117 Best Songs: “Clean” Elementary PE Music Playlist

Discover the best Elementary PE Music Playlist complete with 117 clean, fun, and upbeat Songs. In this post I’ll share fun, silly, sport-related, holiday-themed, and upbeat christian songs geared for PE students in both the public and private school systems.

I don’t know about you, but I couldn’t do my job as a PE teacher without upbeat and fun music – it is the key to my classroom management and a signal to my routines and activities in the gym.

This Unique PE Playlist is ideal for the elementary physical education teacher who loves to play upbeat and fun music in class but wants to make sure to keep it “clean” and appropriate.

117 Song Elementary PE Music Playlist

3 PAGE PDF – PE PLAYLIST

I have taught PE for several years and have put together the “most loved” (but still appropriate) songs. My students have so much fun in PE class listening, dancing and moving to these songs.

Fun Daily PE Class Music (66 Songs)

The following 66 songs are ideal for playing during regular physical education class each and every day. They can be enjoyed during warm-up activities, tag games, main games or “choice time” at the end of class.

I like to say “MUSIC OFF” – My Turn, “MUSIC ON” – Your turn, meaning if the music is off, I’m probably giving important directions/game instructions and students should not be talking, and instead, listening to me. But, when the music is on, that is the signal that it is their turn to talk, play, laugh and have tons of PE fun.

This classroom management strategy works AWESOME!

• HAPPY (KIDZ BOP Kids)
• WALKING ON SUNSHINE (KIDZ BOP Kids)
• BETTER WHEN I’M DANCIN’ (Meghan Trainor)
• BOOMERANG (JoJo Siwa)
• DANCE MONKEY (KIDZ BOP Kids)
• CAKE BY THE OCEAN (KIDZ BOP Kids)
• 24K MAGIC (KIDZ BOP Kids)
• BEST DAY OF MY LIFE (KIDZ BOP Kids)
• TIMBER (KIDZ BOP Kids)
• DYNAMITE (KIDZ BOP Kids)
• ROAR (KIDZ BOP Kids)
• CAN’T STOP THE FEELING (TROLLS Movie – Justin Timberlake)
• OLD TOWN ROAD (KIDZ BOP Kids)
• THE GIT UP (KIDZ BOP Kids)
• CHEERLEADER (KIDZ BOP Kids)
• THUNDER (KIDZ BOP Kids)
• PARTY IN THE USA (KIDZ BOP Kids)
• HOEDOWN THROWDOWN (KIDZ BOP Kids)
• SHAKE IT OFF (KIDZ BOP Kids)
• CHA CHA SLIDE (KIDZ BOP Kids)
• FOOTLOOSE (KIDZ BOP Kids)
• 20/20 VISION (KIDZ BOP Kids)
• SAVAGE LOVE (KIDZ BOP Kids)
• WHO LET THE DOGS OUT (KIDZ BOP Kids)
• HEAD & HEART (KIDZ BOP Kids)
• LEVITATING (KIDZ BOP Kids)
• UPTOWN FUNK (KIDZ BOP Kids)
• MAKE SOME NOISE (KIDZ BOP Kids)
• EVERYTHING IS AWESOME (KIDZ BOP Kids)
• BETTER PLACE (TROLLS Movie NYSYNC & J. Timberlake)
• MAGIC (KIDZ BOP Kids)
• GOOD MOOD (PAW PATROL Movie – Adam Levine)
• LIFE IS A HIGHWAY (KIDZ BOP Kids)
• GOOD FEELING (KIDZ BOP Kids)
• MOVE IT LIKE THIS (KIDZ BOP Kids)
• GREEN GREEN GRASS (George Ezra)
• UNSTOPPABLE (The Score)
• ASTRONAUT IN THE OCEAN (KIDZ BOP Kids)
• STEREO HEARTS (KIDZ BOP Kids)
• PARTY ROCK ANTHEM (KIDZ BOP Kids)
• CIRCLES (KIDZ BOP Kids)
• OLD TOWN ROAD (KIDZ BOP Kids)
• BUTTER (KIDZ BOP Kids)
• FANCY LIKE (KIDZ BOP Kids)
• FLOWERS (KIDZ BOP Kids)
• SUPALONELY (KIDZ BOP Kids)
• FIREWORK (KIDZ BOP Kids)
• SUNFLOWER (KIDZ BOP Kids)
• LIFE IS A HIGHWAY (KIDZ BOP Kids)
• DON’T START NOW (KIDZ BOP Kids)
• JUST GOT PAID (KIDZ BOP Kids)
• BLINDING LIGHTS (KIDZ BOP Kids)
• MY HOUSE (KIDZ BOP Kids)
• TROLLS JUST WANNA HAVE FUN (TROLLS Movie)
• SUNDAY BEST (KIDZ BOP Kids)
• KINGS & QUEENS (KIDZ BOP Kids)
• EYE OF THE TIGER (Survivor)
• WE WILL ROCK YOU (Queen)
• LIL BOO THANG (KIDZ BOP Kids)
• SHIVERS (KIDZ BOP Kids)
• SUNROOF (KIDZ BOP Kids)
• MOOD (KIDZ BOP Kids)
• HIGH HOPES (KIDZ BOP Kids)
• LOVE YOU LIKE A LOVE SONG (KIDZ BOP Kids)
• NO EXCUSES (KIDZ BOP Kids)
• JUST SING (TROLLS Movie)

Fun Holiday Music (15)

Playing holiday music in the gym is so much fun and the kids love it so much. Here are 6 Halloween songs and 9 Christmas songs that will have your students singing, dancing, and having an absolute blast in class during the holiday season.

