Category Archives: Elliott’s Active Academy

Hearing CPR or First Aid aren’t words that make me jump for joy (or my students) when they hear it. But learning these vital life saving things is so incredibly important. At the end of teaching this most of my students will tell you they enjoyed this and feel so much more empowered being introducedContinue reading “Teaching CPR/First Aid in High School PE or Health”

It is important for our PE students to understand the difference in physical activity and exercise. I created this resource to help teach the differences and help them brainstorm all the ways they are physically active (exercise included). I use this resource after I have taught the classes the 4 components of fitness (cardio, resistance,Continue reading “Physical Activity Pyramid- lesson idea!”

If you are looking for a new activity that every single one of your PE students will love…then COSMIC BOWLING is the activity you need. I have never done any activity where kids were as excited as they were over this. I have never had so many students tell me how much they enjoyed anContinue reading “Cosmic Bowling in PE”

For this blog post I wanted to discuss and talk about an article about the decline in sports participation in adults compared to adolescents. This one statistic is a huge reason I do not teach a huge sports based curriculum but rather a fitness based curriculum with sports intertwined where appropriate. This statistic and allContinue reading “Discussion: 3 in 4 Adults used to play sports, but now only 1/4 do. What can we do as PE teachers to change this narrative?”

How to combine knowledge and physical activity for this mini unit. This blog post will include an exact example of what I do in my class to introduce the unit over 2 (90 min) class periods. At the very beginning of class I ask students “Are physical activity and exercise the same thing?” I usuallyContinue reading “Introducing Fitness Components in PE”

Policies, Procedures, and Team Building Oh My! As we all get set to head back into our gyms/classrooms soon, or maybe you already have, we are all analyzing our policies, procedures, and ways that we build relationships with students. As an educator there is ALWAYS room for improvement in all of these categories. Each newContinue reading “Starting the School Year Off in PE”

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”