SHAPE America

APRIL 18, 2023

From these teachers and coaches, students learn just how important physical activity is for physical, mental, and social-emotional health. 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.

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S&S

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Equipment Needed: Gator Skin Balls Bowling Pins Tennis Balls Ping Pong Balls Soccer Balls … Read More The post Sports Themed Games & Activities for PE & Recreation appeared first on S&S Blog. These five games provide a twist to classic sports that will keep kids active and engaged while having fun!

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S&S

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

These … Read More The post Basketball Game Variations for PE & Recreational Programs appeared first on S&S Blog. Here is a fresh new look at basketball variations that will keep kids engaged and having fun learning the game of basketball.

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Reinventing the Game

OCTOBER 23, 2020

For them, my attitude was to hear them out and present activities that was planned for by their original teacher. These two experiences are identifiable for many teachers. We do all this because our main business as teachers seems to be behavior manipulation. How do we connect the need (is there really a need? to this activity.

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Reinventing the Game

AUGUST 27, 2021

The preceding words do sound like a tired teacher rather than reality. It is space and time that comes with joy and satisfaction in teaching and learning for teachers. We do not need teachers trained over multiple years to do that, honestly. The request for help from the small foreign teacher-training centre was eye opening.

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Physical Education Update

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

The arguments of this vocal opposition was that spending money on recreational facilities is a frill, whereas infrastructure spending is a necessity. And that cost greatly outweighs the cost of prevention investments such as multi-use sports facilities and qualified physical education teachers. Dick Moss, Editor, PE Update.com.

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SHAPE America

JUNE 23, 2022

We wrote the book for physical education teachers, preservice teachers in PETE programs, and their instructors to use in class and in after-school, recreation, and sports programs. White Fear in Black Spaces: Confronting the fear that many student-teachers have working in predominately Black schools. We Can Do Better.

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Reinventing the Game

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

I must say that every one of my articles were written as a result of an observation, some experience, some reading and connecting it to what I think I need to do better as a Physical Education (PE) teacher. I find outcome-focussed experiences occupying a lot of the discussion for PE planning.

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Reinventing the Game

DECEMBER 4, 2020

The big assumption I made here (not the best assumption for a holistic picture of PE but adequate for what I want to share here) is that skill acquisition is a big part of our job as PE teachers and it is necessary for us to think about it in order to do better. It is a challenge to see this in perspective.

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Reinventing the Game

JANUARY 29, 2022

It reached a point where I wondered what really I have accomplished in decades of teaching Physical Education (PE) or if I even have been teaching at all. One of my areas of responsibilities is to discuss where PE has taken us over the year with individual teachers in my department. It is not easy.

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Reinventing the Game

MAY 1, 2021

These are students who went through our Physical Education (PE) system and the cue/rule they used was a direct observable expectation of a pass which they conveyed without modification to their peers. In the same vein, I think I need to reflect what has changed for me as a teacher on the ground.

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S&S

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Looking for a versatile and budget-friendly way to add excitement to your recreational programs, afterschool activities, or upcoming Field Day and Summer Camp? This all-in-one pack includes everything you … Read More The post 5 Ways to Use Hoops & Clips for PE and Active Play appeared first on S&S Blog.

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PLT4M

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Even the most recreational swimmers can incorporate these 4 strokes into any swimming routine to get a great workout in the water. While we again may never take our butterfly stroke beyond PE, it is a great stroke that works a wide range of muscles. Teachers could watch these as a resource when planning to lead a class.

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S&S

MARCH 2, 2023

Equipment: Dodgeballs (various sizes) Cones Hula Hoops Bowling Pins Noodles Mats … Read More The post Dodgeball Game Variations for Summer Camp & Recreation appeared first on S&S Blog.

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Learning Through Sport

JANUARY 31, 2025

This is because physical education teachers are educators. This leads to an important question that needs to be addressed by physical education teachers when planning a curriculum , What curriculum is worth planning in the time available? If interested in a summary of Humanstic PE, I blog about the Helison idea here Figure 1.

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Gopher Sport

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Teach students games they can play on their own during PE time. Here is a tutorial we created to address this – it was shared with parents, teachers, and paraprofessionals. Review activities in PE. We shared these activities with classroom teachers and paraprofessionals as well. Monkey Bar Safety 4.

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Learning Through Sport

MARCH 23, 2025

While recreation sport in curriculum time didn't feature in any of the schools I worked in, when I started my teaching career in the late 1980s, in many jurisdictions school sport was still in curriculum time. In Year 12, a new principal decided to stop this program so more time could go ito academics.

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S&S

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

The post Football Game Variations for PE and Active Brain Breaks appeared first on S&S Blog. Here are a few simple football games that need minimal equipment and will keep kids engaged and active while learning the game.

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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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Montessori Physical Education

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

Bringing a ball from home base to the teacher will result in receiving two balls. Physical manipulatives (concrete) in the PE environment can represent complex ideas and concepts (abstract). The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.

