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Meet Heather: The PE Teacher Who Redefines Resilience and Empowerment

Gopher Sport

It’s something I’ve faced every day of my life, from being unable to walk until age two, to figuring out how to play sports in elementary school with only one good hand. But my community and teachers taught me a lesson early on: it’s not about what you can’t do. It’s as though I had a stroke in the womb.

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Participation In PE – A Playbook For Success

PLT4M

Offering PE classes only once a week is not enough to create meaningful change. Instead, PE should be a regular part of the curriculum at every grade level , starting in elementary school and continuing through high school. We have female athletes doing strength training. Ready to WOW your Admins?

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Virtual PE Lessons with Free Downloadable PDF

PLT4M

Therefore, whether students are in elementary school, middle school, or high school, they need regular “moderate-to-vigorous physical activity.” If virtual PE is going to be synchronous learning, there is still an obvious element of technology needed for PE teachers and students to work together.

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Middle School Physical Education Units

PLT4M

But there are plenty of fun and engaging middle school physical education units to choose from. The Need For Variety With Middle School Physical Units Middle school physical education is unique! As teachers, we need to help foster that with various activities, units, and opportunities throughout the year.

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PE Lesson Plans (With Free Downloadble PDFs)

PLT4M

The Importance Of Physical Education Lesson Plans Physical education as a subject in school has always battled stereotypes. Unfortunately, many wrongly assume that a pe teacher just “rolls out the ball” for a typical PE class. But as a pe teacher, you don’t have to go at this lofty task alone!

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How to Empower Girls in Physical Education

SHAPE America

Reframing Like a Girl in PE and Health Classrooms The phrase like a girl has historically been used as an insult, implying weakness or inferiority. We can reclaim and redefine it to mean strength, resilience and skill. Lead like a girl = Lead with strength. You throw like a girl) and work together to reframe them positively.