NEW TO ADAPTED PE?

Walk Into Your First Week Knowing What to Do.

If you've been assigned an Adapted PE class and you're wondering—

Where do I even start?

—you’re in the right place.

Download Your First Week of Adapted PE, a free practical starter guide designed to help PE teachers create a simple, predictable and successful first week.

Inside the free guide:

✓ A simple Adapted PE class structure you can repeat all year

✓ A ready-to-use first lesson

✓ A Days 2–5 planning guide

✓ Three easy Adapted PE stations

✓ Tips for working effectively with paraprofessionals

✓ Simple ways to adapt an activity when it isn't working

✓ A printable first-week student observation sheet

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You don't need an elaborate curriculum to get started.

Your first week is about learning your students, establishing routines and figuring out what helps each student participate successfully.

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CREATED FOR THE TEACHER THINKING…

 

“I wasn't trained enough for this.”

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“Every student needs something different.”

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“I don't know what my paraprofessionals should be doing.”

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“I have no idea what to teach on the first day.”

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“How am I supposed to plan for this all year?”

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You aren't expected to figure everything out during your first class.

A strong Adapted PE program starts with a simple structure you can repeat, observe and adjust.

That's exactly what this guide will help you create.

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WHAT YOU'LL LEARN

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A Repeatable Class Routine

See how to organize an Adapted PE class using a predictable progression:

Instant Activity → Circle Time → Group Activity → Stations → Choice Time → Closure

Instead of reinventing your lesson every day, you have a framework to build from.

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What to Teach During Week One

You'll get practical activity ideas for:

Day 1: Exploration & observation

Day 2: Traveling & movement

Day 3: Rolling & throwing

Day 4: Kicking

Day 5: Student favorites & review

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Simple enough to implement immediately—and flexible enough to adapt for your students.

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How to Make Activities Work for Different Abilities

Learn how small changes in:

• Equipment

• Distance

• Directions

• Environment

• Assistance

• Expectations

can turn an unsuccessful activity into a successful one.

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How to Use Your Support Team

Paraprofessionals can be one of your greatest resources in Adapted PE—but only if everyone understands the plan.

The guide includes practical ideas for assigning roles while still encouraging student independence.

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YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE YOUR WHOLE YEAR FIGURED OUT YET.

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Just start with your first week.

Learn your students.

Establish your routine.

Notice what works.

Then build from there.

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From Easy Adapted PE

Created by Sarah Fuller, MS, CAPE, an experienced Adapted Physical Education teacher and college instructor, to help PE teachers turn APE theory into practical, everyday teaching.

EasyAdaptedPE.com