Category: Activities

Whether you’re searching for creative PE activities to put a new spin on games, new ideas to become more efficient during assessments, or learn how to add technology to lessons, you have come to the right place! PE professionals share their knowledge to help teachers evolve their activities for students into high-energy and organized curriculum.

SPARK’s 30 Year Anniversary Series, Part 3

My path to SPARK differed from those of Jim and Paul. I grew up in rural Canada where my mother was my elementary school teacher and taught grades 1, 2, and 3 simultaneously in a 2-room schoolhouse. Although she had no background in physical education, she ensured all students had twice-daily physical activity breaks—even during cold and long winters.

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SPARK’s 30 Year Anniversary Series, Part 2

In the words of that famous physical educator from the great state of Massachusetts,

“Ask not, what SPARK can do for you. Ask what you can do for SPARK.”

When Julie approached me about writing an article in celebration of SPARK’s 30th birthday, a lot of different thoughts and approaches to the task entered my mind.

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A Pacer Test Secret

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Three Types of PE Curriculum Activities

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Designing an Effective Instant Activity

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