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Free Physical Education Curriculum

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24 Aug

The American Council on Exercise offers a free physical education curriculum for elementary and middle school students (grades 3-8th).  The curriculum covers fitness and nutrition through full lesson plans that meet United States national standards. The lesson plans include objectives, handouts, questions, and full instructions.

Here is an example of what you’ll find in the free physical education curriculum:

Free Physical Education Curriculum for Elementary and Middle School

To give you an idea of what’s in the PE curriculum, I just downloaded the free PE lesson plans for grades 6th-8th. Lesson 1 is about 23 pages long and takes about an hour to complete and includes:

Fitness Lesson 1:

  • objective aligned with national standards
  • items needed (nothing expensive; you likely have it around the house)
  • lesson introduction/questions to ask students
  • exercises, explained with full color photos
  • activity cards to print & give the children
  • student journal handout
  • student activity log

Nutrition Lesson 1:

  • objectives aligned with the MyPlate Food Guidance System (USDA)
  • items needed (household items & vegetables)
  • lesson introduction/questions to ask students
  • handouts
  • worksheets
  • activity
  • student food diary handout

How to access the free physical education lesson plans:

Download the free PE lesson plans for grades 3rd-5th or for grades 6th-8th. The curriculum is available as a pdf download and does not require even an email address to access.  You’ll be able to click on links and print out the handouts.Free Physical Education Curriculum for Elementary and Middle School

An option for those teaching in the style of Charlotte Mason:

You may be interested in The Swedish Drill, a free ebook on physical education in Charlotte Mason’s style.

From our homeschool: We are an eclectic, child-led, bit-of-Charlotte-Mason family, so our children choose where to get their physical education.  One is on a city league basketball team, one exercises in his Civil Air Patrol meetings, one requests daily to kayak, and one takes ballet (she’s the ballerina in the graphic).

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