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Daily Physical Education as an Academic and Behavioral Intervention

SHAPE America

We even built a mountain bike park on our school grounds for students to enjoy because we recognize how bikes can be used to help our students achieve success. We have access to bike trails near our school. Biking may also be more beneficial than even other forms of exercise for brain activation.

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

SHAPE America

You can embed this through goal-setting practices like the FITT principle to guide students toward personalized, achievable fitness goals. If students choose to walk or run, they can track their laps as progress toward completing a 5K a strategy thats helped many set and achieve short-term fitness goals.

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5 Strategies for Using the National Physical Education Standards … and the Benefits of Being a Standards-Based PE Teacher

SHAPE America

So, starting with these standards as the foundation for deciding what you do is imperative to helping your students achieve those goals. It’s all in there for you, the teacher, to guide you in creating the best tailored lessons for your specific students.

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Why Bowling Deserves a Spot in Every PE Curriculum

Gopher Sport

Few sports give you a true, measurable way to achieve perfection, but in bowling, its real. I have had the privilege of leading workshops at the **NYSAHPERD Conference**, where I guided PE teachers in implementing bowling units effectively. The perfect game. I take my steps. I release the ball. A pocket hit. Perfection.

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How Boardball Bumps Up The Fun, Fitness, and Teamwork in PE ClassesWhat Is Boardball?

Gopher Sport

Its simplicity allows for easy adaptation to different age groups and skill levels, making it an excellent tool for PE teachers looking to diversify their curriculum. Heres how Boardball can be adapted for younger students, why its a great fit for PE, and what educators are saying about it.

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Physical Education Electives

PLT4M

Nicole says that the Lifetime Fitness classes have been a game-changer for students at De Pere, “Many students start the semester unsure, even nervous, of what they can achieve. But over the semester, students start to see progress and improvement that boosts self-confidence and comfort in fitness.

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Fitness Tests Simplified: Why This App Is a Must-Have

The PE Geek

The Fitness Tests app is perfect for PE teachers, sport science educators, personal trainers, and sports coaches looking to streamline their fitness testing processes and empower their students or clients to achieve their goals. Tips for customizing templates and syncing data across devices.

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