Cooperative learning is a dynamic instructional model that can teach different content to students at various grade levels. Students work together in small, structured, heterogeneous groups to master subject matter content. The students are not only responsible for learning the material, but also for helping their group-mates learn (Antil, Jenkins, Wayne, & Vadasy, 1998; Putnam, 1998). Cooperative learning offers an excellent opportunity for learning across the psychomotor, cognitive, and affective domains and can facilitate teachers attainment of the seven national standards for physical education (NASPE, 1995). Many physical educators use cooperative games or some form of cooperative activities in their programs. However, they may not be aware of the elements of cooperative learning that should be considered when designing these activities or the cooperative learning structures that can provide a framework for their planning and teaching. Proponents of cooperative learning advocate five essential elements for teaching and learning while implementing cooperative learning: positive interdependence, individual accountability, promotive face-to-face interaction, interpersonal and small group skills, and group processing (Antil et al., 1998; Putnam, 1998). In addition, there are four major theorical approaches to cooperative learning that have been developed and researched: conceptual (Johnson, Johnson, & Johnson-Holubec, 1998), structural (Kagan, 1992), curricular (Slavin, 1996), and complex instruction (Cohen, 1994). However, in order for physical education teachers to effectively use cooperative learning, they need to understand and put into practice cooperative learning structures. Structures are methods of arranging students for interaction during cooperative learning; they are content free, and serve as frameworks for their lessons. Through structures any physical education content can be taught and learned in a cooperative manner. In this presentation five generic structures will be discussed: Think Share Perform, Pairs-Check-Perform, Jigsaw Perform, Co op Play, and Learning Teams. Keyword(s): elementary education, professional development, research