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COVID-19’s Impact on Youth Physical Activity

Spark PE

One of the many aspects of life affected was physical activity. All in-person recreation was closed, including youth sports, dance, martial arts, and exercise classes. It was encouraging that people quickly developed creative approaches to stay active and help their children continue activities.

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An unusual school celebrates its first century

Stanford Childrens

K-12 hospital school gives kids a chance for normalcy and connections to other kids during long recoveries At most schools, the two students would never have met. One boy was a teenager in high school, the other a child in early elementary school.

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Teaching Rhythm and Dance In Physical Education

The Physical Educator

The unit was built on the following grade-level outcomes: Performs a teacher and/or student-designed rhythmic activity with correct response to simple rhythms (S1.E5.2) Identifies physical activities that provide self-expression (S5.E3.2) Based on those outcomes, I designed the following student-friendly learning goals (a.k.a.

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