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Free resources containing over 30 pe homework assignments for children to complete at home.

The following free resources feature over 30 assessment ideas that physical educators can send home with their students. Book #1 is geared for grades grades 3-6. Book #2 is geared more towards Secondary but there are more elementary ideas there as well. The first book features one - page assessments that are designed to assess whether children learned various concepts that were being taught in physical education class. The second book features activity and health lesson ideas that you can access at the PE Central website. Unlike the first book the worksheets can be printed from the website after you click on the link.

Note : There is dated material in book #1 as the assessments are original homework assessment sheets published in the Teaching Elementary Physical Education Journal, which was published from 1990-2006 by Human Kinetics. We invite you to modify these as these are just ideas to get you started.

Table of Contents (Book 1):

• Secret Code-Fitness Sheet
• Cardiovascular Endurance Homework Sheet
• How many body parts can you strike with?
• How heart smart are you?
• Kicking: What do you know?
• See if you can fill in the fielder’s glove.
• Start off on the right foot-be safe in PE with the right sneakers.
• Take me out to the ballpark!
• Give your body a holiday treat!
• What’s your level?
• Fitness Calendar
• Sports Writer: Write a story about your favorite sport, team or athlete.
• All about Me and PE
• Striking with balloons with parents and / or friends
• Grammar: Is / Are
• Basketball Test
• Bowling Test
• Improve your fitness!

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PE Homework - Active Every Day

This resource has been developed by primary teachers to bring your child’s Physical Education experience home. The PE Homework – Active Every Day activities are designed to complement the activities that your child is learning in school. How to use this resource This resource provides a selection of activities that your child can choose from, based on the strand that they are exploring in their Physical Education class. The activities in this resource are differentiated across three levels - Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3.

• Level 1 is generally aligned to the infant classes,
• Level 2 is generally aligned to 1st, 2nd or 3rd classes,
• Level 3 is generally aligned to 4th, 5th or 6th classes.

Select the activities that best suit the needs and abilities of your child. Children can move up or down through the levels if they wish. If there is more than one child in the household, they can help each other with their PE homework! The activities outlined in this resource can be completed inside the home or outside in whatever space is available to the child. All activities can be completed individually by the child, or they can be adapted to include family members, neighbours or friends. Remember to warm-up before you start! Scroll down to find some fun warm-up and cool-down activities. Children can track their progress using the PE Homework charts below, or document their efforts in a PE journal.

This resource pack is also available in Irish.

PE Homework Activities

PE Homework Charts – Track your Progress

Click on the image to download each chart. You can print it out and display it in the home to track their progress, or you can keep a note of the activities that you have completed in your PE journal. Remember, if you have a favourite activity, you can complete it more than once!

Reflective Templates

This resource invites your child to share what they have learned at school with their family members at home. Encourage your child to show you what they have learned, and to talk about their PE experiences. Your child may have a PE journal, or copybook. Invite your child to use their PE journal to reflect on their learning by

• writing about or drawing what they did in PE or what activity they completed for homework,
• setting movement goals and learning targets,
• keeping physical activity records or
• creating new games using the skills they are developing in PE.

Download or print the following reflective templates to help your child to reflect on their progress with their PE homework. Each one is available at 3 levels, select the template that best suits your child’s needs.

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50 Exercises and Activities for At-Home P.E.

November 3, 2020 by Evan-Moor | 0 comments

Online school means hours of sitting in front of computers and screens, both for you and your children. One of the best ways to break up this screen time is with movement sessions, or simply at-home P.E.! One of the aspects of school that gets lost in the translation to online learning is P.E. Recreating physical exercise classes at home is very important for both mental and physical development. Here are some ideas and suggestions.

Why Is P.E. Important?

In addition to giving kids a break from online school, P.E. activities are extremely beneficial in development, and they improve:

• Flexibility
• Cardiovascular endurance
• Muscular strength and endurance
• Agility and balance
• Coordination
• Power and speed
• Reaction times

Physical exercise also has a direct impact on the behavior and development of the brain. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , physical activity has an influence on cognitive skills such as concentration and attention. It can also improve children’s attitudes and behaviors.

Exercises for the Whole Family

It can be motivational and encouraging for children to do these exercises with you or the whole family. Take a break from your day to do some of these family-friendly exercises and activities!

• PE Shed : This online resource has many great ideas for at-home P.E., including activities, games, and other resources to keep kids active.
• Color matching game: Draw circles on the sidewalk using chalk, each a different color. Challenge your children to find items of similar colors and place them in the circles.
• Red light, green light: Line everyone up on one side of your yard and have one person calling out “red light, green light.” To make it more fun, change the instructions from walking or running to jumping, skipping, or spinning!
• Create an American Ninja Warrior course at home : Watch this video for ideas on how to create your own backyard ninja obstacle course!
• Fill out a bingo sheet with different exercises and call them out at random one at a time.
• After children complete the exercise, they can mark it on their bingo sheet. First to get bingo wins!
• Soccer juggling in a group
• Create your own obstacle course in your backyard
• Children lead an exercise circuit – their pick!
• Get Kids Moving workouts : These fun workouts are made especially for kids, and have fun themes like Superheroes, Harry Potter, Star Wars, and more!
• Beanbag toss (use paper plates or tape for targets).
• Bowling (set up plastic cups or other objects as targets and roll or kick the ball)
• Exercise stations: Set up four stations in your backyard, each with a different exercise (hula hooping, jump roping, agility ladders, hopscotch, etc.) and do each for 30 seconds before rotating.
• Sponge race: Using two teams, set up a bucket of water on one side of the race (one to share or one per team) and on the other side, place a cup or bucket for each team to fill. Children must race from one side with a sponge full of water and squeeze it out into the cup on the other side. First to fill their cup wins!
• Balloon/beach ball striking: Don’t let it touch the ground!

• Paper airplane contest: Design and make your own paper airplanes and then see how far they’ll fly! Use long hallways or big rooms to test distance or do fun tricks inside.
• Obstacle course using household items
• Treasure hunt: Hide an item somewhere in your home and write out clues or riddles for children to solve and find the item! You can also play hot and cold with this game, saying “warmer” as the person gets closer to the hiding spot and “colder” as he or she moves away from it.
• The floor is lava! Don’t touch the floor as you get to the other side of the room.
• Indoor bowling: Using softer objects and a hallway or clear space
• Balloon volleyball
• Indoor basketball: Use rolled-up socks as your ball and try to make it in targets, using yarn, paper plates, or baskets.
• Agility ladders (use painter’s tape to mark ladder spaces).
• Make an indoor laser maze using a hallway and painter’s tape.
• Beanbag toss: Arrange targets in a line or spread out and see if you can land your beanbag on the target.
• Hide-and-go-seek
• Wax museum: Assign one person to be the guard. While his or her back is turned, everyone can move around freely, but when the person turns around, you have to freeze in your position! Don’t get caught moving.
• Active board games like Twister
• Family yoga or stretching: Cosmic Kids Yoga : This channel has fun yoga videos for kids and the whole family.
• Indoor exercise routine (sit-ups, push-ups, jumping jacks, etc.)

Independent Activities for Your Child

• Jump rope challenges: Assign a challenge each day. For example: 30 jumps without messing up, 10 skipping jumps in a row, etc.
• Soccer exercises: Practice passing against a wall or juggling (set goals like 10–30 juggles in a row).
• Shoot baskets, taping marks for where you want to practice shooting from.
• Tennis against a backboard
• Agility ladder exercises: Write down which ones they should do.
• Create your own workout calendar: Your child can check the calendar to see which exercise or activity is assigned (jump rope, ladders, basketball, yoga, etc.). Here’s an example of an exercise calendar .
• Cosmic Kids Yoga can be done by kids by themselves!
• P.E. with Joe : This YouTube channel supplies fun, kid-friendly workouts and exercises that can be done indoors or outdoors.
• Ring toss: Use beanbags and paper plates or hula hoops and a cone or water bottle.
• Soccer ball bowling

• Coach Wood Workouts : Coach Wood is a popular YouTube channel who does themed workouts for kids! He guides children through an activity or workout with a fun twist.
• GoNoodle Games : With a variety of games and activities (for a short or long period of time) GoNoodle will get children moving and having fun throughout the day.
• Balloon striking: Don’t let it touch the ground; challenge yourself by only using your foot or head.
• Cup stacking: A challenge that improves dexterity and coordination
• Workout circuit indoors: Assign each room an exercise (sit-ups, jumping jacks, hopscotch, etc.) and have your child complete the circuit.
• Balance beam: Use a long thin object or painter’s tape on the floor and challenge your child to cross it without falling.
• Put a twist on a regular indoor scavenger hunt by including a theme that your child enjoys! For example, make it a Pokemon, Star Wars, Harry Potter, or Princess scavenger hunt!
• Balancing challenge: Balance items like beanbags, books, or other objects on your head as you walk across a room.
• Kids HIIT Workout
• KIDZ BOP Daily Dance Break
• Digital games like Just Dance get kids moving and having fun. Just Dance Videos are available on YouTube.

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Physical education prepares children for an active and healthy life while improving self discipline and reducing stress. This section includes PE lessons from kindergarten through high school spanning different skill levels and objectives. Lessons are categorized by grade for easy retrieval. These lessons were created by real teachers working in schools across the United States. The section will continue to grow as more teachers like you share your lesson plans. We encourage you! Share your lessons plans Teacher.org, contact us .

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Students will learn a brief background about energy transfer between the sun, producers, primary consumers, and secondary consumers. ½ of the students are primary consumers (plants) and ¼ of the students are primary consumers (rabbits) and ¼ of the students are secondary consumers (hawks).

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Aces and exercise.

Using a deck of playing cards, the students will pick the number of reps for various exercises.  

And Freeze!

Students will practice listening skills and basic physical concepts as required in physical education class. Students will also work on balance and coordination.

Animal Laps

Combining information about the speed of animals, the students will run laps in the gym or outdoors.

Basketball Relay

Students will practice teamwork, dribbling, and shooting a basketball.

Bear Hunt Obstacle Course

This plan will combine reading with balance and coordination skills to allow students to navigate a simple obstacle course.

Boom Over Movement Game

Students will play a game in which they need to change direction quickly. Students are to pretend that they are on a sailboat that is in the middle of a storm. They will have to run and change direction based on verbal commands and duck quickly to avoid being hit by the imaginary boom.

Butterfly Stretches

This lesson is designed to help students learn the importance and reasons for exercise through multiple activities and discussions.

Coordination Course

This plan will allow students to practice coordination while staying physical.

Multi-Ball Basketball

The student will participate in a game of basketball using various sizes of available balls.

Music Movement

The students will move to the music based on its beat, words, tune, and other variables.

On Top of Spaghetti

Pe immigration.

The students will research games and activities from other countries to share during a PE class.

Pass It Off

This lesson will allow students to practice passing, dribbling, and bouncing skills using basketballs

Plate Aerobics

Students will practice basic aerobics moves while trying to stay positioned on paper plates, this aids in coordination.

Race to the Answer

This lesson will allow students to practice teamwork, basic math skills, and get exercise through a relay race. Note: Problems/difficulty level can be altered by grade

Ride ‘Em Cowboy/girl

This lesson will allow students to practice gross motor skills.  

Students will practice listening skills and basic physical concepts as required in physical education class.

Ski to the Finish Line

This plan will allow students to practice coordination while staying physical. Students will demonstrate moving straight, backwards, and in a zig-zag pattern.

