COVID-19 Resources for
Health and Physical Education

Join Judy LoBianco (SHAPE America Past President), Tari Garner (SHAPE America Central District President), and Sean Nevills (SHAPE America COVID-19 Project Director) as they talk about creating an inclusive environment in health and physical education for students of all identities, abilities, and cultures.

Fun at Bat is a bat-and-ball skills-development program for all children. The overarching goal of this program is topromote fun and active lifestyles for children, while teaching them the fundamental skills of bat-and-ball sports.

In the Jr. NBA Grades K-2 curriculum the focus is on introducing and providing opportunities to practice fundamental motor skills in an encouraging, noncompetitive environment. The goal of the Jr. NBA Grades K-2 curriculum is to engage in activities that form a foundation of motor skills through skills practice.

In the Jr. NBA Grades 3–5 curriculum, the focus is on building fundamental motor skills and providing opportunities to practice those skills in an encouraging, noncompetitive environment. The goal of the Jr. NBA Grades 3–5 curriculum is for students to develop an extended base of fundamental motor skills through practice, while having fun.

In the Jr. NBA Grades 6-8 curriculum, the focus shifts toward team concepts, while still heavily emphasizing skill development. The goal of the Grades 6-8 curriculum is to have students begin applying tactics and strategies more directly to modified game situations.

This NFL FLAG Football curriculum was created for use in elementary school physical education classes. The activities in this curriculum are appropriate for use with students between grades 3-5 (ages 8-10) and are designed to be delivered during a standard 40 minute physical education class over the course of two weeks (or 10 lessons).

This NFL FLAG Football curriculum was created for use in middle school physical education classes. The activities in this curriculum are appropriate for use with students between grades 6-8 (ages 11-14) and are designed to be delivered during a standard 40 minute physical education class over the course of two weeks (or 10 lessons).

This NFL FLAG Football curriculum was created for use in high school physical education classes. The activities in this curriculum are appropriate for use with students between grades 9–12 (ages 14 to 18) and are designed to be delivered during a standard 60 minute physical education class over the course of two weeks (or 10 lessons).

Lesson 1 features Drew Burris (Elementary PE, MO) as he teaches an in-person lesson on punting and kicking skills.

Lesson 2 features LaDonda Porter (Middle School PE, KY) teaching a virtual fitness and cardiorespiratory endurance lesson.

Lesson 4 features Gina Lange (Middle School Health, MO) teaching an in-person lesson on interpersonal communication.

The Toolkit is intended to be a nutrition education resource for health educators that includes practical nutrition education tools and health promotion messages to provide your audience with the knowledge they need to make healthier food choices.

Healthy eating starts at the grocery store, so it’s important to make nutritious choices.

Here are some tips to help you shop smart.

Tips for meal planning and making healthy meals at home.

Americans eat and drink about one-third of their calories from foods prepared away from home. Here are three steps for making eating out choices that are healthy and delicious.

Healthy cooking and eating start at the grocery store. Use this Tip Card when food shopping to help you make nutritious choices.

Learn how to read and use the Nutrition Facts label to make informed food choices that support a healthy diet and explore how you can take an active role in making healthier choices at home and while eating out.

ChromeBooks (and other devices) in Health and Physical Education offers a page dedicated to information and instructional resources that support and promote social justice and equity, diversity, and inclusion.

This video activity offers biographical information on African American female athletes with corresponding exercises.

This video activity offers biographical information on African American male athletes with corresponding exercises.

This video offers a warm-up activity Inspired by Martin Luther King Jr.'s march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama.

Virtual Health and Physical Education lessons created by Ryan Armstrong (MO) and Nick Skarda (MO). Lessons include fitness activities and health concepts (nutrition, disease prevention, and body systems).

The webinar series Critical Conversations on Trauma-Informed Practices in HPE is designed to prepare health and physical educators on all levels on how to engage in trauma-invested practices. The need for creating trauma-invested K-12 and PETE/HETE programs continue as educators and students navigate a global pandemic and face social injustices in certain communities. The series will provide knowledge, strategies, and pedagogical practices to address mental health and social-emotional learning in health and physical education.

This webinar is designed to cover a variety of topics for HETE and PETE programs during the pandemic including engaging future professionals in hybrid and online learning, social and emotional learning, and creative field experiences.

Liberty University's PETE/HETE program offers instructional videos for future and current professionals to teach in-person lessons with limited to no equipment.

As schools prepare for the upcoming school year, they may be operating under different models of learning based on their geographical location, level of COVID-19 community spread, feedback from families and the school community, and state or local regulations. Included in this document are overarching strategies for schools to consider for reentry as well as considerations for the models of learning.

This document provides many ideas and resources for administrators, such as appropriate practices, sample lesson modules and assessment ideas, and even tips on how to assess the quality of OLPE courses. The taskforce hopes that users of this document are easily able to utilize the sections that are most useful to their immediate needs.

The health.moves.minds. Program is essential to school re-entry this Fall and this Virtual Resource Guide can help get you started to make a lasting impact on your students and community.

Physical Education Learning Activities for the Classroom Space

Guy Danhoff hosts a Special Edition #MOSHAPEMinute that features Sean Nevills, Brad Brummel, Sally Schulte, Patrick Fine, and Executive Director Thomas Loughrey as they introduce and breakdown the new #MOready COVID-19 Re-Entry Teacher Resources supported by DESE. This broadcast aired on Friday, August 21, 2020.

Check out these HPE Virtual Classrooms by Lynn Hefele!

