My name is Lindsay Karp, I teach physical education and health at Bret Harte Elementary in Cherry Hill, NJ. Pass the Fish (or Chicken) is part of my cooperative games unit that I start the year off with. My students … Read More
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Mathketball & Speedy Spell Basketball Activities
I’m Chrissy Mason and I teach health and physical education at Linkhorn Park ES in Virginia Beach. In the lead up to March Madness this year we turned our basketball lessons into an all cross curricular unit, so the students … Read More
Team Building Basketball Activity – Practicing Dribbling Skills
Basketball is an extremely popular and highly engaging sport with elementary age children. I am a physical education teacher at PS 457 in the Bronx, NY. I developed this game because my program uses a lot of small group/station work. … Read More
Outdoor Yard Games Unit – Station Ideas for PE
As physical education teachers, one of our biggest goals is to instill a passion for lifelong learning in our students through physical activity. With this in mind, I try to incorporate plenty of variety into my Unit lessons in order … Read More
Fun & Educational Learning with Life-Size Structures
The best times I recall as a child were the days spent playing with my friends. The summer’s seemed to last forever. The imagination we applied to all kinds of toys and games just seemed to keep us enthralled for … Read More
Classroom Library Support of Next Generation Science Standards
Is your school or classroom looking for ways to support Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)? We’ve been having a lot of conversations with our customers lately about science education and the future of their students. We teamed up with our … Read More
Healthy Foods Frenzy Activity For PE
Purpose: To reinforce the MyPlate Food Groups Prerequisites: MyPlate Food Groups, scooters and scooter safety Grades: 2-3 Materials: Hula Hoops (Represent Dinner Plate) Scooters (Represent Shopping Carts) Pictures representing the 5 MyPlate Food Groups (Vegetables, Fruit, Protein, Grains, Dairy) PowerPoint … Read More
Becoming a Youth Leader – An Afterschool Journey
By Derrick Hatch, National Afterschool Association Next Generation Award 2018 Winner The S&S Worldwide team is proud to be the sponsor of the National Afterschool Association Next Generation Award for Afterschool for 2018. We are honored to highlight the nominees … Read More
How to Host a Literacy Night for Physical Education
A Literacy Night is a great way to show how integrating literacy through physical activity is simple and can improve reading and writing abilities. You can work with classroom teachers, the PTO, and the community to put this event together. Here … Read More
5 PE Blindfold Activities for Elementary School
Communicating with others verbally in a variety of situations is one of the soft skills for students to develop at the elementary level. I like using blindfold activities help students develop verbal communication skills as they determine the best vocabulary … Read More