The New PE Class

The students will create a PE activity to share and demonstrate to peers.

This lesson will allow students to practice teamwork and trust building, as well as working on directionality for younger students.

What Time is it FOX?

The students play a game where they practice different movements including jumping, galloping, skipping, running, jogging, leaping, and walking. Based on National Physical Education Standards, students should have been learning these skills for the last 4 years.

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46 Unique Phys Ed Games Your Students Will Love

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There’s nothing kids need more to break up a day spent sitting still and listening than a fun PE class to let off some steam. In the old days, going to gym class probably included playing kickball or dodgeball after running a few laps. Since then, there have been countless reinventions of and variations on old classics as well as completely new games. Although there is no shortage of options, we love that the supplies required remain relatively minimal. You can transport to another galaxy using just a pool noodle or two or create a life-size game of Connect 4 using just Hula-Hoops. You’ll want to make sure to have some staples on hand like balls, beanbags, and parachutes. There are even PE games for kindergartners based on beloved children’s TV shows and party games. Regardless of your students’ athletic abilities, there is something for everyone on our list of elementary PE games!

1. Tic-Tac-Toe Relay

Elementary PE games that not only get students moving but also get them thinking are our favorites. Grab some Hula-Hoops and a few scarves or beanbags and get ready to watch the fun!

Learn more: Tic-Tac-Toe Relay at S&S Blog

2. Blob Tag

Pick two students to start as the Blob, then as they tag other kids, they will become part of the Blob. Be sure to demonstrate safe tagging, stressing the importance of soft touches.

Learn more: Blob Tag at Playworks

3. Cross the River

This fun game has multiple levels that students have to work through, including “get to the island,” “cross the river,” and “you lost a rock.”

Learn more: Cross the River at The PE Specialist

4. Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Cones

Line up cones, then have students pair up and stand on either side of a cone. Finally, call out head, shoulders, knees, or cones. If cones is called, students have to race to be the first to pick up their cone before their opponent.

Learn more: Head, Shoulders, Knees & Cones at S&S Blog

5. Spider Ball

Elementary PE games are often variations of dodgeball like this one. One or two players start with the ball and attempt to hit all of the runners as they run across the gym or field. If a player is hit, they can then join in and become a spider themselves. ADVERTISEMENT

Learn more: Spider Ball Game at Kid Activities

6. Crab Soccer

We love elementary PE games that require students to act like animals (and we think they will too). Similar to regular soccer, but students will need to play on all fours while maintaining a crab-like position.

Learn more: Crab Soccer at Playworks

7. Halloween Tag

This is the perfect PE game to play in October. It’s similar to tag, but there are witches, wizards, and blobs with no bones!

Learn more: Halloween Tag at The Physical Educator

8. Crazy Caterpillars

We love that this game is not only fun but also works on students’ hand-eye coordination. Students will have fun pushing their balls around the gym with pool noodles while building their caterpillars.

9. Monster Ball

You’ll need a large exercise ball or something similar to act as the monster ball in the middle. Make a square around the monster ball, divide the class into teams on either side of the square, then task the teams with throwing small balls at the monster ball to move it into the other team’s area.

Learn more: Monster Ball at The PE Specialist

10. Striker Ball

Striker ball is an enjoyable game that will keep your students entertained while working on reaction time and strategic planning. We love that there is limited setup required before playing.

Learn more: Striker Ball at S&S Blog

11. Parachute Tug-of-War

What list of elementary PE games would be complete without some parachute fun? So simple yet so fun, all you will need is a large parachute and enough students to create two teams. Have students stand on opposite sides of the parachute, then let them compete to see which side comes out on top.

Learn more: Parachute Tug-of-War at Mom Junction

12. Fleas Off the Parachute

Another fun parachute game where one team needs to try to keep the balls (fleas) on the parachute and the other tries to get them off.

Learn more: Fleas Off the Parachute at Mom Junction

13. Crazy Ball

The setup for this fun game is similar to kickball, with three bases and a home base. Crazy ball really is so crazy as it combines elements of football, Frisbee, and kickball!

Learn more: Crazy Ball at Health Beet

14. Bridge Tag

This game starts as simple tag but evolves into something more fun once the tagging begins. Once tagged, kids must form a bridge with their body and they can’t be freed until someone crawls through.

Learn more: Bridge Tag at Great Camp Games

15. Star Wars Tag

Elementary PE games that allow you to be your favorite movie character are just way too much fun! You will need two different-colored pool noodles to stand in for lightsabers. The tagger will have one color pool noodle that they use to tag students while the healer will have the other color that they will use to free their friends.

Learn more: Star Wars Tag at Great Camp Games

16. Rob the Nest

Create an obstacle course that leads to a nest of eggs (balls) and then divide the students into teams. They will have to race relay-style through the obstacles to retrieve eggs and bring them back to their team.

17. Four Corners

We love this classic game since it engages students physically while also working on color recognition for younger students. Have your students stand on a corner, then close their eyes and call out a color. Students standing on that color earn a point.

Learn more: Four Corners at The Many Little Joys

18. Movement Dice

This is a perfect warm-up that requires only a die and a sheet with corresponding exercises.

Learn more: Roll the Dice Movement Break at Teaching Littles

19. Rock, Paper, Scissors Tag

A fun spin on tag, children will tag one another and then play a quick game of Rock, Paper, Scissors to determine who has to sit and who gets to continue playing.

Learn more: Rock, Paper, Scissors Tag at Grade Onederful

20. Cornhole Cardio

This one is so fun but can be a little bit confusing, so be sure to leave plenty of time for instruction. Kids will be divided into teams before proceeding through a fun house that includes cornhole, running laps, and stacking cups.

Learn more: Cardio Cornhole at S&S Blog

21. Connect 4 Relay

This relay takes the game Connect 4 to a whole new level. Players must connect four dots either horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.

22. Zookeepers

Students will love imitating their favorite animals while playing this fun variation of Four Corners where the taggers are the zookeepers.

23. Racket Whack-It

Students stand with rackets in hand while balls are thrown at them—they must either dodge the balls or swat them away.

Learn more: Racket Whack-It via PEgames.org

24. Crazy Moves

Set mats out around the gym, then yell out a number. Students must race to the mat before it is already filled with the correct number of bodies.

Learn more: Crazy Moves at PEgames.org

25. Wheelbarrow Race

Sometimes the best elementary PE games are the simplest. An oldie but a goodie, wheelbarrow races require no equipment and are guaranteed to be a hit with your students.

Learn more: Wheelbarrow Race at wikiHow

26. Live-Action Pac-Man

Fans of retro video games like Pac-Man will get a kick out of this live-action version where students get to act out the characters.

27. Spaceship Tag

Give each of your students a Hula-Hoop (spaceship), then have them run around trying not to bump into anyone else’s spaceship or get tagged by the teacher (alien). Once your students get really good at it, you can add different levels of complexity.

28. Rock, Paper, Scissors Beanbag Balance

We love this spin on Rock, Paper, Scissors because it works on balance and coordination. Students walk around the gym until they find an opponent, then the winner collects a beanbag, which they must balance on their head!

Learn more: Rock, Paper, Scissors Beanbag Balance at PE Universe

29. Throwing, Catching, and Rolling

This is a fun activity but it will require a lot of preparation, including asking the school maintenance staff to collect industrial-sized paper towel rolls. We love this activity because it reminds us of the old-school arcade game Skee-Ball!

Learn more: Winter Activity at S&S Blog

30. Jenga Fitness

Although Jenga is fun enough on its own, combining it with fun physical challenges is sure to be a winner with young students.

Learn more: Jenga Fitness at S&S Blog

31. Volcanoes and Ice Cream Cones

Divide the class into two teams, then assign one team as volcanoes and the other as ice cream cones. Next, spread cones around the gym, half upside down and half right side up. Finally, have the teams race to flip as many cones as possible to either volcanoes or ice cream cones.

Learn more: Warm-Up Games at Prime Coaching Sport

This fun variation on dodgeball will have your students getting exercise while having a ton of fun! Begin with three balls on a basketball court. If you are hit by a ball, you are out. If you take a step while holding a ball, you are out. There are other rules surrounding getting out and also how to get back in, which can be found in this video.

33. Musical Hula-Hoops

PE games for kindergartners that are similar to party games are some of our favorites! Think musical chairs but with Hula-Hoops! Lay enough Hula-Hoops around the edge of the gym minus five students since they will be in the muscle pot. Once the music starts, students walk around the gym. When the music stops, whoever doesn’t find a Hula-Hoop becomes the new muscle pot!

34. 10-Second Tag

This game is perfect to play at the beginning of the year since it helps with learning names and allows the teacher to get to know the first student in line.

35. The Border

This game is so fun and requires no equipment whatsoever. Divide the gym into two sides. One side can move freely while the other side must avoid letting their feet touch the floor by rolling around, crawling, etc.

36. Freedom Catch

This is a simple throwing, catching, and tag game that will certainly be a hit with your PE class. Captors attempt to tag players so they can send them to jail. You can be freed if someone on your team runs to a freedom cone while throwing a ball to the jailed person. If the ball is caught by the jailed person, they can rejoin the game.

37. Oscar’s Trashcan

As far as PE games for kindergartners goes, this one is a guaranteed winner since it is based on the show Sesame Street . You’ll need two large areas that can be sectioned off to use as trash cans and also a lot of medium-size balls. There are two teams who must compete to fill their opponent’s trash can while emptying their own. Once over, the trash will be counted and the team with the least amount of trash in their trash can wins!

38. 4-Way Frisbee

Divide your class into four separate teams, who will compete for points by catching a Frisbee inside one of the designated goal areas. Defenders are also able to go into the goal areas. There are a number of other rules that can be applied so you can modify the game in a way that’s best for your class.

39. Badminton King’s/Queen’s Court

This one is simple but fun since it is played rapid-fire with kids waiting their turn to take on the King or Queen of the court. Two players start and as soon as a point is earned, the loser swaps places with another player. The goal is to be the player that stays on the court the longest, consistently knocking out new opponents.

40. Jumping and Landing Stations

Kids love stations and they definitely love jumping, so why not combine those things into one super-fun gym class? They’ll have a blast challenging themselves with all the different obstacles presented in this video.

41. Ninja Warrior Obstacle Course

Regardless of whether you’ve ever seen an episode of American Ninja Warrior , you are probably familiar with the concept and so are your students. Plus, you’ll probably have just as much fun as your students setting up the obstacles and testing them out!

42. Balloon Tennis

Since kids love playing keepy-uppy with a balloon, they will love taking it a step further with balloon tag!

43. Indoor Putting Green

If your school can afford to invest in these unique putting green sets, you can introduce the game of golf to kids as young as kindergarten. Who knows, you might just have a future Masters winner in your class!

44. Scooter Activities

Let’s be honest, we all have fond memories of using scooters in gym class. Regardless of whether you do a scooter sleigh or scooter hockey, we think there is something for everyone in this fun video.

45. Pick It Up

This is the perfect PE game to play if you are stuck in a small space with a good-size group. Teams win by making all of their beanbag shots and then collecting all of their dots and stacking them into a nice neat pile.

46. Dodgeball Variations

Since not all kids love having balls thrown at them, why not try a dodgeball alternative that uses gym equipment as targets rather than fellow students? For example, have each student stand in front of a Hula-Hoop with a bowling ball inside of it. Students need to protect their hoop while attempting to knock over their opponents’ pins.

