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

SHAPE America

Here are five ways to celebrate physical activity during National PE & Sport Week and every week — and all year round: 1. Download SHAPE America’s Activity Calendars each month and have your students complete the physical activities that build motor skills. Include foundational skills (e.g.,

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Curriculum Mapping For Physical Education

PLT4M

The landscape of physical education has evolved significantly over the last decade and it is critical that PE teachers adapt accordingly. The purpose of this article is to assist PE teachers in exploring standards-based curriculum design that emphasizes a student-centered learning environment.

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Health Benefits Of Physical Education In Schools

PLT4M

Only 26% of high school-aged students attend PE classes 5 days a week. Long-Term Health Benefits of Physical Education In Schools The impact of PE classes goes well beyond the school day and year. Physical education programs should be: Quality – PE programs are more than just playing sports and “rolling out the ball.”

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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) and motor performance (O’Loughlin et al., school news, exercises, and workouts) before content is delivered through the app. Sean Fullerton is a former secondary physical education teacher and current Ph.D.

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Challenge Your Students with Parkour

Gopher PE

Looking for a challenging content domain to motivate children to learn a broad range of motor skills? There are five different movement families within parkour: (1) landings, (2) spins, (3) vaults, (4) wall movements and (5) swings. Types of Movement Families: 1. Consider parkour! plinth) and narrow (i.e.,

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Evidence Based Practices In Education

PLT4M

Evidence based practices in education are becoming increasingly important in the world of physical education (PE). This article will discuss the various evidence based practices in education and how they can be applied to PE. Still, we need to be mindful of our terminology when considering our educational practices.

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Physical Activity vs Physical Education

PLT4M

Physical Activity is bodily movement of any type. Physical Education programs teach children the skills and knowledge needed to establish and sustain an active lifestyle. For example, if they participate in sports, marching band, or prove they participate in some other type of physical activity, they don’t have to take PE.