Discover fitness tests and activities that align with SHAPE America standards to incorporate into you PE program! Physical Education teachers share their advice on creating a curriculum based on national PE standards or how to refine your lesson plan, making your program more effective.
*This is the second blog in our three-part series featuring unique activity ideas with essential P.E. equipment like hoops, beanbags, and poly spots. Check out our
As a young teacher, “Let’s take inventory” might have been my least favorite quote from my co-teachers. Fortunately, as I have aged, I have come
Physical Education and Wellness classes have come a long, long way in the 21st Century. Gone are the “Friday Dodgeball” bashes from the 1970s-80s –
Looking for a fun and fit way to send your students home for Thanksgiving break this year? Try a trot, a Turkey Trot that is!
As promised in my last blog, the following are fun fitness PE activities to teach students about fitness and provide meaningful fitness experiences. Find many
I was looking for a way to spice up my fitness games and activities – something with versatile equipment that could be used for multiple activities.
My favorite fitness quote is, “FITNESS? I’m talking about ‘fitness’ whole pizza in my mouth.” If you didn’t just laugh, go back and read; it’s
Sepak Takraw is a game from Southeast Asia that is extremely fast and, in my opinion, very challenging to play at a high level. I
One of the biggest concerns any teacher has is class size. We know class size impacts many aspects of teaching from management and safety within
One of my favorite parts of developing a quality physical education lesson is creating and researching quality ASAPs (aka Instant Activities) to begin my classes. Over
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