I am currently teaching PE in a Tennessee middle school with grades 7th and 8th. In the 2012 - 2013 school year I will be moving into a new school that is currently being built that will have grades 4-7. This will be a new experience for me teaching students this young. I have been at the same school for 20 years, but I am very excited about this new challenge in my teaching career. I am looking for curriculum ideas from teachers that work with grades 4, 5,6 and 7 or combination of those grades. There is another PE teacher from my school that will be moving with me to the new school so that part of the transition will be easier. I will leave my email for any PE teachers that have advice or could send a copy of their curriculum maps for these grades.

thanks, David Clark - clarkd@ci.maryville.tn.us Maryville Middle School Maryville, TN

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Natalie

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I am a National Board Certified Teacher (Elem/Middle School physical Education). One of the reasons I went through the rigorous procedure to attain certification was so that if I moved out of state, I would be qualified to teach anywhere in the U.S. for that 10 year period. I certified in 2001 (Illinois) and just moved to Arizona. I applied for a part-time phys educ position and was shocked to hear that "..because your NB certification is not a "Generalist" certification, you will need to complete the following to receive an AZ teaching certificate:

1. Take and pass an Elem. Educ. exam
2. Take and pass an Elem. Exam in your field.
3. take and pass the U.S. Constitution Test
4. Take and pass the AZ Constitution Test
5. Take a college credit class on English Immersion.

Well, this was a shock and something I believe all P.E. teachers should be made aware of.....your NB Certification will not guarantee you are certified nationally!

Anyone can contact me if you have more questions re: this matter.
Gary Wojton gwojton@hotmail.com

I wanted to thank you for the "DO More Eat Healthy" bookmarks. I wanted to send you a picture of some of our students with them if that is an option. We had a "Get Active" art contest for the month of May and all of our students that entered recieved one of your encouraging bookmarks.If you send me an e-amil address I will attach the picture. THanks again for providing the bookmarks. I love the quote on the back.

pelinks4u staff:
New format is excellent ... congratulations to all. Steve: Some of your readers might like to see the January issue of the Elementary School Journal. It is entirely devoted to physical education.

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I purchased The NEW Physical Education: Promoting Healthy and Active Lifestyles DVD. The first chapter refers us back to PELnks4U for guided discussion questions. Where are the questions? - Judy Vanderford, PE/Health Consultant

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Judy, my apologies but I have yet to complete the questions. It is on my "To Do" list and as soon as they are completed I will be sure to put out an announcement. (Steve Jefferies, pelinks4u, Publisher)

Hi. I am a P.E teacher in MA always looking for new ideas. I just wanted to let you know that the (secondary) lesson/unit plans on your website are awesome. There is really nothing more "comprehensive" out there. The amount of detail and graphics makes it a great resource.

Keep up the great work.

Best,

(The following can also be found on our Health, Fitness, and Nutrition page.)

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With all the new requirements for what we are teaching and how often kids are being required to have PE in public schools, many districts are adopting new curriculums. Locating these PE/Health Curriculums is near impossible. Our district has looked at a few including Fit For Life and Five For Life. These are good but I think it would be wise to look at more than three or four when deciding on a district wide adoption. Do you or the pelinks4u readers know of any others out there? Are they good or bad?

I am looking for a new Health Education textbook for grades 9-12. Does anyone have any texts they would recommend?

Darlene: pelinks4u focuses mainly on reporting on completed research, and especially the practical implications of research for teachers. Typically, research papers are sent to our professional journals for review before being considered for publication. Occasionally, pelinks4u will publish original essays by authors. We review those internally for publication consideration. Thank you for your interest. Please contact us if you have any additional questions. Sincerely, Stephen C. Jefferies, Ph.D., Professor Physical Education Program Director Publisher, PELINKS4U