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Below are a few of our PE Games which are included on our website. All of the resources can be downloaded as a PDF document. The PE Shed aims to provide PE resources which are easy for education teachers to understand and teach.

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Awesome Resources for Physical Education Teachers

My First Week of School Lesson Plan

What do you do on your first week of school.

The first day is tough – you want to play some games, have some fun, but you know that you  need to establish the procedures and class expectations as well.

How do you accomplish all of it and what kinds of activities do you plan?

Remember, this is a great opportunity for you to establish the DNA of your Phys Ed program and set up the culture of your classroom.

Remember the old saying, “ An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure “.  I think about this every year before school begins and I think it rings true in our classrooms. The better you can setup your class culture at the beginning of the year, the easier it will be for you to avoid future problems and time wasted on management or behavioral issues.  This translates into what we all want – more teaching time for us and activity time for our students. 

Note that Kindergarten is a little different since most of them are brand new to school – Here are My Tips for Teaching Kindergarten

This is what I do with my 1st – 5th Grade students on their first day of Physical Education Class:

Let’s break down the first 2 weeks in PE below:

• Note : Feel free to use the presentation linked above, you’ll need to copy it to your Google Drive first.  Do this by going to “File” – “Make a Copy” you can then edit the copy in your Google Drive.   I can’t grant you access to edit it, since it’s the master copy 🙂
• You could also just throw up a few pictures on a slideshow to show kids some adventures you went on or some pictures of your family to help them connect with you and learn a little bit about you

Normally I try and shoot for 2-3 minutes for a video, but the one below I had to give myself 5 minutes because I had too much fun stuff to share  😁

• Create a video or slideshow showing students what activities they will be learning throughout the year
• Show them Part One of this 3 part Physical Literacy Series (check it out if you haven’t seen it) – We will have a short discussion about the student’s thoughts on the video and them move on to the next activity.

• Go over the 6 gym rules and consequences, talk about why they are important and ask students if they agree that they are fair, and make sure they don’t want to add any more or make any changes (Get them to buy-in).

My Management Overview and Rules Posters can be found here

• Mention and explain orange form to be filled out if students get injured , forget their tennis shoes or have to go to time out after a Strike 3.
• Go over stopping signal “1,2,3 signal” before beginning activity and then practice Walking and Jogging for 1-2 minutes – use the “1,2,3 signal” and “music off” to freeze students (see the example video below)

I always like to take a couple minutes to explain the WHY behind our daily instant activity and warmup as well.  Not just the fact that it’s part of our PE standards and objectives, but that it’s actually going to help the kids to be successful if they develop it as a healthy habit.

• Go over all the rules quickly, explain rules if needed.
• Summarize  – When the music is on you can get water or use the  bathroom, when the music is off, you need to be listening or lining up to leave the gym.

• Fire, Tornado/Earthquake, Code Red/Intruder Alert
• Note : Usually if I’m short on time I’ll save this part of the lesson for the next week so we can have time for the game – you know we gotta get moving 🙂
• Explain how the daily self assessment works and why we do it
• It is part of our GATOR Goals (Our school’s Mission/Vision Acronym – the T = Take responsibility for what you say and do)

• Play a Game for the last 15-20 minutes – Noodle Dance Tag ,   Adventure Bingo   or The Crazy Cards Challenge Icebreaker Game
• Preview Week 2 – Review the Gym Rules and Talk about the Conflict Corner , Get Home Base Spots and learn about the Daily Self Assessment, before the team building activity (usually a super fun team building activity called Hula Hut Relays or learning how to play Four Square so kids will know how to play at recess )

That’s it.  It’s definitely a full lesson and a lot to pack in, but I want to set expectations up front and lay the groundwork for a successful year.  I try to help the students have fun by moving them around a lot, making jokes and getting their feedback on the routines and procedures that we have in place.

Also, since I’ve been at my school for 15+ years, most of the kids are familiar with the routines we have so I can move through the content pretty quickly.   If you’re brand new to your school, you might want to break this lesson up into a 2 part lesson, since it will be the first time your students are being exposed to new routines/procedures/activities.

If you want to use the Google Slides that I use for my presentation on the first day you can copy   them HERE:

You can also download a free printable first week of school lesson plan below:

A Couple of My Favorite First Week Games

Adventure bingo.

If we have time, one of my favorite First Week of School Games is “ Adventure Bingo ” – you can check out the video and also download it below if you’re interested.

The Crazy Cards Challenge

The crazy cards challenge is a super fun activity for any students that can read, I normally use it for 3rd grade and up.  You can see an example of the game being played in the video below:

• You can see a more detailed breakdown of the game and get a link to purchase the cards on this post

P.S. If you’re interested in checking out all the Posters and Visuals I have up in my Gym you can find links to everything and a walkthrough of each poster here

Want to take a deep dive with us? 

Check out our Q & A Show episode below on tips for the first week of school:

Show Notes and Links from the episode above available here

Week 2 of PE Class

During Week 2 I usually hit all the rest of the procedures and routines that we didn’t cover during week one and then we play a fun team building game

• Instant Activity – Walking Lines and Jogging Lines
• You can check this post out for more info on Home Base Spots and to print the ones I use
• * I used to do this on day 1, but now I wait until week 2 to assign home base spots since many times our rosters aren’t very accurate until the first day of school and need more time to look at seating accommodations and see which kids I want to separate etc
• Learn our Daily Warmup Stretching Routine
• Discuss The Conflict Corner
• Discuss the Daily Self Assessment / Reflection
• Play a Game like Hula Hut Relays or Cross the River

Free Yearly Plan Template

Now that you’ve got your first couple weeks ready to go, knock our the rest of your year too!

To see an example of how I plan my entire year of PE and download a sample yearly plan Click the Link Below

Take 15 Minutes and Plan Out an Entire Year of PE Class

What do you do differently for your first week of school?

If you have some good ideas leave them in the comments.  Have a great first week!

Have Fun and Teach On!

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Reader Interactions

August 14, 2024 at 12:07 pm

I appreciate the help. I am 2nd year here in NC…

August 14, 2024 at 3:35 pm

You’re welcome Brent!

Feel free to reach out at [email protected] if you have questions!

We are here to help!

January 8, 2024 at 4:09 pm

As a senior student that’s about to graduate and start Elementary PE. Thank you so much for posting your blog on how you specifically address the rules, etc in your gym. From watching and learning from you, I already started making my own unique set of rules and self assessment.

Apart from seeing your classroom, I would like to know:

1. How many days p/wk do your students have PE and is it spread throughout the week, depending on the grade? 2. Compared to your gym, how many posters is appropriate for Elementary gym? 3. When it comes to elaborating the rules to students, how long should each definition be as far as time limit? 4. (Lastly)What website do you use for your go to PE music or does it really matter, it just has to be age appropriate.

January 9, 2024 at 6:41 am

Hey Jonathan,

Thanks for reaching out! Congratulations on your graduation! We look forward to you joining the PE world!

To answer your questions: 1. We see our students once a week for 50 minutes. We see one or two classes from each grade level a day. 2. The number of posters vary. We just use the posters as visuals for students. Probably the most important posters are the rules and expectations, skill cues posters, and standards. 3. We spend the first week going over the rules and review them again after winter holiday. Rules should be simple for elementary students to understand. You can spend about a minute or so explaining and giving examples. 4. You can find out about our music and the link below: https://www.thepespecialist.com/music/

Hope this helps!

August 22, 2023 at 5:04 pm

Hey Guys, its my first year HELP!!!

August 23, 2023 at 4:20 pm

Hey Elijah,

Thanks for reaching out! You got this!

Check out our podcast episode: Advice for First Year Teachers

Also if you’re interest, you should check out our membership community. You can find passionate teachers who can also help you navigate your first year!

All the info can be found at the link below:

https://www.thepespecialist.com/info/

August 9, 2023 at 8:28 am

This has been a huge help to me being a first year PE teacher and AD

August 9, 2023 at 6:58 pm

Awesome Brent!

Glad you’re enjoying the resources!

June 7, 2023 at 10:39 am

Great content. First timer here. I will be teaching middle school 6-8 next school year. Would you say almost all of this is appropriate for that 6-8 band as well? Just curious on your opinion on what you’d modify/take out for those age levels. Thanks

Respectfully,

June 7, 2023 at 9:41 pm

Thanks for reaching out! Glad you’re enjoying the resources!

Our content is geared for K-5th but we have middle school teachers who use the resources as well. They just increase the difficulty and rigor for their age groups.

We would modify the games and activities and maybe take out the locomotor movements since those are geared for primary students.

October 8, 2021 at 3:29 pm

So as with most other teachers, we spend time introducing or reviewing PE guidelines and procedures. I try to make it a little interactive instead of just sitting and listening. I also love to utilize the Physical Literacy video you shared above. The students seem to “get it” after watching that video. Thanks for sharing it.

October 11, 2021 at 3:42 pm

Glad you’re enjoying the resources Traci!

Tough to balance establishing rules and setting expectations. Students want to move and play but we need to structure it so it doesn’t spark chaos!

Thanks for sharing!

August 11, 2021 at 11:58 am

Dear P.E. Specialist! I LOVE your lessons. You helped me all last year through COVID and you are my definitely my GO TO this year. Thank you from the bottom of my heart!

August 11, 2021 at 4:32 pm

You’re welcome Louise!

Glad you’re enjoying the resources! Good luck this year! Stay safe!

August 10, 2021 at 8:15 pm

Ben can’t seem to access your stuff. Can you reset my password?

We will email you password reset information!

August 10, 2021 at 12:05 am

I’m interested in buying the membership. But I have a few questions about it. 1. Are all the resources based on Shape America standards? If they are, do they cover all Shape America standards? If not, what standards are you using? 2. What grade levels of resources do you offer? Do you have resources for individual grade level? I’m new to PE so if there are grade level resources, it will be really helpful for me to understand how the same contents/similar standards different in each grade.

August 10, 2021 at 4:08 pm

Great questions! Thanks for reaching out!

Our resources are based on Shape America Standards which are aligned with our standards here in South Carolina.

We offer resources for K – 5th grade students

Info about our membership can be found at the link below:

https://www.thepespecialist.com/info

Hope this helps! Let us know if you have any other questions!

July 28, 2021 at 4:29 pm

Ben this has been an excellent PD. I have learned so much and I know it will enhance my teachers, but more importantly, my students’ learning! Thanks!

July 29, 2021 at 2:53 pm

Hey Tricia,

Thanks for the kind words! Glad you’re enjoying the resources!

August 20, 2020 at 10:02 am

Hey Ben just wondering what measures your district is taking and what PE will look like at your school ? As of now, if we begin hybrid or an attempt at all in, the gym is being used as a classroom so we will be outside with 12’ social distancing (not sure what that will look like) or pushed into classrooms with little movement allowed which will not be good. Just looking forward to seeing what kind of curriculum to come up with and see what your doing during all this. Thanks man appreciate all you do.

August 20, 2020 at 3:04 pm

Hey Michael,

Social distancing guidelines and what PE will look like is going to be different from school to school, district to district and state to state, but below are a few ideas to get you started.

Take it day by day until you find out more specifically what the situation will look like at your school and be ready to respond to whatever situation arises and do what’s best for kids.

Be flexible and realize that the guidelines/requirements will most likely change week by week as we go back to start and figure things out – check out this video for my take: https://www.instagram.com/p/CDO66jpBkRh/

Once I get some kids in the building, understand what our numbers of attendance will be and get a feel for what it’s going to actually look like I will let you guys know what I’m doing.

