Teaching · Special Education

A way into every unit, not a seat on the bench.

Write down what affects PE for this student, any health limits from a provider, and for each unit of the term the one change that lets the student play. The summary shows the whole term at a glance and points out any unit still planned as watching.

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The PE plan

One record per student and term. Use initials or a code, never a name. The example is made up.

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What you get

Teaching · Special Education$12 · included with Classroom and Whole-school licenses

What you finish with
For each term, the student’s PE needs and strengths, health limits with their source and review date, the change planned for each unit, what happens in every class, and how the student is graded.
Who it is for
General and adapted physical education teachers, with the special education case manager or Section 504 coordinator who writes the plan.
Format
Browser form. Several saved records; printed with the summary to keep in the gym, or as a blank form; CSV with one row per record or the units table; export and import a file.
Access
$12 one-time, yours on every device you sign in on; the tool opens once you are signed in with it. Included with Caveat Classroom and Whole-school licenses. Also in the New special education teacher kit ($39) and the Special Education toolkit ($99), and 2 more bundles. Everything you type stays in this browser; nothing is sent to Caveat.
Where it lives
The Special Education space in Caveat Teaching.
Support
Questions about an order, access or a correction: team@caveatacademic.com.
change the game, keep the player
Drawn for this page. Most accommodations in PE change the equipment, the rules, the space or the student’s role so the student plays.

How to use it

  1. Start a record with the student’s initials or a code and the date.
  2. Mark what affects PE and note what the student enjoys and does well.
  3. If a provider has limited activity, copy the limits word for word and check the nurse has them in writing.
  4. Add each unit of the term with the one change that lets the student take part.
  5. Print the summary for the gym and update it before each new unit.

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What the plan is for

Physical education is part of the deal

Under IDEA, physical education is part of special education, and every child with a disability gets PE that is available to classmates, unless the child is enrolled full time in a separate facility or the IEP says otherwise. Adapted PE, when a student needs it, is written into the IEP. Section 504 also requires an equal opportunity to take part in physical education and athletics.

What usually works

Most changes fall into equipment (larger, softer, brighter or sound-making balls, lower targets), rules (an extra bounce, a closer line), space (smaller court, shorter distance), help (a trained peer or adult) and role. Planning the change before the unit starts keeps the student playing instead of watching.

What this form is not

It does not decide whether a student needs adapted PE, and it is not a medical plan. Health limits come from the student’s health provider in writing; the school nurse holds them.

Sources

  1. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act regulations, 34 CFR 300.39(b)(2) (physical education defined, including adapted physical education) and 300.108 (physical education must be made available).
  2. Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, 34 CFR 104.37(c) (physical education and athletics); U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, Dear Colleague Letter on extracurricular athletics for students with disabilities (January 25, 2013).
  3. SHAPE America: guidance on adapted physical education and inclusive physical education practice.
  4. Winnick, J. P., and Porretta, D. L. (eds.). Adapted Physical Education and Sport, 7th edition (2022).

The example student is made up. The plan records accommodations a team has agreed on; health limits come from the student’s health provider. Support: team@caveatacademic.com.