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Gopher Sport

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Francis’s School (STFS) in Western Australia, the Physical Education (PE) program plays a crucial role in helping students rediscover their love for movement and physical activity. Simon Emmerson, a passionate New Zealand-born teacher who now calls Australia home, leads the PE program at STFS. STFS is a C.A.R.E.

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Montessori Physical Education

JULY 16, 2023

I will begin filming indigenous sports I played in PE class this week. Sport and culture go hand-in-hand, so when students are studying people from around the world, we make sure to include some of the sports they play in PE.

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Gopher Sport

AUGUST 28, 2023

The physical education landscape is changing; from activities our students participate in outside of the classroom, uses of technology within the classroom, and options for students to choose their path in PE to name a few. Additionally, the teacher can tailor rules to suit the entire group, as opposed to just a few individuals.

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PLT4M

MARCH 6, 2023

He specializes in creating training and physical resources for physical education teachers to promote the inclusion of students with disabilities. Informal recreation or play on school grounds Assess the accessibility of playgrounds and outdoor play areas and make changes to improve access. Students have unique ways of learning.

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Human Kinetics

AUGUST 4, 2021

By REBEKAH JOHNSON, MSE, DEPARTMENT CHAIR AND AN ASSISTANT PROFESSOR AT CARTHAGE COLLEGE, and Nicholas Brummit, BA, Sports and Exercise, Physical Education teacher in Illinois. . Her area of expertise is in physical education teacher education, with a focus on teacher effectiveness.

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Spark PE

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

When I was in my undergrad program as a physical education major at the University of Central Florida (1980), our professors/advisors motivated us the join FAHPERDD (at the time it was called – Florida Alliance of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Dance and Driver’s Ed.).

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Gopher Sport

MAY 3, 2023

First, dynamicpeasap.com offers numerous lesson ideas for outdoor pursuits, including walking/jogging, recreational games, orienteering, archery, and rock climbing. Rock Climbing Lesson in Dynamic PE ASAP: This content can also be built on to integrate hiking, camping, fishing, and hunting. Gardening Gardening?

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PLT4M

JUNE 7, 2022

Sean Fullerton is a former secondary physical education teacher and current Ph.D. Understanding Motivational Theories in Physical Education Often the responsibility for motivation is placed solely on the student in physical education (PE) classes. Applying Self-Determination Theory in PE Autonomy: Provide choices for students (i.e.

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PLT4M

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Sean Fullerton is a former secondary physical education teacher and current Ph.D. Be on the lookout for lots of great content from Sean as he helps take the academic angle of physical education best practices. Student centered learning places the focal point of instruction on the individual needs of the students, rather than the teacher.

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Learning Through Sport

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Concept based learning and thematic curriculum for physical education have been suggested for reconceptualisation of PE curricula that is more educatively focused and strengths-based. Basketball as a concept might be the focus of one term of PE which is dedicated to the theme: education in movement.

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Learning Through Sport

JUNE 30, 2021

Developments in curriculum frameworks around the world have formalised a rationale for critical thinking, problem solving and creativity in PE as elements in both curriculum design and in the wording of student achievement standards. Critical thinking can be learned.

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Learning Through Sport

JUNE 4, 2022

Professional development is 'big business' with globally billions of dollars annually invested in teacher and educator continuing learning (Kraft et al., The rationale for this spend is improvement in student outcomes (teacher PD) and player outcomes (coach PD). In a 2014 blog here on writing about 'how we develop our PE programs?'

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Arizona Health and Physical Education

JULY 21, 2023

Hard to believe that a short 6 or 8 weeks ago, we were counting down to the END of the school year, and now here we are getting ready for another round of “meet the teacher” night! PECS Ring (can also be on a lanyard) PECS Binder (which might be the child’s whole communication system, not just words for PE or behaviors). Simple right?

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PLT4M

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Sean Fullerton is a former secondary physical education teacher and current Ph.D. 2011). Many high schools include elective PE classes that focus on personal fitness and weight training. PSI does come with more planning and preparation time for teachers, to prepare the workbook and materials for the course ahead of time.

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The Physical Educator

MARCH 16, 2022

After meeting with our amazing Parks & Recreation department, I came up with the idea of creating a birding-based scavenger hunt to help families get outside and connect with nature over March Break. To start the activity, the teacher will print out and hide the various Bird Information Cards from the downloadable set.

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Learning Through Sport

OCTOBER 10, 2021

Physical education curriculum has typically not promoted 'dwelling' in an activity, compared to sport teaching occurring in community club settings, but rather, PE often provides an experiential 'come and try' multi-activity curriculum. The shortfalls of this curriculum model for secondary school PE are well documented. Kretchmar, R.

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PLT4M

JULY 19, 2022

Sean Fullerton is a former secondary physical education teacher and current Ph.D. Physical educators also often use technology for teacher productivity such as websites and e-documents (Baek et al., Specific teaching strategies to accompany technology can be helpful for teachers to ensure efficacy. in a traditional manner.

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