Some no equipment resources and ideas the top of my head (you could also do many of these in a classroom):

Teach some Line Dances or Have a Dance Unit Line Dancing Resource E-Book: Link to the E-book on TPT Teach different exercises and show students how to do circuit training based on their goals Exercise Posters and One Page Workouts: https://www.thepespecialist.com/exerciseposters/ Here’s my Daily Warmup Routine: https://www.thepespecialist.com/dailywarmup/ Modified for social distancing Fitness Testing / Self Assessment: https://www.thepespecialist.com/fitnessgram/ Do a “Social Distanced Olympics” (Idea Here from my friend Coach Pat) Integrate some Health Concepts to fill in the gaps: https://www.thepespecialist.com/health/ If you are allowed to use equipment, but need to stay socially distanced:

Teach a soccer unit and modify to have everyone spaced out Jump Rope Unit (modify to be more individual focus and allow social distancing) https://www.thepespecialist.com/jumprope/ Gymnastics Unit (modify to allow social distancing and be more individual focus) https://www.thepespecialist.com/gymnastics/ Paddle Skills or Tennis Unit Teach students how to juggle (never made time for this before, but might try it out this year) Play Noodle Dance Tag with a 6 ft Noodle: https://www.thepespecialist.com/noodletag/

August 31, 2019 at 9:17 pm

What would be a fun and appropriate ice breaker game for kindergarten and first graders!? I’d love to hear your opinion!

September 2, 2019 at 1:13 pm

Adventure Bingo – it’s linked up in the post above

August 29, 2019 at 2:19 pm

lesson plan will not down load says having trouble with receipt

It’s working on our end, just tested it out.

Usually, this issue is related to a school filter, pop-up blocker, or browser caching issue – so we’d recommend trying from another computer, switching browsers, clearing your cache and making sure all pop up blockers have been turned off.

As a another option you can also find some of our products on our Teachers Pay Teachers Page Here: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/The-Pe-Specialist

August 25, 2019 at 5:44 am

Professor Ben, Thanks for the email in regards to the first week of school. All is well and much is appreciated Sir. You are awesome and may God bless you and your family.

August 26, 2019 at 3:43 pm

Thanks Randy!

Not a professor, I teach P.E. at an elementary school

August 13, 2019 at 5:13 pm

Hello, Thank you for your awesome ideas. It really shows that you are passionate about what you do. Please continue doing what you are doing.

August 17, 2019 at 3:12 pm

Appreciate that! Glad it’s helpful

August 6, 2019 at 5:44 pm

Thank you…Period!!!

October 11, 2018 at 3:02 am

Hi the PE specialist, would you come to Riau Province please!!! I have so many problem here..

October 17, 2018 at 5:32 pm

🙂 not sure if I could fix any of your problems, but I’d love to check out Indonesia one day!

September 7, 2018 at 3:37 pm

Love your stuff but the self assessments won’t open. Can you email them to me.

September 17, 2018 at 5:23 pm

Sorry about the issue

Usually, this issue is related to a school filter, pop-up blocker, or browser issue – so we’d recommend trying from another computer, switching browsers and making sure all pop up blockers have been turned off.

As a last resort you can also find some of our free download on our Teachers Pay Teachers Page Here: https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/The-Pe-Specialist

September 3, 2018 at 2:28 pm

Thank you so much for this in depth post. I am teaching Primary Physical Education and have been in search of some suggestions on how to have a fun first class that isn’t all about rules… your website is SO helpful! All the best!

September 6, 2018 at 8:40 pm

Glad you can use some of the info!

August 11, 2018 at 10:02 am

I just want to say how grateful I am to you. You have helped me more than you will ever know.

August 13, 2018 at 4:44 pm

🙂 Thanks Amy! So pumped to hear that

August 10, 2018 at 7:01 am

Great lesson and presentation. I see on slide three that you have your students find their number and letter for their home base spots. How do you share with your students their assigned spot? Do you tell it to them as they come in, a sheet posted for them to see or do you have an activity where they find out?

Would love to know as I plan to do the same to make it a smooth transition in helping the kids find their home base spot on the first day.

Thanks, Nick

August 10, 2018 at 2:06 pm

Yep – I just tell them the letter and number on the first day after a quick intro.

August 9, 2018 at 7:51 pm

Do you always have the kinders meet in a circle in the middle instead of the home base spots? Or is that just for the beginning of the year.

August 10, 2018 at 2:05 pm

Yep, my Kinder classes are 25 minutes so we don’t do assigned spots with them. Everyone else is 50 min, so we do Home Base Spots with 1st – 5th.

July 30, 2018 at 10:23 am

Hi, Ben! First of all, I am so thankful for your website and resources. I’m moving to the gym from the classroom this year and would be lost without your blog! I’m wondering, do you have any resources about how to work with Kindergarteners the first few weeks of school? I have no idea where to start with planning for the kindergarten period of my days. I know everything will be so new and overwhelming – for them and for me! Could you point me to any resources on how to prepare for Kinder specifically? Thank you!

July 31, 2018 at 4:22 pm

I normally focus on stations with K-1. (I’ll do a lesson for a brand new skill sometimes like Jumprope or Hula Hoop – but for the majority of the time we do station work, or “centers” as the Kinder students call them)

Sometimes we’ll warmup with a fun follow along dance to practice locomotors like the Call it Macaroni Dance or The Chicken Dance

I’ve found it really helpful especially with my K students to do mostly station work and I think it’s beneficial for them because they end up getting more practice time and enjoying class more as well. I switch out the station activities according to the unit that my older students are working on. (Here are some tips for teaching with stations)

I mix in stations and super simple modified games and activity challenges with 1st-2nd.

But some of my 1st grade classes I’ll just do stations with bc they can’t handle as much formal instruction, it just depends on the group.

K used to be a class I dreaded each day, but since I switched to station work, it’s one of my favorites. It takes the expectations off the kids and allows them to have more time to build skill and explore different subjects.

I normally just modify the skills we’re working on with 2-5 and put them in station format for the K-1 kids.

eg.) 3-5 is doing Striking with hands (4-square)

K does 4 striking + catching with hands stations (strike a balloon, strike a playground ball, strike a gatorskin ball, strike a noodle)

Also – I start EVERY SINGLE DAY with a quick rules review

Hope that helps!

June 21, 2018 at 2:02 pm

This is awesome! I am a classroom teacher turned P.E. teacher for the first time this year! Your first day/week schedule is exactly what I was looking for! Thank you for all the awesome ideas!

June 26, 2018 at 10:12 am

Cool! Glad you found it and good luck with your first year of P.E.

January 18, 2018 at 1:24 pm

GREAT ideas Ben! I really appreciate all the freebies and ideas to help me get going. This is my first year teaching, so I’m on the prowl for good ideas for games, activities, posters, etc.

One thing I did with my students this year that they absolutely loved is at the end of all the rules and home base stuff, we played a game called Snake, Fire, in the Hole. How it works is I line up all the students on one sideline of the gym (if your gym doesn’t have a basketball court lines, just pick one of the two sides that would be a sideline, must be one of the longer sides though so students can spread out). Whatever line they start at, is the “Fire” line. Aytime I say the word “fire”, the students have to either stay at that line, or go back to that line. The line across the gym is the “Snake” line. Same rules apply to that line. And finally, the three circles in the middle of the gym are called “In the Hole” (the two that make up the elbow of the basketball lanes on either side, and the mid-court circle. You may have to use floor tape if you don’t have the circles, just make them big enough to fit all your students). At first, I’ll do a little warmup round to get the kids used to the commands. After a few times through, I’ll try to start tricking them. For example, if they’re on the snake line, “I’ll say the word “steak” and see who moves. If they cross the line and they weren’t supposed to, they’re out. If they’re out, I tell them to go to the baseline side of the basketball court (I pick one side for them to go) and have them do 1 of 5 different exercises of their choice until the round is over, or I tell them to come back in. I usually don’t make them sit out for longer than 2-3 min so they don’t get bored). As the game goes on and the number of students in the game gets smaller, I will start to limit the # of people that can be in “the hole” at a time, or tell them, say, the first 10 people in the hole are in and the rest are out. You can modify the rules and have fun w/trying to trick the students (they liked that part the best tbh), but this is a great game to get the students used to listening to instructions and see right away who those students are.

January 22, 2018 at 7:51 pm

Hey Sam! I’ve seen the kids in my afterschool program playing a game called “Lions, Tigers and Bears” with basically the same idea – they really like it. Glad you have an additional activity for the kiddos to do once they’re eliminated as well. Thanks for sharing and glad the blog is helpful. Good luck with the First year

January 23, 2018 at 9:20 pm

Oh cool! I’ve never heard of that version of the game but glad they’re playing a similar version. I know the students at my school love it so I’m sure they do too. I appreciate all the advice and help and look forward to continuing to learn a ton from the site!

December 7, 2017 at 7:55 am

Thank you for the great information

December 11, 2017 at 3:39 pm

Glad it was helpful!

September 2, 2017 at 10:23 pm

Your website is excellent. It is always good to see other Physical Education and Health teachers setting the bar high. My question for you is how do you incorporate health topics during the year at the elementary level? Do you just include different health topics within the lessons or are there separate times during the course of the year to cover topics?

September 4, 2017 at 8:37 pm

The classroom teachers at my school cover health, so normally – yes, I incorportate different topics throughout the year that relate to activities that we’re doing. But I don’t do a lot of book work.

Here’s the closest thing I’ve ever done to a “health unit”

https://www.thepespecialist.com/health/

August 23, 2017 at 11:17 am

Hey, Can you tell me what you do with just Kinder on the first day…..other than rules and intro? I usually do basic relays, but that can be tough on day one. If you do relays, what tips and organizational strategies do you use? I am looking for something a little more smooth and organize for the first few weeks of K.

August 23, 2017 at 8:43 pm

Day 1 with K, we do the basic rules – learn to Walk/Jog for warmup – stopping signal. I read them the book “Gym Teacher from the Black Lagoon” and then if there’s any time left we practice locomotors around the room and learn about open space.

After getting rules/procedures down during the first couple weeks I’d say I do stations with K students about 80% of the time.

September 5, 2017 at 12:19 am

Hi! Can you please share the K stations?

September 5, 2017 at 8:29 pm

It just depends on the content I’m doing with the older students – I just break it down to the basics and do stations with my K-1st students so they will develop the skills needed in the older grades, you can see a few examples at the link below from my frisbee unit:

https://www.thepespecialist.com/frisbeestations/

Other examples: – Hula Hoop – Jump Rope – Scooters – Throw and Catch (football, gator ball, bean bag, foam tennis ball) – Spooner boards – Basketball dribble – Wall Bounce and catch with playground ball

August 14, 2017 at 9:41 pm

Your website and passion for PE is inspiring Ben! I am will be starting my 27th year of teaching elementary PE and happy to say I really love what I do!

What are your thoughts on some ideas for SLO’s? Last year we had our 4th graders demonstrate their understanding of the components of fitness through a pre and post test of examples. We used pictures of The Incredibles and labeled them Mr. Muscle, Miss Flexibility and Kid Cardio. Throughout the year we referenced activities according to the characters. It was amazing how even my kinders would shout out, “that is a Mr. Muscle activity Mrs. Simone!”

