Castle Crushers PE Throwing Activity

Castle Crushers is a game that takes the fun of a target throwing activity and combines it with team game elements and partner collaboration. The idea is to knock down the other team’s pins first. Altought it’s not a new concept, this … Read More



PE Activities for American Heart Month

What better time to teach students the value of using physical education to build healthy hearts than American Heart Month? February is American Heart Month, a month-long period dedicated to encouraging Americans of all ages how to keep their hearts healthy … Read More


Football Activities for Physical Education

Football is a popular sport, especially during the fall and winter months. The annual Super Bowl football game is the most-watched TV event in history, with over 110 million people tuning in to watch the big game every year. As … Read More


Family Fitness Night for Physical Education

I started looking for ideas to encourage families to participate in PE activities together after reading a few tweets from other teachers about their Family PE and Fitness Nights, and attending a session on Family Fitness led by Lindsay Dillon … Read More


100th Day of School PE Activities

Celebrate the 100th Day of School with fun physical education activities that get students active! We have found some great ideas from teachers on PE Central that incorporate the number 100 in their lesson. Some of these even have free downloads … Read More


Teaching Physical Education in Limited Space

In an ideal situation, every school would have the perfect number of books, teachers, technology, food, and the amenities students deserve. However, we do not live in an ideal world. In many cases, schools that were built up to a … Read More


Building A Snowman- Winter PE Activity

All over the world children love playing in the snow, and why not have some of that fun in Physical Education class? This year, one of the most popular holiday games was “Do You Want to Build a Snowman?” As … Read More


Mahanay Elementary School – Health & PE Leaders

We are proud to announce that Mahanay Elementary in Alief ISD located in Houston, Texas has received the 2016-2017 Let’s Move! Active Schools National Award for our outstanding efforts in creating an Active School Environment. Alief ISD school programs incorporate … Read More


How to Complete the 365 Day Burpee Challenge

The new year is upon us and it’s time to reflect on how your 2016 year went for staying physically active. Did you accomplish the goals that you set for yourself back in January? Are you still keeping your resolutions … Read More