Bring clarity, consistency, and confidence to your PE grading with this student-friendly Physical Education rubric aligned with the SHAPE America National Standards. Designed specifically for elementary students, this easy-to-understand tool helps teachers communicate expectations in a positive, growth-focused way across four key standards: Standard 1: Motor Skills – Measures control, coordination, and accuracy in movement skills. Standard 2: Applies Concepts – Evaluates how students use
This ready-to-use Locomotor Skills Rubric makes it simple to assess student performance in key fundamental movements—walking, running, jumping, hopping, skipping, galloping, sliding, and leaping—while staying fully aligned with the 2024 SHAPE America National Physical Education Standards. Whether you’re teaching elementary fundamentals or reinforcing movement fluency in upper grades, this rubric provides a clear, consistent, and student-friendly framework for evaluating skill progression. It
This end-of-semester project gives students voice and choice in how they explore a relevant health topic that matters to them. Students will research and demonstrate their understanding through one of three flexible project options, allowing for creativity, critical thinking, and real-world connections. Perfect for middle and high school health classes, this assignment encourages independent learning, responsible research, and presentation skills. A simple scoring guide (rubric) is included
This assignment helps to establish community and social norms around substance use within the student's own community. Students are required to conduct a short interview with two people who use alcohol, tobacco, or other drugs. From there, students have two self-reflection questions that fall under national health standards. To turn this into a lesson there is a provided list of critical thinking/discussion questions to deepen the impact of the information your class collects.