August 11, 2017 at 12:01 am

Hey Ben, are your bathrooms within eye sight of your playing area? I’m nervous to let my kids have free access to them without being able to keep an eye on them (mine are around a corner). Thoughts? Hopefully they wouldn’t want to stay in there, but we all know how kids are.

August 14, 2017 at 4:05 pm

Yep – they actually retrofitted us a single bathroom and water fountain in our gym about 5 years ago – it’s way better, but I know how it was letting kids go down the hall. I would just do whatever your school policies and the regular practice of the other teachers at your school are doing.

You can always give them a physical pass so that only 1 is gone at a time as well.

August 8, 2017 at 1:30 pm

7th year teacher here! Good job on the website with a lot of great ideas! My lesson back to school is very similar and structured. Keep up the great work and have an awesome school year!

August 5, 2017 at 4:56 pm

Thanks for everything you do, I’ve used several of your lesson plans and resources and they have benefited my students greatly. I am wondering, are you willing to share a bigger image of your two rules posters and the bathroom poster? I’d like to print those on an 8×11.5 for my gym.

Thank you, Mr. Chasteen

August 14, 2017 at 3:55 pm

You can check them out and download them in the “Management Pro Pack” here: http://thepespecialist.com/hacks

August 1, 2017 at 7:22 pm

Hey this is awesome.. ur website is amazing. You have amazing ideas so I have a question for ya! We have a classes from 30-60! They have 5 mins to get dressed for a 45 mins class. Well the guys get in and out in a min and the girls take forever. We stretch first in our stretching lines so the guys are just sitting there and a couple of girls. Any activity we could do with the ones that are always waiting and so eager to play?

August 14, 2017 at 3:54 pm

I would just choose something that your kids resonate with so it’s a motivator for them to dress out quickly. The quicker they get out the more game time they can have.

Maybe 4-square, Knockout, jumpropes… just depends one what your kids are into and can do independently

August 1, 2017 at 5:43 pm

I love the idea of Home Base spots! Do you assign them as they walk in on the first day? How much time does that take? Do you keep a chart of who goes where?

August 14, 2017 at 3:53 pm

Yep, we get them on the first day with 1st – 5th. (I just have my Kinder kids sit in the middle circle). It takes about 2-3 minutes usually, even less with the older kids.

Actually just wrote a blog about this, you can check it out here: https://www.thepespecialist.com/homebasespots/

July 18, 2017 at 5:01 am

I’ll be a going into my first year of teaching PE for 1st-6h graders and wanted to know how you would spread out each lessons for 40 mins each? For example, introduction and rules and polices/expectations etc. Would love any type of feedback.

July 19, 2017 at 11:19 am

I have 50 minute classes, so pretty similar to you. My structure for 2nd – 5th is normally: – Instant Activity + Warmup/Stretch = 5-10 minutes depending on the activity – Get into the lesson introducing new concepts, skill practice with progressions getting more difficult as we go along – 10 minutes – Modified Gameplay – 25-30 minutes – Closure – 5 minutes

Of course that changes depending on what we’re doing, at the beginning of a unit I spend more time developing and practicing skills – towards the end we spend more time playing games.

With K-1: it’s a similar start, but instead of gameplay we work in stations practicing different skills

July 14, 2017 at 9:11 am

This is great! Thanks for posting your ideas!

June 2, 2017 at 10:07 am

On the first day I’ve tried to make learning the rules and expectations an active process. Some years I have put signs around the room with a rule or expectation followed by an activity to perform as they learn the rule. Other years I have written the rules/expectations along with an activity on balloons and scattered them around. After allowing time for the students to get around to all of them I bring them together to discuss the rules/expectations, and consequences. Remaining time is spent with a quick easy tag game. I like what you are doing, thanks for sharing.

June 5, 2017 at 4:27 pm

Good stuff David – thanks for sharing your ideas

January 4, 2017 at 11:47 am

I used your power point today to start my second semester!! Of course with some changes. But I didn’t really read the Emergency Drill page…. There are no hurricanes in Missouri. Oops! My 8th graders thought it was pretty funny. I am so glad I did this though. I have done the same thing for years and it was always boring, for me!! I feel so good about my day.

January 4, 2017 at 1:38 pm

That’s awesome! Really glad it worked for you – Always nice to try something new!

October 25, 2016 at 12:27 am

I’m so glad I found your blog:) I’m on my 15th year of teaching, but I love all these new ideas. I haven’t had a gym all year because the floor is being replaced. I’m supposed to get back in next week and I need to start all new again with procedures and management. This would be the perfect time to start new. What teacher evaluation system do you have?

October 26, 2016 at 7:07 pm

Hey Stephanie – Glad the blog has been helpful. In SC, we are under ADEPT, we go through an SLO process every year and do recertification every 5 years.

October 26, 2016 at 7:17 pm

Thank you. The school has started a new evaluation system (Danielson). I just didn’t know if there many others out there using it.

August 25, 2016 at 6:36 am

I really like your home base idea but was wondering if the numbers and letters are already on the floor or walls?? Thanks for clarifying

January 27, 2017 at 5:01 pm

Yep, it’s like an excel spreadsheet. Numbers (1-5) on one wall and Letters (A-F) on the other wall, so I can accomodate up to 30 students.

We have another set of numbers on the other side of the gym as well for double classes.

August 18, 2016 at 12:29 pm

Great Advice for the first week…awesome

August 12, 2016 at 9:27 am

Question on Home Base spots….what if 5 students are not present that day? That would throw everything off…especially making groups/teams for the day’s activities…what do you do in this situation? Generally I put my students are different colored teams each class to not only deal with this problem, but to give them an opportunity to play/work with a different set of students each class…instead of the same team each week…thoughts?

August 17, 2016 at 3:39 pm

I normally group teams myself or use an app called Team Shake – super cool app, Google it for some tutorials.

I use home base spots as a way to check my attendance, or get warmed up or stretched out quickly.

August 29, 2015 at 1:33 am

Great lesson. My first lesson has very similar content. I use Power Point presentation to illustrate my information. After the presentation, For reviewing the safety rules I integrate introduction to orienteering. I created 20 stations around the gym, each with a number and different safety rule. Each pair of partners got a gym map and specified route to follow. They have to travel to each post of their route choosing different locomotor movement. After reading a rule, they have to discuss it. If they think something needs to be added, they leave their comment on sticky note. They also place a sticky note with a new word to be added to our word wall.

August 29, 2015 at 2:14 pm

Thanks for sharing. That’s a very cool idea, I’ve never ventured into orienteering, but it sounds like a lot of fun. Sticky note comments is a good one too.

August 25, 2015 at 5:58 pm

My 1st day is very similar! We use an activity called People to People for discussing summer activities and meeting new classmates. Here is a link that demonstrates the basics. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuJE9Uhqgno Of course, I make it age appropriate. When they meet a new partner we start with- name to name, and a discussion question, i.e. What did you do this summer. We also use different locomotor skills when searching for a new partner. We build up to bigger groups as well.

Thanks for the post!

August 25, 2015 at 6:40 pm

That’s awesome – great game idea. Thanks for the comment.

August 18, 2015 at 2:46 pm

Thanks Ben for the ideas!

August 13, 2015 at 2:51 am

Great break down of a first day lesson and thank you for the physical literacy video as a resource! Have a great school year!

August 13, 2015 at 3:58 pm

Thanks, there are 2 other videos in the series as well – worth checking out. Have a good one.

July 18, 2017 at 8:39 pm

Hi Ben, I love the video. I was wondering do you show these videos to all grades K-5? And do you fit in the other two videos sometime later in the year?

July 19, 2017 at 11:22 am

In the past I showed it to K-5, but since then I only showed it to K-2 because the 3rd-5th graders remembered it and didn’t really want to watch it again.

I showed the other videos to my 3-5 classes one a week the following weeks.

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Teachers assign homework or extra credit activities for physical education (PE) or health class that require students to be physically active outside of school. Parents are often asked to sign off on the activities completed to fulfill these homework assignments.

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There is some evidence that assigning homework or extra credit for physical education (PE) class increases physical activity levels for schoolchildren 1 , 2 , 3 and college students 4 . Assigning PE homework as part of a multi-component obesity prevention intervention can also improve children’s fitness 5 and weight status 6 and increase physical activity levels 7 . However, additional evidence is needed to confirm effects.

Homework that is relevant, motivating, and supported by parents; builds on class lessons; and holds students accountable for its accomplishment has been shown to increase children’s activity levels 3 . Such assignments can encourage healthy physical activity habits outside of school 8 . Experts suggest assignments should focus on reinforcing motor skills in addition to increasing physical activity and fitness knowledge. Assignments should also be carefully designed to avoid increasing the achievement gap between students with different levels of parental support 9 . Providing teachers with guidance regarding how to assign age-appropriate physical activity homework may increase the number of teachers assigning PE homework 10 .

Assigning homework or extra credit activities is generally considered to be a low or no-cost approach to increasing students’ physical activity that can be implemented by existing PE, Health, or classroom teachers 11 , 12 .

PE and classroom teachers across the country are assigning physical activity homework, extra credit activities, or providing on-line workouts at the elementary, middle, and high school levels. Camarillo, CA 13 and Monroe, NC 14 are examples of communities undertaking these types of initiatives.

Teachers Pay Teachers (TpT) is a teacher-created, on-line site where teachers can share materials, resources, and best practices free of charge or for purchase. TpT includes many resources for PE homework 15 .

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9 Hill 2018 - Hill K. Homework in physical education? A review of physical education literature. The Journal of Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance. 2018;89(5).

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The sports page in your local newspaper can provide interesting material for physical education homework assignments. You can also use sports page homework to reinforce material being taught in other classes.

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• Read a story about a sports competition, list one strategy/tactic and three sports skills that were used, and describe how they affected the game's outcome.
• Read a story about a local league competition (i.e. men's baseball league game). Describe how the game contributes to the participants' health and well-being. Describe some of the potential safety or health risks.
• Read the box scores in the paper and compare the health benefits of the sports described.
• Speculate on the conditioning activities used in two of the sports described on the sports page.
• Draw graphs illustrating the win/loss records of teams in the box scores section.
• Calculate a team's winning percentage based on win/loss statistics shown in the box score section.
• Count the number of stories in the sport section and categorize them according to sport. Calculate the percentage of coverage by sport (for example, 50% of the sports page was devoted to hockey).

Grammar/Writing Skills

• Write 10 synonyms for words found in the sport section.
• Find 10 action verbs and 10 proper nouns.
• Re-write five sentences using a different tense.

References: 1. Lanna Bishop, Paul Bishop & Ron French, “Newspaper homework to achieve knowledge objectives in physical education.” The Physical Educator, Spring 1994. 2. Neil Schmottlach and Jerre McManama, Physical Education Activity Handbook (12th Edition), Benjamin Cummings Publishers, 2009.

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Integrating STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) into Physical Education (PE) classes offers an innovative approach to education. In an era where sports statistics, science, and technology increasingly influence athletics, PE classes are uniquely positioned to blend physical activity with STEM learning and 21st century skills. This article explores how PE educators and facilitators can use STEM learning in their coursework. It also provides a range of curriculum activity ideas to get students at different education and skill levels engaged.

Research indicates that physical activity can significantly bolster cognitive abilities. When students participate in movement-based learning, they benefit physically and experience enhanced concentration, memory, and creativity. This cognitive boost is crucial for comprehending and applying STEM concepts, which often demand high levels of problem-solving and critical thinking. Active learning, where students engage in physical activities while learning STEM concepts, results in more profound understanding and retention of information. Integrating physical and mental challenges not only makes learning more enjoyable, but is more effective, as students apply theoretical concepts in practical settings, leading to better comprehension and recall.

