wide range of age levels and abilities, from early childhood through to high school. There’s even a list of ideas for physical activity lessons taking place after school.
SPARK PE is one of the most researched and tested programs of its kind in the world, with its lesson plans designed to be more inclusive than traditional PE classes.
As an organization, SPARK is a specialist in creating programs that promote lifelong wellness, and has over 25 years of experience in the field.
- 2. New York Road Runners Lesson Plans
The lesson plans available through NYRR differ slightly from those found on the SPARK website, in the sense that they are currently exclusively for an elementary school level.
They are also focussed much more on running as a form of fitness, with detailed guides to important aspects of effective running, including pacing, posture, attitude, and the fundamental athletic skills that can benefit this form of exercise.
- 3. Physical Education Games Ideas
A selection of games ideas that are mostly designed for children in the age range of 5 to 11 years.
Detailed descriptions of what each game entails are also provided, as well as, in some cases, a basic diagram of any setup that’s required. Variations are also regularly suggested detailing ways to make the exercises more fun or effective.
- 4. PE Central – Physical Education Lessons
One of the most popular online databases of health and physical education lessons, PE Central features lesson ideas for the full range of grades, including preschool as well as K-12.
In addition to being categorized by grade range, lesson plans can also be filtered down to specific sports and activities.
You’ll also find a number of innovative assessment ideas, complete with report cards, student examples, and activity-specific test plans.
Although the information found on Physical Education has been added to the site over the course of the past 15+ years, much of it still remains relevant today.
- 5. TES Connect
This is actually the only one of our lesson plan resources to be specifically based around the UK physical education system.
There are a few reasons why we’ve chosen to include it here, not least because of the fact that many activities found on the site aren’t country-specific.
If you’re setting up a plan for PE lessons at a specific age range, there will be some basic conversion necessary to switch from the Key Stage grade system in the UK, to the traditional grading system in the US.
That being said, as TES Connect currently offers nearly 9,000 free lesson plans, worksheets, and teaching ideas based around various sports and physical activities, it’s certainly a useful source of information.