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Health Benefits Of Physical Education In Schools

PLT4M

The health benefits of physical education schools are well documented. After exploring the current state of student health and wellness, we outline and review the short and long-term health benefits of physical education in schools. Only 26% of high school-aged students attend PE classes 5 days a week.

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Challenge Your Students with Parkour

Gopher PE

Parkour can contribute to meeting the SHAPE America’s National Standards and Grade-level Outcomes for K-12 Physical Education in elementary schools. Strides are important since they can be used to connect different obstacles and they promote eye-feet coordination. Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport , 89 (4), 429-439.

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Benefits of Physical Activity In Schools

PLT4M

When every school across the country went remote in March of 2020, there was a collective spirit around the benefits of physical activity for students. We did so, because we knew that exercise’s mental and physical benefits were essential for students’ well-being while living through a pandemic. That was 15 years ago.

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So what is adapted physical education?

Arizona Health and Physical Education

specific sensorimotor programming ● specific play or leisure needs ● activities of daily living related to physical education such as dressing, showering or toileting ● positioning during exercises and games ● access to the general curriculum Adapted physical educators are not medical personnel nor are they behavior specialists.

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Skillastics® Speed Stacking: The Physical Activity Your Program is Missing

Skillastics

An elementary school teacher by trade, he quickly became a sport stacking enthusiast, and began sharing the sport with others. His program has grown exponentially, and has become part of over 54,000 school and club programs in 54 countries. As an educator, Bob was able to speak to PE teachers on a peer level. National Standards.

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COVID-19’s Impact on Youth Physical Activity

Spark PE

Across the globe, efforts to promote social distancing directly affected physical activity of youth by closing schools, which affected physical activity opportunities including physical education, recess, after-school sports and activities, and walking and biking to school.

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Crossing the midline - A fundamental physical skill

The PE Shed

asked the schools O.T Occupational Therapist) as we crossed paths in the school hallway. Show difficulty coordinating gross motor patterns (e.g. Coordination of hands, arms, legs and feet. "How are your students getting on with crossing the midline?" I looked blankly at her in an awkward fashion. Fine motor skills.