Wouldn’t it be great to get Kentucky’s coach John Calipari to teach teach Passing to your kids and have some NBA players demonstrate it? Well with technology this is now possible. During the second lesson our basketball unit we focus on passing and shooting skills. Check out the video below to see how we quickly […]
Teaching Basketball – Ball Handling & Dribbling
So you’re gonna start planning your Basketball Unit? First things first – kick it off by reminding those athletic kids that think they don’t need any practice with fundamentals that even PRO players practice the fundamentals to get better and master their skills. I always wait to teach my basketball unit until March since there […]
Daily Self Assessment in PE
Many times assessment can seem overwhelming. Especially if you are teaching at the Elementary Level and see over 500 students a week. While it can be overwhelming and the last thing that we want to think about, assessment is important. It informs our instruction and helps us understand where our students stand, how effective our […]
4 Ways to Make Fitnessgram Fun
Fitnessgram can sometimes be an assessment that your students might dread, but I think it can also be something that kids look forward to if you build the right culture in your gym. I’ve done 4 main things that I think have helped my students enjoy taking The Fitnessgram and I think they can […]
7 Tips for Making Music Playlists That Kids Will Love
Tips for Making Music Playlists That Kids Will Love If you’re like me then music is a HUGE part of your teaching, it’s a management strategy, it’s a way to motivate kids to keep moving and it’s just more fun to do anything with some tunes rockin in the background. I learned really quickly during […]
How to Setup a Stereo in Your Gym
When I started my first year teaching, the stereo at my school only played CDs, had no remote and was on a cart that we had to roll into the closet everyday because we share a gym with the afterschool program at my school. You think I’m telling one of those “back in my day” […]
5 Steps to Teach a 5-year-old to Jump Rope
Jumping rope is hard when you’re in Kindergarten. It takes a lot of coordination, practice and it can get pretty frustrating. It helps to approach teaching jump rope just like any skill, taking those baby steps and allowing kids to explore the different stages and then combining them together. Also, use some of the basic […]
3 Ways to Stream Music to Your Stereo
Since music is such an integral part of my management strategy and I use it daily for teaching, I am always searching for ways to save time and make it easier to play what I want with less hassle. My first few years teaching I was travelling between schools and so I just stuck with […]
The Good Sportsmanship Code
There are not many things I say more often when teaching than… “After all… It’s just a game” It’s even on of my most commonly used PE phrases as you can see below: The reason that I emphasize this so often is to remind students about the importance of using good sportsmanship and making sure […]
When Kids Forget Tennis Shoes, Get Injured or Go to Time Out
This is a great management system that I created in order to cut down on the time I spent dealing with students who were unable to participate in class. It allows the teacher to focus more time on teaching, gives the student some accountability and increases parent communication. As a new teacher I realized that many of […]
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