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Introducing Students to New Lifetime Sports in a Mobile PE Class

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In my award application, I wrote about introducing students to new lifetime activities in my, what I think is unique, advanced PE class. A Different Type of PE Class This is my 13th year of teaching physical education, but I have also taught other subjects along the way, such as health, wellness and weightlifting.

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Fishin’ for Change: Combining Physical Education and Outdoor Recreation

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Each year, our school’s Gone Fishin’ trip combines physical education with outdoor recreation. Planning a Different Kind of Outdoor Recreation Outing When planning our first Gone Fishin’ trip, we began by looking for collaborators around the school building.

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Using the City as Your Physical Education Classroom

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To teach my students about these activities, I often go beyond my school’s traditional PE space — and use the city as my physical education classroom. Our bikes became tools for community service, whether it was cleaning up litter at Ridge Road Recreation or handing out water to protesters at Black Lives Matter Plaza.

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How to ‘Spring’ Into Physical Activity During National PE & Sport Week

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National PE & Sport Week (May 1-7) is just about here. SHAPE America’s National PE & Sport Week allows us to showcase, promote, advocate, and show off our best ideas. If possible, move your PE space to the playground or open fields. Search for local parks and recreation and/or sports organizations in your area.

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This Is How My School Stocks Up on Kindness … and PE Equipment

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So far, we have supported our local Police Canine Unit (helping them get a new dog) and our Parks and Recreation Department. Funds for PE Equipment and More Raising donations during the fundraiser period (which lasts about four weeks at my school) is a game changer for my school. lessons throughout the school year.

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Fun Winter Activities for Elementary PE

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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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5 Ways to Celebrate PE & Sport Week in Your School … All Year Long!

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Here are five ways to celebrate physical activity during National PE & Sport Week and every week — and all year round: 1. squatting, swimming, biking) in your PE program. Host a PE & Sport Book Club So many life lessons are taught through sport, why not share stories of these lessons with a school book club?