Gopher Sport

APRIL 16, 2025

This approach aligns seamlessly with the Meaningful PE framework, where fun, autonomy, challenge, and relevance are essential pillars, and underscores our goal of building lifelong habits of physical activity for every student. It helped my motivation because I had a lot of choice and control over what I was doing.

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PLT4M

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Click Here Foundation First, Then Physical Education Electives While some schools jump right to physical education electives, many physical education programs start with an introductory semester or year to help build a strong foundation and set students up for long term success in physical activity and fitness.

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Better Coaching

DECEMBER 24, 2024

When children are pushed beyond their developmental limitsphysically, cognitively, and emotionallythey may fall out of love with sports, lose motivation to continue, or develop chronic injuries that hamper their future athletic endeavors. Burnout often unfolds in stages: Enthusiasm: The child begins with high motivation and excitement.

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Aspire-Ed

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

The impact ranges from physical to emotional to cognitive to social. Here we break down that impact and take a closer look at why gymnastics is an essential sport to teach in primary school. Teaching gymnastics develops key physical skills. Teaching gymnastics helps children improve in other sports.

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PE Scholar

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Introduction Physical literacy is not just about engaging in various physical activities; it's about developing the motivation, confidence, physical

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Moving Minds Blog

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

It is often said that schools should be a place to teach respect and responsibility to students (Lickert, 1991). While young children are strongly influenced by teachers, as they age, peers become more important especially when it comes to classroom physical activity and motivation (Salvy et al.,

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Gopher Sport

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Born with right hemiplegia, a partial paralysis on her right side—a condition as rare as she is unique—Heather has faced physical challenges from day one. Heather teaches hundreds of students each week, navigating her own physical challenges while showing her students the importance of resilience, self-acceptance, and overcoming adversity.

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PLT4M

JANUARY 27, 2025

While an abundance of materials is available, many address only specific aspects of physical education rather than offering a comprehensive approach. Some focus heavily on teaching individual skillslike dribbling or jumpingbut lack engaging, fun activity ideas. Another significant challenge is the cost of high-quality resources.

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Physical Education Ideas

DECEMBER 30, 2023

To be clear, when talking about physical literacy, we are not talking about teaching kids the ABCs whilst getting them active. If you can teach a student a game that gets them off a device – that’s physical literacy. If you can teach a student a game that gets them off a device – that’s physical literacy.

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PLT4M

JUNE 7, 2022

Sean Fullerton is a former secondary physical education teacher and current Ph.D. In this article, Sean explores motivational theories in physical education. Be on the lookout for lots of great content from Sean as he helps take the academic angle of physical education best practices. PLT4M Classroom.

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Gopher Sport

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Due to a variety of factors including less opportunity for physical activity throughout the day, more seated classroom time, and fewer foundational motor experiences (swinging, climbing trees, jumping rope, building forts, and kicking the can in the alley), children’s fundamental motor skills are on the decline ( Brian et al.,

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Gopher Sport

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Often, teachers resent having to spend more time with students who don’t like PE than with students who are self-motivated. Over time, make it clear that your goal is to integrate them into normal class activities. Minimize the Fear Factor There are two types of fear that cause a student to avoid physical activity.

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PLT4M

JUNE 15, 2023

Over ten years ago, researchers first set out to answer the question, “What is physical literacy?” ” “Physical literacy is the ability to move with competence and confidence in a wide variety of physical activities in multiple environments that benefit the healthy development of the whole person.”

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PLT4M

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Whether you’re new to teaching or a seasoned pro, these PE lesson plan templates are your ticket to stress-free and successful PE instruction. The Challenges Of Finding The Right PE Lesson Plan Template PE teachers wear many hats, striving to expose students to a wide variety of physical activities throughout the school year.

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Arizona Health and Physical Education

AUGUST 27, 2024

Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) often struggle with motor skills, making it difficult for these children in physical education classes because they may not be able to keep up. This can lead to embarrassment among their peers and a lack of interest in physical activity (think physical literacy).

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Skillastics

MAY 23, 2022

Some educators use the words motivation and engagement interchangeably, but they’re very different. Motivation, from the Latin word motivus–meaning moving–is the force or thing that prompts you to act where engagement is a feeling of belonging, commitment, or purpose towards an organization or idea.

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Reinventing the Game

MAY 1, 2021

I have been lamenting on this for our practise for some time, i.e. how we introduce movement evaluation cues directly as teaching cues to our learners. This is an extremely popular way of teaching for many. This brings to the forefront for me the role of cognition and its influence on how we teach.

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Learning Through Sport

OCTOBER 10, 2021

Associated with that, is commentary suggesting generally a declining participation in physical activity as part of one’s valued ‘way of life’. There is limited evidence of sport teaching in physical education transferring to physical activity participation 'beyond the school gate' in any numerical sense of significance.

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Physical Education Update

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

“Fun” is a theory that physical education teachers have been practicing for decades. One of the main goals of good physical educators is to make fitness fun, because that’s the best way to motivate students into making physical activity part of their daily lifestyle.

