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When I first started teaching Physical Education over 17 years ago, the only way to find new ideas, games, and activities for lesson planning was through collaboration with colleagues or purchasing physical education books through equipment catalogs. I remember spending hours combing through various PE books looking for things I could use to teach K4 through 8th grade physical education.

In the process, I wasted a lot of time and money on books that weren’t worth it. The internet was just beginning, so the ability to search for quality resources was very limited. However, in today’s world the internet has changed everything. The way we search, research, and collaborate to find useful material has made books seem of little use. We can find information at anytime and from any place in the world. We can use desktop computers, laptops, tablets, and smartphones to gather information whenever we want instantly. However, books, of course, can still be very useful.

Throughout my career, I have purchased numerous physical education books that have changed the way I teach today. Of course, I had to live and learn and waste money and time figuring out what was and wasn’t quality material. That is why I decided to create and share with you the 14 must-have physical education books you need to check out! 

1. Make It! Take It! by The Great Activity Publishing Company

A great resource for instant integration ASAPs. Just copy and use! 

2.  Great Activity Magazine  by The Great Activity Publishing Company

For just a few dollars a year receive this great PE Activity magazine subscription delivered to your door with activities for PE professionals from all over the country.

3.  Physical Education Outside the Box  by Bud & Sue Turner

Here is another great resource for instant activities, as well as, skill related activities. What makes this a must in your PE tool box is every activity uses very little equipment, simple instructions, and minimal set-up time.

4. No Standing Around in my Gym  by J.D. Hughes

This  is a must have ready-to-use resource for teaching  large classes ! It is packed with 6 units, 70, games, 15 hints, and 39 special game variations.

5.  No We Are Not Playing Dodgeball  by Mike Bohannon

This book is a resource for fun, easy-to-use activities for promoting integration and fitness for all students. The book provides awesome warm-up, integration, and station ideas that get kids moving.

6.  PE2theMax  by J.D. Hughes

Another must have book for large classes! 

7. Spark byJohn J. Ratey, MD

A must have book for Physical Education Advocacy. Make sure to have your administrator read the first chapter!

8.  SHAPE America Standards & Grade-Level Outcomes for K-12 Physical Education  by SHAPE America

A must have resource that includes the National PE standards and outcomes that guide your instruction! This it non-negotiable!

9.  No Gym? No Problem!- Physical Activities for Tight Spaces  by Charmain Sutherland

This doesn’t need explaining. It is a lifesaver for every P.E. Specialist!

10.  Journey Toward the Caring Classroom  by Laurie S. Frank

This is a great resource for covering NASPE Standard 4 while building community in your classroom. I highly recommend!

11.  Instant Activities Volume 1: Dice Games  by Kevin Tiller

The title says it all! Easy to use with printable ready-to-use activities with math integration. Need I say more? 

12.  The Great Games Handbook  by Kevin Tiller

Recommended for skill based activities. This resource uses creativity to keep kids active and engaged. 

13.  The First Six Minutes!  by Hal Cramer

Here is another fantastic must have for getting your students active from the start. If you want to increase your students MVPA then get it now!

14.  Phys. Ed. Fun & Fitness  by Kevin Tiller

This book includes “Warm-up activities”, “Skill Builders”, and “QR Codes in P.E.”. The awesome part is that it includes reproducibles making it easy to implement. Love that!!

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Movement, rhythm, speed and flexibility are aspects of physical activity that should not be missing in our daily lives. Not for nothing has it been included as a compulsory subject in schools for a century. Learn everything related to this subject with our excellent collection of physical education books in PDF format.

Physical education is a discipline that works with the human body from physical fitness and pedagogy. It seeks to promote both physical and mental health and hygiene. It is a compulsory subject in both primary and secondary school.

Although both disciplines provide many health benefits, physical education should not be confused with sport. Physical education is an educational discipline that serves as training for the practice of sports. Sport is part of physical education, although not as a professional practice. Sport is to physical education what calculus is to mathematics.

