National Association for Sport and Physical Education

Appropriate Instructional Practice Guidelines

These best-selling NASPE booklets describe physical education practices that serve the best interests of children and students from preschool through high school.

Just-released! New and expanded editions.
Now the Appropriate Instructional Practice Guidelines for Young Children Ages 3-5, Elementary, Middle, High School and Higher Education offer more guidance than ever for teachers, administrators, parents/guardians and policymakers on creating and maintaining appropriate PE:

  • Learning environments
  • Instructional strategies
  • Curriculum
  • Assessment
  • Professionalism


AAHPERD members and non-members can buy single or multiple bound copies of these booklets -- for enhancing an advocacy presentation, to hand out at school board meetings or to give students in a PETE program, for example. 

Books are $5 each for members and $8 each for nonmembers.

New! A side-by-side comparison of the Appropriate Instructional Practice Guidelines, K-12 icon_membersonly

Free Download for AAHPERD Members

Log in to the members section of the Web site and download one free copy of each or all of these booklets for personal, non-commercial or classroom use.

Please remember that these booklets are protected under NASPE copyright and may not be distributed or disseminated without NASPE's written permission.

 APhigh Appropriate Instructional Practice Guidelines for High School Physical Education icon_membersonly
 APmiddle Appropriate Instructional Practice Guidelines for Middle School Physical Education icon_membersonly
 APelem Appropriate Instructional Practice Guidelines for Elementary School Physical Education icon_membersonly
 AP3to5 Appropriate Practices in Movement Programs for Young Children Ages 3-5 icon_membersonly

 APhe

 

Appropriate Instructional Practice Guidelines for Higher Education Physical Activity Programs icon_membersonly
 
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