Elementary PE Teacher 
SHAPE America
MARCH 21, 2023
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?”
SHAPE America
NOVEMBER 2, 2023
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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SHAPE America
MARCH 23, 2023
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.
SHAPE America
OCTOBER 10, 2023
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!
SHAPE America
DECEMBER 5, 2023
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.
SHAPE America
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
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).
SHAPE America
MAY 23, 2023
As an elementary physical education teacher in the Bronx, NY, I’m always looking for ways to stretch my PE budget and introduce my students to new physical activities. Open, I told some other New York City physical education teachers in a Facebook group. That way you can build your PE program for years to come.
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