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Creating a Positive Learning Environment Gopher PE Blog
Details: Here are my top ten suggestions for creating a positive learning environment. 1. Teach students, starting at a young age, how to praise and encourage. This is a tough skill for many students to learn. Have them brainstorm phrases they could use to encourage and praise and then post the list on the gym wall. Give them practice opportunities to
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PE Coronavirus Re-Entry Resources – PE Blog – Read
Details: For the past 40 years, physical education professionals have talked about the importance of graduating students who will be physically active throughout their lifespan. We will discuss and analyze why this important goal has not taken hold in many of America’s schools. Join us as Brett Fuller, Past President of SHAPE America, and Maria Corte
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Encourage Activity with Reading in PE!
Details: Encourage Activity with Reading in PE! As highlighted in an earlier post, all school staff members have opportunities to foster a love of learning through literacy or reading. Physical education teachers are role models and often build meaningful relationships with all students. Incorporating reading in PE with stories and children’s books
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How To: Promoting Literacy Through PE!
Details: One way to promote literacy skills in P.E. is to include a story into your game or activity. One example is an activity I created with the use of a very fun book, The Great Fuzz Frenzy, by Susan Stevens Crummel and Janet Stevens. The book is a personal favorite and takes place in the world of prairie dogs that become intrigued over a tennis
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The Four Components of Differentiated Instruction in PE
Details: Carolyn is the Instructor of Health and Physical Education at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto(OISEUT). She's involved in writing and reviewing curriculum and curriculum supports for the Ministry of Education. Temertzoglou is the co-author or Functional Fitness Charts, Perfect Practice, Game On (2012
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10 PE Professional Development Websites
Details: Michael is a Physical Education Specialist at Fairview Charter School in Milwaukee, WI. He was the Wisconsin Health and PE JRFH/HFH Coordinator of the Year in 2015 and Wisconsin Health and PE Elementary PE Teacher of the Year in 2013. View …
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5 Bean Bag Games Kids Will Love! (Video)
Details: These 5 beanbag games feature Gopher’s Rainbow® DoubleUp™ Beanbags that double the fun with a different color on each side! All activities can be adapted for use with standard beanbags. 1. Catch Me If You Can. Blog - DoubleUp™ - Catch Me If You Can.mp4 from Gopher Sport on Vimeo. This is a great bean bag game to warm up students’ minds
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Formative Assessment Examples with Dynamic PE ASAP
Details: He is a trainer for physical education faculty, after-school staff, early child care staff and youth sport coaches and has co-authored several national documents including CDC's Physical Education Curriculum Analysis Tool and NASPE's Comprehensive School Physical Activity Promotion: A Position Statement.
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4 Team Building Activities for Students Gopher PE Blog
Details: This is a team building activity, so make sure that all groups realize this is NOT a race. If a group is finished, encourage those students to cheer for the other groups. Mix up the groups each round so the students get to work with everyone in the class. 2. Buddy Walking.
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Tips for Developing Learning Cues in PE – Gopher PE Blog
Details: Jessica is a part of SHAPE America's Physical Education Council and has also served SHAPE Idaho & the Northwest District in several leadership capacities. Her professional engagement also includes providing professional development workshops, writing blogs and podcasting. Jessica is currently teaching high school health and physical education
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4 Simple and Easy Team Building Activities for PE
Details: We made 5 sets of buddy walkers using 8’L 2x4s and rope. We made ours for 5 people on one set. You will need to drill 5 evenly spaced holes in each 2×4. Then cut your rope into 5’L pieces. Feed one rope through each hole and knot it so it will …
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5 PE Essentials Every Physical Educator Should Have
Details: 5 Must-Haves for Elementary PE. Parachutes, cones, hula-hoops, more cones, poly spots, mats, the list goes on and on for what an elementary physical education teacher has in his or her equipment closets, but what would an elementary physical education teacher call their PE essentials? I started my teaching career at the elementary level at
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3 Creative Ways to Assess Students in PE – Gopher PE Blog
Details: Learning Contracts. Give students options at the end of a unit of how they will demonstrate their knowledge with a learning contract. Instead of one assessment method, a learning contract allows the student to choose multiple ways to demonstrate their learning. Students can choose to write a report, make a movie, or put on a demonstration.
