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5 Ways to Celebrate PE & Sport Week in Your School … All Year Long!

SHAPE America

Every May, we celebrate physical educators and coaches — the “champions” who help kids gain the confidence, competence, and motivation to be physically active in school, before and after school, and for the rest of their lives. Implement games into warmups and lessons that foster and complement the development of motor skills.

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Understanding Motivational Theories in Physical Education

PLT4M

student at the University of New Mexico in the Health, Exercise, and Sports Science Department. In this article, Sean explores motivational theories in physical education. Teachers can fall into the trap of believing certain students don’t have the disposition for physical activity or exercise, which is far from the truth.

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Curriculum Mapping For Physical Education

PLT4M

While it isn’t a panacea, physical activity and exercise have been shown to positively influence ALL of these troubling trends. To do so effectively, we must help students find their passion for activity an exercise, which means expanding our curriculum beyond the traditional “games” model.

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5 Tips To Technology Use In Physical Education

PLT4M

student at the University of New Mexico in the Health, Exercise, and Sports Science Department. 2015), motivation (Melton et al., 2015) and motor performance (O’Loughlin et al., school news, exercises, and workouts) before content is delivered through the app. Top 5 Benefits of Using Technology in Physical Education.

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Reasons Movement Teaches Kids to Think and Learn Differently

Skillastics

Studies have proven that physical movement helps kids improve their memory, increase their motivation, and improve motor skills. Exercise was proven to: Increase the number of neurotransmitters in the brain. These soft skills help them see classmates and situations through a different lens. Absolutely.

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Evidence Based Practices In Education

PLT4M

Physical education provides students with a planned, sequential, K-12 standards-based program of curricula and instruction designed to develop motor skills, knowledge and behaviors for active living, physical fitness, sportsmanship, self-efficacy and emotional intelligence.”

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PLT4M and Lakeshore Foundation & NCHPAD Partnership

PLT4M

With a blend of curriculum and technology, PLT4M empowers students to be engaged and motivated within their personal fitness journey. PLT4M offers over 30 unique lifetime fitness modules used in over 1,500 school districts nationwide. Ready to Learn More? . Learn MORE.