| Keeping your students motivate throughout the | | | | sportsmanship in the class. |
| entire school year is a difficult task for a physical | | | | 3. If your class behaves and participates well |
| education teacher. Providing some variety in the | | | | throughout a particular unit, at the end of that unit |
| lessons and giving students moments to look | | | | reward the class by letting them have one gym |
| forward to will keep students eager to learn and | | | | class in which as a class can play a game they |
| stay motivated to participate. As classroom | | | | have enjoyed from a previous unit. |
| teaching and physical education teaching methods | | | | 4. Research new and unique games which |
| can differ, bringing back teaching methodologies | | | | students have never played, but you know they |
| that are known to keep students interested and | | | | would really enjoy. Introduce this game when |
| focused are being used more in within PE and | | | | your students have behaved and deserve it. |
| coaching settings. Below are 7 ideas to provide | | | | 5. Create a variety of different award certificates |
| variety to a physical education class and keep | | | | at the beginning of the school year that |
| students coming to class happy and optimistic | | | | exemplifies model behavior. At the end of the |
| about learning new skills and activities. | | | | school year give each student that fit into one of |
| 1. Give mini trophies at the end of the school year | | | | those behaviors a certificate. You can have |
| or at the end of physical education units to the | | | | certificates for participation, skill, preparedness, |
| students who have participated and preformed | | | | leadership, sportsmanship, etc. |
| their very best throughout the school year. | | | | 6. Reward students who follow the rules and |
| 2. Give stickers out at the end of the class to the | | | | consistently behave with bonus points to help |
| students who participated and demonstrated | | | | improve their grade. |