Resources & Publications

SHAPE America offers valuable health and physical education resources and journals to help you guide your students towards a more healthy and fit lifestyle by implementing quality physical education programming.


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NHL STREET School Curriculum

The NHL STREET School Curriculum is a hockey-inspired physical education program designed to bring fun, active play, and teamwork into any school setting. Co-created with NHL STREET, the curriculum emphasizes inclusion, accessibility, and positive student experiences—ensuring that students of all abilities can participate, build skills, and enjoy the game.

Fun at Bat Curriculum

Fun at Bat is a bat-and-ball skills development program for all children. The overarching goal of this program is to promote fun and active lifestyles for children, while teaching them the fundamental skills of bat-and-ball sports. This curriculum provides the information necessary to implement the Fun at Bat program into physical education classes for grades K-5. Together, we can ensure that children’s first experiences with bat-and-ball sports are safe, positive and enjoyable!

Jr. NBA Basketball Curricula

Introducing three new PE curriculum resources for grades K-2, 3-5 and 6-8.

Unified Physical Education

Unified Physical Education provides a unique opportunity for students with and without disabilities to come together through ongoing educational and physical activities, using the power of Special Olympics.
Concussion

What PE Teachers Should Know About Concussion

It’s important for K-12 physical education teachers to know the common signs and symptoms of concussion, as well as best practices in concussion management and state, local and school concussion policies.

Strategies for RECESS in Schools

Recess helps students to achieve the recommended 60 minutes of physical activity that can improve strength and endurance; enhance academic achievement; and increase self-esteem for all children.
Online Tools
health.moves.minds.
Inspire healthy habits, fuel active minds, and teach kids to thrive physically and emotionally with this new service-learning program
Teacher's Toolbox
Hot Topics in Health and PE, Adapted PE, Early Childhood, Elementary PE, Secondary PE, Health Education, Coaching, Research
Download Library
Classroom-ready & teacher-friendly resources you can use right now to help your students on the path to health and physical literacy.
Health Education Assessment Tool
Access an assessment bank of over 800 reviewed test items to use in your classroom immediately!
Exchange
Exchange is a benefit of membership in SHAPE America.
 

Books & Publications

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JOPERD: Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance RQES: Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport AJHE: American Journal of Health Education Strategies: A Journal for Physical and Sport Educators
Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance (JOPERD)

SHAPE America's cornerstone journal, the peer-reviewed JOPERD has been continuously published since 1896. Appealing to practitioners and academics alike, it reaches 12,000+ readers and provides a greater variety of information on health, physical education, recreation, and dance issues than any other publication in the field.

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport (RQES)

RQES publishes research in the art and science of human movement that contributes to the knowledge and development of theory either as new information, reviews, substantiation or contradiction of previous findings, or as application of new or improved techniques. RQES also publishes research notes and a dialogue section.

American Journal of Health Education (AJHE)

The only refereed journal of its kind to cover today's health education and health promotion issues head on with timely, substantive, and thought provoking articles for professionals working in medical care facilities, professional preparation, colleges and universities, community and public health agencies, schools, and businesses.

Strategies: A Journal for Physical and Sport Educators

Published 6 times a year, Strategies is SHAPE America's popular bimonthly journal which delivers practical ideas, how-to information, and tips for sport and physical educators.

Lesson Planning for Skills-Based Elementary Health Education, Second Edition

The text offers effective skills-based learning activities, lessons, units, and assessments for your classroom that you can use as they are or with modifications to meet the needs of your students. You can use this text to build a completely new curriculum or to supplement your existing curriculum, providing a smooth transition from a content-based approach to a skills-based approach. The authors explain the rationale and foundation for making that transition, putting the lesson plans, activities, and assessments into context as you learn how to implement a skills-based approach.

Lesson Planning for Skills-Based Secondary Health Education, Second Edition

Renowned authors Sarah Benes and Holly Alperin, together with leading health educators, present the rationale and foundation for a skills-based approach while offering practical examples, tools, resources, assessments, and strategies to support teachers. This text can serve as a blueprint for creating an entirely new curriculum or as a supplement to existing programs, helping educators make a seamless shift from a content-based approach to a skills-based one.

Creative Dance for All Ages - 3rd Edition

With a long history as a leading resource for dance educators, Creative Dance for All Ages, Third Edition With HKPropel Access, is the research-backed tool every creative dance teacher needs. Internationally recognized master teacher and author Anne Green Gilbert presents creative dance for everyone and provides tips on meeting the challenges of teaching it.

Magazine
Momentum is SHAPE America's member magazine. Published three times a year, Momentum brings insights and ideas to the health and physical education community, including classroom tips, professional development resources, advocacy news, research updates and more.
Newsletter
SHAPE America’s biweekly email newsletter delivers timely health and physical education news and information right to your inbox, including free access articles, professional development resources, the latest research, and more.
Sponsored Journal
Subscribe to Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science (MPEES) for the best research, test reviews, tutorials, commentaries, and discussions of theoretical and methodological issues in measurement and statistics as they apply to physical education and exercise science.