A Hotlist for Secondary Physical Education

A Hotlist for Secondary Physical Education
An Internet Hotlist on Secondary Physical Education Pedagogy

created by Dr. Melanie A. Croy
Sul Ross State University

Introduction
In addition to using books and magazines to find out about Secondary Physical Education, why not also use the power of the Internet? The links below will get you started. The information found through these links will help you as you develop unit plans and lesson plans. Please contact me if you find a great link that should be added to this page.

The Internet Resources

Teaching Physical Education

Bonnie's Fitware - Excellent resource for using technology in physical education.
Education World: Physical Education and Sports - Great website for all kinds of great ideas and lesson plans. A particularly good site for cross-disciplinary instruction in physical education.
Instructional Materials in Physical Education - The WWW sites linked to from this page provide practical assistance for Physical Education teachers wanting to use the Internet as part of their classroom planning/instruction. Please read the disclaimer.
Lesson Plan Sites for all Teachers - Includes many templates that can be adapted to physical education or any other subject.
Lesson Planet - Great lesson plans, for a fee.
Lesson Plans Page.Com - More great lesson plans for every grade level.
P E Central - PE Central has the latest developmentally appropriate physical education programs for children and adolescents. Teachers, students, and parents will find this site interesting, filled with lesson plans, assessment ideas, activities, and tips.
P E Links 4 U - Another great resource website for physical educators.
Physical Education Lesson Plans #1 - Looking for a physical education lesson plan idea or do you have one to share? Look no more. There are 79 lesson plans of all kinds available for you here. This site has been so successful, you can now link from this page to Physical Education Lesson Plans 2 for even more ideas.
Physical Education Lesson Plans #2 - Lesson plans for every grade level.
Sites for Classroom Teachers - A fantastic site for teachers of all subject areas.
Sports Media - Information on lesson plans and more.
Susan's Physical Education, Health and Sports Site - This site was created for Physical Educators, Health Educators, and Coaches who are interested in creative ideas for the classroom, and who want to inject some fresh ideas into their curriculum.

Health Related Fitness and Nutrition

Body Quest - Learn how the systems of the human body interact with one another at this informative Web site. Students will find text and graphics that describe the body systems in language that is appropriate for their grade level.
Fitnessgram - FITNESSGRAM/ACTIVITYGRAM 8.0 is a computerized tool that enables schools to perform quality fitness assessments, physical activity assessments, and much more. The package includes software, a test manual, and related ancillaries, including The Cooper Institute's FITNESSGRAM/ACTIVITYGRAM Reference Guide.
Five a Day - Eat your colors to stay healthy and fit.
Health, P.E., Wellness - A little bit of everthing. Many, many links for your perusal.
Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators: Health, Physical Education and Fitnesss - A little bit of everything for the physical educator, particularly health and nutrition.
Nutrition Cafe - The place where nutrition information is fun!
Nutrition Explorations - The fun and easy way to teach and learn nutrition.
P E 4 Life - PE4life inspires active, healthy living by advancing the development of quality, daily physical education programs for all children.
President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports - This is the health, physical activity, fitness and sports information website of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports. You can find out about the Council and its work, view our publications, and link to the resources of other government agencies as well as to health and fitness organizations.

Sports Skills

Education World: Physical Education and Sport - Excellent website with lots of ideas for sport and physical education activities.
Omaha Public Schools - Great information for developing unit plans for sports.
Physical Education Index - A resource leading to several additional resources. A few dead links, unfortunately.
UT Tyler's Resource Page - A websource for developing unit plans, especially for sport skills. A few dead links on the page, unfortunately.

Brain Games

A Game a Day - A 'brain game' for every day of the month.
Brain Freeze Tag - Integration of physical education and science.
Human Body Simon Says Game - Students display their new knowledge of human body parts --their names and locations -- by playing an adaptation of the game Simon Says.
Index to Group Activities, Games, Exercises & Initiatives - Something for everyone. Great activities for problem solving and creative thinking.
Interdisciplinary Physical Education - Ideas for incorporating other disciplines into physical education.
Speed Stacks for Brain Building - Learn how participating in this 'hot' sport will help the brain.

Alternative Sports & Activities

Bicycle Polo - Find out about the exciting sport of Bicycle Polo! It's an old game that's been revitalized and growing in popularity throughout the USA and the world.
Disc Golf Association - Information for an 'up and coming' sport.
Inline Skating - Everything you ever wanted to know about inline skating.
Juggling - The Internet Juggling Database (IJDb), an online resource center for juggling and other circus arts.
Juggling Unlimited - Hundreds of thousands of juggling tricks.
Non-Traditional Gymnastics - Non- Traditional gymnastics goes by many names. In England it is called informal gymnastics. Here and in other parts of the world it is more commonly known as educational gymnastics, developmental gymnastics, movement based gymnastics and creative gymnastics among others.
Pickleball.com - Waht is pickleball? Click on the link and find out.
Propelled by Pedals - Propelled by Pedals: a fun guide to bikes!
Rope Games - Ideas for adding jump rope activities to your curriculum.
Sport Stacking - Excellent activity for your students.
The Internet's Mountain Bike Park - Everything you need to know about mountain biking.
Turn Step.Com - Step aerobics information.
Ultimate (Frisbee) Handbook - The basics for teaching the sport of ultimate.

Content by Dr. Melanie A. Croy, mcroy@sulross.edu
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Last revised Wed Nov 5 14:23:04 US/Pacific 2008