Mon.May 02, 2022

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5 Fun Striking with Implements Station Activities for PE Class

The PE Specialist

What’s up PE Fam! In this post I wanted to show you 5 of my favorite striking with implements station activities for PE Class. This lesson was part of my Striking with Implements Unit and I used it to give my Kindergarten – 2nd grade students a variety of different experiences trying out different sport […].

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Are You Ok?

A Positive Approach To Teen Health

How are you doing? When you read that, did you answer honestly or did you give the answer that you give other people? Some might reflexively answer, “ I’m good” or “doing ok” or even “I’m blessed”. Our answer is usually just a part of our greeting and doesn’t really reflect how we are actually doing. Albeit, it usually depends on who is asking, but we generally don’t answer honestly.

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A Guide to Communicating With Children

Player Development Project

Communicating with children is a fundamental part of youth coaching. How we interact and connect with our players underpins everything else we do, making it vital that we learn to communicate effectively and form positive relationships. In this article, we explain why it’s so important to connect with our players, discuss the value of empowerment in learning, and consider some effective strategies for communicating with children.

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“My Child’s Mental Health is Great!”….But is it really?

RC Families

It can be difficult to detect mental health problems in children because childhood development is a changing process that can account for a lot of up and down emotions. It can also be difficult to detect when a child needs the help of a mental health expert because the symptoms may differ according to a. Read More.

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Reimagine the Role of PE to Reconnect With Your Students

Speaker: Jeremy Kellem, M.Ed. - Educational Strategist, Former Athlete, and CEO/Founder of W.I.N. (We Impact Now, LLC)

For many students, physical education is critical to becoming active and developing healthy routines. But how is this possible anymore with the repercussions of the pandemic? Years of COVID-19, social distancing, and virtual learning have all had a profound effect on students, which means educators need to adjust their classes accordingly. The good news is that P.E. can still play a vital role in helping students intellectually, emotionally, physically, and socially.

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Teaching Perseverance and Honesty in PE [Interactive]

Gopher PE

[0:02] Character education is important. How do we add bits of character education into our days without compromising activity time? [0:41] I recently taught a lesson in perseverance or grit and honesty using physical challenge. We began the class by defining perseverance or grit and honesty. Students had a discussion with me about what they thought it meant and how they thought we would see it in our lesson for the day. [1:00] Then we connected the traits to our activity.

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Let’s Play!

Active Schools Us

Let’s Play! By: Nick Kline. Active Schools Manager. I love to play! My wife often tells me that she has two kids. Little does she know, I take this as a compliment! Our three-year-old son is so much fun and I look forward to leaving work to play with him! . I don’t claim to be an expert on this topic. There are others out there with many more letters after their name than I have.