Open Phys Ed

MARCH 21, 2023

Manipulative Skills: (Grade 6-8) Refines manipulative skills to improve performance in dance, fitness, and sport activities. Locomotor Skills: (Grade 6) Safely and purposefully uses mature locomotor skills in rhythms and patterns in dance, fitness, and sport environments.

Middle School 98

Middle School Schooling Dance Physical Activity 98

Gopher Sport

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Recent evidence suggests that adding developmentally appropriate cognitive demands to patterned movement stimulates executive function and the precursor skills to reading and math ( Paschen et al., The ability to synchronize movements with rhythm is fundamental to children’s ability to pull to a stand, walk, run, skip, and gallop.

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Physical Education Motor Skills Education Education 126

Active Schools Us

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Unfortunately, students just weren’t signing on (maybe 4 out of 15 students) or were signing on but with parents or grandparents doing something in the room that wasn’t conducive to movement. When we’re in-person, I end every session with five minutes of dancing with a bubble machine, and they love it. . One of the best?things?parents

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PE Teacher PE Teacher Movement 130

Gopher Sport

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Because we are the movement experts. This is a cute circle game where the child in the middle gets to make up a dance/movement that the others copy, all while singing the song “Punchinello” together. In addition to these simple games and activities, we would ask our students what games and sports they enjoyed playing.

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Physical Education Movement Physical Activity Recreation 128

PLT4M

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

An introduction to all things movement and fitness! Each lesson begins with a guided warm up, followed by movement education and technique work. Here, Jackie breaks down the points of performance of the lunge, one of the foundational human movements. 4) Dance Let’s turn up the music and have some fun!

Middle School 98

Middle School Physical Education Education Education 98

Learning Through Sport

OCTOBER 10, 2021

In a previous blog (available here ) I considered the idea of meaningful understanding of sport using a game based approach. In this blog, I explore the concept of meaningful sport further. Sport is a highly valued social activity. Sport as useful. Sport as understood. Sport as enjoyed. Utility argument.

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Teaching Teaching Sports Sports 52

PLT4M

APRIL 22, 2024

Students can practice and develop body control, balance, mobility, strength, and more through the fun and exciting sport of gymnastics. At PLT4M, we recommend teaching gymnastic skills to the entire class allowing ample students time to practice the movements together. Option to modify the movement by bringing your feet further apart.

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PE Teacher Flexibility Movement Exercise 105

PLT4M

JUNE 15, 2023

For example, physical literacy development occurs during activities like learning to ride a bike or participating in youth sports. See more here on the differences between physical activity vs. physical education.) Physical literacy is about learning a wide range of functional movement skills across different activities.

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Physical Education Physical Activity Motivation Movement 94

Gopher Sport

JUNE 6, 2023

The Many Benefits of Juggling: As physical education teachers, we are always coming across articles with data on the many benefits of movement, and juggling is no exception! physed #elempe #pe pic.twitter.com/8s2mHVwQ5P — The PE Thinker (@thepethinker) May 19, 2023 10 Additional Uses for Scarves in Physical Education: Dancing!

Coordination 95

Coordination Gyms Dance Physical Education 95

Open Phys Ed

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Created by: Doug Hallberg, Dan Tennessen, Jo Dixon, Mike Martinez, Kevin Daviero, Nikki Schaap, Jim Huggins, Nichole Wilder Special Contributions by: Andrea Hart, Aaron Hart, Eliza Kuhn Flag football is one of the fastest growing sports for youth, especially girls.

Dance 52

Dance Academics Movement Physical Activity 52

Gopher Sport

JANUARY 3, 2024

Objective: To allow for movement that develops different locomotor skills and spatial awareness, and to help students understand the food groups and proper nutrition. Get ready to combine fitness and nutrition in an engaging nutrition activity! This activity can be done in the classroom or the gym.)

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Nutrition Dance Gyms Movement 64

Aspire-Ed

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Over 90 primary school PE teachers, senior leaders, business managers and governors booked to join us at Millennium Point, all on a mission to boost their PE, school sport and physical activity offering. Will Roberts - Chief Operating Officer – Youth Sport Trust. Jim Morris - National Development Manager - Youth Sport Trust.

