Slow Chat PE

JUNE 2, 2023

Notably, we observe positive shifts in areas such as elementary school fitness testing, the reconsideration of dodgeball, and the adoption of skills-based health education. Therefore, I invite you to engage with this blog using the same critical lens that we apply to ourselves and our teaching practices.

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Alexandra Lemm

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

At our last district professional development, I had the honor of presenting one of my very favorite teaching topics, stations with intervention ! For elementary school teachers, intervention might be something that is done weekly and can be handled with your eyes closed. In fact, it can be a foreign concept altogether.

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PLT4M

JANUARY 27, 2025

Some focus heavily on teaching individual skillslike dribbling or jumpingbut lack engaging, fun activity ideas. Others offer exciting games but fail to connect those activities to broader goals, such as physical literacy or teaching foundational skills. Another significant challenge is the cost of high-quality resources.

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SHAPE America

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

If you are teaching older students in health education class, another activity idea would be to have them compare the stores, restaurants and health facilities that are available in neighborhoods of higher and lower socioeconomic status. Here’s what she did: Shared the background information about Jesse Owens with students.

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PLT4M

MARCH 3, 2025

Elementary PE Sub Plans In many elementary school physical education lessons, some level of equipment or setup is required. Each lesson includes a one page lesson overview, equipment checklist, game setup, teaching cues, standard alignment and more! Download Now!

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Stanford Childrens

MARCH 25, 2024

K-12 hospital school gives kids a chance for normalcy and connections to other kids during long recoveries At most schools, the two students would never have met. One boy was a teenager in high school, the other a child in early elementary school. A teacher and students work on lessons, circa 1960.

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Arizona Health and Physical Education

JANUARY 11, 2023

Most Physical Education Teacher Education (PETE) programs only require this one course and we all know this one course cannot fully prepare one to teach or accommodate students with unique needs in your classes. So what does ‘qualified’ mean in terms of teaching adapted physical education? Now what do I mean by settings?

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Arizona Health and Physical Education

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

When students transition from elementary school to secondary, their services may change, depending on what is offered in each school. For example, many junior high and high schools are offering modified and/or unified physical education classes. 1402 (25)].

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FACTS Management

APRIL 27, 2022

As the end of the school year nears, we here at FACTS thought this would be an excellent time to shed a light on the importance of financial literacy – and why the sooner students start learning about it, the better.

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PLT4M

MARCH 3, 2023

Virtual PE is a great way to engage students in physical activity while teaching important physical education concepts. Therefore, whether students are in elementary school, middle school, or high school, they need regular “moderate-to-vigorous physical activity.”

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PLT4M

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Roxeanne Bush, a middle school PE teacher in Illinois, describes the need for variety and choice , “Students at this level crave choice and different options. And on top of that, we are tasked with teaching certain components of health and wellness.” Classes Looking to branch out from the traditional games based P.E

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PLT4M

DECEMBER 15, 2022

For instance, when a math teacher has to teach a unit on multiplication, they don’t typically create lesson plans on their own. This instructional video is part of a larger fitness lesson utilized at the middle and high school level. . This can still be a piece of high school pe lesson plans! Example content!

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PLT4M

JULY 21, 2023

It is for this reason, school districts must reinvest in Physical Education, while at the same time, physical education teachers must ensure that their physical education curriculum is teaching students how to live healthier, more active lifestyles. For example, many high school physical education classes are elective offerings.

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Whole Child Sports

MARCH 26, 2020

In January, Tom Farrey—who heads up the Aspen Institute’s Sports & Society program—and his editorial director Jon Solomon, sent me deep into New Jersey Youthsportszanilandia, to profile a girls’ High School basketball program. That doesn’t mean the Crusaders are unworthy of acclaim. “I

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FACTS Management

MAY 18, 2023

From elementary schools to college campuses, today’s students need education leaders who are invested in their emotional safety. According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, nearly 20% of high school students report serious thoughts of suicide and 9% have made an attempt to take their lives.

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PLT4M

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Therefore, one of the best times to start talking about personal hygiene for teens is in late elementary school or early middle school. Important Considerations For Talking About Hygiene For Teens Personal hygiene has long been a topic discussed both at home and in school.

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PLT4M

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

With the right amount of physical activity, everyone from the fidgety elementary school student to the exhausted high school student can perform better in school and form more positive relationships with peers and teachers. Students exercise during a physical education class. ” – Shape America.

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Arizona Health and Physical Education

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

If you are teaching older students in health education class, another activity idea would be to have them compare the stores, restaurants and health facilities that are available in neighborhoods of higher and lower socioeconomic status. Here’s what she did: Shared the background information about Jesse Owens with students.

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SHAPE America

JULY 25, 2023

How do I decide what to teach?” The question above is one I am often asked as the person responsible for health and adapted/physical education in Oregon’s Portland Public Schools (PPS). PPS provides more health education than many school districts in the United States. So how DO you decide what to teach?

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Relentless School Nurse

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

CATHERINE BOREK Scott’s wife, Catherine Borek, has been a public high school teacher in Compton, California, for over a quarter century. But the pandemic was her first time teaching remotely. Catherine was also just voted one of five “Teachers of the Year” for the State of California for 2023. ROBERT KENNEDY JR.

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Slow Chat PE

JANUARY 18, 2021

My elementary school was 90 something percent white. My middle and high school years were much more diverse although white was still the majority. Growing up I participated in many activities including Boy Scouts, 4-H, summer camps, and played multiple varsity sports in high school. Speak up when you see it.

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SHAPE America

MARCH 6, 2025

Teaching PE was my back-up plan. After a day of instruction and a student with special needs who never left my side I recognized that teaching was my calling. Cue words: Elementary school teachers do an excellent job of using short, focus phrases (e.g., We have also incorporated the health skill cues (e.g.,

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