SHAPE America

APRIL 18, 2023

SHAPE America’s National Physical Education & Sport Week (May 1-7) is a celebration of the importance of physical education and sport in the lives of kids of all ages. Here are five ways to celebrate physical activity during National PE & Sport Week and every week — and all year round: 1.

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School Yard

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Offer a Mix of Active, Sensory, and Creative Activities. Traditional field day activities like relay races and balloon toss can be modified so that students with special needs can participate by practicing the necessary skills. Mix some of the active games in with time for sensory exploration and creativity.

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School Yard

JANUARY 23, 2019

Motivating students to develop a life-long love of healthy movement and physical activity is just one of several unique challenges for PE educators. These classic pieces of equipment may already live in your storage space, but combining them with a little creativity can result in an engaging lesson plan.

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Physical Education Ideas

MAY 11, 2019

Games motivate students to take risks and actions, persist through failures, set and achieve often difficult goals and put attention, time and effort to acquiring knowledge and skills. Isn’t this what we want from education? There are countless and immeasurable skills that students can develop through game playing.

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PLT4M

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Throughout the article, we’ll showcase some of the PE games for elementary from PLT4Ms library of over 150 lesson plans, offering teachers a valuable resource for planning and delivering engaging physical education lessons. Tag Games Classic and creative variations that get students running, dodging, and reacting.

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