SHAPE America

JUNE 2, 2022

My dad was a soccer player in high school and helped found a rec league in our community in East Hampton, CT, which my brother and I both played in. When I started middle school, there was no girls soccer team, and it didn’t occur to me that I wouldn’t be allowed to try out for the boys team — so I did. I lasted one day.

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Gopher Sport

JANUARY 15, 2025

Its simplicity allows for easy adaptation to different age groups and skill levels, making it an excellent tool for PE teachers looking to diversify their curriculum. Heres how Boardball can be adapted for younger students, why its a great fit for PE, and what educators are saying about it.

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Heartzones

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

” ~ Chad Oates, PE teacher at Mabry Middle School “Prior to Heart Zones, it was almost impossible to utilize instructional strategies that created commonality amongst all types of students.” Chad Oates, the physical educator at Mabry Middle School, has been teaching since 2008.

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PLT4M

APRIL 22, 2024

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 set the goal times based on the group they are working with!

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Montessori Physical Education

OCTOBER 16, 2022

With our middle school volleyball season ending soon, I wanted to strike while the creative iron was hot. I probably will not pull them out again until it is time for middle school boys' volleyball in the spring. They also work for PE teachers in the traditional setting, looking for something new and different.

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PLT4M

DECEMBER 15, 2022

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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Montessori Physical Education

OCTOBER 2, 2022

One of the most frustrating things that happen on a way too frequent basis is students who don't go to PE because they are held back by a classroom teacher. The student being held back is almost always from upper elementary or middle school. As PE teachers, what are we supposed to do?

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PLT4M

MARCH 3, 2023

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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PLT4M

APRIL 17, 2023

” Jessica Shawley, a PE teacher at Lewiston High School, succinctly highlights the unique challenge physical education programs face. There are countless physical education curriculum models that PE teachers can adopt. As a result, PE planning can feel like a never-ending puzzle.

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PLT4M

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Physical education teacher resources are anything that can help support the physical education class. Challenges Finding Physical Education Teacher Resources Physical education teacher resources have been disjointed and spread across the internet for many years. Ones made for PE specifically!

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Montessori Physical Education

APRIL 30, 2022

This epiphany soon turns to dred for PE teachers who still have their Field Day looming over them. Some PE teachers love it. Administrators love it because it is one of the few times when the whole school comes together, young and old. It can be a boon for school spirit. What should I do for field day!

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Gopher Sport

JULY 15, 2024

This means teachers can focus more on the teaching, and less on the preparation! The STEM Sports curriculum truly empowers Health/PE teachers to seamlessly blend physical education with STEM concepts effortlessly and effectively.

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PLT4M

APRIL 17, 2023

As a result, physical education teachers have to figure out if every student should be on the same training program or if there need to be multiple programs going on in the weight room at one time. Next, not all PE teachers tasked with running a weight room class have experience in writing and creating strength and conditioning programs.

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PLT4M

AUGUST 25, 2023

As a smaller school with many multi-sport athletes, Paul believed that growing the Honesdale strength and conditioning program would have a school-wide impact on all the sports teams. As Paul set out to grow the strength and conditioning program, he knew other coaches at Honesdale had similar goals.

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PLT4M

MAY 3, 2023

For example, Wyomissing High School in Pennsylvania has transitioned to a “Lifetime Fitness” curriculum that offers courses like mind-body connection, strength and conditioning, personal fitness, net games, and more. PLT4M has a robust offering middle school P.E. lesson plans and high school P.E.

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Heartzones

JUNE 13, 2023

Reach Outside of the 4 Walls of the Gym During my 20 year career as a PE teacher in Vinton, Iowa, my school would hold an open house the first few weeks of school. For me, as the Physical Education teacher, I would put all the different types of balls in the middle of the gym.

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Learning Through Sport

JANUARY 25, 2023

For example, in middle school in Australia it is common for students to have 2x1 hour physical education classes/week for a 40 week school year. PE teachers therefore get 80 hours minus interruptions to effect learning in PE in a year.

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PLT4M

AUGUST 14, 2023

In addition to the videos, click on any of the corresponding notes for detailed instructions and ideas for building this into your PE lesson plans.

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Spark PE

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

You’ll require a certain set of skills to handle these day-to-day tasks, with communication being one of the most important for any teacher. How can PE teachers communicate more effectively with their students? Teaching students can be a joy, but each day can present different challenges.

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Heartzones

MAY 11, 2022

High School PE Teacher Josh Hoehn. We started at the High School level. A year later we added them to our 7th and 8th grade middle school, and are now integrating them into our intermediate school of 5th and 6th graders. ” – High School PE Teacher Haley Baker.

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PLT4M

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Many PE teachers have transformed PE classes with a fitness education model, tapping into the 5 components of physical fitness. Read more Van Meter’s Year Round Recipe For Success Athletics , High School By Doug Curtin 19 Dec 2023 Van Meter High School in Iowa has celebrated state championship success.

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PLT4M

JANUARY 30, 2023

Get Access Here Challenges of Finding Bootcamp Workouts For Students Physical education teachers are in search of instructional videos to empower student learning. For example, a PE teacher will display a lesson or workout on a projector, and then move about the classroom to help give hands on feedback and guidance to students.

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PLT4M

DECEMBER 28, 2022

.” Working together, the athletic department, athletic director, sports coaches, guidance office, and physical education teachers can get almost 80% of student-athletes into the class. While athletic PE is typically offered to high school students (10th-12th grade), there are steps also to consider before arriving to this class.

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SHAPE America

JUNE 7, 2022

Even though Title IX passed in 1972, it wasn’t until 1974 that it impacted my high school. That was the year my PE teacher, Mrs. Cary Iftner, finally won the hard-fought battle to start a tennis program for girls. The 1974-75 school year saw the very first teams for girls at Highland High School (HHS).

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SHAPE America

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Preschool) PBS Kids — When a Pet Dies (Elementary School) PBS Kids Go! Dealing With Death (Middle School) Death With Dignity Debate — Use these debate prompts to help start conversations or to do a silent debate (High School) 2. Here are some resources that you might use: Sesame Workshop — What Happened?

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PLT4M

JULY 18, 2023

The landscape of physical education has evolved significantly over the last decade and it is critical that PE teachers adapt accordingly. The purpose of this article is to assist PE teachers in exploring standards-based curriculum design that emphasizes a student-centered learning environment.

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PLT4M

JULY 21, 2023

For example, many high school physical education classes are elective offerings. Physical fitness and fitness education are becoming a core component of a quality program, especially for middle school and high school students. The post Quality Physical Education appeared first on PLT4M.

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