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Teaching Rhythm and Dance In Physical Education

The Physical Educator

Dance is a polarizing subject in the world of physical education: some teachers love to teach it, other teachers can’t even imagine themselves teaching it. Regardless of your personal comfort level with the activity, I believe dance should be a part of every student’s physical education experience. Let’s dive in!

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5 Simple Ways Principals Can Prioritize Health and Wellness This School Year

SHAPE America

Wellness Walk — Teachers lead their classes through a route along our school perimeter. Examples include jump rope, dance, limbo, and parachute. Mindful Sit — A mental health team member invites the entire school to sit along the inner hallways and leads students through a guided visualization over the PA system.

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School-Based Promotion of Children's Physical Activity

Human Kinetics

Russell Pate discusses the promotion of physical activity in children, specifically in the school setting. Resources by Presenter Learn more from Russell Pate by checking out Promoting Elementary School Physical Activity.

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Fiesta Bowl grants 17 Surprise teachers

Arizona Health and Physical Education

Through the program, here are the classroom wishes being granted to Surprise teachers: Nicchia Bellitto, an eighth-grade English teacher at Mountain View Elementary School, will purchase whiteboards for their classroom.

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Fishin’ for Change: Combining Physical Education and Outdoor Recreation

SHAPE America

We teach at the Ancona School, a small, progressive elementary school in the Hyde Park area of Chicago’s South Side. Each year, our school’s Gone Fishin’ trip combines physical education with outdoor recreation.

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Virtual PE Lessons with Free Downloadable PDF

PLT4M

Therefore, whether students are in elementary school, middle school, or high school, they need regular “moderate-to-vigorous physical activity.” Dance Fitness Let’s turn up the music and have some fun! What about virtual physical education lessons for elementary school?

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Middle School Physical Education Units

PLT4M

4) Dance Let’s turn up the music and have some fun! This unit aims to provide every student an engaging and welcoming introduction to the basics of dance fitness. Here, Alexa and Hunter go through a full dance fitness routine that middle school students can follow along to. Below is an example lesson plan.