Physical Education

Physical activity provides an opportunity to build character, use teamwork, and foster a sense of belonging in schools.

Focus, emotion regulation, and goal setting are social and emotional learning skills that teachers can address during recess and PE.

Explore ways to get moving with your students and to advocate for physical education at your school.

Use these games to engage even the students who don’t usually like to run.

Incorporating exercise and movement throughout the school day makes students less fidgety and more focused on learning.

Start class with improv exercises to get students laughing together, demonstrate the rewards of risk-taking and failure, and model a listening, supportive environment.

Kinesthetic learning, especially for middle school girls, connects the act of acquiring knowledge with physical movement, breaking through the barriers of self-image and perceived limitations.

Strength training, regular exercise, better rest, and enjoying all of this activity makes you fit, alert, and positive for the physically demanding job of teaching.

See how integrating language arts and fitness in one class boosts students’ cognition and mood.

Along with physical strength, a little exercise helps kids build brainpower.

Engage all students in gym by updating the old familiar obstacle course. Plus, you can include discussions on growth mindset.

Symonds Elementary's music, art, PE, and media teachers weave their practices into the fabric of the community, getting to know each student while enriching the school culture.

To help students understand the power of mindfulness, consider practicing it outside of a classroom setting, whether through sports activities, wilderness programs, or retreats.