SHAPE America

DECEMBER 3, 2024

This diverse mix of students, each with their unique stories and challenges, embody why I teach. My focus in physical education centers on equity and inclusion in fitness, particularly access to fitness options in underserved communities of color. Despite the obstacles they face, they show up every day, ready to move and learn.

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SHAPE America

OCTOBER 3, 2023

When a school is celebrating a sports championship, they often go big: rallies, trophies, and loud cheers all around. During Health Literacy Month this October, it’s a good time to ask: What if we celebrated health literacy like we celebrate sports? has a passion for teaching health and physical education.

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Better Coaching

DECEMBER 24, 2024

More, Younger Youth sports occupy a special place in American culture, shaping childrens character, health, and social lives. Across the United States, an increasing number of parents and coachesoften with good intentionsseek to introduce sports to children at younger and younger ages and with greater intensity than ever before.

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SHAPE America

MAY 23, 2023

As an elementary physical education teacher in the Bronx, NY, I’m always looking for ways to stretch my PE budget and introduce my students to new physical activities. Here are some examples of the types of grants I’ve received, along with my advice on how you might find similar grants for your physical education classes.

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Gopher Sport

APRIL 19, 2024

Key Components of Standard 4: Standard 4 states that students should develop personal skills, identify personal benefits of movement, and choose to engage in physical activity that is personally meaningful. This presents teachers with an opportunity to stay very true to the universal core values of physical education.

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SHAPE America

MARCH 14, 2023

We teach at the Ancona School, a small, progressive elementary school in the Hyde Park area of Chicago’s South Side. Each year, our school’s Gone Fishin’ trip combines physical education with outdoor recreation. We noticed that once the students had gotten the lay of the land, they quickly started teaching one another.

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Arizona Health and Physical Education

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Mark’s journey in education brought him to Arizona in 1982 where he began teaching adapted physical education at the Arizona Schools for the Deaf and the Blind. While at ASDB, he helped to organize and develop the first ever Adapted Sports Program for sensory impaired, multi-disabled students.

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Aspire-Ed

MARCH 5, 2024

We're proud to say that our courses, such as ' Managing Behaviour in Physical Education ', ' Athletics ' and 'Invasion Games' , have now been accredited by CIMSPA (Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity ). Inclusivity and adaptability are at the core of our values at Aspire:ED.

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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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Physical Education Ideas

MAY 2, 2023

In a world where technology and innovation dominate, the importance of Health and Physical Education is often overlooked. In this blog post, we will explore the reasons why teaching Health and Physical Education is crucial and how literacy is the foundational skill upon which all knowledge is built. character development 2.

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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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Learning Through Sport

JANUARY 31, 2025

In my last post here , I considered what it means to teach physical education for effective learning. In this blog, I connect back to an idea I have discussed before in relation to games based teaching here , that is making a physical education program meaningful. Sport Education. A season of sport.

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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. Is this even something that we want to explore further to teach better?

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Drowning in the Shallow

AUGUST 26, 2024

Over that time I have blogged 369 times (including this one) and have written just over 400,000 words mainly on physical education, sport, physical activity, teaching, coaching and teacher education. Today marks the 10th anniversary of this blog. Looking back I’m unsure why I started blogging.

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PLT4M

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

And this also comes at a time where physical education has been a hot topic of discussion in schools. Should physical education be required? ” has always been a question in the world of education. Often the arguments against physical education stem from games and sports being the primary focus of the class.

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Learning Through Sport

OCTOBER 10, 2021

In a previous blog (available here ) I considered the idea of meaningful understanding of sport using a game based approach. In this blog, I explore the concept of meaningful sport further. Sport is a highly valued social activity. I.e. if you do not adopt an active lifestyle your life expectancy will be shortened.

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PE Scholar

JULY 2, 2024

(Dis)connections between Research and Practice Book Review and Authors' Response Part one: Book review Introduction I was delighted to see this book's

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Skillastics

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Sports and activities are ever-evolving, taking on surprising forms over the recent years that help encourage kids to not only get and stay active, but to consider their whole body health. Don’t believe sports are ever-changing? Now, there are 16 different sports including Ski Mountaineering and Skeleton.

