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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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Stop Hiding Behind the Whistle: Why PE Needs to Get in the Classroom Game

Montessori Physical Education

Meanwhile, there has been a national movement towards cross-curricular integration. It could involve using heart rate data in a graphing activity, analyzing movement mechanics in a science unit, or playing a traditional indigenous sport from a culture the students are studying. It doesn’t mean less movement. It’s not our job.”

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

Learning Through Sport

By my way of observation, this implication of skill development introduced and developed in a progressive and staged manner seems inherent in many fundamental movement skill assessment and teaching programs. Meaning in movement, sport and physical education. Adventure Education. Collard, M. Seriously fun. Playmeo Pty Ltd.

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Creativity and Healing With Art and Music Therapy

Stanford Childrens

They may play music to assess a child for their response to it. If participants share movement goals, the intervention may take on more of a physical aspect. This could be creating a collage, painting, journaling, or drawing to visually capture their emotions and process them. Camilo with Art Therapist Hyun A.

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How Physical Education Plays a Core Role in Student Development

Speaker: Shane Pill PhD, MEd, BEd, LMACHPER, FACHPER - Physical Education and Sports Researcher, Professor, Consultant, and Speaker

By providing education in movement competency, education on using movement to develop the ability to be self-regulated and motivated, and education through movement to develop ‘habits of mind’ for positive and constructive engagement with others, PE provides a basis for personal and community health and wellbeing.

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Mike Graham, PE Teacher, Partners with PLT4M

PLT4M

This exciting partnership will provide schools with a comprehensive and engaging K-5 PE curriculum designed to foster movement, skill development, and a lifelong love of physical activity. Effortless Data Tracking : Easily monitor popular assessments like FitnessGram and automatically capture activity minutes.

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

PLT4M

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.