Physical Education Standards Support
Inspired by the Society of Health and Physical Educators1, the reference points that are bolded below can enhance your physical education instruction.
Provide opportunities for motor skill and movement patterns across all subject areas.
Reenact historical events with resources from the History Collection to promote both comprehension and retention of new ideas.
Hop, skip, or jump with counting books to practice motor skills while reinforcing mathematical concepts.
Infuse movement and bring animal studies to life with the Comparing Animal Traits Series.
Stretch and move with this narrative pantomime activity for Jabari Jumps.
Apply knowledge of concepts, principles, strategies, and tactics related to movement, performance, and maintaining a healthy level of physical activity and fitness.
Browse the Sports Collection to connect with and learn from characters in books who participate in healthy physical activities.
Bring narratives to life with the Reader’s Theater Scripts Collection to incorporate movement and performance into classroom activities.
Journey through the inner workings of the human body with David Macaulay in this book description from the publisher to provide context for The Way We Work.
Share Kathleen Krull's Meet-the-Author Recording for Wilma Unlimited to bring athletes’ lives to center stage.
Provide models of sportsmanship, teamwork, and perseverance to emphasize responsible personal and social behavior that respects self and others.
Understand societal and historical connections to sports and personal responsibility with Ken Mochizuki's Meet-the-Author Recording for Baseball Saved Us.
Use sports analogy to learn life lessons from inspirational role models with this video book trailer for Kwame Alexander’s The Playbook.
Encourage students to think deeply about friendship, perseverance, and teamwork with this lesson plan for Mike Lupica’s Heat.
Consider how athletes can be “leaders of social change” with this unit plan for Sharon Robinson’s Promises to Keep.
Encourage deeper understanding of the impact of sports with author resources that recognize the value of physical activity for health, enjoyment, challenge, self-expression, and/or social interaction.
Prompt discussion about self-discovery through sports with the video book trailer for Victoria Jamieson’s Roller Girl.
Reflect on the cultural importance of music and movement with resources for Jingle Dancer by Cynthia Leitich Smith.
Understand how sports and writing can cultivate cultural self-expression with this Guest Author Blog Post by Simran Jeet Singh, author of Fauja Singh Keeps Going.
Use the Meet-the-Author Recording for Lupe Wong Won’t Dance by Donna Barba Higuera to discuss how to find your passion and be true to yourself, as Lupe did with baseball.
1. Referenced from "National Standards." Society of Health and Physical Educators, http://www.shapeamerica.org/standards.
