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Add Movement to the School Day to Boost Student Physical Activity and Learning

SHAPE America

Adding more movement — through physical education, recess and active classrooms — is essential for beating the almost-winter blues. Elementary students get the majority of their movement during the school day in physical education (PE) and recess. Middle and high school students take even fewer steps during a typical school day.

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The Relentless School Nurse: Grandparents – A Vital Resource in the Gun Violence Prevention Movement

Relentless School Nurse

Grandparents are an invaluable resource in the gun violence prevention movement. To fully utilize the potential of grandparents within the movement, efforts should be made to engage them. By elevating the voices and stories of grandparents within the movement, we inspire others to take action. And, talk to your family.

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THE PITFALLS OF 'MORE, YOUNGER' MINDSET Why Starting Kids Too Early and Pushing Them Too Hard Can Backfire in Youth Sports

Better Coaching

Overemphasizing structured practices and competition early on is linked to two critical issues facing young athletes today: psychological burnout and overuse injuries. Children have shorter limbs and different leverage points compared to adults, which influences their biomechanics during movements like throwing, kicking, or running.

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Fitness And Mental Health – A Call To Action For Schools

PLT4M

As the world continues to grapple with the effects of the pandemic and tumultuous times, it is becoming increasingly evident that fitness and mental health are essential components of a healthy lifestyle. So how do fitness and mental health overlap for students? Fitness and mental health are undoubtedly connected.

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Physical Education (PE) a guilt-trip subject for education systems

Reinventing the Game

It is difficult subject, wanting to enhance, educate, improve life skill movement that is almost unique to everyone through a generalised approach. There is no perfect lesson but perhaps a context best-fit one! Life-skills teaching especially, which to a large extent PE fits into, needs careful consideration of this.

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Power-Up Rhythm and Timing in Physical Education Activities

Gopher Sport

Recent evidence suggests that adding developmentally appropriate cognitive demands to patterned movement stimulates executive function and the precursor skills to reading and math ( Paschen et al., The ability to synchronize movements with rhythm is fundamental to children’s ability to pull to a stand, walk, run, skip, and gallop.

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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. Movement and physical activity truly helps kids think and learn differently. But when we incorporate group activities, other softer skills are enhanced as well that lead to psychological benefits.