhood raised by two teachers. My elementary school was 90 something percent white. Breaking this cycle later in life, when perceived power is achieved, becomes much more difficult.

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