Integrating STEM into elementary physical education presents a fantastic opportunity to lay the foundation for lifelong learning and curiosity in young students. Through these innovative activities, elementary school children can explore and understand key STEM concepts while engaging in fun and physical play. Each activity is designed to be not only educational but highly interactive and suitable for their developmental stage. Here are some engaging activities that blend physical education with STEM learning for elementary students:

• Jump and Measure: Students perform a variety of jumps – like the long jump and high jump – and measure their distances or heights. This activity introduces basic concepts of measurement and physics, encouraging students to understand how force and motion play a role in their physical activities.
• Geometry with Body Movements: In this activity, children use their bodies to create geometric shapes, either individually or in groups. It’s an engaging way for students to learn about basic geometry, spatial awareness, and symmetry. Teachers can challenge students to form complex shapes, enhancing their understanding and teamwork skills.
• STEM Soccer : In a lesson devoted to measuring throw-ins, students collect data in centimeters and convert their data to meters dividing by 100. Students then evaluate measurement systems to decide the best measurement size. This disguised learning,  interactive lesson is a great way for physical education teachers to add STEM into their PE classes.
• Weather and Exercise: Students observe and record weather patterns over a week and discuss how different weather conditions affect physical activities. This integrates meteorology into PE, allowing students to see the real-world application of science in their everyday activities.
• Heart Rate Exploration: After engaging in various exercises, students measure their heart rates to learn about the cardiovascular system and the science behind exercise. This activity not only educates them about their bodies, but about the importance of physical fitness in maintaining health.
• Playground Physics: Utilizing playground equipment, this activity allows students to explore concepts like gravity, force, and motion. They can experience firsthand how these physical laws impact their play and movements, turning the playground into a living laboratory.

As students enter middle school, their capacity for more complex and abstract thinking grows significantly. This developmental stage is an ideal time to introduce more intricate STEM concepts through physical education, enhancing their learning experience with practical applications. The following STEM activities are tailored for middle school students, offering a blend of intellectual challenge and physical engagement. These activities are designed to pique students’ curiosity in STEM fields through the familiar and enjoyable medium of sports and physical exercises. By participating in these activities, students not only deepen their understanding of STEM concepts, but learn valuable lessons in teamwork, problem-solving, and the practical application of classroom knowledge to real-world scenarios. Here’s a look at some stimulating and educational STEM activities for middle school PE:

• Sports Statistics Analysis: Students gather and analyze sports statistics from games or physical activities. This teaches them about data collection, interpretation, and the importance of statistics in understanding and improving athletic performance.
• STEM Football: During a lesson in STEM Football, students collect and graph data of a controlled experiment by using a line graph. Students then explain the relationship between kinetic energy and mass by writing a claim evidence supported by evidence-based reasoning from class data. This lesson highlights the strong classroom connection between physical education and STEM learning, and how it can help create tangible examples for students.
• Energy and Movement: This activity focuses on the concept of kinetic and potential energy in the context of sports. Students explore how energy is transferred and transformed during different physical activities, such as running, jumping, or throwing a ball.
• Biomechanics of Sports: Here, students delve into the study of human movement and mechanics in various sports. They learn about the science behind athletic performance, injury prevention , and how athletes optimize their movements for maximum efficiency and safety.
• Mathletics Relay: A relay race where each leg involves solving a math problem before passing the baton. This combines physical fitness with mathematical skills, emphasizing quick thinking and teamwork.
• Technology in Sports Training: Students explore how technology is increasingly used in sports training and performance analysis. They might look at wearable tech, video analysis software, or other tools that help athletes improve their skills and coaches to make informed decisions.

High school students, with their advanced cognitive skills and heightened interests, are well-positioned to tackle complex STEM challenges through physical education. This section of the curriculum is designed to offer high school learners in-depth, hands-on experiences that combine higher-level STEM concepts with physical activities and sports. These advanced activities are not just about physical exertion; they require students to engage in critical thinking, problem-solving, and creative innovation. They provide an opportunity for students to see the real-world applications of the STEM knowledge they acquire in their classrooms, bridging the gap between theoretical learning and practical implementation. By participating in these activities, high school students can gain a deeper understanding of various STEM fields, such as physics, engineering, biotechnology, and environmental science, observing how these disciplines intersect with sports and physical fitness. Here are some challenging and intellectually stimulating STEM activities designed for high school learners:

• Physics of Sports Equipment Design: Students research and discuss the physics principles involved in the design of sports equipment. This can include topics like material science, aerodynamics, and ergonomics, providing insights into how equipment is optimized for performance and safety.
• Engineering a Miniature Golf Course: Students design and construct a miniature golf course, applying concepts of geometry, physics, and design. This project not only involves creativity, but a practical application of STEM principles by creating functional and enjoyable mini-golf holes.
• Sports Analytics Project: Students undertake a project to analyze a sports game using statistical methods and tools. This activity introduces them to data science in sports, teaching them how to interpret and use data to understand game strategies and player performance.
• Biotechnology in Athletics: This topic explores how biotechnology is used in sports, from equipment design to performance enhancement techniques. Students might study material innovations, genetic research in athletics, or the ethical implications of biotechnology in sports.
• Environmental Science in Outdoor Sports: Students analyze how environmental factors impact outdoor sports activities. They can study topics like climate change, pollution, and natural terrain, understanding the interplay between sports and the environment.
• Virtual Reality Sports Training: Students explore how VR technology is being used for skill development, strategy training, and injury rehabilitation in various sports by discussing the emerging role of virtual reality in sports.

Bringing STEM into PE classes effectively requires the right resources, including technology tools, educational kits, and comprehensive guides. Resources like the STEM Sports® kits provide ready-to-use activities that seamlessly blend physical education with STEM learning. These kits offer an invaluable resource for teachers looking to enrich their curriculum and engage K-8 students through a cross-curricular learning approach. For additional resources, tools, and innovative ideas, please visit STEM Sports® .

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In an era where distance learning and at-home education have become increasingly prevalent, the role of physical education has evolved yet remains fundamentally vital. Physical education, traditionally known for its structured classes in the confines of a gym or oversized classroom, now faces the challenge of adapting to remote and home environments. However, this new setting brings a unique opportunity to underscore the importance of physical activity, not just for physical well-being but also for mental health and overall skill development. In the confines of a living room, backyard, or a small apartment space, physical education can be a dynamic tool to keep students engaged, active, and learning. It serves as a crucial outlet for energy, a mechanism for stress relief, and a platform for teaching valuable life skills such as self-discipline, goal-setting, and personal responsibility.

This article aims to provide physical educators with a suite of creative, fun, and easily accessible physical education activities tailored for at-home implementation. Recognizing the constraints and challenges of home environments, these activities are designed to be versatile, requiring minimal equipment and space, while maximizing student engagement and fitness/skill benefits. From fitness-based exercises to yoga poses, each activity is chosen to cater to a wide range of student needs and preferences, ensuring that every child can participate and benefit. Alongside these activities, I'll share tips and strategies to help educators effectively integrate these exercises into their online classes or as engaging homework assignments. The goal is to empower educators with the resources and ideas they need to continue delivering high-quality physical education, fostering a love for physical activity and a commitment to health, even outside the traditional school setting.

Fitness-Based Tasks for Students in their Homes

In this section, we explore a variety of engaging fitness-based tasks tailored for at-home physical education, ensuring students stay active and healthy during remote learning

Maintaining Fitness in Remote Learning Scenarios

Fitness is not just a physical endeavor; it's a holistic approach to well-being, crucial for students learning from home. The absence of traditional PE settings and routines can lead to a sedentary lifestyle, impacting both physical health and mental agility. In remote learning scenarios, maintaining fitness becomes not just an activity, but a necessary discipline to ensure students stay active, engaged, and healthy. Fitness tasks at home can serve as a catalyst for building resilience, improving concentration, and boosting overall mood — key factors in successful learning and personal development.

Specific Fitness-Based Tasks

Bodyweight Exercises:  Introduce a series of bodyweight exercises such as push-ups, sit-ups, and lunges. These exercises don’t require any special equipment and can be easily adapted to various fitness levels. Use your visuals to demonstrate correct postures and sequences.

Jump Rope Challenges:  A jump rope is a simple yet effective tool for cardiovascular fitness. Propose challenges like '100 jumps a day' or 'jump rope alphabet', where each letter represents a different jumping style. This can be a fun and engaging way to keep students motivated.

Flexibility (Static and Dynamic) Movements:  Incorporating stretching routines help to improve students' flexibility while reducing their stress. Share easy-to-follow flexibility sequences and stretching routines, suitable for small spaces.

Circuit Training at Home:  Design circuit training sessions that combine several exercises into one high-intensity workout. Circuits can include a mix of cardio, strength, and flexibility exercises, tailored to be done in limited space.

Dance and Movement:  Encourage students to stay active with dance-based fitness. Choreograph simple routines or collaborate with students to create a 'class dance', fostering creativity along with physical activity.

Tips for Incorporating Fitness Tasks into Online Classes and Assignments

Structure and Routine:  Create a weekly fitness schedule for students to follow. This provides structure and helps in setting clear expectations. This is especially effective for middle school and high school students to enhance learning.

Engagement and Interaction:  Use online resources and tools like Google Classroom or Zoom to interact with students to implement virtual physical education classes. Live sessions for group workouts or posting recorded demonstrations can be highly effective for online learning.

Personalization and Adaptation:  Recognize that each student's home environment and fitness level is different. Offer variations and alternatives to cater to diverse needs.

Feedback and Encouragement:  Regularly check in with students to provide feedback. Celebrate achievements, no matter how small, to keep students motivated.

Family Involvement:  Encourage students to involve family members in their fitness tasks. This not only adds a fun element but also promotes a healthy lifestyle for the entire family.

By integrating these fitness-based tasks into remote PE classes, we not only keep our students physically active but also engaged and motivated. It's about creating a culture of fitness that transcends the boundaries of the traditional classroom and enters the homes of our students, empowering them to lead healthier, more active lifestyles.

Tossing and Catching Tasks for Students at Home

Tossing and Catching Tasks for Students at Home focuses on accessible and enjoyable activities designed to enhance students' coordination and motor skills right in the comfort of their homes.

Enhancing Hand-Eye Coordination and Gross Motor Skills

Tossing and catching are foundational activities in physical education that significantly enhance hand-eye coordination and develop gross motor skills. These skills are essential not just for sports, but they also play a crucial role in daily activities and cognitive development. In a home learning environment, where students might have limited access to traditional sports equipment, it becomes even more important to find creative ways to maintain and develop these skills. Tossing and catching activities can be adapted to any space and can be performed with a variety of household items, making them ideal for at-home PE sessions.

Tossing and Catching Challenges - At-Home PE Activities

Sock Ball Toss and Catch:  Create a DIY ball by rolling up a pair of socks, ideal for a safe indoor tossing and catching game. This activity helps students enhance their hand-eye coordination and agility in a confined space. They can practice tossing and catching the sock ball in various ways - 2 hand, 1 hand, clap and catch, under leg, behind back, from a foot, etc.

Playground Ball/Basketball Toss, Bounce & Catch:  Utilize a playground or basketball (or any ball a student might possess around home) for a versatile activity that combines tossing, catching, and bouncing, challenging students to maintain control and accuracy in each movement.

