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No Excuses! - A Documentary on Quality Physical Education

• Watch our Free Documentary No Excuses!
• What People Have Said About No Excuses!
• ​​Documentary Clips with Discussion Prompts

• Advocacy Clips from the Documentary
• Bonus Footage from the Documentary
• Documentary Team and Contributors

QUALITY PHYSICAL EDUCATION ADVOCACY

• ​The Importance of Physical Education
• ​Health Organizations' Statements about Physical Education​​​
• The Benefits of Physical Education​
• The Relationship Between Physical Activity and Academic Performance​

• What Does Quality Physical Education Look Like?
• ​Resources for Evaluating a Quality Physical Education Program
• ​​​​​​Advocacy Resources and Toolkits
• ​​​​​​Advocacy Infographics​​
• ​​Pledge your Support for Quality Physical Education

EFFECTIVE TEACHING STRATEGIES

• Teaching Strategies
• Class Management
• Assessment
• Miscellaneous

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• General Teaching Strategies
• Teaching Strategies for English Language Learners
• ​Adapted Physical Education Resources
• Teaching Styles in Physical Education​​
• ​​Instructional Models in Physical Education
• Planning Physical Education Units​

• Domains of Learning and Writing Learning Objectives
• Strategies for Asking Questions
• Debriefing ​​Information and Guidelines
• Debriefing Techniques
• ​​Examples of Cross Disciplinary Activities
• Growth Mindset and Multiple Intelligences​​​

• Class Management Guidelines
• Class Management Techniques
• ​​Strategies for Learning Student Names
• ​Strategies for Forming Groups

• ​Tools for Assessing Behavior
• Resources for Building Character
• Resources for Bullying and Conflict Resolution

• Assessment in Physical Education
• Types of ​Assessment with Examples
• Authentic Assessment Guidelines and Examples​​

• Rubric Guidelines and Examples
• Grading in Physical Education
• Fitnessgram Guidelines and Resources

• Advice for New Teachers
• How to Engage Families in Your Curriculum
• Physical Educators as Role Models
• ​​​Safety Related Resources

• Social Justice and Diversity Resources
• Miscellaneous Articles
• Miscellaneous ​Videos

TEACHER RESOURCES

• Teacher Resources
• Fitness
• Instructional Videos
• Professional Development
• Technology

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• Physical Education Organizations
• Resources for Physical Education Lessons
• Resources for Grants and Fundraising
• ​​Resources for Finding and Landing Jobs
• ​​Resources for Physical Education DIY and Hacks
• Physical Education Related National Observances​

• ​​​The Importance of Recess and Play
• Guidelines and Resources for Recess
• ​Resources for Brain Breaks and Class Based Activities
• ​Inspirational Education Videos
• Web Links and Articles for Parents

• Examples of Creative Fitness Activities
• Examples of Incorporating Fitness and Fitness Concepts
• ​​​​Strategies for Activity Promotion and Adherence
• Resources for Weight Training and Conditioning

• Resources for Stress Management
• Fitness Facts for Students 
• Online Resources for Health, Fitness, and Nutrition

• Icebreakers, Teambuilding, and Conflict Resolution

• Dance - Overview and Resources
• Dance - Folk and Line
• Dance - POCO LOCOs
• Dance - Ballroom and Social Dance
• Dance - Additional Youtube Playlists

• Information and Resources for Professional Development
• ​Information and Resources for Attending Conferences
• Journals for Physical Education and Sport​

• Social Media Resources for Physical Educators​
• Teaching Evaluation Forms for Physical Educators

• Resources for P.E.T.E. Graduate Students​

• ​Technology Guides for Physical Education
• Apps for Physical Education
• Online Technology Resources
• ​Projector Uses in Physical Education

• ​Virtual Reality in Physical Education
• 360 Degree Photos and Videos in Physical Education
• Augmented Reality and QR Codes in Physical Education

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Icebreakers, Teambuilding, and Conflict Resolution

Icebreaker and teambuilding activities are a great way to start off the year with new students. The small investment of time that these activities take is returned exponentially. Benefits include:

• Creation of a warm social climate
• Students and teachers learn each other's names quicker

• Improved social skills
• Higher participation levels

• Greater student enjoyment 
  
• Decrease in off task behaviors

Name Games

General Icebreakers

Teambuilding Activities

Conflict Resolution Activities

Click Here to Download Instructions for Name Games and Icebreakers

Click Here to Download Instructions for Teambuilding Activities

Click Here to Download Instructions for Conflict Resolution Activities

​All of these activities come from the Ice Breakers & Openers CD-ROM of The Inspire! ​Youth Series from Learning Support
​which graciously allowed this site to use some of their content free of charge.

Additional Resources

• Drama Games for Kids

• DramaNotebook

• #Physed Team Building Adventure Ed Challenges
  

• Teampedia

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Our Related Pages

• ​​Strategies for Learning Student Names
• ​​Strategies for Asking Questions

• ​Debriefing ​​Information and Guidelines
• Debriefing Techniques