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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.

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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. We noticed that once the students had gotten the lay of the land, they quickly started teaching one another.

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New course: Physically Active Learning in the Early Years

Aspire-Ed

The foundations of our physical activity behaviours start in the earliest of years. Children who develop physical literacy in the Early Years are more likely to enjoy being physically active, and they have lower morbidity and mortality across their life course. But how do you create this movement philosophy?

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Reality congruent sport teaching

Learning Through Sport

Associated with that, is commentary suggesting generally a declining participation in physical activity as part of one’s valued ‘way of life’. There is limited evidence of sport teaching in physical education transferring to physical activity participation 'beyond the school gate' in any numerical sense of significance.

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Physical Activity and Sport-Skill Development Activities Afterschool Programs Provide

Skillastics

Clearly, physical activity doesn’t have to be your cookie-cutter team sport to encourage a healthy and life-long physical activity journey for kids. Sadly, we’re leaving kids behind in the health and activity realm when we consider only traditional activities. Here are some great (and probably surprising!)

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Unlocking the Power of Recess

Gopher PE

The benefits of recess (particularly unstructured recess) are well documented. The CDC defines recess as “a regularly scheduled period in the school day for physical activity and play that is monitored by trained staff or volunteers. Here are just a few as outlined by the CDC: Increasing their level of physical activity.

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Power-Up Rhythm and Timing in Physical Education Activities

Gopher PE

Due to a variety of factors including less opportunity for physical activity throughout the day, more seated classroom time, and fewer foundational motor experiences (swinging, climbing trees, jumping rope, building forts, and kicking the can in the alley), children’s fundamental motor skills are on the decline ( Brian et al.,