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PE Games: 5 Fun Games to Disguise Exercise!
Details: Games in Physical Education. Games permeate every aspect of school PE and can be used as warm-ups or modified instructional tools, as well as taught as complex activities. They enable students of all ages and abilities to achieve a range of core competencies of a quality Health and Physical Education program. Through games students can:
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Gamification in PE: Engaging Strategies that Maximize Learning
Details: Summary. If you want to create lessons that are engaging for students, consider adding gamification elements so that students feel the learning is like being inside a video game world. Gamification in PE is easy to implement, can make teaching way more fun, and greatly improves classroom management and reduces behavior issues.
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5 Basketball Games that Teach Skills (Video)
Details: Promoted: ACTION! 4-Point Play. Get four balls in a row by passing and shooting in this strategic, fast-paced basketball games for PE of Gopher’s ACTION™ 4-Point Play! Place the goal at one end of the play area and create a shooting line in front of the goal. At the signal, two players from each team start at the other end and work together
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Using Student Choice to Increase PE Motivation!
Details: This is how we divide the activities: First, we gather the studens in the main gym and explain the activity. Then we provide detail to the activities or opportunities available in both the Fitness Center and Auxiliary Gym. Once all activities have been outlined, the students choose which activity to participate in. Main Gym = A game or activity.
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3 Volleyball Games Kids will Love! (Video) – Gopher PE Blog
Details: YouTube. For this volleyball game, students will use a volleyball instead of a playground style ball in the classic game of four square. Encourage the players to hit the ball with both of their forearms similar to a volleyball pass. Although, one handed hits may be necessary to keep the ball alive. The ball must bounce in an opposing player’s
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A Comprehensive List: What Every High School Student Should
Details: Physical Educator at Mesa High School 1994-Present Former Physical Educator at Arizona State University-Polytechnic Campus 2005-Present Arizona Secondary Physical Education Teacher of the Year 2005 NASPE Southwest District High School Teacher of the Year 2005 Creator of a cutting-edge fitness program and the Mesa High Elite Fitness Club Coached
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5 Tips for Effective PE Class Management
Details: Hello fellow PE, Fitness & Wellness Teachers, or aspiring movement instructors! As a PE Teacher of 20+ years who evolved into administration as a Principal and K-12 Wellness Director/Athletic Director, I can absolutely attest that teaching Physical Education Class is an amazing and rewarding teaching position!
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Using Learning Targets for Effective PE and Student Success – …
Details: Finding the balance between communicating learning targets, teaching content, and keeping students physically active is a daily quest. I continue to be challenged by the idea that any student could advocate for physical education to an administrator or their family members by sharing what they are LEARNING not just the fun activity they are doing.
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7 Innovative Invasion Games for PE – Gopher PE Blog
Details: 7 Innovative Invasion Games for PE. Dr. John Byl. ** This blog is being shared to provide activity ideas for future use. Gopher strongly recommends following your district, state, and CDC guidelines for practicing safe Physical Education during the pandemic. Follow/Subscribe to John on Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, YouTube, or on his website.
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Show Them the Why: Help Students Value PE
Details: Jo is a Physical Education Teacher and Department Chair at Lesher IB World Middle School in Fort Collins, CO. She is also a member of the Physical Education Cadre Team for the Colorado Department of Education. She was the 2005 Central District Middle School PE Teacher of the Year and the 2004 Missouri Middle School PE Teacher of the Year.
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Four Fun Fitness PE Activities
Details: As promised in my last blog, the following are fun fitness PE activities to teach students about fitness and provide meaningful fitness experiences.Find many of these fun fitness PE activities and more for free at Dynamic PE ASAP.. Fitness Challenges. Using 30-second intervals, the teacher leads the class through a variety of activities.
