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Fueling the Fire: 5 Ways to Start the School Year Strong in Elementary Physical Education

SHAPE America

Like most of you, my purpose is to encourage all students to love movement — in all its forms. This gives kids purpose and makes assessment easier. “I Set Up a Self-Assessment Corner Use visuals like red-yellow-green cones, posters or simple checkboxes where students can reflect after a lesson. You won’t feel so overwhelmed.

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Creativity and Healing With Art and Music Therapy

Stanford Childrens

Creative Arts Therapies Week (March 1723) is celebrated every third week of March during Child Life and Creative Arts month. Its an opportunity to celebrate the important role these Creative Arts therapists play in combining the benefits of creative expression and psychological support.

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PE Curriculum for K–12: Student-Centered, Standards-Based

PLT4M

PE lesson plans have to balance structure with creativity. From foundational movement to advanced fitness, our programs are structured, flexible, and student-centered. These skills are essential building blocks for more complex movements later on. In addition, the technology enables seamless assessment and progress tracking.

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Jump Rope Skills(Intermediate 3-5)

Open Phys Ed

Created by: Jenna Knapp & Aaron Hart Special Contributions: Deedi Boland Design: Jennifer Truong For thousands of years, children have been jumping rope as a form of movement-based fun. Demonstrates competency in a variety of motor skills and movement patterns. Analyzes movement situations and applies movement concepts (e.g.,

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5 BRAND NEW Gopher Exclusive Products for Ultimate Fun!

Gopher Sport

And for an extra twist, encourage creative movement as they flip their way to victory! The AssessPro Jump Board is here to take your vertical jump assessments to the next level. Say goodbye to complex setups and hello to accurate assessments, all while adding a dash of vibrant fun to your gym space!

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A Beginner's Guide to Rhythmic Gymnastics

The Sporting

Gymnasts perform various movements with the rope such as throws, catches, swings and more. The hoop offers the widest range of motions and features of any rhythmic gymnastics apparatus, resulting in some of the most creative and expressive routines. It takes coordination and rhythmic movement to handle a club.

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What does Skills and Values look like in Physical Education (PE)?

Reinventing the Game

Without doubt, as experts, we can predict much movement outcomes when it comes to skills, values, etc. The simple examples cited seems to point to the age-old issue of needing to know what you are teaching and assessing for confirmation. Are all this attempts to put the horse before the cart too explicitly?