From the Table to the Gym: Active Board Games in Physical Education

Looking for fresh, engaging ways to get your students moving? This session will explore how classic and modern board games can be transformed into active, movement-based activities for the physical education classroom. Participants will discover how to adapt game mechanics -- like rolling dice, spinning spinners, or moving tokens -- into fitness challenges, skill practice, and team-building experiences. Learn strategies for modifying rules to fit different grade levels, incorporating cross-curricular connections, and maximizing student participation. Walk away with ready-to-use activities, creative templates, and ideas to turn “game time” into an energizing, standards-based PE experience.