10 Basketball Lesson Ideas for PE

While looking through the thousands of lesson ideas published on PE Central, we found many basketball related activities published over the past 20 years. With that in mind, we thought it might be helpful to put some of our favorite … Read More


How to Teach Students About Sugar & Nutrition

One day I was looking at the sugar amount in our chocolate milk and the fruit juice that our cafeteria is offering. Both drinks contain 24 grams and 28 grams of sugar, totaling 52 grams. This total is 5 grams … Read More


Tips for Teaching PE Outdoors

My gym is the great outdoors. I am in a unique situation where only 15% of schools in the county I teach in have gyms. Over the past ten years, I’ve taught in empty classrooms, cafeterias with basketball nets, outside … Read More


Dock Dogs – PE Warm-up Activity

If you are looking for an activity that deals with jumping and landing, Dock Dogs is a great PE warm-up activity. I got the idea from a fellow PE teacher (Mark Jungmann), and I just modified the equipment. This activity … Read More




Royal Rush PE Activity

If you are looking for a game involving short vigorous activity, Royal Rush is your game. I learned this game from a fellow PE teacher.  It was inspired by our own Kansas City Royals and their ability to steal bases! … Read More


Back to School Tips for PE Teachers

Welcome to the start of back to school, Physical Education teachers!  Are you excited that the school year is about to start? Are you nervous? Or are you like me, thinking to yourself, “What in the world am I going … Read More


Mini Golf Lesson for Physical Education

PE Teacher Jason Leach shares how to play Mini Golf in your PE class: If you’re like me, you’re always looking for new ideas and creative solutions for physical education. In Spring of 2015, I came across a video about a … Read More


Tic Tac Toe Relay – PE Activity

Physical education teacher Matt Barrows shares how to play Tic Tac Toe relay, including a description and a video of his students doing the activity: I like to promote exercise in fun creative ways in the gym.  Anything that has the … Read More