Adapted Physical Education

What is Adapted Physical Education?

​What is Adapted Physical Education? Adapted Physical Education is physical education which has been adapted or modified, so that it is as appropriate for the person with a disability as it is for a person without a disability.

Federal law mandates that physical education be provided to students with disabilities and defines Physical Education as the development of:

  • physical and motor skills

  • fundamental motor skills and patterns (throwing, catching, walking, running, etc)

  • skills in aquatics, dance, and individual and group games and sports (including intramural and lifetime sports


The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (1990) uses the term disability as a diagnostic category that qualifies students for special services. These categories include:

  • Autism

  • Deaf – Blindness

  • Deafness

  • Hearing impairment

  • Intellectual disability

  • Multiple disabilities

  • Orthopedic impairment

  • Other health impairment

  • Serious emotional disturbance

  • Specific learning disability

  • Speech or language impairment

  • Traumatic brain injury

  • Visual impairment including blindness


Work Cited: "What Is Adapted Physical Education?" Adapted Physical Education National Standards - What Is Adapted Physical Education? N.p., n.d. Web. 03 May 2017.

Throughout the school year we work on basic locomotor skills every class.

We believe we achieve these GOALS as:

  • We provide an instructional environment that is both encouraging and challenging, and is differentiated to meet each child's individual learning needs.

  • We encourage open communication with the parents and community that recognizes the importance of cooperation between school and home.

  • We contribute to a school culture that reflects a collegial atmosphere where teachers pursue continuous professional growth and self reflection while working together as a team.

  • We recognize the importance of physical and emotional health in the academic growth of students and staff.

  • We appreciate the beautiful facility, equipment, and materials that help facilitate learning.

  • We model and encourage an awareness of and appreciation for cultural differences.