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Exercise & Physical Activity

Rebecca A. Seguin, Jacqueline N. Epping, David M. Buchner

Best Practices for Physical Activity

Denise Hughes

The Physical Activity Guidelines for Children and Adolescents (Presentation)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

University of Houston

Physical Education (Article)

National Health Service

Physical Education Vocabulary (K-12)

Smith-Green Community Schools

Physical Education Books at Home

Among the benefits of doing physical exercise at home are the following: It reduces the risk of suffering cardiovascular diseases, lowers blood pressure and cholesterol, improves sleep, helps personal relaxation, fights depression, tones muscles and corrects back posture.

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Home Strength Training Program

University of Pennsylvania

Youth Sport Trust

McLean School

Istituto Superiore di Sanità

Preschool Physical Education Books

Physical education for children is a very important recreational activity that teaches them discipline and physical skills, as well as being a fun time for them.

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Open-Online Physical Education networks

Physical Activity Guide for Children Aged 2 to 6

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This book assesses the landscape of physical education today and the issues that shape it as a curriculum subject, particularly in the era of COVID-19. It explores the processes of transformation and change that follow government policy and considers what this means for physical education practitioners in schools.

The book covers a wide range of important issues, across (micro-)political, social-cultural, historical and post-modernist categories. Bringing together current research with autobiographical and anecdotal reflections on the realities of PE teaching, it considers the significance of issues such as the emphasis on competitive sport in schools, the socialization of teachers, the influence of politics and policy on the classroom, colonization and decolonization of the curriculum, digital technologies, the health and well-being agenda and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Offering a unique set of critical perspectives on physical education today, this book is essential reading for any physical education course, for all teacher training programmes with a PE track and for all practising teachers, teacher educators or policy-makers with a professional interest in PE.

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50 Children’s Books that Promote Fitness

I was a horrible child athlete, the second to worst player on my elementary school softball team. During a 6 th grade basketball game, I think I made a basket for the other team, too. Despite my lack of talent with hand-eye coordination, I was an active child. I spent many years participating in track-and-field and dance lessons. Though decades have passed since my childhood, I’m still excited to run races and take dance classes. Knowing that kids today are often immersed in video games and constantly connected to gadgets, I hope to instill my life-long love of fitness to my son. Being a role model is key, so I do my best to create family fun and fit opportunities  throughout the year. Also, a wonderful way to reinforce a world filled with personal interaction and teamwork is by surrounding him with stories of exercise, activities and team sports so that he can make his own connections. Below is my list of children’s books with a focus on an active lifestyle. I’ve read most of these and received recommendations for the others from my favorite local librarian .

50 Children’s Books that Promote Fitness (4-7 years old)

Favorite characters.