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PLT4M

OCTOBER 23, 2023

These include: STATE GOAL 19: Acquire movement and motor skills and understand concepts necessary to engage in moderate to vigorous physical activity. STATE GOAL 20: Achieve and maintain a health-enhancing level of physical fitness based upon continual self-assessment. Reach out to us for a free consultation!

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Gopher Sport

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Specifically, I aspired to become a physical education teacher and coach. Upon completing university and securing a permanent teaching position, I immediately connected with students and quickly realized the profound impact of physical activity in their lives.

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Gopher Sport

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Easy to Learn, Quick to Setup Indoors & Outdoors Disc It isn’t just a game; it’s a complete Physical Education Unit wrapped up in a kit for 4-10 players that effortlessly merges fun with learning for younger and older students alike. This means less time organizing and more time engaging students in active play. A $195 Value!)

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Skillastics

JUNE 23, 2022

Can science really confirm that physical activity affects the way we learn? Studies have proven that physical movement helps kids improve their memory, increase their motivation, and improve motor skills. But the connection to how the brain and physical activity work together goes much deeper. Absolutely.

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Gopher Sport

AUGUST 14, 2023

In this blog, we’re featuring 5 of our brand new, innovative products for the upcoming school year that are sure to excite and motivate your students! With Rainbow Set magnets, they can even compete with a burst of colorful motivation. FlipIt Reversible Whiteboards Flip the script on traditional teaching aids!

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The Sporting

JULY 10, 2023

1: Great Personal Trainers & Coaches Keep learning By this I mean don’t get lazy and think you could teach your sessions with your eyes closed. I’ve found that throwing in a little challenge every couple of months keeps clients feeling motivated. Also challenge your clients to try something new.

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Reinventing the Game

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Now, the students have an altogether different expectation when involve in a fun physical activity of their choice. A part of the teacher tension in approaching is exactly that, i.e. the tension created by teachers for themselves in wanting to ‘teach’ in PE and not just present experiences. I see value in both views.

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PLT4M

MARCH 3, 2025

Effective PE sub plans are essential to ensure that students continue to engage in meaningful physical activity no matter who is leading the class. Well-thought-out PE sub plans not only help maintain the flow of the class but also ensure that students stay active, motivated, and safe, even in the PE teachers absence.

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The Physical Educator

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

This is part one of my three-part blog post mini-series on the Teaching Personal and Social Responsibility (TPSR) model. Part Two: Nine Teaching Strategies That Support TPSR In The Classroom. Throughout my career, my teaching has been influenced by pedagogical models. Part Three: How To Structure A TPSR Lesson.

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PE Scholar

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

What is physical literacy? Physical literacy is "the motivation, confidence, physical competence, knowledge and understanding to value and take

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Gopher Sport

JULY 12, 2024

This approach increases student engagement and fosters more organized and efficient teaching for you! I am a big believer in teaching through gameplay! Find games that incorporate your objective and teach it to your students. Focused Activities- Design activities that directly target these objectives.

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PLT4M

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Challenges Of 1 to 1 Devices In Physical Education Even with the benefits of 1 to 1 devices, incorporating technology into physical education doesn’t come without it’s questions and challenges. First, the subject of physical education is rooted in movement. PLT4M activity page on a computer.

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PLT4M

JULY 14, 2022

You (The Physical Education Teacher) – Physical education teachers can utilize assessment as a means of evaluation and validation. Are workouts or physical activities promoting personal improvement? Let’s use a hypothetical physical activity assessment with a student named Sarah as an example of this.

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Arizona Health and Physical Education

MARCH 20, 2023

Hello Arizona Health and Physical Education members! This month’s blog hopes to provide you all with helpful information on how to implement the concept of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) into your current teaching environment. Universal design in physical education. Three underlying components form the basis of UDL.

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The Physical Educator

MARCH 26, 2022

This is part two of my three-part blog post mini-series on the Teaching Personal and Social Responsibility (TPSR) model. Part Two: Nine Teaching Strategies That Support TPSR In The Classroom. Let’s take a deeper look at each one of those strategies and see what they can look like in a physical education context.

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Open Phys Ed

DECEMBER 4, 2021

Each academic language word are reinforce in a new SEL Vocabular Journal modeled after the journal charts described in Marine Freibrun’s example in her blog post – 5 Tips for Teaching Academic Language ( [link] ). Team Relay Activity Card: [ PDF , WORD ]. (K) 4) Accepts “players” of all skill levels into the physical activity. (5)

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PLT4M

JULY 18, 2022

Physical education ice breakers can help students to create the necessary trust with their peers and teacher. Key Takeaways On Physical Education Icebreakers There will always be students nervous about starting a new semester or class. Physical education icebreakers can help us achieve several goals in our first week of class.

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Heartzones

MAY 30, 2023

“Students get instant feedback and it motivates students to move. After the first day of teaching students how to use the monitors it is a smooth process.” Students are able to see instant feedback on how their heart rate changes during the breathing and relaxation activities.

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