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Learn, Teach, and Move Like Montessori


Yard Games
Yard Game in PE, the whys and hows.


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...


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.


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...


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...


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...


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...


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...


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...


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...


Merry's Vlog: Why Field Day?
Why am I organizing a field day? Literacy, purposefulness, and creating memories. That's why!


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...


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...


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...


Locomotor Skills Cards
Locomotor cards to use in physical education class.


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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