By Ledisney Rodriguez, National Afterschool Association Next Generation Award 2017 Nominee The S&S Worldwide team is proud to be the sponsor of the National Afterschool Association Next Generation Award for Afterschool for 2017. We are honored to highlight the nominees … Read More
Category Archives: PE Activities
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
Student Learning in Physical Education: The Minimum Six
Article by George Graham, Co-founder of PE Central Overview My grandkids have learned to read. They enjoy trying to solve math problems. But when I ask them what they have learned in physical education their answers are opaque. Mostly they … Read More
Featured PE Teacher – Ryan Reichel
This week for the Featured PE Teacher section on the PE Central Facebook page, the spotlight is on Ryan Reichel! About Ryan: I teach a total of 300 students, from young fives to 9th grade at Ishpeming Public Schools in Michigan. … Read More
Featured PE Teacher – Emily Leffelman
This week for the Featured PE Teacher section on the PE Central Facebook page, the spotlight is on Emily Leffelman! About Emily: I teach Kindergarten through 8th grade Physical Education and 8th grade Health Education at Van Orin Elementary School and … Read More
Bucket Stilts Relay & Thornbush Madness – PE Activities for K-2
PE Teacher Drew Burris shares 2 activities he uses with his K-2 grade classes to build skills like balancing, hand eye coordination, locomotor movement, and pathways and directions Activity 1: Bucket Stilts Relay Skills: Balancing & Hand Eye Coordination Equipment: … Read More
Featured PE Teacher – Scott Power
This week for the Featured PE Teacher section on the PE Central Facebook page, the spotlight is on Scott Power! About Scott: I teach kindergarten through 5th grade at Schmalz Elementary in Katy ISD. Katy ISD is right outside of Houston. … Read More
How Achilles Kids Can Inspire Special Education PE Classes
Two years ago, I was working at a summer day camp where I began talking to a co-worker about programs that we used with our students. I told her that I was a runner and I used the programs through … Read More
Featured PE Teacher – Taralynn Lorance
This week for the Featured PE Teacher section on the PE Central Facebook page, the spotlight is on Taralynn Lorance: About Taralynn: I am a Physical Education Specialist at Wainwright Intermediate, Tacoma School District, Tacoma, WA. I teach 6th and 7th … Read More