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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.

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Introducing Students to New Lifetime Sports in a Mobile PE Class

SHAPE America

My name is Casey Page and I am a physical education teacher in Shelby County, Kentucky, which is a suburb of Louisville. I also coach golf and am an assistant athletic director at our school, but I have always thought of myself as a teacher first. Rock climbing at LEF Climbing gym in Lexington, KY.

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Gymnastics Lesson Plans

PLT4M

Instead, PE teachers can introduce basic gymnastics skills in just about any gymnasium or space. From here, teachers can create stations where students can spread out into smaller groups and practice different types of exercises. Teachers can pair and match different drills depending on total class time.

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Why teach gymnastics in primary school?

Aspire-Ed

Flexibility, strength, technique, speed, control, coordination and balance are all developed through gymnastics. And as we mentioned in our first point, flexibility, strength, technique, control and balance are all developed through gymnastics lessons, making the sport an ideal fit for the national curriculum.

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SMART Lesson Planning for PE Teachers

Gopher Sport

Be flexible and willing to tweak the game/activity on the fly. Equipping students with the skills and the confidence to lead a healthy lifestyle outside the gym. If a class comprises of mostly beginners, start with basic techniques and gradually increase the complexity throughout your unit. dribbling, passing, etc.)

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Universal Design for Learning in Physical Education

Arizona Health and Physical Education

Teachers must plan ahead in order to accommodate the needs of every student. The main way to do this is to create a learning environment where students have what they need to flexibly meet the learning goals. For example, when students enter the gym, is there anything that prevents all students from being a part of the class?

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Top Three Palos Must-Haves for APE Teachers

PE with Palos

CAPE , Adapted Physical Education Specialist The Zone Cannon Launchers As an itinerant Adapted Physical Education teacher, I love equipment that is durable and can serve many functions. Due to the light weight of the ball, this is not for bowling alleys, but rather for use with pins in the gym. By Danielle Musser, M.S.,

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