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Primary School Schooling Dance Physical Activity 78

The Sporting

FEBRUARY 4, 2023

Your Guide to Rhythmic Gymnastics – The Sport Blurring the Lines Between Sport and Art Rhythmic gymnastics is mostly performed by women, combining coordination, artistry and elegance. This year marks 63 years since rhythmic gymnastics was first recognised by the International Gymnastics Federation , making it a relatively new sport.

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Coordination Assessment Dance Creativity 72

Skillastics

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Sports and activities are ever-evolving, taking on surprising forms over the recent years that help encourage kids to not only get and stay active, but to consider their whole body health. Don’t believe sports are ever-changing? Now, there are 16 different sports including Ski Mountaineering and Skeleton. The Summer Olympics?

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Physical Activity Sports Sports Sport 52

Open Phys Ed

MARCH 20, 2022

Students will also benefit from the Form 101 component of this module, which teaches fundamental athletic skills, running posture, leg movements, and arm movements. MOVEMENT SKILLS & CONCEPTS. Students demonstrate skill competency and can apply concepts and strategies to movement and performance.

Middle School 52

Middle School Schooling Dance Physical Activity 52

Gopher Sport

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Spider Crawls: Get into a plank position and crawl forward, moving one arm and the opposite leg at the same time, mimicking a spider’s movement. Skeleton Skip: Students skip through the ladder, adding a playful skip to their movements like dancing skeletons.

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PE Agility Gyms Exercise 93

PLT4M

MARCH 6, 2023

To achieve this recommendation, children and youth must participate in a quality physical education program and physical activity throughout the day in addition to recreational or competitive sports. Being physically active leads to the development of cognitive skills among children.

Physical Education 98

Physical Education Education Education Physical Activity 98

Open Phys Ed

JULY 10, 2023

Created by: Charla Krahnke, John Strong, Skyler Boles, Nichole Wilder Special Contributions: Aaron Hart, Andrea Hart, Victor Spadaro This module is intended to be a 15-day Sport Education season with 6 teams that remain the same for the entire season.

Dance 52

Dance Physical Activity Academics Movement 52

Learning Through Sport

JUNE 30, 2021

Cleland’s (2011) depiction of an enriched learning environment in PE should be considered together with M cBride's (1991b, 1997) suggestion that PE teachers need to use teaching styles that promote inquiry, in addition to creating movement contexts and activity environments designed to foster the dispositions that support thinking processes.

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Convergent Discovery Divergent Discovery Physical Education Education 52

PLT4M

APRIL 2, 2024

Lifetime fitness activities are workouts, exercises, and sports that people can continue to enjoy and benefit from at any stage of their lives, regardless of their age or fitness level. Foundational human movement skills like squat, lunge, hinge, press, and pull will transition to almost every single other lifetime fitness activity.

Fitness 52

Fitness Fitness PE Teacher Physical Education 52

PLT4M

JUNE 20, 2023

A few high level examples of modeling in physical education include: A teacher demonstrates a movement/exercise to the class highlighting key points of performance and tips and tricks for success. Students lead and plan a warm-up routine to start physical education class and model the different movements to the rest of the course.

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Physical Education Education Education Dance 52

Skillastics

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Sports and activities are ever-evolving, taking on surprising forms over the recent years that help encourage kids to not only get and stay active, but to consider their whole body health. Don’t believe sports are ever-changing? Now, there are 16 different sports including Ski Mountaineering and Skeleton. The Summer Olympics?

Physical Activity 40

Physical Activity Sports Sports Sport 40

Gopher Sport

JULY 26, 2024

Additional Events Throughout the Year To continue on with the importance of bringing love into our world, I have two, sometimes three events starting in December: Movement with Moms in PE Playing with Pops in PE “Gigglin’ & Groovin with the Grandparents in PE” Families love these events, and ALL are welcome to every event.

Physical Education 98

Physical Education Education Education Gyms 98

PLT4M

JUNE 17, 2022

Fitness, yoga, weightlifting, and dance are often the most popular and utilized options. In fact, boxing classes have become widely popularized across the country much like yoga, pilates, and dance. And just like yoga, pilates, and dance are taught in physical education as a step towards lifetime fitness, so should boxing!