Grocery Bag/Scarves Toss and Catch:  Employ lightweight grocery bags or ultra light scarves for an imaginative catch challenge, where students can use one, two, or three bags to practice tricks and juggling maneuvers, developing their coordination and reflex skills. They can also move around in small spaces while tossing and catching the scarves.

Partner Toss and Catch:  Invite students to involve a family member in a partner toss and catch exercise, using items like a rolled-up sock, a ball, or grocery bags, to promote interpersonal bonding and simultaneously enhance their catching and throwing skills.

Target Toss:  Set up a target toss at home, where students aim to accurately throw an object at a designated spot, such as a laundry basket, trash bin or table top, to improve focus and precision.

Integrating Tossing and Catching in Virtual PE

Interactive Challenges:  Host live tossing and catching challenges during your online virtual learning classes. Students can demonstrate their skills on camera, providing a sense of competition and camaraderie.

Skill Progression Assignments:  Assign tasks that progressively increase in difficulty. Students can start with simpler activities and gradually move to more complex tasks, documenting their progress.

Use of Household Items:  Encourage creativity by allowing students to use different household items for their activities. This not only makes the tasks more accessible but also adds an element of fun and innovation.

Family Participation:  Involve family members by encouraging them to participate in these activities. This not only makes the activity more fun but also fosters a sense of community and support.

Feedback and Encouragement:  Provide constructive feedback on the videos or live demonstrations. Celebrate achievements and offer tips for improvement to keep students motivated.

Adapt for Space and Safety:  Always remind students to adapt the activities based on their available space and to ensure safety. For instance, softer objects like sock balls or balloons are safer for indoor use.

Incorporating tossing and catching tasks into at-home PE activities offers a unique opportunity to develop essential motor skills and coordination. With creativity and adaptation, these activities can become a fun and engaging part of the students' home physical education experience.

Small Space Movement Tasks for the Home Environment

In this section, we explore a variety of movement tasks specifically designed for small spaces, ensuring that students can stay active and develop key physical skills even in limited areas at home.

Overcoming the Challenges of Limited Space

One of the most significant challenges in at-home physical education is the constraint of limited space. Many students may not have access to large, open areas typically found in school gyms. However, limited space should not limit the opportunity to stay active. This section focuses on how to turn small spaces into effective arenas for physical activity, ensuring students can continue their physical development regardless of their environment. Adapting to confined spaces requires creativity and a focus on safety, ensuring movements are suitable and do not risk injury or damage to the home.

Movement Activities for Confined Areas

Agility Drills: Students can   set up a mini agility courses using household items like pillows, water bottles or chairs, allowing students to practice quick directional changes and improve their agility in a confined space.

Plyometrics/Jumping Challenges: Introduce plyometric exercises like squat jumps, jumping on to paper plates, or hopping on one leg, which are perfect for building leg strength and explosive power, even in limited spaces.

Balancing Challenges: Challenge students with static and dynamic balancing activities, such as standing on one foot or walking along a taped line (or string) on the floor, to enhance their stability and core strength in a fun, space-efficient way

Partner Activities: For those with a family member present, suggest engaging in simple partner activities like limbo using a broomstick, partner hurdles with stacked cushions, circle jumps, or a walk and jump challenge using a pool noodle, promoting teamwork and physical activity.

Locomotor Movement/Animal Walks: Encourage students to move around the room in various ways (skipping, galloping, hopping, etc.) or mimic different animal movements, such as crab walks or bear crawls, offering a creative way to develop coordination and strength within a small area

Customizing Activities for Different Age Groups and Skill/Fitness Levels

Younger Students:  For younger kids, turn these activities into games or challenges. Use storytelling or imaginative scenarios to make the exercises more engaging and age-appropriate.

Older Students:  Increase the complexity and intensity for older students. Introduce timed challenges or more advanced versions of the exercises to keep them challenged and engaged.

Adapting for Different Skill/Fitness Levels:  Offer modifications for each activity. For example, provide low-impact alternatives for students who may find certain movements challenging.

Safety Tips:  Always remind students about the importance of clearing their space of any obstacles and practicing exercises safely.

Incorporating Educational Elements:  Combine physical movements with educational components. For instance, while doing spot jogging, students can practice math problems or language skills, adding a cognitive aspect to the physical activity.

Remember, the goal is to ensure that every student, regardless of their living situation, can participate in meaningful physical activity. These small space movement tasks are designed to be inclusive, adaptable, and effective, providing students with the opportunity to stay active and healthy, even in limited spaces.

PE Manipulative Skill Tasks for Students at Home

Exploring manipulative skills at home, this section delves into activities that enhance students' coordination and control, using everyday items to master essential physical skills in a fun and engaging manner.

Developing Essential PE Motor Skills Outside of School

Manipulative skills are a cornerstone of physical education, involving movements that require controlling objects with the hands, feet, or other body parts. These skills include activities like throwing, catching, kicking, striking, dribbling, and more. While traditionally honed in a gym or outdoor setting, many of these skills can be creatively adapted for the home environment. Developing these skills is vital for physical literacy, coordination, and confidence in various physical activities. In a remote learning scenario, focusing on these skills ensures that students continue to develop their motor abilities, even outside the traditional PE setting.

Skill-Focused Activities for Home Practice

Balloon Volleying:  Encourage students to keep a balloon in the air using their hands, feet, or head, a simple yet effective activity to improve hand-eye coordination and reaction time in a fun, low-risk way.

Target Practice:  Set up targets using household items and practice throwing with accuracy. This can be done with soft balls, bean bags, or even crumpled paper, focusing on both underhand and overhand throws.

Foot Fun:  Challenge students with foot-based activities like soccer ball dribbling or toe-tapping (foot volleying) a balloon, fostering agility and control through engaging and playful foot coordination tasks.

Ball Handling/Maneuvering:  Use any type of small ball to practice dribbling, bouncing, or rolling around their bodies or obstacles, enhancing control and precision while engaging in a variety of ball-handling skills suitable for limited spaces.

Homemade Bowling:  Set up a simple bowling alley using recycled bottles as pins and a soft ball or sock ball. This activity helps in developing aiming and rolling skills.

Strategies for Remote Student Assessment and Feedback

Video Submissions:  Have students record and submit videos of themselves performing the tasks. This allows for direct observation and provides an opportunity to give personalized feedback regarding student learning.

Digital Skill Logs:  Encourage students to maintain a digital log of their practice sessions, noting their progress and any challenges faced. This can be a part of their regular PE homework.

Online Quizzes and Reflections:  Create quizzes or reflection prompts related to the skills learned. This can include questions on techniques, rules of games, or even personal experiences with the activities.

Peer Review:  Utilize peer review systems where students can watch each other’s videos and provide constructive feedback under teacher supervision. This not only aids in assessment but also fosters a sense of community.

Use of Apps and Digital Platforms:  Leverage technology, like fitness tracking apps or educational platforms, to monitor student progress and maintain a record of their activities.

Adaptation Challenges:  Challenge students to modify or invent new activities using household items, encouraging creativity and problem-solving.

By integrating these manipulative skill tasks into the home environment, PE teachers can effectively continue the development of essential physical skills. It's about finding creative ways to adapt traditional activities to new settings, ensuring that learning and skill development remain uninterrupted and engaging.

Yoga Poses (Mindfulness) for Students at Home

Embrace the calm and focus of yoga with this section, introducing students to various poses that not only enhance physical flexibility and strength but also promote mindfulness and mental well-being, making them ideal for a home setting.

Embracing Yoga and Mindfulness for Holistic Health

In the realm of at-home physical education, incorporating yoga and mindfulness practices offers profound benefits for both physical and mental health. Yoga, known for its gentle yet effective stretches and poses, enhances flexibility, balance, and strength. Moreover, its inherent mindfulness aspect plays a crucial role in reducing stress, improving concentration, and fostering an overall sense of well-being. Particularly during remote learning, where students may experience increased levels of anxiety or feel disconnected, yoga can be a grounding and calming practice, offering a much-needed balance to their daily routine.

Yoga Poses and Sequences for Young Minds

Basic Poses:  Introduce simple poses such as Mountain Pose (Tadasana), Warrior Poses (Virabhadrasana), and Tree Pose (Vrikshasana). These are foundational poses that help in building balance and focus.

Sun Salutations:  Teach the Sun Salutation sequence (Surya Namaskar) as a warm-up or a standalone routine. This sequence is excellent for building energy and warming up the body.

Restorative Poses:  Include restorative poses like Child's Pose (Balasana) and Lotus Pose (Padmasana) for relaxation. These poses are essential for winding down and promoting mindfulness.

Partner Yoga:  If family members can join, suggest simple partner yoga poses. This can be a fun way for students to engage in yoga with their siblings or parents, enhancing bonding and making the practice more enjoyable.

Breathing Exercises and Meditation:  Incorporate basic breathing exercises (Pranayama) and short meditation sessions to conclude the yoga practice. This helps in enhancing mindfulness and relaxation.

Conducting Virtual Yoga/Mindfulness Sessions

Structured Online Classes:  Run live yoga sessions, guiding students through poses and sequences. Use your visuals to demonstrate poses and offer modifications for different skill levels.

Recorded Sessions:  Provide pre-recorded yoga sequences for students to practice at their own pace. This can be particularly helpful for students who might feel self-conscious about live participation.

Interactive Feedback:  Encourage students to share their yoga experiences and any challenges they face. Offer personalized tips and modifications during live sessions or via your online platform.

Engagement Activities:  Create yoga challenges, such as maintaining a pose for a certain duration or mastering a new sequence. Offer positive reinforcement and rewards like digital badges or certificates.

Family Involvement:  Invite family members to join the yoga sessions, making it a family activity. Provide tips for family yoga and how parents can encourage mindfulness in children.

As a physical education teacher, incorporating yoga and mindfulness into the at-home physical education curriculum offers students a way to nurture their bodies and minds. This section not only outlines specific poses and sequences but also provides practical tips for PE teachers to effectively conduct and integrate these practices into their remote teaching.

Final Thoughts

In today's rapidly evolving educational landscape, the significance of at-home physical education cannot be overstated. This article has highlighted a diverse array of activities and strategies, tailored to ensure that students remain active, engaged, and healthy, even outside the traditional classroom setting. The impact of these at-home PE activities extends far beyond physical fitness; they play a crucial role in students' mental and emotional wellbeing, social skills development, and overall quality of life. By integrating these varied and inclusive activities, we not only cater to the immediate physical needs of our students but also contribute profoundly to their holistic development.

To all physical education teachers navigating this new terrain of remote and hybrid learning: your adaptability, creativity, and dedication have never been more vital. The unique challenges of teaching PE outside the traditional school environment call for an innovative approach, and your willingness to embrace these challenges is commendable. Remember, your role in students' lives is invaluable – you're not just teaching them how to stay active; you're instilling lifelong habits of health and wellbeing. Your efforts in creating dynamic, accessible, and enjoyable PE experiences help lay the foundation for a healthier, more active generation. Continue to inspire, motivate, and guide your students, knowing that every lesson you craft extends far beyond the confines of a physical space – it touches the lives of each student, fostering a healthier, more active, and resilient community.

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Physical Education Homework Guide

Physical education homework is divided between practical exercises and writing sections. Some of the sections require research while others demand proof of execution. It is one of the easiest yet most confusing assignments you will undertake.

