SHAPE America

MAY 24, 2022

In the 1950s and 1960s, classes in physical education were separate for boys and girls. While the boys classes had a full array of sports and other activities, girls classes were mainly focused on exercise, marching, jumping rope, and being graded on the cleanliness and color of your sneakers and gym uniforms!

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Keeping Kids in Motion

SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

Students enter the gym and on the screen they see the following: I’ll match up partners as they enter and off they go to retrieve one foam cylinder and an open space. I use cylindercising as an instant activity. As I filter throughout the.

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Gopher Sport

JULY 26, 2024

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! May I please help you?’ YOU go first!”

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Heartzones

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

Heart Rate & Resistance Training Re-Imagined For Physical Education & Sport “Lifting any weight that increases resistance on your muscles is the key. During strength training in sports and in physical education class, how can one measure the progress of our most vital muscle? We train our muscles by introducing resistance.

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Learning Through Sport

JANUARY 31, 2025

In my last post here , I considered what it means to teach physical education for effective learning. In this blog, I connect back to an idea I have discussed before in relation to games based teaching here , that is making a physical education program meaningful. Daryl Siedentop extensively researched physical education curriculum.

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Physical Education Update

JANUARY 6, 2023

She began studying during exercise sessions. Soon, hitting the books became synonymous with hitting the gym. In fact, this study-exercise combination helped her to drop 30 pounds and elevate herself from a recreational jogger into a second-team All-Canadian runner over the course of several years.

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Active Schools Us

JUNE 6, 2024

In one of my recent Physical Education classes, I posted a question for the students to reflect on. My goal is for this exercise to help students in the future when they need a moment of inspiration. This quote is on a poster leading into my gym. ” and “That’s great!” I was amazed by their responses!

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Heartzones

JUNE 13, 2023

Reach Outside of the 4 Walls of the Gym During my 20 year career as a PE teacher in Vinton, Iowa, my school would hold an open house the first few weeks of school. For me, as the Physical Education teacher, I would put all the different types of balls in the middle of the gym. It was as if time had stood still for fifty years.

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Mr. Kirsch

MARCH 22, 2024

E16) Time: 18-25 minutes Organization: Place mats for boundaries between ‘batting cages’ facing a long wall for more space to use and hit into (dependent on your gym size). RPS if there is a tie at home This idea is from Matt Eichel, a Physical Education Teacher at St. E25), Fielding/Catching a batted ball (S1.E16)

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Arizona Health and Physical Education

AUGUST 27, 2024

Jennifer Houston – Mesa Public Schools Greetings Arizona Health and Physical Educators and welcome to the 2024-2025 school year! We are starting off our adapted physical education (APE) blogs this year with some information about working with students with Autism. These ideas are not just mine.

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Mr. Kirsch

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Activities: Noodle circles—- Clap Game       depending on grade, start with 2 or 3 (k,1,2)       hold together with both hands, ends facing out       throw in the air, clap, and catch only with your hands       2 times in a row = getting one more from bucket       must be verified by the partner Walking Balance Game        depending on grade, (..)

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Physical Education Ideas

JUNE 15, 2019

When it comes to exercise, this is all language you probably don’t need to tell your students. In a world where technology is taking over and “Fortniting” is more popular than bike riding, it is important we all send the same consistent message about the importance of exercise to our students. How much exercise do children need?

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Heartzones

JULY 10, 2023

The SOS Challenge For Physical Education: S eeking O ut S olutions, S trengthening O ur S kills, & S haring O ur S uccess “The future is not some place we are going to, but a place we are creating. It is my belief that we must be inspired to rethink how we deliver physical education to our students in the automated world we live in.

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Mr. Kirsch

MAY 3, 2022

The game stops, and that particular team must perform an exercise. The game starts over with the Death Star starting back in the middle of the gym. . If the Death Star crosses over to the opposing team’s side, that team wins. Variations: We use the Yoga Balls with medium-sized gator-skin balls for K-2 students.

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PLT4M

APRIL 22, 2024

When it comes to preparing for gymnastics lesson plans in physical education, you don’t need an Olympic style set up from pommel horses to parallel bars. From here, teachers can create stations where students can spread out into smaller groups and practice different types of exercises.

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Montessori Physical Education

AUGUST 27, 2023

What is the first thing a physical education teacher should do at the beginning of the year? I am a physical education teacher and I have my own classroom, whether it be the gym or outside.” While it is true that you have your own classroom, what is also true is that physical education is a co-curricular. “

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PLT4M

JANUARY 27, 2025

Elementary physical education teachers have a lot to cover! We have put together a free sample of elementary PE lesson plans that are sure to spark excitement with elementary students in physical education class. Educators are left deciding whether to pay out of pocket or rely on limited free options.

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The Sporting

APRIL 5, 2024

When I started going to the gym, I was overweight, had incredibly low self-confidence and felt pretty miserable. I was very very self-conscious when I first started going to the gym. I had no knowledge of the gym at all. I did it primarily by myself and through self-education.

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Gopher Sport

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

As we approach the spookiest time of the year, bring some Halloween magic to your gym class! We’ve brewed up a list of Halloween-themed physical education games and exercises that will have your students howling with excitement. Pumpkin Patch Pick-Up Scatter orange beanbags (pumpkins) around the play area.

