Do you teach students with a variety of abilities? This session is for you! We will be sharing how to help students of all abilities move to music, build strength and flexibility while also building confidence and friendships. This session will also provide ways for your students to be creative and collaborate with others while having fun and making lasting memories! You will leave this session inspired and with tools to implement movement for all that is fun and engaging!
This presentation will explore a dynamic range of fitness equipment that can enhance physical education instruction for middle school and high school students. Participants will gain practical insight into how tools such as body bars, balls, BOSU balls, resistance bands, foam rollers, porcupines, balance boards, yoga wheels, and Pilates equipment can be thoughtfully integrated into lessons to promote strength, coordination, balance, flexibility, and overall physical literacy. The use of varied equipment is consistent with the broader goal of delivering high-quality physical education experiences that engage students and support meaningful movement development.
Attendees will leave with fresh ideas for creating more engaging, developmentally appropriate, and motivating learning environments for students of all ability levels. This session is designed to provide educators with effective strategies and adaptable equipment options that can help make fitness instruction both purposeful and enjoyable while supporting active participation and lifelong wellness.
HEAD over to this active session to keep an EYE out for new ideas! You will get a LEG up on how to integrate science into elementary physical education. You won't have to give up an ARM and a LEG to help your students explore the impact of movement on the HUMAN body! Make no BONES about it, you'll leave able to create engaging lessons from the HEART!
