Thu.Sep 08, 2022

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Back To School Games For Kids – Freeze Dance!

Elementary P.E. Games

Overview. It’s hard to believe summer is over and school is back in session! If you’re looking for fun back to school games for kids, then I highly recommend my newest brain break activity – Freeze Dance – Back To School Edition! This is a fun classroom game to help your kids get up and movig. It can also make for a great first day of school icebreaker activity.

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Internet Sports Broadcast Brings Back Memories of Ali & Frazier

Physical Education Update

When I was a teenager in the early 70’s, long-play records were state-of-the-art and the radio played an important role in the lives of every North American teenager. A fixture in our living room back then was a large console stereo with a built-in radio and a turntable that could play LP, 45 and 78 records. It also had a built-in radio. We thought it had great sound, and for the time, it probably did.

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Would You Rather? Brain Break Activity! Minions Edition

Elementary P.E. Games

Overview. It’s a minion takeover in this edition of Would You Rather? Would You Rather activities make great brain breaks and classroom games for kids. They help get everyone up and active by providing a fun workout! If you enjoy this Minions game, then also be sure to check out my latest Minions Yoga Freeze dance, along with my entire Would You Rather series and other popular videos: Back To School Games: Would You Rather?

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Should Physical Education Be Required?

PLT4M

Schools have a lot to cover and only so much time. So should physical education be required? Suppose the big-picture goal of education is to equip students with a robust set of skills and knowledge to live successful lives. In that case, a quality physical education program should be a staple of any comprehensive educational system. Authors Note: In recent years, the larger educational community has explored if any subject should be required, especially at the high school level.

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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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Teen Riding High After Long Battle With Leukemia

Stanford Childrens

What a difference a year makes. Mateo Ocampo, an outgoing 18-year-old, knows that better than most. Mateo spent his 17th birthday in the hospital as part of his long journey to recovery from acute lymphoblastic leukemia. This year, Mateo celebrated his 18th birthday in Mexico with his family, surfing and playing golf. “It felt really good to be in Mexico, because when you first get the diagnosis, you don’t think you’re going to have the opportunity to do those kinds of things anymore,” Mateo sai

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Get your ticket for The Active Primary Schools Conference

Aspire-Ed

Do you want to boost the quality of your primary school's PE, sport and physical activity (PESSPA) to inspire children to be more active, more often? Join us at The Active Primary Schools Conference to discover how you can do just that. Some of you may know the conference as the West Midlands PE and School Sport Conference and may be wondering why the name change?

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Keynote: Commonwealth Games Legacy

Aspire-Ed

Birmingham 2022 saw thousands of athletes from 72 nations and territories compete in the largest-ever integrated programme of para sport over 11 days. And what an 11 days it was. With over 1.5 million tickets sold, more medals awarded to women than men for the first time, and being the most sustainable Games ever to have taken place, it was a record-breaking event.

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Students’ Perceptions of Learning Life Skills Through the Teaching Personal and Social Responsibility Model: An Exploratory Study

PE Scholar

Students' perceptions and experiences about learning life skills ,an approach called Teaching Personal and Social Responsibility.

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Creating Active Schools: Cultural Change to Embed Physical Activity Across Your Whole-School

Association for Physical Education

08/09/2022 To continue to support our members and the PESSPA sector, the Association for Physical Education is scheduling regular webinars covering a wide range of diverse and topical subject areas. […]. The post Creating Active Schools: Cultural Change to Embed Physical Activity Across Your Whole-School appeared first on Association for Physical Education - Association For Physical Education | P.E.