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PE Central: lesson ideas for teachers

PE Central is an American-based website with thousands of free physical education lesson plans and ideas from physical education professionals. Teachers can use the lesson ideas to support their planning in PE.

Structure and features

The website includes lots of movement games and assessment ideas. You can:

  • search by filtering relevant year levels (grades) or by a specific subcategory
  • browse all year level lesson ideas
  • explore the assessment ideas
  • watch videos in dance, lessons, fitness.

 

Teacher notes

Australian Curriculum

  • Strand – movement and physical activity and personal social and community health
  • Focus area – active play and minor games, fundamental movement skills, games and sport, lifelong physical activities, rhythmic and expressive activities, alcohol and drugs, food and nutrition, health benefits of physical activity, mental health and wellbeing, relationships and sexuality, safety
  • Cross curriculum links – the Arts, Science, English, Maths.