High School 52

High School PE Schooling Dance 52

Skillastics

JULY 1, 2022

Faced with the unique obstacle of continuing physical activity and movement while living and learning remotely, we rose to the challenge and created our own programming: Digital Programs that could be used in remote, hybrid, or onsite classroom environments. If you don’t know how to teach Folklorico dance? That’s okay!

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Physical Activity Dance Teaching Teaching 52

Skillastics

JULY 1, 2022

Faced with the unique obstacle of continuing physical activity and movement while living and learning remotely, we rose to the challenge and created our own programming: Digital Programs that could be used in remote, hybrid, or onsite classroom environments. If you don’t know how to teach Folklorico dance? That’s okay!

Physical Activity 52

Physical Activity Dance Teaching Teaching 52

Open Phys Ed

APRIL 9, 2024

Created by: John Strong, Nichole Wilder Special Contributions: Charla Krahnke, Aaron Hart, Andrea Hart, Eliza Kuhn This module is intended to be a 15-day Sport Education season with 6 teams that remain the same for the entire season. injury prevention, proper alignment, hydration, use of equipment, implementation of rules, sun protection).

Dance 40

Dance Physical Activity Academics Movement 40

PLT4M

APRIL 17, 2023

Historically, sport coaches and strength coaches have worked with high school athletes, but now physical education teachers are getting involved. Lastly, there is the added complication of student-athletes on different sports and team schedules. In some school settings, this foundation may have been built at the middle school level.

High School 52

High School Strength Conditioning Schooling 52

Gopher Sport

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Recent evidence suggests that adding developmentally appropriate cognitive demands to patterned movement stimulates executive function and the precursor skills to reading and math ( Paschen et al., The ability to synchronize movements with rhythm is fundamental to children’s ability to pull to a stand, walk, run, skip, and gallop.

Physical Education 52

Physical Education Motor Skills Education Education 52

PLT4M

APRIL 26, 2023

Mission: To advance professional practice and promote research related to health and physical education, physical activity, dance, and sport. The 5 Shape Standards are : Standard 1: The physically literate individual demonstrates competency in a variety of motor skills and movement patterns.

Physical Education 52

Physical Education Education Education High School 52

PLT4M

JUNE 14, 2022

Historically, many schools have chosen a sport education model for students. In this model, students are exposed to different sports and games. But when sports are the primary focus throughout a semester, many students quickly lose interest. Fitness Curriculum Playbook (PDF) .

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Physical Education Education Education Strength 52

PLT4M

APRIL 17, 2023

For example, fitness education typically starts with foundational human movement patterns (squat, lunge, hinge, press, pull) and builds lifelong physical fitness skills in various fitness activity options like yoga, dance, pilates, weight lifting, and more.

Physical Education 52

Physical Education Fitness Fitness Education 52

PLT4M

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Not only does a weight training and fitness focused course help to teach essential skills and movement concepts, it is becoming one of the most popular courses for California students. Students and teachers at a California High School pose for a picture during weight training class. .”

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PE Physical Fitness Physical Education High School 52

PLT4M

DECEMBER 15, 2022

For example, a PE teacher might aim to introduce different movements like the squat, lunge, hinge, press, and pull in a foundational human movement unit. Here, lesson plans for middle school can introduce students to different topics like fitness, yoga, dance, racquet sports, and more. Free Fitness Lessons For P.E.

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PE Middle School Motor Skills PE Teacher 52

PLT4M

MAY 17, 2023

student at the University of New Mexico in the Health, Exercise, and Sports Science Department Sean has helped to connect evidence based practices in education both to physical education and the use of technology and curriculum like PLT4M. Sean Fullerton is a former secondary physical education teacher and current Ph.D.

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Education Education Physical Education Physical Activity 98

The Sporting

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

The Greatest Ever Rhythmic Gymnasts Rhythmic gymnastics – a sport combining ballet, dance and theatre into one spectacular performance. The goal of rhythmic gymnastics is to amaze the judges with precisely planned routines, employing hand-held apparatus and a variety of jaw-dropping movements that cover the whole surface of the carpet.

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Flexibility Body Composition Sports Sports 59

PLT4M

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

During this time, students learn and develop the basics of working out, focusing on foundational human movements like squatting, lunging, hinges, pressing, and pulling. These include yoga, weightlifting, dance, pickleball, and more. Bonus Content: Sample movement break activity from PLT4M.

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Fitness Fitness Education Education 52