Canva offers a ton of fantastic templates for lesson planning here: https://www.canva.com/calendars/templates/classroom Check them out as you consider what you might use next year!

We love it when we are contacted by a parent/student combination regarding sharing a resource. We were recently contacted by Aubrey and her mom about a blog post they found that they felt contained a ton of fun movement options for kids and their families. We wanted to share that with you. https:/

There is a lot of discussion around how to determine which GLOs to focus on. In other subject areas, there are 3 questions that are asked to determine Priority or Power Standards/Benchmarks which become a focus and those are: 1. Endurance - Does the GLO provide students with knowledge and skills b

As we all look to be as affirmative as possible in our teaching, this post from Edutopia does a great job of offering options: https://www.edutopia.org/article/what-say-instead-im-proud-you! Terrific for use in the classroom AND use at home!

Recently Megan Lessert (@LessertMegan) shared how she is counting laps in her classroom using a spreadsheet with a time stamp to help with the problem of scanning twice. I had previously offered an option for doing this, but it didn't include the timestamp. It did include a quick way to create the

Click above and then "Use Template" for your own copy. For 6th through 8th grade GLOs - English only, click below:

Need a list of all of the files in a particular folder? Files Cabinet by Awesome Table has you covered! Super easy. Just install: https://gsuite.google.com/marketplace/app/files_cabinet_by_awesome_table/606635256305 and then open a Sheets file, go to "Add-ons", click "Files Cabinet..." & "Start List

This Empathy and Inclusion hyperdoc (bit.ly/2T8cKGo) gives your students the opportunity to experience various disabilities through the activities included, with the goal of helping students to develop empathy for those with disabilities. Students will learn through viewing media and participating

This cool "Human Bingo" game can be used to spice up review and as an opportunity for formative feedback. Video explanation: bit.ly/2QKyatl It was shared by Jonathan Alsheimer (@mr_Alsheimer) and can be used for just about any topic! Get creative! I have created a spreadsheet to make setting up

In the spring of 2017, I introduced my students to a Soccer Unit using a flipped classroom concept. I used some material from Matt Pomeroy and concept and design help and direction from Becky Foellmer and Chad Killian to design the lessons and unit. Chad Killian, a University of Illinois Doctoral

Alex and Tanner have been hard at work creating all sorts of Slides activity options! Partner Jump Rope Tricks: goo.gl/WT97sX Catch the Wave Warmup: goo.gl/MKTzBd with props to Christina Polatajko for the idea!!

I, often, am asked about creating GIFs. Many of the most prolific GIF-makers out there like to use various apps, such as IMGPlay. Personally, I like to simply use my iPad or iPhone to video what I want to GIF. Then, I go to https://ezgif.com/video-to-gif and upload the video. (If you prefer to

I created several templates that can be used to show the set up of your gym or outdoor space for a sub or just as your own reminder. You can find it here: http://bit.ly/34oG8gB On slides 8-10, you'll find a ton of equipment clipart to use.

A number of people have asked me about how I create the 4 page posters from an image. This video shows you how: http://bit.ly/2L9UQPs A couple of notes: The original image needs to be a large image in order for the "4 pager" not to pixelate. I have found that the image needs to be a minimum of ab

Growth Mindset Posters Set 1 in Landscape: bit.ly/2XJZEUk Growth Mindset Posters Set 2 in Portrait: bit.ly/2XKoCD3

A lot of #physed pros out there have been using @thepespecialist's Daily Self Assessment, shown above. Students simply tap their self-assessment as they leave the gym. @lynnhefele recently shared this image on Twitter saying she wished she had one, and so I set about coming up with something t

Kelli (@kellidsmith) recently shared this fantastic guide to implement this book study using the book "Classroom Management for Art, Music and PE Teachers": https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/14ZledmSnDihfjMrXgeuvkvRcmty8VZdWAJWw_3da7Lw/template/preview. This would be a fantastic summer read or

http://textgiraffe.com/logos/ offers fun ways to display text. Callen Martin Fowler (@MsPhysEduDP) shared this site a while back on Twitter and I finally got around to exploring it! There are a ton of unique, creative text options available as seen here: And it's super easy to use the text in yo

I created this workout game using Google Slides. I used to have students play this game in small groups with a deck of cards but this is much easier because cards don't get all over the gym and it includes links to videos showing how to perform each exercise. I have used this game as a last minute

We have put together this resource that includes information and examples of the many ways Flippity can be used in HPE. 2 of the examples were created using resources shared by Andy Milne (@carmelhealth) and Kait Hall (@MrsKaitlynHall) and our thanks go out to them for the initial shares. The res

I am excited to contribute this new hyperdoc on Kindness. I believe it can start a good conversation with middle school students in Physical Education and Health classes on the topic of Kindness and can be a school wide project or event. Also, I feel it fits well into the Social Emotional Learning

I put this playlist together together use with noodle pieces or drumsticks: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7rY7kSoZW-4ZVlEXgbReDD4Ht2hhbqpB . Happy drumming!

If you have a pdf that you'd like to enlarge, you can do so right from within Adobe Reader. Here's how: Go to "Print", then choose "Poster": Next, set the scale to "200%" for 4 pages (experiment for larger) and I prefer no overlap, so set it to 0: PRINT!!

This sheet allows easy Healthy Fitness Zone lookup: http://bit.ly/35CIOXm. This is designed to be used in printed form, but it could, also, easily be added to Google Classroom as an assignment and set for "Make a copy for each student". When students open the assignment each will be given their o

Jo Bailey has shared an excellent option for use when having your students collaborate to create a game here: http://bit.ly/38Jh9GZ This file includes the expectations and the rubric. The file can be used in printed format or in digital format through Google Classroom or by printing QR codes that s

It is very simple to use a QR code for students to access a GIF.  Just upload the GIFS to your Drive account and, from there, create the QR code. (If the GIFs you want to link to are already in Drive, you're good to go!) You do have to make sure that anything that you want others to access is set

Everything you need to know to use this challenge is explained in this Google Slides presentation.

Here are dual spinners that can be used for a variety of activities. Both wheels can be edited as needed! cbhpe.org/dual-spinners

I wanted to create a longer choice workout, so here it is: http://bit.ly/30kta0b Students, working in small groups of 2 to 4 students with one device (Chromebook, iPad (iPads respond a bit slowly, so be sure to tell the kids to just tap once and pause-it will move forward), Windows device, tablet or

A lot of people ask me about projectors and projection screens with the most interest being about Rear Projection Screens. I'm all for anything that saves money so when I saw these twitter posts from Mark Jungmann (@NorthPolkWestPE) and Mike Graham (@pe4everykid), I knew it was the jackpot. Here's