With Every Kid Healthy™ week coming up (April 24-28th) and the Y’s Healthy Kids Day® (April 29th), we recognize the importance of encouraging students to make healthy choices and understand nutrition. A great way to do this is through cooking … Read More
Why SHAPE 2016 Matters More Than Ever! This week is the Annual SHAPE America National Convention & Expo, and there’s always a lot of excitement among physical educators! How much? Find out from fitness trainer Alex O’Brien from Focused Fitness below – … Read More
Build and Take Shelter: A Simple Team Building PE Activity Using Hula Hoops Throughout my 21 years of teaching physical education, hula hoops have always been an effective tool in my arsenal of equipment. Of their countless uses, one of my … Read More
Our Girl Scout troop chose two countries to study for World Thinking Day in February, one of them being Japan. We decided to make origami animals for the event. This activity will appeal to young art enthusiasts and makers. Since we … Read More
It’s important to highlight schools that are particularly great at inspiring kids to be more active and get the exercise they need. Physical activity in schools is becoming more and more essential, and there are a number of programs out there … Read More
PE teacher Kyle Winter shares with us his obstacle course idea for students K-6: During my Jump Rope for Heart unit I decided to try a more abstract approach to our “Jump Day.” Jump day is meant to celebrate the … Read More
These colorful tissue paper flowers can hang from the walls, ceiling, or they can be centerpieces. Great for parties of any occasion. You can use any colors to compliment your theme. Learn how to make this fun craft for National … Read More
Today’ KISS – Keep It Simple Strategies – Classroom Management for 5th Grade Teachers When talking about classroom management for any grade, we can sometimes boil things down to a few words about what not to do. What NOT to … Read More
New Britain Museum of American Art – Family Open Studios Here at the New Britain Museum of American Art, we have a wide variety of educational programs catering to children and adults of all ages. With the opening of our new … Read More
The month of May typically only means one thing for a PE teacher: Field Day! After months of preparation, students and teachers can finally enjoy a day free from assessments, observations, meetings and grading papers. A day for our school … Read More
