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5 Tips for Teaching Physical Education Without a Gym

SHAPE America

Are you losing your gym space for a class period, a day, a week or longer? At some point, most physical education teachers have had to give up the gym for a concert, rehearsal, assembly, construction, or other school/community activity. And, although teaching PE without a gym is not ideal, it is possible. No Problem!

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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.

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Using the City as Your Physical Education Classroom

SHAPE America

and as students slowly file into the gym, curiosity fills the air. My focus in physical education centers on equity and inclusion in fitness, particularly access to fitness options in underserved communities of color. The 20-minute bike ride serves as more than a “gym class.” The bell rings at 9 a.m.

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

SHAPE America

Elementary students get the majority of their movement during the school day in physical education (PE) and recess. It is estimated that kids get about 5,000-6,000 steps during school on non-PE days and 7,000-8,000 steps on PE days. All three of these tenants of PE can be better utilized in classroom settings.

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5 Strategies for Using the National Physical Education Standards … and the Benefits of Being a Standards-Based PE Teacher

SHAPE America

If you often find yourself wondering or asking in an online community what you should do in PE this week or next week or how to start, then you picked the right article to read. Here are my top 5 tips for using the National Physical Education Standards as a foundational base in everything you do as a PE teacher. #5:

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3 HALLOWEEN FITNESS ACTIVITIES for the Gym, Classroom, or Home

Keeping Kids in Motion

I present to you three Halloween challenges for the classroom, gym, or home. The anticipation of parties, costumes, and candy is almost unbearable. Why not add some Halloween exercises to the mix? Each activity is a.

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How I Received Grants for My Physical Education Classes

SHAPE America

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. The Tuesday before Thanksgiving, I invited my fifth graders and their classroom teachers to my gym for a special event. Is there any equipment you can possibly donate?”