PE Curriculum and Resource Information

Physical education has existed since ancient times, but it wasn’t until several hundred years ago that the term itself (abbreviated as phys ed or PE) came into being. Its earliest known use comes, oddly enough, from a 1748 book titled Critical Reflections on Poetry, Painting, and Music: “Cannot some years prove more favorable than others to the physical education of children. . . ?” A few decades after these words were published, gymnasiums opened across Europe, especially in Germany, where gymnastics associations  fostered physical health as well as civic involvement and cultural enrichment. Thanks in part to immigration, these clubs, and European enthusiasm for athletics in general, spread to the U.S. During the 19th century, American educators adopted European methods of teaching physical training, and both the word physical education and the phenomenon it represents became well established in this country. (Merriam Webster Dictionary https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/physical%20education)

Elementary School	Middle School		High School
PE Curriculum Grades K-2 PE Curriculum Grades 3-5	Basketball  Football Racquet Sports Soccer Softball Swimming Volleyball Weight Lifting	Basketball Rubric Football Rubric Badminton Rubric Soccer Rubric Softball Rubric Volleyball Rubric	High School Physical Education