SHAPE America
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
As a physical education teacher, I have been doing school fundraisers for 23 years. For 18 of those years, I did Hoops for Heart through the American Heart Association. In spring 2019, my school, Odessa Upper Elementary, was one of the pilot schools for SHAPE America’s health. moves. minds. FUNdraiser , and 2022-2023 was our fifth year of participation.
Drowning in the Shallow
MAY 6, 2023
Meaningful PE (MPE) is a framework which recommends drawing upon and applying a set of practices within PE teaching. The essential ones (in my opinion) being; vision, shared language, reflective practices and democratic practices. Vision (Ní Chróinín et al, 2019) consists of a set of vivid and concrete hopes, practices and purposes. Having one is … Continue reading Meaningful PE – just good teaching?
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The PE Specialist
MAY 1, 2023
Whats up Phys Ed Friends! Today I want to share with you some tips on how to teach skills by using station activities in your PE Class. Station activities are a great strategy to allow your kids to get a lot of practice time with whatever skill you are working on.
Relentless School Nurse
OCTOBER 9, 2023
A grieving father shared a letter he found when he searched through his daughter’s belongings after her death by suicide. She was a nurse. The letter is entitled – A Letter to My Abuser and it is written to the healthcare machine that betrayed her trust and belief that she would be cared for as much as she cared for others. In the world of healthcare, nurses tirelessly care for patients day in and day out.
Speaker: Jeremy Kellem, M.Ed. - Educational Strategist, Former Athlete, and CEO/Founder of W.I.N. (We Impact Now, LLC)
For many students, physical education is critical to becoming active and developing healthy routines. But how is this possible anymore with the repercussions of the pandemic? Years of COVID-19, social distancing, and virtual learning have all had a profound effect on students, which means educators need to adjust their classes accordingly. The good news is that P.E. can still play a vital role in helping students intellectually, emotionally, physically, and socially.
Reinventing the Game
FEBRUARY 17, 2023
Precision in Physical Education (PE) – What is its role? As usual recently, my thoughts get built up mainly due to professional life impacting experiences that gets me reflecting on our profession. What came up to a bit of an extent recently is the existence of the perception that spending time on understanding theories, sciences, underpinnings, etc. may be considered as being not align to the reality of school business on the ground.
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Active Schools Us
JANUARY 11, 2023
5 Ways Teachers Can Support Workday Wellness While Improving their Practice and the School Culture . By: Lisa Paulson. Kristian Ellingson. Francina Hollingsworth. 1- Become so focused on working, improving, and reaching outside your comfort zone while you are at work that you do not have time to engage in and elevate the gossip and complaining that occurs in many schools.
Elementary P.E. Games
NOVEMBER 15, 2023
Are you looking for some amazing Thanksgiving brain breaks that you can try with your students? Then look no further, as the Turkey Run game is here to bring you all of that and so much more. It’s one of the most creative, detailed, and fun Thanksgiving-themed games with a very fun approach towards physical activity while also testing the reaction time of any player.
Association for Physical Education
SEPTEMBER 20, 2023
20/09/23 Ofsted has today published a subject report looking at how physical education (PE) is being taught in England’s schools. Entitled ‘Levelling the playing field: the physical education subject report’ […] The post Ofsted publish report looking at how PE is being taught in England’s schools appeared first on Association for Physical Education - Association For Physical Education | P.E.
Mr. Kirsch
JANUARY 10, 2023
Sneak Away. . State Standard: 1, 3, & 4. Equipment : 1 hockey stick per player, 20+ hockey pucks/yarn balls, & 16 cones (to mark goals in the corners of the gym). . Grade : 3-6. Purpose of Event: Striking with a long-handled implement/hockey lead-up skills. Time: 18-25 minutes. Organization: Divide the students into 4 equal teams. Put them in the four corners of the gym.
Speaker: Shane Pill PhD, MEd, BEd, LMACHPER, FACHPER - Physical Education and Sports Researcher, Professor, Consultant, and Speaker
Physical education is an important part of the development of the whole person: physically, socially, emotionally, and cognitively. By providing education in movement competency, education on using movement to develop the ability to be self-regulated and motivated, and education through movement to develop ‘habits of mind’ for positive and constructive engagement with others, PE provides a basis for personal and community health and wellbeing.
