Open Phys Ed

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Manipulative Skills: Refines manipulative skills to improve performance in dance, fitness, and sport activities. Movement Concepts: Creates open space to create an advantage or with a specific purpose in dance, fitness, and sports activities.

Middle School

Open Phys Ed

JANUARY 15, 2024

Jumps and lands in the vertical plane using a mature pattern (3); Combines jumping and landing patterns with locomotors and manipulative skills in dance, gymnastics and small-sided practice tasks/games environments (5). force, direction, speed, pathways, extensions) in small-sided practice task/game environments, dance and gymnastics (5c).

Motor Skills

Open Phys Ed

MAY 8, 2023

Manipulative Skills: (Grades 9-12) Demonstrates competency and/or refines activity-specific movement skills in two or more lifetime activities.

High School

PLT4M

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Schools introduce and teach units like general fitness , weightlifting , yoga , dance, bootcamp , and other physical fitness units with PLT4M to address the 6 ISBE PE standards. It makes us efficient and effective when assigning workouts, teaching new movements, tracking progress, and motivating people to work hard.”

PE

Open Phys Ed

MAY 28, 2024

Identifies the rules and etiquette for physical activities/games and dance activities. SIGN UP HERE OPEN Priority Outcomes: Etiquette: Demonstrates knowledge of rules and etiquette by self-officiating modified physical activities or games.

Middle School

PLT4M

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) is the nation’s leading organization advancing the development of academic, social and emotional competence for all students. This article will explore 10 SEL activities for high school students. What Is Social Emotional Learning?

High School

Open Phys Ed

MARCH 20, 2022

This new instructional module provides over 100 pages of fitness running instructional tools with fun and cooperative learning activities that teach students about the physical, social and emotional benefits of fitness running as a lifetime fitness activity. Academic Language Cards: [PDF, WORD]. Academic Language Quiz: [PDF, WORD].

Middle School

Gopher Sport

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Research shows that the motor skill development associated with consistent participation in physical education/activity can improve academic performance, cognition, visual-perceptual skills, attention, memory, and problem-solving skills ( CDC, 2010 ; de Greeff et al., 2018 ; Fernandes, et al., 2019 ; Kolovelonis & Goudas, 2023 ).

Physical Education

Open Phys Ed

JULY 10, 2023

This is a teaching model that provides students with opportunities to collaborate while embracing the role of competition viewed through the partnership lens. SIGN UP HERE OPEN Priority Outcomes: Etiquette: (Grades 9-12) Exhibits proper etiquette, respect for others, and teamwork while engaging in physical activity and/or social dance.

Dance

PLT4M

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Per the CDC, physical education is an academic subject just like math, science, or social studies, “It (PE) is an academic subject characterized by a planned, sequential K–12 curriculum (course of study) that is based on the national standards for physical education. Physical education should do the same!

PE

PLT4M

DECEMBER 14, 2023

2 Free Example Sleep Lesson Plans Want to get a taste of how PLT4M teaches sleep education? However, there are a multitude of benefits of sleep, impacting not only your academic performance but also your overall health and well-being. PLT4M sleep lesson plans have a brief overview video paired with an in-depth written article.

Immune system

Physical Education Ideas

JUNE 15, 2019

Playing soccer, dance or other organised team sports are great ways to get fit, but they aren’t the only option. Kids exercise when they have phys ed class at school, during recess, at dance class or soccer practice, while riding bikes, or when playing tag. Most of the hour should be either moderate or vigorous aerobic activity.

Exercise

PLT4M

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

3) Academics – If the physical and mental benefits aren’t convincing enough, let’s discuss academic achievement and performance. Over 20 years ago, Dr. John Ratey showcased the link between physical activity and academic performance. So what major areas can physical education tap into ESSER III funds?

Physical Education

Open Phys Ed

APRIL 9, 2024

This is a teaching model that provides students with opportunities to collaborate while embracing the role of competition viewed through the partnership lens. SIGN UP HERE OPEN Priority Outcomes: Etiquette: (Grades 9-12) Exhibits proper etiquette, respect for others, and teamwork while engaging in physical activity and/or social dance.