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PLT4M

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Physical activity and physical education are often confused terms in the world of education. We break down the key differences and provide examples between physical activity vs physical education. What is the difference between physical education and physical activity? Let’s dive in!

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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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Aspire-Ed

MARCH 27, 2024

We are thrilled to announce that following an extensive quality assurance check by CIMSPA (Chartered Institute for the Management of Sport and Physical Activity) — Aspire Training Solutions and Aspire:ED has been awarded “ Enhancing ” status—the highest level of quality ratings that an education provider can achieve.

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Carly's P.E. Games

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

This is my 18th year teaching for Kenowa Hills Public Schools, and I must say, this has been the BEST start to the school year that I have experienced! My goal is to MAXIMIZE our time together with lots of movement, exercise, sports and games. Sports Skills - We learn about a different sport skill and/or physical activity each week.

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What's New in Adapted Physical Education

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Welcome back to What's New in Adapted Physical Education , where we shine a light on trailblazers in the field of adapted physical education (APE). In this episode, we interview Nicole McCoy (@ ), an APE teacher in Lancaster, Pennsylvania about how she has transformed her teaching by integrating innovative assistive technologies.

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Arizona Health and Physical Education

APRIL 21, 2023

Throughout his career, Van der Mars has left his mark on physical education, teacher education and sport pedagogy, holding a faculty appointment at Oregon State University for 15 years after previously holding positions at ASU and the University of Maine.

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PE Scholar

JUNE 28, 2024

During my time as a Head of PE in a state comprehensive in the North of England, I saw an increase in the amount of Elite Sports Programmes being

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Gopher Sport

OCTOBER 3, 2023

The CDC defines recess as “a regularly scheduled period in the school day for physical activity and play that is monitored by trained staff or volunteers. During recess, students are encouraged to be physically active and engaged with their peers in activities of their choice, at all grade levels, kindergarten through 12th grade.”

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Stanford Childrens

MARCH 3, 2025

Although 40 hours per week may sound like a lot, kids often use earbuds or headphones -in school for doing independent work -at home for watching videos or playing video games -at home or at athletic venues while playing sports or exercising -even in bed, while they sleep This adds up quickly! – Provide plenty of device-free time.

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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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Gopher Sport

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

It’s a paradox: we want children to be more active, yet we use their active time as a punitive measure to manage classroom behavior. In my view, we can find more creative and productive ways to encourage positive student behavior without isolating them while their peers enjoy physical activity.

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Gopher Sport

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

From beach days to park picnics, sport discs have been the go-to casual game for decades. But what if I told you there’s a new game in town that makes disc sports enjoyable for all ages, and especially for your physical education classes? Disc It isn’t your typical run-of-the-mill activity. The best part?

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SHAPE America

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

It’s important to have age-appropriate discussions with your students about how culture can affect health behaviors such as eating choices, physical activity, and even when to see a doctor. What kinds of facilities are available to be physically active? Use Sports Stories to Talk About Discrimination.

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Spark PE

JANUARY 14, 2022

One of the many aspects of life affected was physical activity. All in-person recreation was closed, including youth sports, dance, martial arts, and exercise classes. All in-person recreation was closed, including youth sports, dance, martial arts, and exercise classes. Pandemic benefits of physical activity.

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Active Schools Us

MARCH 24, 2021

As a basketball fanatic and coach, I challenge all sports fans and caring community members to take a quick break from March Madness to advocate for one often overlooked part of our education system that is critical to the development of the student athletes who are wowing us during this year’s tournament: physical education.

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Open Phys Ed

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

This instructional module borrows teacher-tested learning activities from the Rising New York Road Runners’ PLAYBuilder and adds OPEN’s twist on outcomes-based instructional resources. Concepts introduced include physical activity in and out of school, basic nutrition education, safety and locomotor movements.

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Active Schools Us

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Associate Professor in Sport Pedagogy. 2021), respondents were more likely to be involved in supporting a comprehensive school physical activity program (CSPAP) if they felt the initiative would lead to positive outcomes, such as students’ learning, social development, physical development and physical activity participation.

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Physed n Health

MARCH 1, 2023

Physical education is an important subject that plays a crucial role in promoting physical activity, health, and overall well-being of students. Traditionally, physical education has focused on fitness assessment, such as measuring students’ physical capabilities and comparing them to established standards.

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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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