Association for Physical Education

JUNE 30, 2023

30/06/2023 A new report published by the Sport and Recreation Alliance demonstrates the role movement and dance can play in creating a healthier and happier nation and why it should […] The post The Social Value of Movement and Dance to the UK appeared first on Association for Physical Education - Association For Physical Education | P.E.

Dance

The Physical Educator

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

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!

Dance

Gopher Sport

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Because we are the movement experts. This is a cute circle game where the child in the middle gets to make up a dance/movement that the others copy, all while singing the song “Punchinello” together. Ask most elementary students what their favorite school activity is, and they will most likely respond “RECESS”!

Physical Education

PLT4M

MARCH 6, 2023

To achieve this recommendation, children and youth must participate in a quality physical education program and physical activity throughout the day in addition to recreational or competitive sports. Being physically active leads to the development of cognitive skills among children.

Physical Education

Learning Through Sport

JUNE 30, 2021

Cleland’s (2011) depiction of an enriched learning environment in PE should be considered together with M cBride's (1991b, 1997) suggestion that PE teachers need to use teaching styles that promote inquiry, in addition to creating movement contexts and activity environments designed to foster the dispositions that support thinking processes.

Convergent Discovery

Learning Through Sport

OCTOBER 10, 2021

Three basic strategies have been used in physical education for the promotion of meaningful movement participation, which I will align with the focus area of sport: Prudential – the argument that movement is a useful tool towards achieving wellness. I.e. if you do not adopt an active lifestyle your life expectancy will be shortened.

Teaching

Skillastics

AUGUST 11, 2022

With encouragement and education, healthy kids may make healthier food choices, healthy lifestyle choices, and even choices in the friends they hang out with, as they seek to find other kids who also love physical activity and movement. It happens one jump rope, one folklorico dance, and one martial arts class at a time.

Physical Activity

PLT4M

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

PLT4M and Personalized System of Instruction PLT4M appears to draw many parallels to A personalized system of instruction, as the exercise programs in PLT4M are sequentially planned, teaching basic movement skills before progressing to higher-level exercises and techniques. References Colquitt, G., Pritchard, T., & McCollum, S.

Physical Education

PLT4M

JULY 19, 2022

For example, a teacher can focus on teaching the cognitive and psychomotor learning domains at the beginning of the year, such as the critical elements of resistance training movements (i.e. International Journal Of Human Movement Science , 12 (2), 27–42. Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance , 83 (1), 39–45.

Physical Education

PLT4M

JULY 18, 2023

Also popular were alternative Lifetime Fitness courses like HITT Bootcamps, Dance and Boxing, along with Recreational Activities like Spikeball, Pickleball, and Kan-Jam. Standard 1: The physically literate individual demonstrates competency in a variety of motor skills and movement patterns. It’s simple.

Physical Education

Changing the Game Project

OCTOBER 1, 2024

Thanks to the extravagant investment in kids sports, parents’ Olympian commitment to their children’s recreation, and the exalted role of athletics in higher education,” she writes,“ much of what we love about youth sports – and why we want our children to play –, has been eroded.” Perhaps that’s a massive understatement.

Dance

Spark PE

JANUARY 14, 2022

All in-person recreation was closed, including youth sports, dance, martial arts, and exercise classes. Short physical activity breaks in classrooms [SJ18] have been shown to get students more active, and they can be used to teach academic content through movement. SPARK has the “Active Classroom” program.

Physical Activity