Running — and sprinting in particular — is a fundamental skill that supports a multitude of other activities. When children know how to sprint properly, they are more likely to enjoy a wide range of sports and activities that emphasize this form of running.
This video provides information about the Pacer Test which is part of the Alabama Physical Fitness Test.
This alignment results from the ALEX Health/PE COS Resource Alignment Summit.
The goal of this self-assessment is similar to Hellison’s Model for Teaching Personal and Social Responsibility. We want kids to take responsibility for what they say and do in our classes. The easiest way to check and make sure kids understand where they stand is to have them do a self-assessment.
It’s also a great tool for teachers to recognize when a student might have a lower self-perception than they should – this is a great opportunity for the teacher to have a conversation and encourage them.
This informational material is helpful for students to better understanding wearable technology. This material could be assigned reading or used for class discussion.
This resource includes "try it out" activities as an extension to the reading.
Most activities that our students do in their day-to-day life use some degree of eye-hand coordination, which is why it's important to ensure that it is as developed as possible. This is a simple activity using balloons and short handled paddles.
This alignment results from the ALEX Health/PE COS Resource Alignment Summit.
This video explains why intensity matters and it breaks down what MVPA is (moderate to vigorous physical activity). Dr. Mike Evans is a staff physician at St. Michael's Hospital and an Associate Professor of Family Medicine. He is a Scientist at the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute and has an endowed Chair in Patient Engagement in Child Nutrition at the University of Toronto.
This learning activity focuses on the skills of throwing with accuracy and catching with coordination. One group of students is throwing to targets while a different small group of students is protecting the targets from the throws. This activity is short in duration and allows for the game to transition quickly to new rounds. This gives students the opportunity to be both throwers and catchers.
Treasure Grabs is an activity that teaches the students how to communicate with each other while dribbling a soccer ball. The website has the rules and requirements for elementary students.
This alignment results from the ALEX Health/PE COS Resource Alignment Summit.
In this video, Mike Boyle demonstrates three exercises that can teach proper Squat form to any athlete.
In this short video, students will learn about the roles and responsbilities of an athletic trainer.
This resource is a lesson plan that teaches students to observe body movements in different activities and determine what body systems are being used. Students are introduced to correct terminology of body movements. This lesson plan incorporates STEM concepts while teaching about physical movement.
This alignment results from the ALEX Health/PE COS Resource Alignment Summit.
This resource is a plethora of learning tools from PE Kansas to help students better manage stress.
This resource includes several videos and graphics about the importance of wearing a bicycle helmet and how to create a proper fit. These videos can be displayed during a class session and the graphics can be used to stem class discussion or can be printed to be displayed in the gym or bulletin board.
In this activity, students are dribbling in free space using the proper cues of the tap and bump technique. Students dribble around the space and try not to get tagged. Students get tagged when the balls from other students collide. If this happens, students hug their ball and spread their legs until one of the untagged students kicks their ball through the open legs of the tagged student. A tagged student can now dribble again once this occurs.
This alignment results from the ALEX Health/PE COS Resource Alignment Summit.
Lacrosse basketball is a game where students are working with their team to score in the baskets by dunking the ball. This game will have students combining lacrosse skills, changing speed and direction in game situations. The object of the game is to score by passing the ball to your “goal player” in the corner of the activity area who will dunk it in the basket. This is a fun and fast-paced activity that incorporates cooperation skills within a small group setting.
This alignment results from the ALEX Health/PE COS Resource Alignment Summit.
The purpose of this activity is to reinforce fundamental motor skills (run, jump, hop, gallop, slide, leap and skip) and exercises-Watermelon Jack (jumping jacks), Cauliflower Power (push-ups), Raisin Bread (sit-ups), Crab-by Kick (crab kick), and Move n’ Milk (walking hands and feet).
This website describes 37 different food journals and gives tips on how to be successful during this process. A food journal is a useful tool for improving health. It is a tool that can be used to track what one eats at every meal. Keeping a food diary allows one to:
The purpose of this activity is for students to practice using a hockey stick to perform soft taps while traveling and changing directions while dribbling and dodging in general space.
This alignment results from the ALEX Health/PE COS Resource Alignment Summit.
