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Fitness Through Play: How to Reimagine Physical Education for Lifelong Wellness

SHAPE America

The negative association with fitness can affect students perception of physical activity and the value of physical education. I often ask my students, How do you improve your fitness? As physical educators, we have the opportunity and responsibility to rewrite the narrative by connecting fitness to fun and purpose.

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Physical Education Electives

PLT4M

We explore some of the top physical education electives and how physical education teachers and programs across the country are encouraging lifetime fitness through a physical education electives model. >>> More On Wymossing Check out how Wyomissing has shifted to a LIfetime Fitness model using electives.

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High School Physical Education Curriculum

PLT4M

The high school physical education curriculum plays a critical role in shaping students’ long-term relationship with health and fitness. PE is often the only consistent opportunity for personal fitness, especially during the school day. From the 2024 U.S Report Card on Physical Activity For Children and Youth.

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Meaningful physical education programs and a 'main theme' curriculum model

Learning Through Sport

No program can achieve all that is possible or ambitioned for physical education as physical education programs have limited time (see for more discussion the last blog). Gallahue, 1996) is designed around individual student's developmental needs rather than achievement of content-specific goals. Developmental physical education (DPE).

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Students Designing Personal Fitness Plans In PE

PLT4M

Physical education classes offer unique opportunities for students to explore fitness, health, and wellness. Many PE classes at the high school level look to take essential steps to transition students from school to an adult life that still values and prioritizes personal fitness and wellness.

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ISBE PE Standards & Curriculum Alignment

PLT4M

STATE GOAL 20: Achieve and maintain a health-enhancing level of physical fitness based upon continual self-assessment. In recent years, many Illinois schools have adopted PLT4M to create fitness-education model of physical education for students.

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Jump Rope Skills(Intermediate 3-5)

Open Phys Ed

Jump rope participation provides valuable physical activity experiences for students that provide a relevant context for a variety of fitness-related lessons. Demonstrates the knowledge and skills to achieve and maintain a health-enhancing level of physical activity and fitness. Outcome [E4.3&5]. Outcome [E27.3-5].