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Heartzones

MARCH 2, 2022

Imagine a new direction in physical education… Imagine having individual exercise data that was immediately sent to student records, the student, and the parents, each day from physical education classes. The key is the feasibility and speed of merging data for physical education records. Heart Zones Inc.

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PLT4M

OCTOBER 27, 2022

We share six examples of fitness-focused pe activities without equipment and provide a downloadable PDF of even more lessons for your physical education class. By teaching PE activities without equipment, students can learn different exercise and workout routines that they can do at home, outside, at a park, or anywhere there is space.

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Gopher Sport

APRIL 10, 2024

Motivate Students and Increase Activity Time with BlazePod By: Kevin Hopp, Zeke Bailes, Hank van der Merwe In an age where sedentary lifestyles have become the norm, the quest for engaging and innovative physical education solutions has led to the introduction of BlazePod , a ground breaking Flash Reflex Training system into schools.

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School Yard

MARCH 19, 2019

Practicing self-awareness and emotional acceptance in physical education classes can be an important part of helping students to improve and maintain their health and well-being. Read More: What Are the Goals of Physical Education? Sportime Economy Play and Exercise Ball. Sportime Core Pilates for Kids Exercise Cards, Set of 56.

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Physical Education Ideas

OCTOBER 20, 2024

If you’re a Physical Education teacher looking to add a little “boo!” By turning simple movements into part of a story or game, students are more likely to forget they’re even exercising. These games are so entertaining, students will forget they’re actually exercising! Halloween is a time for spooks, screams, and lots of candy.

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Arizona Health and Physical Education

JULY 21, 2023

Greetings Arizona Health and Physical Educators! Being an adapted physical educator, the first couple weeks of school for us is all about trying to figure out which schools we will be covering, who the physical education teachers are at that school and what the PE schedule will be for the kids on our caseload.

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PLT4M

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Fitness education is an integral part of student development, providing them with the knowledge and skills to lead a healthy and active lifestyle. From physical education classes to extracurricular activities, there are various ways to incorporate fitness into a student’s daily routine. What is Fitness Education?

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PLT4M

AUGUST 18, 2022

At Canton High School, every student has the opportunity to explore and try out yoga during physical education class. Young people see yoga as a viable form of physical exercise but aren’t always sure where to start. Teaching yoga in physical education class allows all students to safely explore yoga for the first time.

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Physical Education Update

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Students log in miles in school gyms and playgrounds, to keep Paul company. As he performs ultra-endurance runs across different countries, states and geographical areas, students are invited to watch his progress on his website, and log enough combined miles so they match the distance he’s run.

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Arizona Health and Physical Education

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Thank you to SHAPE America for publishing a great article on How to Celebrate Black History Month in Health and Physical Education Materials courtesy of SHAPE America – Society of Health and Physical Educators, PO Box 225, Annapolis Junction, MD 20701, www.shapeamerica.org. All rights reserved. What kinds of foods do you eat at home?

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Gopher Sport

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Physical Education is a great place to get students moving, cooperating, and building communication skills. Exercises like ‘Jump the Spinner,’ where students learn while having fun with fitness, and ‘The Magic Number Team Activity,’ are a great way to foster inclusivity. 5 – Line up in alphabetical order by middle name.

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PLT4M

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Physical education doesn’t always garner the same level of attention as other academic subjects throughout the school day. But as schools search for ways to support students’ mental health, academic performance, and overall healthy lifestyles, physical education can play a crucial role in student success.

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PLT4M

JUNE 7, 2022

Sean Fullerton is a former secondary physical education teacher and current Ph.D. student at the University of New Mexico in the Health, Exercise, and Sports Science Department. In this article, Sean explores motivational theories in physical education. PLT4M Classroom. Avoid framing activities as “required.”

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Montessori Physical Education

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

What are we really trying to do with physical education classes? However, suppose we are looking at the goal of a physical education program over the whole span of the student’s tenure in school. On the other hand, a poor education closes the doors to future possibilities when the child loses interest in learning.

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PLT4M

JANUARY 30, 2023

They are perfect for physical education classes, because they require minimal equipment and can be adapted to any fitness level. Benefits of Bodyweight Bootcamp Workouts For Physical Education Physical education teachers are always looking for engaging lessons and workouts. Bootcamp-style workouts and gyms are on the rise.

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PLT4M

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

ESSER Funds are a great way to fund physical education programs in schools. We will also discuss the benefits of using ESSER to fund physical education programs in schools. The Elementary and Secondary Education Emergency Relief (ESSER) funds are a major component of the American Rescue Plan Act. What are ESSER Funds?

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PLT4M

JUNE 15, 2023

” and how it relates to the world of physical education. Download Now – 24 Free Follow Along Fitness Workouts for Physical Education [Free PDF] What is Physical Literacy? A quality physical education program goes beyond skill building and teaches students about healthy lifestyles through fitness, nutrition, health, and more.

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Montessori Physical Education

OCTOBER 29, 2023

Once we have practiced this, we can move on to the next exercise. For the next exercise, the students start by lying down on their backs and sitting up like before. Return to their original spot and lie down again to repeat the exercise. In the next exercise, we will sit up, stand, and walk, but now they cannot use both arms.

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