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November 9, 2025
Nicolas Lepine
Volley Dodgeball - The Perfect Game for Big ...

“we also needed a large-group game that kept every player involved, excited, and learning. That’s when VolleyDodge Ball was born”

Volley Dodgeball - The Perfect Game for Big Volleyball Teams
October 26, 2025
Nicolas Lepine
More Updates: Simplifying, Clarifying, and ...

I’ve been making some updates to the Montessori Physical Education curriculum lately, and I wanted to share a few highlights.

More Updates: Simplifying, Clarifying, and Adapting
October 12, 2025
Nicolas Lepine
Continuous Growth: New Lesson Plan Updates for ...

This is a lifelong project for me — a mission to design lessons that teach academic concepts and fundamental movement patterns at the same time.

Continuous Growth: New Lesson Plan Updates for 2025
October 5, 2025
Nicolas Lepine
Practicing Social Emotional Learning Through ...

Ultimately, choosing teams is not just an SEL exercise for students—it’s also a test of restraint and observation for adults. As teachers, our instinct is to solve problems quickly. But Montessori reminds us: never do for the child what they can do for themselves.

Practicing Social Emotional Learning Through Team-Making
September 28, 2025
Nicolas Lepine
The Cosmic Tower Lesson Plan Gets an Update!

When I first encountered this material, I was inspired to translate its central concept into movement. If the boxes shrink step by step, why not have the playing area shrink in a game to give students a physical, visceral experience of the same idea?

The Cosmic Tower Lesson Plan Gets an Update!
Nicolas Lepine
November 21, 2021

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November 21, 2021
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November 14, 2021

Help! My gym is unavailable!

Nicolas Lepine
November 14, 2021
Help! My gym is unavailable!

Take a look at the At-Home Lessons if you have to do your PE in the classroom and you need some extra help coming up with some ideas. I remember how tough it was trying to make engaging content for less than ideal settings. I hope that you can take some ideas from my lessons and use them in your classroom.

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Nicolas Lepine
November 7, 2021

The Best Basketball System Got Even Better

Nicolas Lepine
November 7, 2021
The Best Basketball System Got Even Better

This revamped Read and React System is exactly what I needed!

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October 31, 2021

Why You Have to Repeat Sports

Nicolas Lepine
October 31, 2021
Why You Have to Repeat Sports

When I teach a sport, I absolutely repeat that sport for several weeks or longer, depending on how long they are studying a people or culture in the classroom.

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October 24, 2021

Low Hanging Fruit Pt. 2 (Free Lesson)

Nicolas Lepine
October 24, 2021
Low Hanging Fruit Pt. 2 (Free Lesson)

Here is a free lesson download that demonstrates the power of Low Hanging Fruit, and it is called Predator and Prey Tag.

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Nicolas Lepine
October 17, 2021

Why I Don't Like to Repeat Games in PE

Nicolas Lepine
October 17, 2021
Why I Don't Like to Repeat Games in PE

The novelty has worn off

They learning something new in class

The students don’t know what they like until they play it

The focus of the game becomes less about fun and more about the competition

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Nicolas Lepine
October 10, 2021

Low Hanging Fruit

Nicolas Lepine
October 10, 2021
Low Hanging Fruit

Low Hanging Fruit – “the obvious or easy things that can be most readily done or dealt with in achieving success or making progress toward an objective” Merriam-Webster

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September 26, 2021

What was the Intended Outcome?

Nicolas Lepine
September 26, 2021
What was the Intended Outcome?

Get to the root cause of the conflict.

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Nicolas Lepine
September 19, 2021

On Spaghetti Sauce and PE

Nicolas Lepine
September 19, 2021
On Spaghetti Sauce and PE

Like pasta sauce, there is no perfect PE game. There are perfect PE games however.

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September 12, 2021

Sportsmanship On Day One

Nicolas Lepine
September 12, 2021
Sportsmanship On Day One

This is a write up for my lesson on Sportsmanship, adapted for your older middle school students.

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Nicolas Lepine
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