Nicolas Lepine
Using Small-Sided Games to Increase ...

As class sizes grow and student skill levels vary widely, traditional full-class games can unintentionally limit participation. Small-sided games offer a simple, effective way to increase engagement, create more meaningful skill practice, and support independence and sportsmanship in Physical Education—especially in Montessori environments and mixed-ability classes.

Using Small-Sided Games to Increase Participation in Physical Education
Nicolas Lepine
Reintroducing Black Holes: A Montessori PE ...

Today, I’m reintroducing the Montessori PE Black Holes lesson plan—not because the original didn’t work, but because this new version is so different, so much more engaging, and so much more fun that it has essentially become a brand-new game.

Reintroducing Black Holes: A Montessori PE Lesson (That Pulls Students In)
Nicolas Lepine
New MPE Lessons That Bring the Messiness of ...

These three new lessons are part of an ongoing commitment to giving you fresh, integrated resources that bring movement and deep learning to your students.

New MPE Lessons That Bring the Messiness of American History to Life
Nicolas Lepine
Invent a Sport

At my school, we’ve also embraced something I wish more schools would adopt: an Inventors Fair we call Design for Good. Like the Science Fair, it is built on a process—this time, the Engineering Design Process.

Invent a Sport
Nicolas Lepine
"Does More Skill Equal Less Fun?" Revisited Six ...

It hit me like when my child’s teacher sees him after three months from summer break and says, “Wow, they’ve grown!” You knew they were growing, but you didn’t realize how much until someone else pointed it out. Those small incremental growth spurts go under the radar, just as the change in play occurred over the years.

"Does More Skill Equal Less Fun?" Revisited Six Years Later

Happy Holidays!

To celebrate the upcoming year and the holiday season, I wanted to do special. It has been a year and a half that the Montessori Physical Education website was launched. In that time, tens of thousands of people from all over the world have visited the website, our TpT page, liked us on Facebook, liked our Pinterest posts, followed us on Twitter, and more. I appreciate all of you who have liked or loved our blog posts; I work hard to bring you helpful content for free.

In 2020, I would like more people to be able to access our lessons, so for the month of January, the price of volume one and volume two will be dropped by $20 each! Now, you can purchase volume one or volume two for $29 (down from $49). If you have been sitting on the fence on whether to purchase one or both of the volumes, now is the time.

Thank you to everyone for making Montessori Physical Education so successful. We really appreciate your commitment to your students by giving them an enriching PE experience.

Sincerely,

Nick Lepine

P.S. When we hit 500 likes on our Facebook page, we will have a sale on our bundles. Stay tuned for more details!