Elementary School Fitness Gyms 
SHAPE America
MARCH 14, 2023
We teach at the Ancona School, a small, progressive elementary school in the Hyde Park area of Chicago’s South Side. Each year, our school’s Gone Fishin’ trip combines physical education with outdoor recreation. They explore, make adjustments, and learn from experience and the environment.
Gopher Sport
NOVEMBER 26, 2024
With over 30 years of teaching experience spanning Canada, Singapore, Jakarta, and Dubai, Allison has crafted a Physical Education (PE) program that not only caters to her students’ physical needs but also nurtures a lifelong passion for fitness and health. But she has turned these obstacles into opportunities.
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SHAPE America
MAY 23, 2023
The Tuesday before Thanksgiving, I invited my fifth graders and their classroom teachers to my gym for a special event. CYCLE Kids had Belgian waffles (“wafels”) from Wafels & Dinges delivered to the school. I called the New York Mets in May 2022 and simply said, “I work at an elementary school nearby.
Physical Education Update
NOVEMBER 27, 2022
Not long ago, while rubbing the sleep from my eyes and nudging the dog off the bed, I overheard the Romanian announcers discussing the state of physical education and youth fitness in their country. Schools rent them out to clubs as a way to raise funds. The problem is that few Romanian schools have lockers.
PLT4M
SEPTEMBER 8, 2022
Much of this criticism comes from outdated stereotypes of “gym class.” ” The old school term “gym class” usually elicits images of rolling out the balls and playing dodgeball. ” “Students can do physical activity outside of school; they don’t need PE classes.”
PLT4M
JANUARY 27, 2025
High-quality PE lesson plans play a critical role in helping PE teachers inspire, motivate, and engage their students while teaching valuable skills that extend far beyond the gym. In elementary school, PE introduces students to a wide variety of motor skills, including running, jumping, throwing, catching, balancing, and more.
Better Coaching
DECEMBER 24, 2024
This approach, which Ive labeled More, Younger, insists that increased time on the field, in the gym, or on the court is the surest path to success, scholarships, and lifelong athletic achievement. This underscores the futility of making high-stakes decisions about a childs athletic future in elementary school.
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