Physical Education and Health Education-Shape America

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SHAPE America envisions a nation where all children are prepared to lead healthy, physically active lives.

Health and physical literacy can be a life-changer for all children. It's a simple but powerful belief that drives everything we do. Learn more

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Christopher Hersl Named VP for Programs and Professional Development
April 24, 2018
Longtime Leader in PE Judy Young Inducted into Hall of Fame
April 2, 2018
Congratulations 2018 National Teachers of the Year
March 23, 2018
SHAPE America Announces 2018 Honor Award Recipients
March 14, 2018
North American Society Announces 2018 Honorees
March 12, 2018
Dennis Docheff to Receive Joy of Effort Award
March 7, 2018
Hans van der Mars to be Inducted into Hall of Fame
March 6, 2018
Plant City, FL Physical Educator Named JRFH/HFH Recognition Awardee
March 2, 2018
Minooka School District 201 Physical Educator to Receive JRFH/HFH Nat’l Award
February 28, 2018
Join us for SHAPE UP Nashville – A Day of Play
February 23, 2018
President-Elect Judy LoBianco Among Education Week's Leaders To Learn From
February 21, 2018

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FREE Activity Calendars for May

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Looking for more ideas for your classroom? As a member, you can integrate new activity ideas using SHAPE America's standards-based resources and grade-level activity calendars

FREE Webinar

Seizing ESSA’s New $1.1 Billion Opportunity
In this webinar, Carly Wright, Jamie Sparks and Karen Johnson identify key themes in ESSA for health and physical education, highlight important timelines for implementation and offer the critical “next steps”.

From Our Blog

International Dance Day: Empower Kids Through the Kinderpolka
By making the dance more aerobic we earned more sweat trophies, by changing the last movement we encouraged each other and reinforced positive interactions, and by giving the students the opportunity to create new movements and take their learning into their own hands they were empowered by the experience.

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Stay informed about the latest topics and trends in physical education (PE), health education (HE) and physical activity (PA) with SHAPE America's Teacher's Toolbox.

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Classroom-ready & teacher-friendly resources you can use right now to help your students on the path to health and physical literacy.

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