Keeping Kids in Motion
MAY 13, 2023
Sometimes you just need a quick game with limited equipment that takes up a small amount of space. This happened to us recently when our gym was transformed into an art gallery and our playground was too wet. Enter CIRCLE HAND SOCCER. Some play.
SHAPE America
OCTOBER 10, 2023
As we segue deeper into fall, the days get shorter and temperatures drop. There are fewer sunlit hours after school for children to be outside and physically active. This time of year, it is increasingly important to incorporate physical activity into the school day. Adding more movement — through physical education, recess and active classrooms — is essential for beating the almost-winter blues.
Drowning in the Shallow
AUGUST 26, 2023
INTRODUCTION What is feedback? Feedback is information that is provided to learners during practice, usually after a single trial or a group of trials and is considered one of the most important and studied factors which affect the learning of knowledge, skills, and behaviours (Schmidt et al, 2019).
The PE Specialist
JANUARY 1, 2023
What’s Up PhysEd Friends! If you’re anything like me before you started teaching you didn’t really know much about jumping rope. To be honest, I didn’t know a single jump rope trick before I became a teacher. I would have never thought that I could spend 3-4 weeks teaching jump rope to students. Now that […].
Relentless School Nurse
APRIL 21, 2023
I had a conversation with my husband, Ed, that I had not had before, the one where I admitted I was fearful of being shot at school. I have thought about it, those deep, dark thoughts that pass through my mind almost every single day, but I had not shared it out loud. By saying those words, it made my fear feel very real. Columbine happened 24 years ago this week, almost every day feels like a commemoration of another mass shooting.
The Sporting
JUNE 16, 2023
Dropped for Being Black: The Story of Jack Leslie and the England Football Team Jack Leslie would have been the first black man to play for England, had he not been dropped from the squad without good reason. Jack Leslie: A Pioneer in English Football Viv Anderson’s name bears the accolade of being the first black player to play for England. This is, of course, something to be proud of and will mean that Anderson will forever be remembered in English football history.
Slow Chat PE
JUNE 2, 2023
SHAPE America and the Marine Corps Partnership Throughout our journey in life, we inevitably encounter numerous valuable lessons that shape us as individuals. As we navigate the highs and lows, both triumphs and missteps contribute to our growth as human beings. Among these valuable insights, one stands out as the most important: the significance of being critical—of ourselves, others, and the world around us.
Open Phys Ed
OCTOBER 2, 2023
Created by: Dan Tennessen, Doug Hallberg, LaDonda Porter, Stephanie Dickson, Shannon Maly, Nichole Wilder Special Contributions by: Aaron Hart, Andrea Hart Cooperative invasion games are team-based activities that promote teamwork, cooperation, communication, and strategy through small-sided games and activities. This module does address development of movement concepts, movement patterns, and strategic knowledge commonly associated with invasion sports.
Gopher Sport
JANUARY 16, 2023
How do you keep track of physical education equipment for your school or district? When I was teaching, I had a spiral notebook that I used to write down all of our equipment each year. When I became a health and physical education (HPE) coordinator, we used electronic documents and eventually created a spreadsheet with equipment inventory data for all of the schools in our district.
Association for Physical Education
SEPTEMBER 15, 2023
Title: ‘Important Primary PE and sport premium Update 2023-2024′ Delivered on Wednesday 13th September 2023 by Department for Education, Association for Physical Education and the Youth Sport Trust Session […] The post Recording: Important Primary PE and sport premium Update 2023-2024 appeared first on Association for Physical Education - Association For Physical Education | P.E.
Active Schools Us
DECEMBER 18, 2023
As the year comes to a close, we reflect on the incredible journey we’ve shared in 2023, and we can’t help but feel immense pride in all that we’ve accomplished. It has been a year filled with growth, collaboration, and impactful initiatives that have brought us closer to our mission of ensuring the integration of evidence-based physical activity programs into every student’s PK-12 education.
Keeping Kids in Motion
JANUARY 14, 2023
This is by far one of my favorite games with grades four – high school. Ultimate Team Pinball nicely mashes together elements of ultimate Frisbee and team handball. As you’ll see in the video, it’s a fast paced, actioned-packed, and a lot of fun.
