A little 1st grade #physed experiment today 😜 Coned up a ball to build into an underhand strike 💪 They loved it & had no idea how many steps in opposition, strikes, & catches they were training their bodies & brains to do. Oh yeah, they were working cooperatively, too!

"Surf & swing" A simple cue that I got from @MrSpringPE that works great for hand striking. (And yes, I did go help the other students next to her. 😉) #physed

“Break the Chain ⛓️‍💥” to work on throwing and catching skills in addition to teamwork and sportsmanship! 2nd/3rd S’s rocked this! If I remember correctly this is the foundation of what led to @MrSpringPE epic “Skill Building Battles”! #physed

4th warmup w/ 65 called Line Your Manners! Fabulous SEL activity and post discussion about allowing others to go first. Directions in video. Thank you ⁦@MrSpringPE⁩ for the idea!

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Kung Fu Fighting at Ninja Noodles with @katiekramer1433 and @gracebobby15 Young teachers explicitly connecting their activities to TDfU and @meaningfulPE. I’m amazed at how confident they are. One of the best sessions I’ve seen in years. Well done! @SHAPEAmerica

#SHAPEbaltimore Don’t ✈️ away too soon. Saturday Morning is loaded! Bring your 🏃, bring your 🧠 📅: 4/5/25 ⏰: 10:30 📍: 307-308 #physed #meaningfulPE

If you’re headed to #SHAPEBaltimore, make it a priority to take in BOTH of these sessions. No doubt this group is going to pour their passions for P.E. out to the #physed world!

🎲It’s no Joke! Tuesday April 1st… #SHAPEBaltimore Don’t miss this fast paced FUN session with some of my favorite Illinois crew @BoPhillips10 & @tall_kelly @SHAPEAmerica 🎲

To President Zelenskyy, From an Embarrassed American, Dear President Zelenskyy, As it is likely that our paths will never cross in person, I could not let this day go by without trying to reach you here. I come to you humbly as an American citizen who is thoroughly and completely embarrassed of our leaders. For the past decade I, like many of those who call this place home, have marveled at your courage, your resilience, and your dignity in the face of the unthinkable atrocities committed against you and your people by Vladimir Putin and his accomplices. With every passing day, my respect for you has grown as I have witnessed you lead with a humanity that has steadfastly defied the inhumanity of those assailing you. In the face of a sustained, violent, raw-throated hatred you’ve never responded in kind. Throughout the vicious and incessant attacks on both your nation and your character, you have never compromised yourself, never allowed yourself to be defined by the bigotry of your assailants, and you never disrespected them or let them win by becoming as monstrous as them. I hope you realize that I and tens of millions of Americans stand with you and the Ukrainian people—and firmly against Donald Trump, JD Vance, and the Republican Party. We are ashamed of their disrespect, their lack of empathy, and their partnership with your oppressors. We are mortified at their endorsement of and collaboration with this attempted genocide. Share Though our voices will never be as loud or impactful as theirs are, we needed you to know how much we abhor that you are having to endure this terrible ugliness in the name of our nation—and that their voices do not represent us. President Zelenskyy, the vast majority of this Americans are fully sickened to our core by the violence visited upon you every day. In the small spaces of our lives we are moving in solidarity with you: displaying your flag, publicly advocating for you and your people, and pushing back against the hatred here that you are on the receiving end of. These words likely bring very little solace in the face of all that is upon your shoulders, the immeasurable suffering your people have already endured, and the unfathomable fears you all carry—but they are nonetheless, words I needed to say to you. I am but one human being, just a single American; and yet I know that I represent tens of millions of similarly outraged, similarly broken-hearted, similarly grieving people here who will continue to support you with our finances, our prayers, and our voices. We know that you are a man of peace and that you are not the aggressor here. We see through the propaganda of our clearly-compromised President. We condemn his cowardice, his ignorance, and repugnant disregard for you as a human being and for your great nation. We believe that the people of Ukraine deserve sovereignty, safety, and to live freely, and we are so very sorry that our own leadership is making this all less possible for you, that America has become an adversary instead of an ally. May you be protected, may your nation endure, may our nation transcend our leaders, and may we all arrive on the other side of these incredibly dark days in the dawn of a world that will be more compassionate and beautiful than this one. With regret and grief over our leaders, and in gratitude for you, An Embarrassed American Please share this in solidarity and co-sign in the comments.

AAG is sending $15,000 in PE equipment to schools in need in NC hit by Helene: Mitchell Elem (Mitchell County) Burnsville Elem (Yancey County) Riverside & Freedom Trail Elem (Avery County) WD Williams Elem (Buncombe Cty.) Every little bit lessens the burden! Be The Difference!

Happy 2025 to my PE Family! I pray you finish the year strong. I'm throwing a huge sale on all HARD COPY books (Greatest Hits-out of stock). All books are $10 each or all 6 for $50 $7 for S&H. Email me at pe2themax@bellsouth.net w/ orders and/or questions👊

🚨BREAKING NEWS🚨 NJAHPERD is SO PROUD to announce that our very own @HouselPhysEd will deliver the Day 2 Keynote at our Annual NJAHPERD Convention on 2/25/25 in Princeton. Come ✅ out this Award Winning Teacher, Author & All Around Good Guy get things started on Day 2. #PhysEd

Hey @IAHPERD...let's get lost together! #IAHPERD24

Presenting 3 times at #SHAPEBaltimore. "Collaboration...It all Started with a Duck" With PE LEGENDS @candypeguy and @mortonmoves - "Where Movement Meets Magic" with PE ROCKSTAR @BolgersPowerPE and "Teaching Like a Cartoon Character" with NJ's BEST KEPT SECRET, Randy Meyer.

Come join the band today at 8:30 in Aux gym C to find out why #joy #challenge #choice are so important in #play. Let's build a #PErcussionPlayground. #MNSHAPE100 #DANCE #PhysEd #ElemPE #CardioDrumming #Drumfit

Wow, this is next level bucket filling ❤️ Thank you @SPARKPhysEd and @supportREALtchr! You sure know how to make someone feel noticed and appreciated 🙏

OK #physed world, our people need us. Schools in NC & TN have been crushed by Helene! Equipment will need replacing. Asking for all hands on deck to help get back on their feet! Anyone interested in helping fundraise, PLEASE DM me! AAG will start with $6500 we raised in ‘24!

⭕️HULA GROOPIN’⭕️ A great #PhysEd activity to practice cooperation, spatial awareness, and so much more! Saw it first from @MrSpringPE! PE School YouTube ➡️ youtube.com/@PESchoolYT

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