Resources & Publications

SHAPE America offers valuable health and physical education resources and journals to help you guide your students towards a more healthy and fit lifestyle by implementing quality physical education programming.


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Topic Areas

Jr. NBA Basketball Curricula

Introducing three new PE curriculum resources for grades K-2, 3-5 and 6-8.

Unified Physical Education

Unified Physical Education provides a unique opportunity for students with and without disabilities to come together through ongoing educational and physical activities, using the power of Special Olympics.

What is Social and Emotional Learning?

SEL has become a critical component of educating today’s youth. SEL is no longer just a classroom lesson but a system-wide framework involving a coordinated approach in classrooms, schools, communities, and family units.

School-Based Employee Wellness

A comprehensive set of programs, policies, benefits, and environmental supports that address various risk factors, including, but not limited to: Lack of physical activity, unhealthy dietary habits, stress management, and tobacco use.
Concussion

What PE Teachers Should Know About Concussion

It’s important for K-12 physical education teachers to know the common signs and symptoms of concussion, as well as best practices in concussion management and state, local and school concussion policies.

Transgender Inclusion

Educators recognize that a group of students, those who identify as transgender, require our attention to ensure that they have an opportunity to enjoy the benefits of participating in PE in a safe and respectful climate. 

Strategies for RECESS in Schools

Recess helps students to achieve the recommended 60 minutes of physical activity that can improve strength and endurance; enhance academic achievement; and increase self-esteem for all children.

Comprehensive School Physical Activity Program

An approach by which school districts and schools use all opportunities for students to be physically active, meet the nationally-recommended 60 minutes of physical activity each day.
Online Tools
health.moves.minds.
Inspire healthy habits, fuel active minds, and teach kids to thrive physically and emotionally with this new service-learning program
Teacher's Toolbox
Hot Topics in Health and PE, Adapted PE, Early Childhood, Elementary PE, Secondary PE, Health Education, Coaching, Research
Download Library
Classroom-ready & teacher-friendly resources you can use right now to help your students on the path to health and physical literacy.
Health Education Assessment Tool
Access an assessment bank of over 800 reviewed test items to use in your classroom immediately!
COVID-19 Resources
SHAPE America is dedicated to supporting health education and physical education teachers.
Exchange
Exchange is a benefit of membership in SHAPE America.
 

Books & Publications

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JOPERD: Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance RQES: Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport AJHE: American Journal of Health Education Strategies: A Journal for Physical and Sport Educators
Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance (JOPERD)

SHAPE America's cornerstone journal, the peer-reviewed JOPERD has been continuously published since 1896. Appealing to practitioners and academics alike, it reaches 12,000+ readers and provides a greater variety of information on health, physical education, recreation, and dance issues than any other publication in the field.

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport (RQES)

RQES publishes research in the art and science of human movement that contributes to the knowledge and development of theory either as new information, reviews, substantiation or contradiction of previous findings, or as application of new or improved techniques. RQES also publishes research notes and a dialogue section.

American Journal of Health Education (AJHE)

The only refereed journal of its kind to cover today's health education and health promotion issues head on with timely, substantive, and thought provoking articles for professionals working in medical care facilities, professional preparation, colleges and universities, community and public health agencies, schools, and businesses.

Strategies: A Journal for Physical and Sport Educators

Published 6 times a year, Strategies is SHAPE America's popular bimonthly journal which delivers practical ideas, how-to information, and tips for sport and physical educators.

Bestseller
The Essentials of Teaching Physical Education, Second Edition

The Essentials of Teaching Physical Education, Second Edition, offers future K-12 physical educators an accessible and effective approach to delivering vital content to students. The book takes a standards-based approach that is fully integrated with SHAPE America assessments, and its teaching for learning approach to curriculum development takes the guesswork out of translating the text’s information into action.

The Essentials of Teaching Health Education, Second Edition

The Essentials of Teaching Health Education, Second Edition, presents a skills-based approach to teaching K-12 health education that prepares students for success in the 21st century. It provides educators all they need to build, teach, and assess a health education program that will help their students become health literate, develop self-efficacy, and gain the 21st-century skills they need to maintain or improve health and well-being.

National Standards & Grade-Level Outcomes for K-12 Physical Education

This text presents the new National Standards for K-12 Physical Education. It includes new, measurable grade-level outcomes for elementary, middle, and high school students. All outcomes are written to align with the standards and with the intent of fostering lifelong physical activity.

Magazine
Momentum is SHAPE America's member magazine. Published three times a year, Momentum brings insights and ideas to the health and physical education community, including classroom tips, professional development resources, advocacy news, research updates and more.
Newsletter
SHAPE America’s biweekly email newsletter delivers timely health and physical education news and information right to your inbox, including free access articles, professional development resources, the latest research, and more.
Sponsored Journal
Subscribe to Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science (MPEES) for the best research, test reviews, tutorials, commentaries, and discussions of theoretical and methodological issues in measurement and statistics as they apply to physical education and exercise science.
Momentum

Momentum is SHAPE America's member newsletter. Published three times a year, Momentum provides the latest SHAPE America news, people on the move, upcoming conferences and workshops, and new initiatives.

Et Cetera

Et Cetera is a weekly email newsletter that disseminates current information from national print and electronic media on a variety of topics relevant to SHAPE America and health and physical educators.

International Sport Coaching Journal (ISCJ)

ISCJ is a joint venture of SHAPE America and the International Council for Coaching Excellence (ICCE), published by Human Kinetics. Its mission is to advance the profession of coaching through research articles, informative essays, experiential accounts, and systematic applications.

Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science Journal (MPEES)

Subscribe to Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science (MPEES) for the best research, test reviews, tutorials, commentaries, and discussions of theoretical and methodological issues in measurement and statistics as they apply to physical education and exercise science.