Physical Education Teacher Education: PreK-12 : Lesson Plans
Resources for teaching physical education at the PreK-12 grade levels.
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Content-related Websites
Web resources for your classroom or for your own information.
Lesson Plan Websites for Physical Education
Here are some useful websites for planning physical education lessons.
- EdiPHYBoth Activities and Resources are accessible using the horizontal navigation bar, or the search box at the right of the screen (holding the Control Key down to allow multiple selections).
- PE Central : The Web Site for Health and Physical Education TeachersLesson plans for both physical education and health, plus assessment ideas, adapted physical education information, standards, and research sources.
- PreK-12 @ UW-Madison (School of Education)Developed by faculty, staff and students of the Kinesiology Department in the School of Education, this Web site contains a wide array of physical education activities and resources. More than just a list, the site offers resources that can help users.
- Teaching Unit PlansThese online unit plans were created by PE majors and minors at Central Washington University. They vary in quality but all contain references that you can use to locate additional information.
Lesson Plans and Curriculum Books at MERIT Library
Smart PE moves for middle school students : ready-to-use lesson plans & assessment tools for standards-based physical education by Manson, Mara.
Call Number: GV443 M36 2012ISBN: 9780883149492Publication Date: 2012Quality lesson plans for secondary physical education by Zakrajsek, Dorothy.
Call Number: GV363 Z27 2003ISBN: 073604485XPublication Date: 2003Teaching Elementary Physical Education by Peter Hastie; Ellen Martin
Call Number: GV365 H38 2006ISBN: 9780805328349Publication Date: 2005-03-18Dynamic Physical Education for Secondary School Students by Paul W. Darst; Robert P. Pangrazi
Call Number: GV365 P36 2006ISBN: 9780805378825Publication Date: 2005-03-01Teaching Sport and Physical Activity by Paul Schempp
Call Number: GV361 S25 2003ISBN: 9780736033879Publication Date: 2003-03-18An introduction to primary physical education by Gerald Griggs (Editor)
Call Number: GV443 I58 2012ISBN: 0203131886Publication Date: 2012-07-23