SHAPE America
OCTOBER 3, 2023
When a school is celebrating a sports championship, they often go big: rallies, trophies, and loud cheers all around. During Health Literacy Month this October, it’s a good time to ask: What if we celebrated health literacy like we celebrate sports? What if the entire school and community applauded students for developing the skills, knowledge, and attitudes necessary to be health-literate individuals ?
Drowning in the Shallow
JUNE 11, 2023
There are 3 possible futures for Physical Education in England. At least according to David Kirk’s (2010) critical analysis of the subject. The darkest future is the extinction of the subject, this however is the least likely one. The most likely future for the subject is that the dominant practice, what he calls ‘PE-as-sports-techniques’, will … Continue reading More of the same?
S&S
MARCH 20, 2023
We’ve shared some fun tag game variations that you can incorporate into your activity rotations for summer camp and recreation programs to provide more twists on a classic game for kids. Equipment: Noodles Hula Hoops Tennis Ball (or small playing … Read More The post Tag Games for Summer Camp & Recreation Programs appeared first on S&S Blog.
Relentless School Nurse
APRIL 15, 2023
Click to view slideshow. What an honor to be invited to participate in this celebration of Shannon Watts. I was one of the speakers sharing the impact of gun violence in schools and spoke about the power of collaborating with school nurses to bring #BeSMART and ERPO training to our school communities. I recommended that school nurses may be the best way for these life saving programs to be introduced to school communities.
The Sporting
APRIL 27, 2023
The NFL Draft Explained: A Simple Guide to the NFL Draft The NFL Draft is a process every potential professional American football player must go through before signing with an NFL franchise. It’s a system used within most American professional sports where professional teams take turns choosing new players to add to their squad. A Draft process for new prospects entering the NFL is favoured for two main reasons: The Well-being of the Athlete Firstly, the draft system ensures young athletes earn
Elementary P.E. Games
NOVEMBER 14, 2023
Overview This or That is one of the staple games that teachers can use in any activity because it’s enjoyable, creative, and it also adds a unique range of elements into the mix. To make things even better, the This or That Thanksgiving Edition adds a stunning Thanksgiving theme, and it makes the game exciting but, at the same time, very immersive and enjoyable while also offering an excellent holiday treat!
Mr. Suarez's Physical Education
SEPTEMBER 20, 2023
FiT Work #2 - Bicycle Safety (SY23-24) Recently there has been an increase in cases of teenagers hit by cars while walking or riding their bicycles. Sometimes this happens even though they are in a pedestrian crosswalk. In fact, some Russell students have been hit by cars when crossing Escuela Parkway right in front of the school. Therefore, it is a good idea to occasionally review safety rules such as those established by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
Gopher Sport
OCTOBER 3, 2023
1. Spider Web Scooter Tag: Create an intricate “spider web” with black ropes or yarn, intricately weaving a web throughout your gym area. Students ride on scooters and try to avoid touching the web while simultaneously attempting to tag their classmates. This thrilling game encourages strategy, teamwork, and agility as participants navigate the web’s intricate design, making it a perfect fit for physical education classes during the spooky season.
Association for Physical Education
FEBRUARY 7, 2023
07/02/2023 Guidance on how to support school attendance where there is a pupil experiencing social, emotional or mental health issues. The examples of effective practice document shows how some schools […] The post Mental Health Issues Affecting a Pupil’s Attendance: Guidance for Schools appeared first on Association for Physical Education - Association For Physical Education | P.E.
Active Schools Us
NOVEMBER 13, 2023
By: Nick Kline, Active Schools Director One thing remains resolute: the importance of providing students with opportunities to move for 60 minutes or more each and every day. Active Schools strives to ensure the integration of evidence-based physical activity programs into every student’s PK-12 education. With our commitment to promoting physical activity in schools, we are delighted to announce two initiatives supporting our efforts to fulfill our mission.
Keeping Kids in Motion
FEBRUARY 25, 2023
Sportsmanship is defined as conduct (such as fairness, respect for one’s opponent, and graciousness in winning or losing) becoming to one participating in a sport (Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, n.d.).
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