PreK-12 PE
PreK-12 Resources for Teacher’s Toolbox
Download free resources for elementary school physical education teachers that align with SHAPE America’s National Standards & Grade-Level Outcomes for K-12 Physical Education.
These PE tools can help you build an effective physical education program to put all children on the path to health and physical literacy and support 50 Million Strong.
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Early Childhood
Spotlight
SHAPE America Journal Articles
JOPERD: Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
- Helping Your Child Develop Physical Literacy
August 2018
Strategies: A journal for Physical and Sport Educators
- The Shoes Make a Difference
March / April 2019
Elementary PE
Spotlight
Resources
- Activity calendars
- Policy and Environment Resources
- Comprehensive School Physical Activity Program
- Fields of Study – Physical Education
- Is It Physical Education or Physical Activity?
- What is Physical Literacy?
ASSESSMENT
CURRICULUM
- National Standards & Grade-Level Outcomes for K-12 Physical Education
- Play On! by PlayCore
- NFL FLAG In-School by GENYOUth, with support from the NFL Foundation
- Fun at Bat Curriculum by USA Baseball
- Curriculum in Physical Education
- The Essentials of Teaching Physical Education: Curriculum, Instruction, Assessment
SHAPE America Journal Articles
American Journal of Health Education
JOPERD: Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
- Lessons Learned from the Field: Teaching in High-Risk Physical Education Environments
May / June 2019 - Combining the Skill Themes Approach with Teaching Personal and Social Responsibility to Teach Social and Emotional Learning in Elementary Physical Education
March 2019 - Helping Your Child Develop Physical Literacy
August 2018 - Enhancing Physical Education with a Supplemental Physical Activity Program
October 2017
Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport
Strategies: A journal for Physical and Sport Educators
- You Dinked My Battleship: The Dinking Game for Pickleball Skill Learning
July / August 2019 - The Shoes Make a Difference
March / April 2019 - Become a Champion for Healthy, Active Schools
March / April 2019 - Holicraze Days: Implementing Unique Holiday Activities in Elementary Physical Activity Settings
January / February 2019 - Top 10 Reasons Why Children Find Physical Activity to Be Fun
May / June 2018
Activity Ideas
Tools & Templates
- Student Growth Outcomes
- Ten Tips for Health and Physical Educators
- Student-Friendly National Standards Poster (English and Spanish)
- Standards-based student progress report (DOCX)
- Physical Education Checklist
- Policy and Environment Resources
- Comprehensive School Physical Activity Program
- Physical Education Position Statements
- Physical Activity Position Statements
Secondary PE
Spotlight
Lessons Learned from the Field: Teaching in High-Risk Physical Education Environments
Resources
- Activity calendars
- Policy and Environment Resources
- Comprehensive School Physical Activity Program
- Fields of Study – Physical Education
- Is It Physical Education or Physical Activity?
- What is Physical Literacy?
ASSESSMENT
CURRICULUM
- National Standards & Grade-Level Outcomes for K-12 Physical Education
- Unlocking Research for Health and Physical Education
- NFL FLAG In-School by GENYOUth, with support from the NFL Foundation
- Fun at Bat Curriculum by USA Baseball
- Curriculum in Physical Education
- The Essentials of Teaching Physical Education: Curriculum, Instruction, Assessment
SHAPE America Journal Articles
American Journal of Health Education
- Motivational Readiness to Change Exercise Behaviors
March/April 2019 - Physical Activity and Academic Performance Among Adolescents in Low-SES Schools
November/December 2018 - Relationship Between Health Risk and School Attendance Among Adolescents
January/February 2018
JOPERD: Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
- Lessons Learned from the Field: Teaching in High-Risk Physical Education Environments
May / June 2019 - If You Must Cut Athletes from School Sports Teams, Consider Best Practices
February 2019 - Homework in Physical Education? A Review of Physical Education Homework Literature
May 2018 - Aligning Digital Video Technology With Game Pedagogy in Physical Education
January 2018 - Classroom to Community: Field Studies for Exercise Science Students
August 2017
Strategies: A journal for Physical and Sport Educators
- You Dinked My Battleship: The Dinking Game for Pickleball Skill Learning
July / August 2019 - The Shoes Make a Difference
March / April 2019 - Become a Champion for Healthy, Active Schools
March / April 2019 - Girls in Action: Fostering Relatedness in and beyond Physical and Health Education
July / August 2018 - Ways Sport Coaches Can Fit In With the Faculty
March / April 2018
Activity Ideas
- Dance to Class
- Fitness Progress Check-in
- In-Class Activity Break
- Intramural FIT Circuit
- Oxygen Carry Challenge
- Tabata
Tools & Templates
- School-Based Employee Wellness
- Student Growth Outcomes
- Ten Tips for Health and Physical Educators
- Student-Friendly National Standards Poster (English and Spanish)
- Standards-based student progress report (DOCX)
- Physical Education Checklist
- Policy and Environment Resources
- Comprehensive School Physical Activity Program
- Physical Education Position Statements
- Physical Activity Position Statements
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