HALLOWEEN

• THRILLER (KIDZ BOP Kids)
• GHOSTBUSTERS (KIDZ BOP Kids)
• I WANT CANDY (KIDZ BOP Kids)
• MONSTER MASH (KIDZ BOP Kids)
• THUNDER (KIDZ BOP Kids)
• BONES (KIDZ BOP Kids)

PE TEACHER TIP: I love to teach my bowling unit during the month of December, right before holiday break. It’s such a fun and relaxing unit to end with before a few weeks of much-needed vacation. The following 9 songs are a part of my Christmas regular and Wacky Bowling playlist.

CHRISTMAS

• GO CHRISTMAS! (KIDZ BOP Kids)
• ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS (KIDZ BOP Kids)
• ROCKIN’ AROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE (KIDZ BOP Kids)
• RUN RUN RUDOLPH (JoJo Siwa)
• SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN (KIDZ BOP Kids)
• JINGLE BELL ROCK (KIDZ BOP Kids)
• LET IT SNOW (KIDZ BOP Kids)
• IT’S CHRISTMAS NOW! (JoJo Siwa)
• I WANT A HIPPOPOTAMUS FOR CHRISTMAS (KIDZ BOP Kids)

Basketball Related Music (3)

Basketball is my very favorite physical education unit to teach. Here are three songs I like to play in class while teaching my basketball unit.

• SPACE JAM (Quad City DJ’s)
• JUMP (Instrumental – Kris Kross)
• TWILIGHT ZONE (Instrumental – 2 Unlimited)

Extra Fun & Silly Songs Kids Love (12)

The following 12 songs are extra fun and silly and the kids ABSOLUTELY LOVE to listen to them while playing fun class games and activities.

I love to play these short and silly songs during cardiovascular tag and warm-up games because many of them are just 60-90 seconds long – perfect for ending a round of play and easily signaling that it’s time to switch taggers and begin a new round of play.

• PAC-MAN THEME – Dance Mix (Dream Chaser – perfect for Pac Man Tag)
• YUM YUM BREAKFAST BURRITO (Parry Gripp)
• POPCORN (Radio Mix- Crazy Frog)
• PANCAKE ROBOT (Parry Gripp)
• ALL I EAT IS PIZZA (Koo Koo)
• THE FOX – What Does the Fox Say? (KIDZ BOP Kids)
• I’M A GUMMY BEAR (Gummy Bear)
• BABY SHARK (Pinkfong)
• SCOOBY DOO THEME (The Hollywood Sound Machine) -perfect for SNACK ATTACK Tag
• CHICKEN BOP (StoryBots)
• RAINING TACOS (Parry Gripp)
• TWELVE DAYS OF GYM CLASS (The Learning Station)

Best Upbeat Christian Songs (21)

After teaching K-5 physical education in the public schools for several years I made a change and took a position teaching at a private, christian school. So, I had to switch gears and begin searching for the best christian songs that I could add to my elementary pe music playlist.

Here are the 21 most upbeat christian songs that I love to play during PE class.

• GOOD GOD ALMIGHTY (Crowder)
• SPEAK LIFE (TobyMac)
• SOUL ON FIRE (Third Day)
• BEYOND ME (TobyMac)
• FIX MY EYES (For King & Country)
• COUNTING MY BLESSINGS (Seph Schlueter)
• OVERFLOW (TobyMac)
• EDGE OF MY SEAT (TobyMac & Cochren & Co)
• FLAWLESS (MercyMe)
• THE RIVER (Jordan Feliz)
• OVERCOMER (Mandisa)
• PRICELESS (For King & Country)
• WHAT A FRIEND (Matt Maher)
• NOBODY (Casting Crowns)
• WRITE YOUR STORY (Francesca Battistelli)
• GOD’S NOT DEAD (Newsboys)
• GOLD (Britt Nicole)
• HELLO, MY NAME IS (Matthew West)
• HE KNOWS MY NAME (Francesca Battistelli)
• BROTHER (Needtobreathe)

This unique Elementary PE Music Playlist is a total time-saver – I’ve done all the work for you. Just snag my list of songs and create your own personalized class playlist in minutes.

Your students in kindergarten through fifth grade will LOVE coming to your PE Class and will probably start asking you too (like they often ask me) if you’re a DJ when you’re not at school? LOL

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