Connecting with physical educators by sharing resources designed by adapted physical education teachers, special education strategies to support teaching various abilities and foster positive behavior in the classroom.
Sarah Fuller
Over the years, I’ve found that the key this time of year is simple:
👉 Keep things structured
👉 Keep things predictable
👉 Keep things meaningful
So I put together something to help. You can access the APE VAULT resources here:
https://justadaptit.com/blog/advocacy-desk-complete-guide
Advocacy is the engine that closes that gap. It''s the parent emailing the IEP team to request an evaluation. It''s the GenEd PE teacher pushing the district to hire a credentialed APE specialist. It''s the administrator who stops treating Adapted PE as optional and starts treating it as the legal right it is.
The Advocacy Desk at justadaptit.com/advocacy was built so nobody has to do this work alone — or from scratch.
https://justadaptit.com/newsletters/junejuly-2026
A Tour of Every Tool
The Desk is organized into 13 tabs, each one a self-contained resource.
https://justadaptit.com/blog/what-is-a-brain-break
A brain break is a short 1–5 minute movement, mindfulness, or sensory reset that helps students refocus. Here's how to use them in any classroom.
Sustained attention is a finite resource, especially for elementary and middle school students. Research on attention and learning consistently shows that short bursts of movement or novelty between focused work blocks improve retention, behavior, and mood. For students with ADHD, autism, sensory processing differences, or anxiety, a well-timed brain break can prevent a meltdown rather than respond to one.
In an Adapted PE setting, brain breaks aren''t just a classroom trick — they''re a core regulation tool you can teach to general education colleagues so students get the same supports across the school day.