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Competition in PE: Preparing Students for the Real World
Details: Competition is a core concept in the real world, even if many choose not to embrace that idea. The truth is we ALL compete on a daily basis. Think about it for a moment; examples of competition are all around us. Each and every day we are all trying to find the best parking spots, the shortest lines at stores, the cheapest prices for virtually
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Top 5 Active Indoor PE Games
Details: Volleybound: Each student uses a rebounder to score points in this fun PE game of volleyball. Students will instantly find success with this unique version of volleyball. ACTION! Tri-Bound Set: Bounce balls off our three-sided rebounder to send them flying into opponents’ zones in these strategy games for kids!
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PE Self Defense: Tips for Incorporating Self-Defense in PE
Details: Health Education Expectation 3: “Students will practice behviors that reduce the risk of becoming involved in potentially dangerous situations and react to potentially dangerous situations in ways that help to protect their health” My colleague and I have put together what we feel is an effective self-defense program for 8 th grade students.
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My Top 5 Favorite Closing Activities – Gopher PE Blog
Details: Aaron is a Professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Health Promotion at the University of Kentucky. He is a trainer for physical education faculty, after-school staff, early child care staff and youth sport coaches and has co-authored several national documents including CDC's Physical Education Curriculum Analysis Tool and NASPE's Comprehensive School Physical …
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The Importance of an Introductory Activity Phys Ed Podcast Ep. #20
Details: Pangrazi has been in the education field over 50 years. He began his career as a 5th grade teacher and was an ASU professor of physical education for 32 years. Pangrazi has published over 60 textbooks and 100 research and professional articles. He has been an invited speaker at nearly 500 national and international conferences.
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5 Passes: One Passing Game, Endless Possibilities
Details: The basic purpose of the passing game is for a team (preferably small-sided) to get five passes in a row to score a point. Typically, the game is played with a 5” dia coated-foam ball with throwing, passing, and catching as the primary manipulative skills used to achieve five passes. Using this as the foundation is where the fun starts.
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Golf Station and Instruction Ideas in Physical Education – Gopher …
Details: Begin your swing by lifting the club back behind you. Continue making a short “putting” backstroke. Begin your swing forward toward the ball. Contact the ball in the center of the club. Continue with a shortened finish/follow through. Keep your head still and faced down. Extend your arms through your swing.
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Student Safety: Tips for Keeping Students Safe in PE
Details: Student safety is important and something all PE teachers need to be thinking about. Take the time to put a plan in place to protect all of your students and also help yourself feel at ease when students with these type of conditions are in your class. 1. Ask your school nurse for a list of all of your students that have any type of medical
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Yoga in PE: Tips for Activity Progressions & Lesson Planning
Details: Incorporating yoga in my physical education curriculum has enhanced my ability to teach students about flexibility, stress management, and mindfulness. It is an excellent addition to any program, and students really enjoy it. Yoga is a great lifetime activity that can help students learn to deal with stress, improve their mood, and increase
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4 Simple Small-Sided Badminton Games
Details: King of the Court – Singles: This is a competitive badminton game that your students will love! Challengers line up on one side of the court, while the champion is on the other side. Challengers must win two points in a row to take the champion’s spot. If a challenger loses a point, they go to the end of the line and the next challenger
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Ideas for Incorporating Cross-Curricular Activities in PE
Details: With the current trend being standardized testing for students as young as 3 rd grade, all teachers, including physical education teachers, are being asked to do their part in helping students improve academically. This blog will provide ideas on how to bring cross-curricular activities to PE, and also how physical activity can be brought into classrooms, ultimately …
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Why It's Important to Monitor Equipment Inventory Levels in …
Details: Dr. Robert Pangrazi. Dr. Robert Pangrazi is a Professor Emeritus at Arizona State University and an Educational Consultant for Gopher Sport. Dr. Pangrazi has been in the education field over 50 years. He began his career as a 5th grade teacher and was an ASU professor of physical education for 32 years. Pangrazi has published over 60 textbooks
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