Stanford Childrens

JUNE 30, 2025

This narrative of adventure and self-discovery resonates deeply with young patients, who courageously navigate their own health journeys toward healing and growth. Through the coordination of Pixar and the Stanford Children’s Child Life and Creative Arts team, the goal is to bring normalcy to patients receiving treatment.

Strength

SHAPE America

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Every November, schools throughout Kentucky celebrate Kindness Across the Commonwealth , a week-long event started by KYSHAPE in 2020 to spread kindness throughout our state while promoting lessons and activities from SHAPE America’s health. Each day of Kindness Across the Commonwealth week has a different theme based on health.

Schooling

SHAPE America

APRIL 20, 2023

It is time to explore what our surroundings have to offer, while maintaining our physical health. Let’s take a look at how being physically active can improve mental and physical health and how activities can be fun for all ages. Spoiler alert! Everyone will walk away feeling better than when they started.

Physical Activity

SHAPE America

APRIL 18, 2023

From these teachers and coaches, students learn just how important physical activity is for physical, mental, and social-emotional health. Be creative and include them in games and movement challenges. Here are five ways to celebrate physical activity during National PE & Sport Week and every week — and all year round: 1.

Motor Skills

Gopher Sport

JUNE 6, 2023

This piece of equipment is highly inclusive, improves hand-eye coordination, can be stimulating or calming for students, and instills a growth mindset through student autonomy. Creativity begins to flow as the skillset (and the brain) grows!!! Balancing: Work on balance and coordination by balancing a scarf of different body parts.

Coordination

Stanford Childrens

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

September is NICU Awareness Month At Stanford Medicine Children’s Health , an inspiring project has taken flight, bringing together clinical care and artistic expression in a unique display of hope and unity. Our art distracts from health concerns, often replacing stressors with smiles.”

Coordination

Physical Education Ideas

MARCH 14, 2024

From hopping like bunnies to rolling eggs, these activities improve cardiovascular health, coordination, and agility. Enhances Motor Skills: From balancing eggs on spoons to hopping in bunny poses, Easter games help develop gross motor skills, balance, hand-eye coordination, and spatial awareness.

PE

Stanford Childrens

APRIL 5, 2023

Full of personality, he tackles everything with his playful sense of creativity—whether that’s building sandcastles on the beach or finding new ways to play with empty toy boxes. For years, Alex had no health issues. He wondered whether there was a way to coordinate so that timing wouldn’t be an issue.

Coordination

Stanford Childrens

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

We were advised to terminate the pregnancy, but I did my research and I learned about Frank Hanley, MD , at Stanford Medicine Children’s Health. The program’s manager and care coordinator support families with all of their needs. “As I knew he pioneered a surgery for this condition,” Kelli says.

Coordination

Stanford Childrens

JULY 26, 2023

The cancer was causing Joseph’s liver to fail, so at 7 months of age, he came to Stanford Medicine Children’s Health for a liver transplant evaluation and a subsequent liver transplant. The heart transplant team gave him a plush heart, and James, his kidney pretransplant coordinator, brought him a stuffed kidney and liver to complete his set.

Coordination

Stanford Childrens

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

Aggressive leukemia stopped in its tracks by innovative cancer treatments at Stanford Medicine Children’s Health From the minute you meet Emily and Susana, it’s obvious that they have an extraordinary mother-daughter bond. Susana is incredibly proud of Emily and extremely grateful to Stanford Medicine Children’s Health.

Immune system

PLT4M

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

“The SPARK Grant Finder Tool helps you locate funding for your Physical Education, After School, Early Childhood, Classroom Activity, or Coordinated School Health program. It might take some creativity at times, but fully funding physical education is possible.

Physical Education

Gopher Sport

AUGUST 28, 2024

We know how to be creative! By teaching the fundamentals, fostering a team spirit, and highlighting the health benefits, you can motivate students to embrace tennis as a healthy, enjoyable activity well into high school and beyond. See the map below to find the school coordinator in your area. We are PE teachers.

Schooling

Gopher Sport

AUGUST 16, 2024

It also improves core strength, coordination, and increases mobility! Her passion for movement and creativity led her to develop a brand that promotes health, joy, and community through hula hooping. Hula hooping is a dynamic form of exercise that significantly benefits the heart.

PE Teacher

The Sporting

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Swimming Swimming is great for an all-body workout This sport is low-impact so it’s gentle on your joints Improve your heart health and cardio fitness with a swim in the pool As an activity, swimming requires your upper and lower body muscles to work together, which makes it ideal as a fitness replacement. With tennis, you’ll do just that.

Fitness

Skillastics

JUNE 23, 2022

Physiological Connections A researcher at Columbia University , found direct connections between physical activity and brain health. Movement and physical activity truly helps kids think and learn differently. Exercise was proven to: Increase the number of neurotransmitters in the brain. Improve oxygen flow to the brain.

Movement

PLT4M

JULY 15, 2022

We celebrated the ingenuity of physical education teachers and students to find creative ways to workout at home. Our young people must be introduced to the benefits of physical activity in schools so that they continue to pursue personal health and wellness beyond school. But we need to have PE teachers backs!

Physical Activity

The PE Hub

APRIL 8, 2022

However, almost everyone knows the benefits participating in PE and sport has on children’s physical development, self-esteem, resilience, and mental health. How about a dance or gymnastics festival to tap into children’s creative and expressive nature? How to get involved in National School Sport Week.

Sports

Spark PE

JANUARY 14, 2022

It was encouraging that people quickly developed creative approaches to stay active and help their children continue activities. A study of Northern California [SJ2] adolescents found that not all health habits got worse during the pandemic. Youth Physical Activity and Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Physical Activity

Gopher Sport

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

This innovative approach not only brings a new level of excitement to music classes but also enhances students’ understanding of rhythm and coordination. Set to music, this activity requires timing, coordination, and a keen sense of rhythm. One tool that has captured the attention of music teachers is the use of jump bands.

Dance