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The Benefits of Playing Board Games for Kids

S&S

Whether it is an after-school program, a summer camp, day care or any other place a bunch of kids have free time, board games are great way for kids to have fun and learn various skills along the way! The post The Benefits of Playing Board Games for Kids appeared first on S&S Blog.

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A Response to the Washington Post

Montessori Physical Education

The unspoken truth and sad reality is that administrators and school boards don’t believe that PE has enough benefit to justify its cost, especially when cost cutting measures need to be implemented. Unfortunately, many administrators and teachers think the most useful aspect of PE is it provides an energy dump for riled up kids.

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How to Encourage a Positive Sporting Environment

Sports for Schools

The physical benefits of sport are undeniable. Participating in sports has long been on the school curriculum; teachers have long been of the opinion that there are many benefits to taking part in sporting activities, team sports in particular. How physical activity can stimulate positive mental health.

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Birding In PE: Building Connections To The Natural World

The Physical Educator

I’ll miss taking my kids tobogganing, going snowshoeing with my family, or hitting up the local ski slopes. I’ll miss taking my kids tobogganing, going snowshoeing with my family, or hitting up the local ski slopes. Over the past few weeks, I’ve noticed a few clear indicators that spring is finally on its way.

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Why Your Montessori School Needs Organized Sports

Montessori Physical Education

If you don’t mind, I would love to use you all as a sounding board on whether this topic may be something that would be useful for you as a Montessorian and whether I should pursue this further. The title of this blog post is purposely provocative (you did click the link, after all). Any feedback would be much appreciated.

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Richie Ashburn: Could This Hall of Fame Singles-Hitter Make The Team Today?

The Sporting

Could Richie Ashburn Play on the Baseball Teams of Today? After his playing days, he was part of the Phillies’ broadcasting team for 37 years. Every Saturday and Sunday we watched him play. Later Hack was managing the Cubs and I said to him one day, “I guess you don’t remember kicking this young kid out of the batting cage.”