Movement and PE for 3rd grade
Movement and PE for 3rd grade: 18 free pages to print, play or teach from. No sign-in.
- Brain breaks: 60 movement cards with a random draw and a timerTool
Sixty original brain breaks for a crowded classroom: calm, stretch, get moving, seated and quiet focus, each with a standing and a seated version. A random draw, a timer and print-and-cut cards. Free.
- Calming brain breaks: 12 breathing and settling cardsTool
Twelve quiet breathing and settling brain breaks with standing and seated versions, a random draw, a timer and print-and-cut cards. Free.
- Square breathing posterPrintable
A free printable square breathing poster: four boxes in a loop (breathe in, hold, breathe out, hold) with arrows between them. Print it for your calm corner.
- Specials schedulePrintable
A free printable specials schedule: a weekly grid with a write-in line for each day's special, the time, the room and a reminder. Edit the days and print.
- Stretching brain breaks: 12 gentle stretch cardsTool
Twelve gentle classroom stretches for shoulders, necks, wrists and backs, each with a seated version, plus a random draw, a timer and printable cards. Free.
- Energizing brain breaks for small spaces: 12 cardsTool
Twelve wake-up movement breaks for a crowded room with no running or jumping, each with a seated version, plus a random draw, a timer and printable cards. Free.
- Seated brain breaks: 12 chair and desk cardsTool
Twelve brain breaks done from a chair or a wheelchair, for students who stay in their seats, with a random draw, a timer and printable cards. Free.
- Quiet focus brain breaks: 12 silent reset cardsTool
Twelve silent mental resets for before reading, writing or a test, with a random draw, a timer and printable cards. Nobody has to move or speak. Free.
- 60 brain breaks for the classroomIdea
Sixty brain breaks sorted by kind: learning breaks, partner breaks, quick games, one-minute resets, calming breaks and hallway walks, each with what to do and the grades it fits.
- 25 PE games for small spacesIdea
Twenty-five PE games for a classroom, a hallway or a corner of the gym, with soft equipment and no long outs, each with how to set up, what you need and the grades it fits.
- Brain break wheelTool
A brain break spinner with fourteen short movement and breathing activities for the classroom. Spin, do it together for a minute, and get back to work refreshed.
- Calm-down breathing for the boardTool
One big silent bubble for the whole class: it grows as everyone breathes in and shrinks as they breathe out. Three patterns, then a calm brain break.
Checked 2026-11-07
- 14 PE sub plans for the gym, plus a classroom backupIdea
Fourteen no-contact PE sub plans for K–8: warm-ups, gym games with little equipment and a classroom backup, for subs who are not PE teachers.
- Brain break or not? A quiet-room quizPage
Brain break or not? A quiet-room quiz: a short quiz for substitute teachers, three choices a question with a line on why. Nothing is saved. Free.
- Sports crosswordMaker
Free Sports crossword: 13 words with clues for 2nd to 5th grade, numbered squares and an answer key. Edit the clues and print.
- Sports bingo cardsMaker
Free Sports bingo cards: 36 words on unique printable cards, 3×3 to 5×5, with a caller list and a projector caller. Edit the words and print.
- Sports word searchMaker
Free Sports word search: 22 words, a word bank and an answer key. Choose the grid size and difficulty, edit the words, and print.
- PE skills rubricPrintable
A free PE skills rubric in three grade bands (K–2, 3–5, 6–8) for throwing, catching, jumping or dribbling: ready position, technique, effort, safety, sportsmanship.
Checked 2026-10-30