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In my opinion, Golf, is one of the best “sports” that allows individuals to participate for a lifetime. The sport can be modified for age or injury, while still allowing those individuals to participate and be active. Although it is a sport, there are options that allow you to golf, but not necessarily play aContinue reading “FOREEEE! Why you should add GOLF into your PE curriculum.”

We all have things that keep us from exercising, whether that be every once in a while or all the time. Those “things” that keep us from meeting our exercise goals are called barriers. Sometimes those barriers are valid, and sometimes they aren’t. Sometimes we just need the tools and the creativity to think outsideContinue reading “Overcoming Barriers to Physical Activity and Exercise”

I am a big believer of delivering KNOWLEDGE and information to my High School PE students that will help them throughout their life. I have very specific things I want them to know, some of those being: recommendations of amounts of physical activity, bone and muscle names, types of flexibility exercises, nutrition information, health topics,Continue reading “Teaching PE Content Knowledge While Being Active”

I am going to start this blog post off by saying there are very few instances where students cannot participate in any manner in my class. The only situations I can think of would be an injury and their doctor has written them out of PE for a certain amount of time. Other than thatContinue reading “What to do about students who can’t participate?”

I remember when I started working at my school I didn’t really understand what PBL was or how much I would come to LOVE using it in my classes. Over the last 4 years I have come to appreciate how PBL can help my students understand what I am trying to teach them. Throughout thisContinue reading “Project Based Learning (PBL) in PE”

Having the gym taken for other school activities can be STRESSFUL! It seems to always come at a time where things are moving along well in the gym and bam(!) you can’t use it for a day or so. Some of my most stressful times as a teacher have been trying to figure out whatContinue reading “What to do when the gym is taken for other activities?”

Do you celebrate the holidays in your classroom? I LOVE EVERY HOLIDAY. It is probably a trait I got from my Mom. She always loved, and still does, decorating and celebrating for each holiday. I try to have that love for the holidays carry over into my classroom, it makes it fun for me andContinue reading “Valentines Day in PE”

It is no secret to any of my students (current or past) that my absolute favorite unit to teach is the unit on RESISTANCE EXERCISE. In the beginning of the year when we talk about the units and things we will discuss it’s hard to hide my love for this unit. I spend the mostContinue reading “How to Teach about Resistance Exercise in PE”

One of the most important and (I think) useful units I teach in my 9th grade PE class is on Cardiorespiratory Exercise. During this unit I spend a good bit of time teaching about heart rate. I think it is important for them to learn: What is heart rate and how does exercise affect it?Continue reading “Teaching About Heart Rate in PE”