National Physical Education Standards Resources

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Standards in Action Posters

Bring the new National Physical Education Standards to life in your gym! These colorful poster sets — available for both elementary and secondary — feature one poster for each of the four standards.

Clear, age-appropriate language and engaging visuals help students understand what they’re learning and why it matters. Perfect for promoting daily learning objectives and the physical literacy journey!

Each poster set you select will include:

• Four 16x20 posters in English (Standards 1-4)
• Four 16x20 posters in Spanish (Standards 1-4)

Poster sets are FREE for SHAPE America members and $8.99 for non-members.
Select the set that best suit your needs!

• Elementary Standards in Action Posters (grades preK-5)
• Secondary Standards in Action Posters (grades 6-12)

Show What PE Delivers!

These posters are a great way to showcase standards-based instruction to parents and school administrators — and highlight the valuable skills and knowledge students gain in physical education.

FREE Resources for Health and PE

Connecting Health Education Skills in the Physical Education Setting

This resource explores how physical educators can intentionally incorporate health education skills into their instruction, especially in schools where PE teachers are also responsible for health education.

By highlighting the natural alignment between SHAPE America’s National Health Education Standards and National Physical Education Standards, the document helps educators reinforce student learning across both subjects and promote lifelong healthy behaviors.

Learning Progressions Guidance Flyer

This document describes the relationship between the National Physical Education Standards, grade-span learning indicators and learning progressions — and provides examples of how teachers can embrace learning progressions in their planning and instruction.

Student-Friendly PE Standards Posters

This popular classroom tool for health and physical educators has been updated and redesigned to help students understand and use the new National Physical Education Standards.

Each poster pack you select will include:

• Student-friendly standards poster in English (available as 8.5x11 and 16x20)
• Student-friendly standards poster in Spanish (available as 8.5x11 and 16x20)
• Introductory guide to using the student-friendly standards poster, with suggested strategies for integrating standards-related language into daily lessons.

Poster packs are FREE for SHAPE America members and $4.99 for non-members.
Select the packs that best suit your needs!

• Elementary PE Poster Pack (grades preK-5)
• Secondary PE Poster Pack (grades 6-12)

National PE Standards Bulletin Board Printables

Print, cut and laminate these National PE Standards printables and use them around your gym or classroom to enhance your instructional space — and reinforce what students are learning!

Each PE printables pack includes:

• 4 large printables of the National PE Standards (one per 14x8.5 sheet)
• Large printables of the learning indicators for the selected grade span (two indicators per 14x8.5 sheet)

Printables packs are FREE for SHAPE America members
and $9.99 for non-members.
Select the packs that best suit your needs!

• Elementary PE Printables (grades preK-2 and 3-5)
• Middle School PE Printables (grades 6-8)
• High School PE Printables (grades 9-12)