Creativity Health Education Teaching 
SHAPE America
DECEMBER 12, 2023
When we teach students about death in health education, we can help them understand life, empathy, and resilience. Here are five tips on how to teach students about death in the health education classroom (or any classroom). We also help them become more comfortable talking about other uncomfortable topics.
SHAPE America
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024
SHAPE America defines health literacy as, “…the ability to access, understand, appraise, apply and advocate for health information and services in order to maintain or enhance one’s own health and the health of others.” As health educators, it is important to teach our students to be health literate.
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SHAPE America
OCTOBER 3, 2023
Health Literacy Month is also a great time to invite in partners from local organizations to speak about specific topics. Get creative and use your connections! Find Funding Of course, there are many ways to participate in Health Literacy Month that do not require funding. Be sure to check them out!
SHAPE America
MARCH 21, 2023
As a physical educator in northern Minnesota, I have to be prepared for long winters with lots of snow! Snow Fort Unit As a PE teacher for grades K-6, I’ve had a lot of success teaching the importance of guided play, goal setting, teamwork, working with others, communication, and valuing other students’ creations with respect.
SHAPE America
APRIL 20, 2023
Never underestimate your ability to create and teach new games and activities. Encourage them to teach you the rules and skills of the games. Show off your creativity side: Revise rules from old games and change them to new and different rules to fit the new game. Introduce new games that are easy to learn, but fun to play.
Arizona Health and Physical Education
NOVEMBER 18, 2024
Town/neighborhood: I have lived in San Tan Valley for over 12 years, but I teach at Faith Mather Sossaman in the Queen Creek Unified School District. What I do: I’m one of the physical education teachers at Faith Mather Sossaman Elementary School, currently in my 18th year teaching in Arizona.
PLT4M
NOVEMBER 15, 2023
While Christi has retired from teaching after over 30 years in the field, she is still sharing insights and ideas for PE programs across the country. Check out her actionable steps to funding physical education programs. Christi breaks down where to start when it comes to consider funding physical education programs in public schools.
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