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Power-Up Rhythm and Timing in Physical Education Activities

Gopher PE

Lynne Kenney with Zainab Khokha Physical Education class is an optimal setting for students to develop and practice the precursor skills that precede learning. These skills include core strength, balance, weight shift, motor rhythm, motor timing, visual-spatial, and object-perceptual skills.

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Power-Up Rhythm and Timing in Physical Education Activities

Gopher PE

Lynne Kenney with Zainab Khokha Physical Education class is an optimal setting for students to develop and practice the precursor skills that precede learning. These skills include core strength, balance, weight shift, motor rhythm, motor timing, visual-spatial, and object-perceptual skills.

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Making Adventure Accessible for EVERYONE in PE!

Gopher PE

Josh is in a chair and has lost his ability to stand and some motor functions such as lifting with his arms and core strength. Our students in chairs and those with low motor skills will be in charge of creating a “challenge” for our traverser. This in itself is a skill. We begin with traversing the wall.

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Curriculum Mapping For Physical Education

PLT4M

Standard 1: The physically literate individual demonstrates competency in a variety of motor skills and movement patterns. Desired Outcome: Students improve their motor skills and movement patterns, and apply them in a recreational setting.

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Health Benefits Of Physical Education In Schools

PLT4M

Less than 25% of children achieve the recommended 60 minutes of physical activity a day. This is because quality physical education doesn’t just help students achieve regular physical activity in the moment. Bone Strength- Improves bone health. Only 26% of high school-aged students attend PE classes 5 days a week.

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Physical Education Waiver Form – The Opt Out Era of PE

PLT4M

Physical education provides cognitive content and instruction designed to develop motor skills, knowledge, and behaviors for physical activity and physical fitness. Many high schools are shifting to an elective-based physical education offering to achieve this.

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Adapted Physical Education – The Call For Inclusion

PLT4M

These programs are designed to improve mobility, strength, flexibility, and overall physical fitness. Improved motor skills: adapted physical education and adapted physical activity programs can help individuals with disabilities improve their motor skills, which can enhance their ability to perform daily living activities.