The nature of the assignment in physical education will depend on the unit you are handling. Some physical education assignments require you to complete a series of exercises. Others call for research to understand the theories and background information on these exercises. Here are expert tips on how to handle PE assignments:

Set a time for the assignment

Like all other assignments, the most important step is to find a perfect time to complete the work. The time will depend on the availability of resources and the urgency of the work. For instance, you need to align the time with the hours the library opens if you need to research. If you are using the gym, you should choose an hour when it is open.

The body and mind should be in synch and able to assist you to complete the assignment effectively. You should have enough time to complete the physical education assignment and submit it before the deadline. If you are joining a team, the other members should also be available for the assignment.

Prepare the right tools

What tools do you need to complete the homework? Physical education homework assignments may require gym equipment, workout gear, and writing tools. Prepare these tools before you can sit down to work on the exercises. The tools required will depend on the nature of the assignment.

Preparing the right tools allows you to settle down once and for all to complete the assignment. You avoid having to midway through the exercise to fetch a book or exercise gear. It will reduce the time taken to complete the work.

Set a study desk for the assignment

PE writing assignments require you to set a study area that allows you to complete the work easily. Choose a comfortable desk with ergonomic furniture. The furniture protects your body, especially your backbone from damage. It allows you to take as much time as you need to write the assignment without straining. You can get deeper into the paper and produce more insightful ideas.

Choose a space away from distractions. Avoid television, video games, and uninvited chats. They distract you from the writing, delaying the completion of your draft. Though you need to use the internet, you should switch off notifications and social media. Such temptations will cause you to take longer than necessary to complete the work.

Use recording devices

Away from PE written assignments, you may be required to record exercises like running or workout. The assignment is then uploaded to the school portal or forwarded to your tutor. You will need recording devices like a camera and microphone. A phone is enough to complete such assignments. You may need a stand or the assistance of a friend to record the video effectively.

Some of the physical exercises require improvisation. In situations where you do not have weights, you may use water bottles and tables. Part of PE training is improvisation. Demonstrate this creativity by improvising your exercise regime.

Check alternative materials online

The internet is a great resource for PE students. It captures numerous videos of materials you can use to complete your PE assignments. Check alternatives online to demonstrate creativity and still achieve the same goals without requiring advanced resources.

Both physical education writing assignments and exercise-based assignments require a strategy. Improvise your way around these exercises to make them easier and effective. Get help where necessary to guarantee excellent performance.

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Teachers to get more trustworthy AI tech as generative tools learn from new bank of lesson plans and curriculums, helping them mark homework and save time

The UK government announced a new project today that will enhance AI's ability to assist teachers in marking work and planning lessons.

Using AI tools to help reduce teachers' workload.

• Teaching standards, guidelines and lesson plans will form a new optimised content store which will train generative AI to make it more reliable for teachers in England
• new project will bring teachers and tech companies together to develop and use trustworthy AI tools that can help mark homework and save teachers time
• comes as new research shows parents want teachers to use AI to reduce out of hours work and boost time spent teaching children

Artificial intelligence will be better at helping teachers mark work and plan lessons under a new project announced by the UK government today. 

The project, backed by £4 million of government investment, will pool government documents including curriculum guidance, lesson plans and anonymised pupil assessments which will then be used by AI companies to train their tools so they generate accurate, high-quality content, like tailored, creative lesson plans and workbooks, that can be reliably used in schools. 

The content store is targeted at technology companies specialising in education to build tools which will help teachers mark work, create teaching materials for use in the classroom and assist with routine school admin. 

It comes as new research shows parents want teachers to use generative AI to enable them to have more time helping children in the classroom with face-to-face teaching – supporting the government’s mission to break down barriers to opportunity. However, teachers and AI developers are clear better data is needed to make these technologies work properly, which this project looks to help with. 

Science Secretary Peter Kyle said: 

We know teachers work tirelessly to go above and beyond for their students.  By making AI work for them, this project aims to ease admin burdens and help them deliver creative and inspiring lessons every day, while reducing time pressures they face.  This is the first of many projects that will transform how we see and use public sector data. We will put the information we hold to work, using it in a safe and responsible way to reduce waiting lists, cut backlogs and improve outcomes for citizens across the country.

Minister for Early Education Stephen Morgan said: 

We are determined to break down the barriers to opportunity to ensure every child can get the best possible education – and that includes access to the best tech innovations for all. Artificial Intelligence, when made safe and reliable, represents an exciting opportunity to give our schools leaders and teachers a helping hand with classroom life.  Today’s world-leading announcement marks a huge step forward for AI in the classroom. This investment will allow us to safely harness the power of tech to make it work for our hard-working teachers, easing the pressures and workload burdens we know are facing the profession and freeing up time, allowing them to focus on face-to-face teaching.

The content store, backed by £3 million, is a first-of-its kind approach to processing government data for AI , as the UK government forges ahead with using technology to transform public services and improve lives people across the country.   

It includes a partnership with the Open University which is sharing learning resources to be drawn on as part of the project. 

This follows Department for Education tests, published today, which show providing generative AI models with this kind of data can increase accuracy to 92%, up from 67% when no targeted data was provided to a large language model. 

Minister Morgan announced the project today during a speech to international education ministers at the Global Education Innovation Summit ( GEIS ) in Seoul, Republic of Korea.  The three-day event, on the theme of “classroom revolution led by teachers with AI ” will see the launch of the Global Education and Innovation Alliance, of which the UK will be of the founding members. 

He told the delegation the world-leading initiative will mark the first government-approved store of high-quality education material optimised for AI product development and will stimulate the production of safe, legally compliant, evidence-based tools, relevant to our teachers’ needs. 

To encourage AI companies to make use of the datastore, a share of an additional £1 million will be awarded to those who bring forward the best ideas to put the data into practice to reduce teacher workload. Each winner will build an AI tool to help teachers specifically with feedback and marking by March 2025, with applications opening on 9th September. 

Almost half of teachers are already using AI to help with their work, according to a survey from TeacherTapp, but current AI tools are not specifically trained on the documents setting out how teaching should work in England. 

Chris Goodall, a teacher and Head of Digital Education in the Bourne Education Trust, first started using AI when he was teaching business in November 2022. Here, Chris experimented with using ChatGPT to develop a range of lesson activities, such as personalised case studies, to complement his lessons. 

Now, Chris supports teachers across over 26 primary, secondary and specialist schools in the Trust to enhance their lessons and cut down the time they need to spend on admin by using AI . 

With his support, teachers have used generative AI to evaluate their curriculum materials, create case studies and other activities to create engaging lessons. Teachers at Auriol Junior School even illustrated a teacher-written guide encouraging students to read more books with AI -generated text, cartoon creatures and music, encouraging students to become a “literacy monster” and making the programme more engaging. 

Chris Goodall, a teacher and Head of Digital Education in the Bourne Education Trust, said: 

AI has been a hugely powerful tool for me and my colleagues at the Bourne Education Trust. It allows us to create engaging, personalised learning experiences for our students while also significantly reducing the time taken to create them. Personally, I’ve used AI to quickly generate scaffolded activities, adapt materials for students with special educational needs, and create more engaging lessons that are accessible to all. The time saved allows school staff to focus on what matters most, interacting with students and providing individualised feedback and support.  The content store will take this to the next level by offering easy access to high quality evidence based and legally compliant education materials. Developed with input from educators it supports effective teaching practices and fosters collaboration and innovation.  This initiative demonstrates how AI , when implemented responsibly and ethically, can support and empower teachers to create more dynamic, personalised learning experiences for students.

Ian Cunningham, the Chief Technical Office of TeachMate, which makes AI tools to help teachers, said: 

TeachMateAI already saves teachers over 10+ house of time each week through our AI tools, but we are ambitious about what more we can do to support teachers and schools. The AI education store has the potential to enable us and other developers to produce highly accurate tools for the sector in a much more efficient way, reducing cost, compute and the time it takes us to bring new products to market.

The Department for Education is also today committing to publishing a safety framework on AI products for education, due later this year. Minister Morgan will meet education technology companies before setting out clear expectations for the safety of AI products for education. 

Professor Ian Pickup, Pro Vice Chancellor, Students, at The Open University, said:

We’re excited to be a founding strategic partner in this initiative alongside DfE . Since our founding in 1969, we have remained at the forefront of innovation in education. As part of this mission, we have provided free, open-access materials via OpenLearn since 2006, and see the deployment of AI as a means through which even more learners can benefit from the transformative power of education.   By making content accessible to new educational technology tools, we foresee a future where learning materials can be best matched to personal needs, where learning tasks can be pitched at the right level for student success, and where students can progress at a pace that is right for them.

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Resources include video lessons, downloads, games, and more covering healthy eating, physical activity, sustainability, social emotional learning, and more. Nike Training Club (M,O) Homework or extra credit for PE class There is some evidence that assigning homework or extra credit for physical education (PE) class increases physical activity levels for schoolchildren 1, 2, 3 and college students 4.Assigning PE homework as part of a multi-component obesity prevention intervention can also improve children's fitness 5 and weight status 6 and increase physical activity levels 7. Free physical education printables Browse free physical education printables on Teachers Pay Teachers, a marketplace trusted by millions of teachers for original educational resources. ... This word search is a great way to give kids ideas about what sport s/he may be interested in. Use this sheet as part of your teaching curriculum, a treat for early finishers or just for fun ... Teaching: Sports Page Homework Assignment The sports page in your local newspaper can provide interesting material for physical education homework assignments. You can also use sports page homework to reinforce material being taught in other classes. ... Sports/Fitness/Phys-Ed Ideas. Read a story about a sports competition, list one strategy/tactic and three sports skills that were ... PEC: Lesson Plans for Physical Education Along with the reading the students must complete a 30 minute workout. If they get a family member to complete the workout with them they get extra credit. This is done to attempt to get the community involved in fitness as well. These homework ideas are graded out of 10 points and are designed to help the students who are in need of extra help ... 9 Activity Ideas for STEM in Physical Education Integrating STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) into Physical Education (PE) classes offers an innovative approach to education. In an era where sports statistics, science, and technology increasingly influence athletics, PE classes are uniquely positioned to blend physical activity with STEM learning and 21st century skills. This article explores how PE educators and ... Physical Education Homework There are two options: ~Menus labeled by month (2 per month) ~ Menus without monthly labels (allows flexibility) If you are not a year-round school, there are 4 additional menus (. Subjects: Health, Life Skills, Physical Education. Grades: K - 3 rd. Types: Activities, Homework, Printables. $4.50. Activities and Lessons YOUR CART. This page includes links to free online resources for physically active games that can be used in physical education or for other physical activity opportunities. Example verbs and learning objectives for a variety of learning domain taxonomies. : Information on how to teach ELL students, regardless of the content area. Engaging At-Home PE Activities for Effective Distance Learning in This article aims to provide physical educators with a suite of creative, fun, and easily accessible physical education activities tailored for at-home implementation. Recognizing the constraints and challenges of home environments, these activities are designed to be versatile, requiring minimal equipment and space, while maximizing student engagement and fitness/skill benefits. Physical Education Homework Guide Physical education homework assignments may require gym equipment, workout gear, and writing tools. Prepare these tools before you can sit down to work on the exercises. The tools required will depend on the nature of the assignment. ... You can get deeper into the paper and produce more insightful ideas. Choose a space away from distractions ... PE Central: Grades K-2 Physical Education Lesson Plans PE Central presents a large number of K-2 lesson ideas for you to use in your physical education program. 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