What Educators Are Saying

I've been using SPARK PE with my teachers for more than a decade. The lessons help get teachers on the same page within a district so that students are receiving the same competencies across schools. It offers common academic language and sound lesson structure and assessments al…

SPARK's New Enhanced K-2 and 3-6 Curriculum makes teaching physical education easy! The planning is already done with unit and lesson plans for an entire year. I especially like how the lessons are organized so it's possible to see the learning objectives and lesson activities at…

Wow SPARK, the enhanced K-2 program is amazing! I love how detailed the lesson plans are. Teachers will appreciate the learning objectives, learning targets and teaching cues with every lesson. My favorite is the reflection questions at the end of every lesson.

The SPARK PE Curriculum has become an essential piece of Northside ISD's elementary physical education programs. The research-based SPARK concepts and lessons have proven to be an invaluable resource in our quest to revamp our K-2 and 3-6 Scope and Sequence. In addition, access t…

As an international educator I have used SPARK for almost 20 years at every school I have taught in from Saipan to Saudi Arabia, and from Guam to Pakistan. The curriculum is by far the best in the business. The staff love using it and the children love taking part in a SPARK clas…

SPARK is well known throughout the state of California and across the country as a stellar program that is not only research-based, but also has a great reputation for curriculum design, teacher training and follow-up support. SPARK stands out as a cost effective, easy-to-use pro…

A big thank you shout out to our SPARK family for an outstanding SPARKecademy Live virtual training experience last month. When I found out that we would have to arrange an alternative plan for our perfectly organized professional learning day, I will admit that I was devastated.…

SPARK training has transformed our PE classrooms across the district. This research-based curriculum provides all the lessons needed to facilitate well-rounded PE programs. Our classrooms now include health-related fitness, skill development, and social development for ALL studen…

The SPARK training was the best professional development our PE department has had. Finally, professional development specifically for PE! The training benefited every teacher there — from the teacher with 25 years of experience to the teacher with one year. In one day, we learne…

I enjoyed one of the most rewarding workshops ever! This high school program completely turned my teaching strategies around. Since school began in September, I have used teaching strategies from the SPARK program. What a difference in the students! The ASAP warm ups are fantasti…

Recently, my middle school teachers participated in the SPARK training and found it incredibly rewarding. Right away, teachers are encouraged that they can make changes in the classroom that will make significant differences for kids. To move our profession forward, we need to re…

As a physical education teacher I found the inclusive guidebook to be very informative. I appreciated that it broke down each disability in a way that was helpful to PE teachers and what we are specifically trying to teach in our classes.

The SPARKuniversity e-text is now a required resource for my undergraduate students who aspire to be teachers, coaches, and recreational leaders. Effective instructional strategies and thoughtful lesson progressions support the development of fundamental movement skills and the p…

We are delighted with the results we are seeing from implementing SPARKabc activities throughout our school day. During days when we have our entire student body participating in total movement before entering the school building, I have noticed happier students and fewer student…

SPARK is such a wonderful program. It brings physical activity alive! The Title 1 Early Childhood staff and children enjoy their physical activity journey each and every day.

We first began using the SPARK After School Program at our YMCA of South Palm Beach County in 2002. Our after school staff loved the binder full of great ideas and easy to use activities — and the teambuilding and fun workshops SPARK conducted at our site. SPARK coordinates their…