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Fun Winter Activities for Elementary PE

SHAPE America

Here are a few winter activities for elementary PE that include opportunities to practice personal responsibility, cultural studies, and physical fitness outside. When snowplows create large piles of snow outside our school, each PE class gets a hill of snow to create a snow fort. They all asked me, “How do you build a snowball?”

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Daily Physical Education as an Academic and Behavioral Intervention

SHAPE America

Bringing Bikes to Our School About six years ago, I developed a biking curriculum for my PE program. Teachers recommended 24 fifth-graders and 24 sixth-graders, who were then split into two groups per grade. SHAPE America recommends 225 minutes for middle and high school students (150 minutes for elementary).

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This Is How My School Stocks Up on Kindness … and PE Equipment

SHAPE America

As a physical education teacher, I have been doing school fundraisers for 23 years. In spring 2019, my school, Odessa Upper Elementary, was one of the pilot schools for SHAPE America’s health. My PE equipment closet is now busting at the seams, so I’ve started gifting classroom teachers with a portion of the funds I get back.

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Mike Graham, PE Teacher, Partners with PLT4M

PLT4M

Mike Graham, PE teacher and founder of PE 4 Every Kid, is joining forces with PLT4M to enhance elementary physical education for students and teachers alike. Mike Graham, a dedicated PE teacher and founder of PE 4 Every Kid. Mike won Elementary P.E. The obvious choice?

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13 Tips to Help You Advocate for Health & PE

SHAPE America

Many HPE teachers and supporters struggle with finding ways to advocate at the local, state and national level. Strains of marginalization continue to exist, and the call for teachers and teacher educators to serve as policy actors is critical. Prior to higher education, Lisa taught elementary PE in Hutchinson, MN.

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Add Movement to the School Day to Boost Student Physical Activity and Learning

SHAPE America

If you ask most elementary students what their favorite subjects are, the most common answers are usually physical education and recess. Elementary students get the majority of their movement during the school day in physical education (PE) and recess. HPE teachers already have it figured out!

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Why I Embrace a More Inclusive and Empathetic Teaching Style in Physical Education

SHAPE America

As American society and schools experience growing diversity and interconnectedness, our responsibilities as teachers must embrace pedagogical approaches that nurture and celebrate diversity, inclusion, and empathy. In this way, there is shared responsibility in addressing inequities and other systemic barriers.