1. Elephants Cannot Dance , Watch me Throw the Ball by Mo Willems

2. Curious George Rides a Bike , Curious George Goes Fishing, Curious George at the Baseball Game by H. A. Rey

3. Angelina Ballerina Ice Skates by Katharine Holabird

4. Clifford’s Field Day by Norma Bridwell

5. Dora Plays Sports by Alison Inches

6. Jake and the Never Land Pirates Surfin’ Turf  by Melinda LaRose

7. Babar’s Yoga for Elephants by Laurent de Brunhoff

8. T he Berenstain Bears Go Out for the Team by Stan and Jan Berenstain

9. Learning to Ski with Mr. Magee by Chris Van Dusen

10. Maisy Learns to Swim by Lucy Cousins

Picture Books

11. Dino-Basketball, Dino-Baseball and Dino-Football by Lisa Wheeler

12. Mooses Come Walking by Arlo Guthrie

13. Ladybug Girl Plays by Jacky Davis

14. Duck on a Bike by David Shannon

15. Spot Loves Sports by Eric Hill

16. Froggy Plays Soccer , Froggy Plays T-ball by Jonathan London

17. The Magic Hockey Stick by Peter Maloney

18. Sally Jean, the Bicycle Queen by Cari Best

19. Casey at the Bat by Ernest L. Thayer

20. Mitchell Goes Bowling by Hallie Duran

21. First Sail: An Adventure Story Designed to Help New Sailors Learn the Ropes by Richard Henderson

Pictures Books with a Deeper Message

23. Zach Gets Some Exercise by Sarah, Duchess of York

24. Hamster Camp – How Harry Got Fit by Teresa Bateman

25. Winner’s Never Quit by Mia Hamm

26. Baseball Saved Us by Ken Mochizuki

27. Players in Pigtails by Shana Corey

28. Dream Big: Michael Jordan and the Pursuit of Olympic Gold by Deloris Jordan

29. Get Up and Go!  by Nancy Carlson

30. You can Do It!  by Tony Dungy

Favorite Teams/Favorite Players

31. Yankee Town Featuring Robbie the Rookie by Aimee Aryal

32. Becoming Babe Ruth by Matt Tavares

Early/Emerging Readers

34. Play Ball, Amelia Bedelia by Peggy Parish

35. Magic Treehouse #16 – Hour of the Olympics by Mary Pope Osbourne

36. The Littlest Leaguer by Syd Hoff

37. Fred and Ted Go Camping by Peter Eastman

38. Flat Stanley at Bat by Jeff Brown and Macky Pamintuan

39. Tae Kwon Do! by Terry Pierce and Todd Bonita

40. Lily’s Lucky Leotard (a first graphic novel) by Cari Meister

41. Kick, Pass, and Run by Leonard Kessler

42. I want to be a Gymnast by Kate Simkins

43. To Dance: A Ballerina’s Graphic Novel by Siena Cherson Siegel & Mark Siegel

Early Reader Non-Fiction

44. Basketball is Fun by Robin Nelson

45. Let’s Talk Baseball  by Janice Behrens & Let’s Talk Basketball  by Amanda Miller

46. Fishing by Julie K. Lundgren

47. Keeping Fit by Emily K. Green

48. National Geographic Readers: Race Day! by Gail Tuchman

49. Cheerleading by Holly Karapetkova

50. Cool Skateboarding Facts by Sandy Donovan and Gail Saunders-Smith, PhD

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The Really Useful Physical Education Book: Learning and Teaching Across the 7–14 Age Range 1st Edition

The Really Useful Physical Education Book provides training and practising teachers with guidance and ideas to teach physical education effectively and imaginatively across the seven to fourteen age range. It is underpinned by easy-to-understand theory and links to the curriculum and presents a wide range of high quality, fun lessons alongside engaging teaching examples and methodologies.

With practical advice to ensure pupils exercise safely and enjoyably, it is a compendium of ideas for learning and teaching a range of activities:

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The Really Useful Physical Education Book is for all secondary school physical education teachers responsible for the new Key Stage 3 (eleven to fourteen age range) curriculum as well as those working with primary and junior schools within school sport partnerships, providing them with ideas and advice to help all pupils participate in and enjoy physical education lessons. Primary and junior school teachers will also find a range of relevant and innovative ideas for making their physical education lessons more appealing and engaging for their pupils at Key Stage 2 (seven to eleven age range).

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As per the proposed amended rules, the schools have been directed to strictly use the NCERT/SCERT textbooks and take extreme care when selecting any supplementary materials.

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has issued fresh guidelines regarding the use of NCERT textbooks in schools. As per the proposed amended rules, the schools have been directed to strictly use the NCERT/SCERT textbooks and take extreme care when selecting any supplementary materials.

For classes 1 to 8, schools have been asked to follow NCERT/SCERT textbooks however they may use supplementary materials as per requirement but it must align with the National Curriculum Framework for Foundational Stage (NCF-FS) and National Curriculum Framework for School Education (NCF-SE). The chosen materials must contain the essential core content, states the proposed amended rule issued by the board.

For classes 9 to 12, CBSE has advised schools to mandatorily use NCERT textbooks prescribed by the board. In cases where NCERT/SCERT books are unavailable, the schools must use the CBSE books available on the board’s website. Schools can use supplementary materials if required. They can also use any digital content but it must be in line NCF-SE. They must cross-check that the supplement books do not include any objectionable content that could offend any community, gender, or religious group, the central board said in its official notice.

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