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End of the Year Chaos Got Ya Juggling? Reach for Some Scarves!

Gopher Sport

Inexpensive, portable, simple to use, easy to store – scarves should be in every PE teacher’s repertoire, especially towards the end of year when you find yourself teaching somewhere other than your gym! Use scarves as a prop during a dance unit. There aren’t many pieces of equipment that you can say that about right out of the box!

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Dance Without Limits: A Life Changing Adapted PE Dance Program

Gopher Sport

Not only can you sing it, but when you hear it, it brings you back to a place in time: a school dance, a wedding, first heartbreak or a backyard BBQ. Ten years ago, I decided that we would dance! One day an administrator walked through our gym, and I asked if we could perform our dance for him.

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Meaningful physical education programs and a 'main theme' curriculum model

Learning Through Sport

By my way of observation, this implication of skill development introduced and developed in a progressive and staged manner seems inherent in many fundamental movement skill assessment and teaching programs. Sport, Dance, Outdoor Pursuits, Active Recreation) areas in achieving the "physically educated" goal of the curriculum framework.

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World Peace Can Begin in the Physical Education Classroom

Gopher Sport

Do your students ever walk into your gym and feel at peace? As physical educators, I believe that we can make a big difference in the gym, teaching peace and love through our everyday practices. As my students come to the gym, the first thing they see are the two signs below! My charity in my words brings peace to our world.”

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PE Activities Without Equipment

PLT4M

Different topics and units for fitness-focused pe activities without equipment, include: Foundational Fitness (Bodyweight exercises) Yoga Dance Pilates Boxing Stretching Mobility. In foundational fitness lessons, students can develop fundamental movement patterns like the squat, lunge, hinge, press, and pull.

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“Feeling Great” Nutrition Game

Gopher Sport

Objective: To allow for movement that develops different locomotor skills and spatial awareness, and to help students understand the food groups and proper nutrition. This activity can be done in the classroom or the gym.) Directions for Level 1: “Feeling Great or Whoa” The teacher states the name of a food.

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Gymnastics Lesson Plans

PLT4M

At PLT4M, we recommend teaching gymnastic skills to the entire class allowing ample students time to practice the movements together. Students can bend knees or bring legs further apart to modify the difficulty of the movement. Slow things down so that you can perform these movements with great form and technique!