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Learn, Teach, and Move Like Montessori
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5 Ways to Group Students in P.E. Class.
There are many ways to pair-up students in P.E. I try to avoid telling students who they should work with and find creative ways for them...
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How to Play: "What's the Time, Mr. Wolf?"
Great tag game to introduce to primary students just when they are learning clock and time in the classroom.
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Creativity in PE
In our Montessori environment, primary students get to choose their own work in PE class. I give a group lesson at the beginning of the...
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How to Play Hopscotch?
We have a hopscotch court in our playground. And I love teaching our students how I used to play this game when I was their age. I...
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How to Play Foursquare?
One of the games we practice at the beginning of the year in P.E. is Foursquare. Practicing hitting the ball underhand, moving towards...
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Recess Games Sign
The first P.E. lessons of the year are all about recess games and ways for the students to check out equipment and manage their own games...
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7 Reasons to Accompany Your Students in PE Class.
Often, lead teachers choose to stay in their classroom and work on planning, grading, or preparing the environment while their students...
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A Year in a glance 2022-23
This year our adolescent community had a different theme for each day of the week, a different subject for each quarter of the year, and...
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Merry's Vlog: Field Day Reflections
When it comes to field day, sometimes simple is better. I learned that making it low-key, slow paced, one classroom at a time (mainly...
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Merry's Vlog: Why Field Day?
Why am I organizing a field day? Literacy, purposefulness, and creating memories. That's why!
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Making it Concrete, Merry's Vlog
How do you make Physical Education concrete? Why is it important to teach skills and games in P.E.? What is the value students get from...
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New Vlog: Making Assumptions
Most times it's a good idea to stop and ask before assuming. In this vlog I talk about how students can be kind and inclusive, and how I...
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Take your ball for a walk - Soccer.
This is a great low-key activity to practice soccer dribbling. I think I saw it first on pecentral.com , but couldn't find it again when...
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Locomotor Skills Cards
Locomotor cards to use in physical education class.
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Pathways: Straight, Curved , and Zigzag Line.
How to teach pathways in P.E. Ways to explain the activities that are more like Montessori.
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