The purpose of this activity is to teach students the various concepts they need to know and practice to perform a variety of static balances (tight muscles, symmetrical/non-symmetrical, inverted/upright, counterbalance/countertension).
This alignment results from the ALEX Health/PE COS Resource Alignment Summit.
This resource includes quizzes for popular sports: baseball, softball, basketball, soccer, football, and volleyball. These quizzes are created annually by Referee Magazine editors. They are based on high school rules and are intended to help officials test their knowledge.
To gain access to the quiz and downloadable PDF, users must enter their name and email address.
The purpose of this activity is to reinforce proper overhand and underhand throwing skills. Students will use hula hoops, yarn balls, and polyspots in this fun throwing activity.
This resource is a balance beam lesson focusing on dismounts and balance beam movements. It includes several movements that students can do to enhance their balance, coordination, weight transfer, and directionality skills.
This activity is a lead-up game to soccer that teaches skills through different methods and opportunities for scoring. The activity is designed to keep students moving throughout the class, to build skills to participate in soccer, and to be confident in their ability. It is will also increase their foot-eye coordination.
This alignment results from the ALEX Health/PE COS Resource Alignment Summit.
Students will be placed into diverse teams to develop a recreational game. The project will take place over a six-week period, with each individual week designated for separate smaller projects, each with specific learning objectives and outcomes.
The Tinikling dance is a popular traditional dance of the Philippine Islands. It is an imitation of the Tinikling bird walking between grass stems, running over tree branches, and dodging bamboo traps set by the rice farmers.
Students run, stop on signal, and pivot. Vary the activity by having the class pivot on the left or right foot and increase the circumference of the pivot. Movement should be continuous. Students pivot and then continue running.
This activity can be used as a lead-up activity for basketball. This is also a good activity to practice spatial awareness. Demonstrative videos are included in this resource.
This dance was created with choreography that is meant to be fun and warm up the whole body. Teachers can use the Fist Pump Jump Jump Activity Card to teach the choreography of this dance and/or use the YouTube video.
This alignment results from the ALEX Health/PE COS Resource Alignment Summit.
The purpose of this activity is to have students practice their batting skills.
This is an informative overview of how an experienced physical education teacher teaches gymnastics. This resource includes a unit plan, instructional videos, and instructional materials.
Body image refers to how people see themselves. Distorted body image (also called negative body image) refers to an unrealistic view of how someone sees their body. Like eating disorders, it is seen most commonly in women, but many men also suffer from the disorder.
You begin forming your perceptions of your body’s attractiveness, health, acceptability, and functionality in early childhood. This body image continues to form as you age and receive feedback from peers, family members, coaches, etc.
Personality traits such as perfectionism and self-criticism can also influence the development of a negative internalized image of your body.
Learn about working in sports therapy from Anita O’Brian, a therapeutic recreation specialist. She manages SportsNet at Rochester Rehabilitation in Rochester, New York. She explains how she enables people to participate in a wide variety of therapeutic recreation activities.
This alignment results from the ALEX Health/PE COS Resource Alignment Summit.
This resource is a listing of station ideas that promote the concept of balance. This learning activity can be used to help students understand the skill of balancing.
This assessment can be used to assess students' knowledge of skill-related and health-related fitness. The accompanying video can be accessed at this link.
Most coaches use dribbling and ball handling interchangeably. Though they are linked, the two skills are definitely separate.
Dribbling and controlling the ball is a skill that can be practiced alone and is separate from the other ball skills on the court. Ball handling, however, involves knowledge of the game and integrates dribbling, passing, and decision-making.
Practicing and improving your dribbling is a simple task. There are innumerable dribbling drills that are in use today that are challenging and effective. The set of drills that have come to be known as "Maravich Drills," (after the late ball-handling wizard Pete Maravich) are widely known. They include drills such as passing the ball around your body, dribble figure 8s, spider dribbling, drop and catch.
This resource provides information about improving these skills with various drills.
This alignment results from the ALEX Health/PE COS Resource Alignment Summit.
This learning activity includes the expectations and a rubric. It can be used in printed format or in digital format through Google Classroom or by printing QR codes that students can scan for easy access to the activity.
