Fundamental Tips for Teaching Throwing and Catching!
Catching and throwing are complex motor patterns. Most complex skills should be practiced at normal speed. Whereas some locomotor skills...
Outdoors Teaching 1 on 1
At my current school, i have three teaching areas: A tiny gym, a tiny classroom and a medium-size outdoor football pitch. Of course these...
The Benefits of Teaching with Stations
There are many struggles that come with being a physical education teacher. Luckily, there are techniques and solutions to minimize some...
Disciplining Students by Promoting Responsibility
The word "discipline" brings many different meanings to mind. Discipline can be defined as "punishing students in order to make them...
LACROSSE 1 ON 1
Lacrosse is a field-based invasion game that is similar in strategy to sports like soccer or team handball. So while the skills of the...
Why Teach Dance?
I had a long conversation with a frustrated father last week. He wants his son to study in the library instead of coming to physical...
CHECK FOR STUDENTS' UNDERSTANDING
Comprehension monitoring, known as checks for understanding (CFU) ,has been consistently related to learning in classroom contexts...
20 Simple Ideas for Kindergarten P.E. with Minimal Equipment
1. STAR JUMPS. No equipment. All class. Warm-up: Say ‘Arms out!’ and jump, landing with your arms and legs out like a star. Shout ‘Arms...
Teaching Styles in Physical Education
Students vary in their levels of skill proficiency, maturity, independence, responsibility, and other aspects that impact their ability...
P.E Game: Domes & Dishes
Scatter the cones inside a set area of the gym/playground, with all the cones placed so that they are all the right way up. The game...