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

SHAPE America

Help ALL Kids Develop Fundamental and Foundational Motor Skills To expand “Motor Skills Monday” beyond National PE & Sport week, think of ways to include activities, games and creative opportunities to increase motor skill ability throughout the year. Include foundational skills (e.g.,

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SHAPE National Standards & Grade-Level Outcomes with MPE

Montessori Physical Education

I graduated from the University of Illinois with a degree in exercise physiology in the kinesiology department. Demonstrates competency in a variety of motor skills and movement patterns Elementary School Outcomes 6-8 Standard 1. Demonstrates competency in a variety of motor skills and movement patterns

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Exercising in the cold

The PE Hub

Whilst a lot of us will be keeping our lessons indoors over the coming days, sometimes exercising in the cold is simply unavoidable. Always keep an eye out for the first signs of hypothermia, which include shivering, loss of motor skills and numbness.

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Elementary PE Lesson Plans

PLT4M

High-quality PE lesson plans play a critical role in helping PE teachers inspire, motivate, and engage their students while teaching valuable skills that extend far beyond the gym. In elementary school, PE introduces students to a wide variety of motor skills, including running, jumping, throwing, catching, balancing, and more.

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So what is adapted physical education?

Arizona Health and Physical Education

specific sensorimotor programming ● specific play or leisure needs ● activities of daily living related to physical education such as dressing, showering or toileting ● positioning during exercises and games ● access to the general curriculum Adapted physical educators are not medical personnel nor are they behavior specialists.

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Just Let Them Play?

Montessori Physical Education

Not long ago, I worked hard to categorize my lessons using the SHAPE standards (Society of Health and Physical Educators) to ensure I covered key movement patterns and motor skills. It was an eye-opening and fulfilling exercise.

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PLT4M and Lakeshore Foundation & NCHPAD Partnership

PLT4M

Instead, physical education teachers must work with appropriate school team members to identify individual needs and accommodations for students with disabilities. PLT4M does have an exercise library of over 3,000 videos that can help to support the accommodations and modifications necessary for students with disabilities.