Walk away with practical, plug-and-play activities that get students moving, collaborating, and thinking about their own wellness. Designed for PE teachers ready to go beyond exercise, this session gives you the tools to build a classroom culture where healthy habits and lifelong fitness truly stick.
Teachers will discover effective strategies to deconstruct jump rope skills, offer progressions that enhance students’ confidence, and introduce engaging games to keep students motivated throughout a successful unit! Our focus will be on single rope techniques and games that can be adapted for students of all ages and skill levels.
This session will introduce activities participants can use to get students active to enhance cardiovascular endurance, muscular strength and endurance, and flexibility. Activities will get students excited about getting fit while working on teamwork, enjoying movement, and learning how to embrace movement throughout life. If time allows, this session will address brain gym activities as well.
Teachers will discover effective methods to introduce partner jumping, long rope, and double Dutch through engaging games and progressive activities that promote success and movement, creating an outstanding jump rope unit. These activities are excellent cooperative skills designed to enhance your students' ability to collaborate more effectively.
Discover the excitement of 9 Square in the Air in this engaging, hands-on session! Learn how to teach the original game, explore creative variations, and discover new ways to keep students active, engaged, and having fun. Combining elements of volleyball and 4 Square, 9 Square in the Air is a fast-paced, inclusive activity that encourages teamwork, communication, and friendly competition. Throughout the session, you'll experience a variety of game progressions and adaptable activities that can be modified for different ages, abilities, and class sizes. You'll also see how the versatile 9 Square in the Air game structure can be used for much more than the traditional game, providing fresh ideas to increase participation and maximize movement in your physical education program. Whether you're new to 9 Square in the Air or looking for innovative ways to expand its use, you'll leave with practical strategies, engaging activities, and ready-to-use ideas that you can implement immediately in your classes. Come ready to play, collaborate, and have fun!
Participants will learn about RUFTA5 and leave with a practical timeline and tools to implement a similar event in their own district. Are You Faster Than a Fifth Grader? (RUFTA5) is a district-wide experience where 15 fifth graders from each elementary school race against the superintendent in a two-mile run, while the remaining students participate in a one-mile walk, all culminating together at a shared finish. KCKPS believes students benefit from meaningful connections with district leaders, and RUFTA5 provides that opportunity in a powerful, visible way. This event serves as a culminating elementary experience that celebrates the whole child while promoting perseverance, school pride, and healthy lifestyles. Participants will also explore how cross-department collaboration and community partnerships can support successful implementation and long-term impact.
Are you ready to take your love of learning and movement beyond the gym? Join me to see how we built an outdoor learning classroom at our elementary school. I’ll show how we turned almost nothing into an inspiring space by writing grants, securing donations, and involving our school community. You’ll leave with practical ideas for activities that help students learn, move, create, and connect with nature—and with steps to start your own outdoor classroom.
"Unconventional Fun: A Session of Non-Traditional Games" invites participants to step outside the box and engage in a variety of exciting, offbeat games that break the mold of typical team-building exercises. Whether it's a quirky twist on classic sports or completely new creations, this session encourages creativity, collaboration, and a lot of laughs. Designed to get everyone moving, thinking, and bonding, these games provide a refreshing and fun way to energize teams, spark connections, and build trust in a lively, relaxed environment. Get ready for a playful and memorable experience!
Teachers will learn effective ways to break down jump rope skills, provide progressions that boost students’ confidence, and introduce games to keep students motivated for a successful unit!
Ready to energize your teaching, engage your students, and experience the power of rhythm in motion? Join Teri, Regan, and Jackie for an action-packed session filled with movement, music, creativity, and fun! Discover how Drums Alive transforms rhythm and movement into meaningful learning experiences. Rooted in research and brain based educational concepts, this evidence based program goes beyond simply drumming to music by intentionally incorporating cognitive engagement, social emotional learning, creativity, teamwork, and physical activity into every lesson. We’ll share some of our favorite routines, activities, and teaching strategies that can be immediately implemented in physical education, wellness, recreation, and community settings. Using stability ball drum sets, scarves, Boomwhackers, and other engaging props, you’ll experience firsthand how rhythm can ignite the brain, activate the body, and inspire a lifelong love of movement. Come ready to move, laugh, learn, and leave with fresh ideas that will keep your participants energized, engaged, and wanting more. This is one session you won’t want to miss
Transform recess into a high-energy, structured experience using the U.S. Soccer Foundation’s World’s Game Recess Guide. This session shows how to organize engaging soccer-based activities that build teamwork, confidence, and connection for all students. Learn how to create activity zones, implement small-sided games, and empower student leaders to drive participation. Walk away with ready-to-use games, simple setups, and strategies to maximize movement and minimize downtime. Whether you have a field or a blacktop, you’ll leave with practical tools to turn recess into a meaningful extension of your physical education program.
