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Add Movement to the School Day to Boost Student Physical Activity and Learning

SHAPE America

There are fewer sunlit hours after school for children to be outside and physically active. This time of year, it is increasingly important to incorporate physical activity into the school day. Adding more movement — through physical education, recess and active classrooms — is essential for beating the almost-winter blues.

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13 Tips to Help You Advocate for Health & PE

SHAPE America

On February 15, 2023, more than 130 dedicated health and physical education professionals from 33 states attended SHAPE America’s SPEAK Out! At this annual event, members of the HPE community meet with representatives of Congress to advocate for continued support and robust funding for health and physical education.

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Why I Embrace a More Inclusive and Empathetic Teaching Style in Physical Education

SHAPE America

I am a physical education teacher in New York City who is committed to embracing a more inclusive and empathetic teaching style in physical education. I am a physical education teacher in New York City who is committed to embracing a more inclusive and empathetic teaching style in physical education.

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This Is How My School Stocks Up on Kindness … and PE Equipment

SHAPE America

As a physical education teacher, I have been doing school fundraisers for 23 years. In spring 2019, my school, Odessa Upper Elementary, was one of the pilot schools for SHAPE America’s health. I started participating in health. Kindness-Themed Lessons for Health & PE I use the health. Last year’s health.

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The Relentless School Nurse: “Pearls of Wisdom” from the Missouri School Nurse Association Conference

Relentless School Nurse

I never imagined, eight years ago when I started The Relentless School Nurse blog, that I would be asked to present to colleagues across the country. I met so many wonderful school nurses who are also readers of my blog. The participants were asked to write the pearls of wisdom they were taking home with them from the conference.

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Marines In Schools

Slow Chat PE

We have witnessed the pendulum swing towards a more just and inclusive health and physical education field. Notably, we observe positive shifts in areas such as elementary school fitness testing, the reconsideration of dodgeball, and the adoption of skills-based health education.

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The Relentless School Nurse: A Governor’s Proclamation for School Nurse Day 2023

Relentless School Nurse

I wrote a blog post a few weeks ago that we should celebrate ourselves this year, because in the past so many school nurses felt left out. School Nurse Day 2023 is May 10th. I was encouraged to find this thoughtful proclamation by Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer.

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