Dance

PLT4M

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Be on the lookout for lots of great content from Sean as he helps take the academic angle of physical education best practices. Personalized system of instruction has been proven to be an effective method of teaching and learning within courses focusing on health-related fitness and weight training. 29 Hannon et al., Hannon, J.

Physical Education

Skillastics

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

There are other nontraditional activities that can help encourage kids to increase not only their physical activity, but improve their mental health, mindfulness, and even academics. Martial arts can teach kids self defense, discipline, respect for their master and others, and self control. Martial Arts A whole lot more than kicking.

Physical Activity

PLT4M

MAY 22, 2024

For example, chronic illnesses, poor nutrition, and unmanaged stress can lead to absenteeism, decreased concentration, and lower academic performance. And beyond just the common misconceptions of school health class, there are also a lot of other challenges teaching health! Let’s be honest, health class has a bad wrap!

Health Education

PLT4M

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Be on the lookout for lots of great content from Sean as he helps take the academic angle of physical education best practices. 2016). Through an inclusion teaching style, teachers can provide choices of exercises for students and health-related fitness activities that are specific to their personal goals. Pritchard, T., Johnson, C.

Assessment

PLT4M

JULY 19, 2022

Be on the lookout for lots of great content from Sean as he helps take the academic angle of physical education best practices. Technology can be useful at enhancing teaching and learning in physical education by increasing physical activity (PA) levels (Melton et al., 2015), motivation (Melton et al., in a traditional manner.

Physical Education

Aspire-Ed

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

And it’s not just physical development, there’s a growing body of research linking physical activity to cognition and future academic performance. Physical activity helps young children meet key physical development milestones, improve body control and strengthen bones and muscles.

Physical Activity

Skillastics

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

There are other nontraditional activities that can help encourage kids to increase not only their physical activity, but improve their mental health, mindfulness, and even academics. Martial arts can teach kids self defense, discipline, respect for their master and others, and self control. Martial Arts: a whole lot more than kicking.

Physical Activity

PLT4M

MARCH 5, 2024

This article will discuss the importance of teaching social-emotional development in middle and high schools and provide 3 sample lesson plans on emotions that can be implemented in middle and high school classrooms. Here, we can notice that we have certain expectations around our excitement and the big dance.

High School

PLT4M

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Or a group of teachers might have a plan for new programs but fail to get academic administrators to buy in. In an effort to transition from a games-based to a fitness-focused model, many physical education departments have made minor changes to the units and lessons they teach.

Physical Education

PLT4M

JULY 18, 2023

This entails teaching fundamental prerequisites and implementing an elective model that enhances student participation by offering a more comprehensive range of choices. Not only is physical wellness on the decline, we are also seeing an increase in mental illness a, declining academic performance, and troublesome classroom behavior issues.

Physical Education

PLT4M

MAY 17, 2023

” – Vanderbilt University – Special Education Resource Project Long story short, education research leads to research findings that use data and evidence to show the effectiveness of a teaching strategy. All of this isn’t to say that many of the best practices in teaching aren’t backed by educational research.

Education

PLT4M

MARCH 4, 2024

There are so many different avenues health and physical educators can take when teaching health information to students. Challenges of Teaching Health Education Teaching health education is a challenging and rewarding field. Drugs change the brain in ways that make quitting hard, even when you want to.

Health Education

PLT4M

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

By teaching students the basics of exercise, nutrition, and healthy habits, they can develop the skills to make smart lifestyle choices that will benefit them for a lifetime. There is no one-size-fits-all approach to teaching physical fitness. These include yoga, weightlifting, dance, pickleball, and more.

Fitness

Spark PE

JANUARY 14, 2022

All in-person recreation was closed, including youth sports, dance, martial arts, and exercise classes. Physical education should teach through physical activity, and there are several evidence-based programs available, including SPARK. In many places, parks, playgrounds, trails, and even beaches were closed. Health Education Journal.

Physical Activity