National HE Standards Resources
for Teachers and Administrators
SHAPE America’s National Health Education Standards define what a student should know and be able to do as result of a highly effective health education program.
Educators are encouraged to learn more about the new National Health Education Standards and how they can be used as the foundation for health education instruction that makes a positive difference in the health and well-being of every student.
Use the standards-based resources below to help make a positive difference in the health and well-being of your students.
Start With This Popular Educator Kit
Are you ready to dive into SHAPE America’s National Health Education Standards? This Educator Kit includes the National Health Education Standards, Rationale and Performance Indicators … and much more!
Learn what has changed in the new standards and get additional resources you can share with administrators, colleagues, parents, and the community!
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Connecting Health Education Skills in the Physical Education Setting
This resource explores how physical educators can intentionally incorporate health education skills into their instruction, especially in schools where PE teachers are also responsible for health education.
By highlighting the natural alignment between SHAPE America’s National Health Education Standards and National Physical Education Standards, the document helps educators reinforce student learning across both subjects and promote lifelong healthy behaviors.
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Exclusive Professional Development
Based on the New SHAPE America National Health Education Standards
- Customizable Professional Development Workshops
- Free Standards 101 Webinar and Four-Part Webinar Series
- Half-Day and Full-Day Interactive Workshops
Health Ed 101 Parent Flyer
Health Education in Schools 101 is a parent-friendly overview of what students learn in health education and why it matters. It helps families understand the goals, topics and benefits of health education while addressing common questions about health education class.
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Student-Friendly HE Standards Posters
This popular classroom tool for health and physical educators has been updated and redesigned to help students understand and use the new National Health Education Standards.
Each poster set you select will include:
- Student-friendly standards poster in English (available as 8.5×11 and 16×20)
- Student-friendly standards poster in Spanish (available as 8.5×11 and 16×20)
- Introductory guide to using the student-friendly standards poster, with suggested strategies for integrating standards-related language into daily lessons.
Poster packs are FREE for SHAPE America members and $4.99 for non-members. Select the packs that best suit your needs!
Elementary HE Poster Packs (grades preK-5) Secondary HE Poster Packs (grades 6-12)
National HE Standards Bulletin Board Printables
Print, cut and laminate these National HE Standards printables and use them around your gym or classroom to enhance your instructional space — and reinforce what students are learning!
Each HE printables pack includes:
- 8 large printables of the National HE Standards (one per 14×8.5 sheet)
- Large printables of the performance indicators for the selected grade span (two indicators per 14×8.5 sheet)
- Introductory guide to using the student-friendly standards poster, with suggested strategies for integrating standards-related language into daily lessons.
Printables packs are FREE for SHAPE America members
and $9.99 for non-members. Select the packs that best suit your needs!
National HE Standards Side-by-Side Comparison
Use this comparison document as a reference to quickly identify some of the differences between the new SHAPE America National Health Education Standards (released in 2024) and the 2007 National Health Education Standards.
It includes the standards statements, along with their associated rationale statements and grade-span performance indicators (preK-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12).
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Digital Pocket Planners for HE
Use this digital guide to prepare for instruction using the new SHAPE America National HE Standards!
The HE pocket planner includes:
- Suggested skill cues for each standard, indicated for each grade span (preK-2, 3-5, 6-8 and 9-12);
- Access to a blank pocket planner template, which can be customized to meet your own instructional needs.
The pocket planner is FREE for SHAPE America members and $4.99 for non-members.
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