K-12 COVID-19 Resources for remote and hybrid learning environments by NC SHAPE.

Join SHAPE America for a free collaborative webinar to learn more about Best Practices for Delivering Online and Hybrid Learning. In this information-packed hour, you will learn best practices and teaching strategies from instructors of health and physical education online.

Join the SHAPE America Professional Preparation, Physical Education and Physical Activity Councils on Zoom for a collaborative webinar to learn more about the SHAPE America School Reentry considerations specific to physical education. Hear from teachers in the field, including SHAPE America Teachers of the Year, about their plans for teaching physical education in the fall and how they will be using best practices to teach and assess their students while still maintaining a safe and healthy environment.

Join the SHAPE America Professional Preparation and Health Education Councils on Zoom for a collaborative webinar to learn more about the SHAPE America School Reentry considerations specific to health education. Hear from numerous teachers in the field, including SHAPE America Teachers of the Year, about their plans for teaching health education in the fall and how they will be using best practices in health education to teach and assess their students.

An HPE hybrid model for distance and in-person activities by Brad Brummel and Jered Adams.

The Mind & Body calendars are a great resource to send home with students or to share through a link in a newsletter or e-mail out to parents. The calendars encourage students to stay physically active while working on aspects of mental wellness, too.

This resource provides school administrators, teachers, and families with practical ideas and considerations to incorporate physical activity into the school day safely and equitably.

Tips for teachers on how to effectively engage students in active learning and printable sheets of easy-to-use and adaptable brain energizer cards for different grade levels and learning settings (in-person vs. virtual).

The resources on this page can help care providers and educators recognize and respond to children’s (and family members’) health information and communication needs. The resources may also help other individuals and organizations identify common interests and opportunities to work with care providers and educators.

Find out how health education experts define an effective health education curriculum for students.

Research on the importance of integrating health literacy into early childhood programs.

The Health Education Curriculum Analysis Tool, also known as the “HECAT,” is designed to be used by those who develop a health education scope and sequence, as well as those who develop or select health education curricula.

The Physical Education Curriculum Analysis Tool (PECAT) pdf icon[PDF – 6 MB] is a self-assessment and planning guide developed by CDC. The PECAT is designed to help school districts and schools conduct clear, complete, and consistent analyses of physical education curricula based upon national physical education standards.

Ongoing Mitigation Guidance, mitigation guidance, and prevention and support for schools and child care programs.

School reentry resources for school and program administrators, as well as parents and caregivers.

How you can take steps to slow the spread of COVID-19.

The CDC is releasing this interim guidance, laid out in a series of three steps, to inform a gradual scale up of operations.

Reentry considerations for colleges and universities.

This page contains a variety of information and resources for teachers of grades 4-8 to use in the classroom and help students make healthier lifestyle choices.

This guidance is intended for all Americans, whether you own a business, run a school, or want to ensure the cleanliness and safety of your home.

Learn to create a Google Form with these slides and screenshots.

Learn to create a Google Form with this video playlist.

Learn to create a Screencast with these slides and screenshots.

Learn to use Presentation Tools with these slides and screenshots.

Peruse a selection of iPad apps useful for education.

Learn to use Google Calendar with these slides and screenshots.

Learn to create graphic organizers with these slides and screenshots.

Learn to how to incorporate accessibility into your digital classroom.

A 54 card deck that can be used to play multiple games to get students fit and active.

At-home activities using towels.

At-home activities using balloons.

At-home activities using paper plates.

Extended remote health education slides and webinar.

Photo and voice journal for social and emotional learning.

A journal for students to track how the coronavirus has changed their day-to-day lives.

An assignment for students to track their physical, emotional, and mental well-being while remote learning.

A collection of health education lessons and resources for HPE teachers.

Skills-based resources for at-home learning and S.M.A.R.T. goal tracking.

A collection of elementary physical education activities.

A collection of secondary physical education resources for online assignments.

The physical education learning packet is a Take Home Packet designed for teachers to download so they have a collection of ready to use activities that they do not have to spend time searching for. The secondary activities in this packet do not require internet and include physical education and health education that are designed to be done over the course of a week.

The Daily Big 3 are three things students can do each day while they’re out of school to take care of their physical and mental wellness. They will fill in the date for each day and check off items as they complete them.

The Daily Big 3 are three things students can do each day while they’re out of school to take care of their physical and mental wellness. They will fill in the date for each day and check off items as they complete them.

This second version of the Daily Big 3 builds from the first version.

Our skills-based health education lesson 3 from health.moves.minds. is great to repurpose the activities to use for online discussion and assignments. Teachers can use one activity a day, allowing Learning Activity 2 to be done over the course of two days.

This health and physical education activity is originally designed to be done in groups, but can be easily adapted to be done individually at home.

This is a great opportunity for students to take charge of their own physical activity while not in school. Have them complete a log and reflection questions each week.

Here are instructions to teachers for physical activity logs for middle school students pulled from PE Metrics.

Here are instructions to teachers for physical activity logs for high school students pulled from PE Metrics.

To accompany the physical activity logs is a chart of physical activities students can choose from to complete their logs.

An online journal activity is shared for students to compare and contrast the health-related fitness components.

Now more than ever, it is time for a refresh! With a lot of home physical fitness resources out there, this program, from WE Integrated, will focus on your mental & emotional wellness. This five day program will refresh your entire self!

This guide is packed with helpful information and tips on how to improve the quality of your sleep during this difficult time.