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Fitness Through Play: How to Reimagine Physical Education for Lifelong Wellness

SHAPE America

Can play be exercise? Does exercise have to be associated with a negative connotation to be effective? Applies the principles of exercise in a variety of self-selected lifetime physical activities. dance, yoga, aerobics) that meet the need for self-expression. Grades 9-12 2.12.7 Activity can and should feel like play.

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Participation In PE – A Playbook For Success

PLT4M

Focus on teaching lifelong skills in various domains and units to prepare students for an active future. Teachers need to be equipped with skills and resources to teach specific electives they might not be comfortable with. “We We have football players in the class doing dance fitness.

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School sport participation

Learning Through Sport

While recreation sport in curriculum time didn't feature in any of the schools I worked in, when I started my teaching career in the late 1980s, in many jurisdictions school sport was still in curriculum time. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise , 54 (2), 299-306. Wilhite, K., Lonsdale, C., & & Reece, L.

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2025 Adapted Physical Education Blog, Welcome Back Edition

Arizona Health and Physical Education

The beginning of the school year is always a time of anticipation and excitement about what we are going to teach, maybe unpacking new equipment, meeting new students and figuring out the ‘specials’ schedule. What teaching strategies can we use to help our students enjoy physical education class? Simple right? Simply put, visuals!

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SHAPE National Standards & Grade-Level Outcomes with MPE

Montessori Physical Education

I graduated from the University of Illinois with a degree in exercise physiology in the kinesiology department. Funny enough, I would take an assistant teaching job at a Montessori school in Chicago while I was "trying to find myself" and realized that teaching was, in fact, my calling.

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Meaningful physical education programs and a 'main theme' curriculum model

Learning Through Sport

In my last post here , I considered what it means to teach physical education for effective learning. In this blog, I connect back to an idea I have discussed before in relation to games based teaching here , that is making a physical education program meaningful. biomechanics, skill acquisition, exercise physiology, etc).

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How to Motivate Staff to Lead Physical Activity in Your Program (Even if They’re Not Fitness Pros)

Skillastics

Physical activity isnt just about exercise its about brain breaks, social-emotional growth, and giving children the space to recharge and refocus after a long school day. Staff dont need to memorize complex exercises or create workout routines from scratch. Kids need movement.