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How to ‘Spring’ Into Physical Activity During National PE & Sport Week

SHAPE America

It is time to explore what our surroundings have to offer, while maintaining our physical health. Going outside to be physically active helps increase a person’s mood, their fine motor skills, social skills, and personal wel-being. Never underestimate your ability to create and teach new games and activities.

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ISBE PE Standards & Curriculum Alignment

PLT4M

We unpack these 6 standards and how physical education teachers can utilize PLT4M to align to the Illinois learning standards. 6 ISBE Pe Standards There are 6 ISBE PE standards for physical education teachers to consider. STATE GOAL 23: Understand human body systems and factors that influence growth and development.

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PE Sub Plans

PLT4M

When a physical education teacher can’t be in class, whether due to illness, professional development, or personal matters, the show must go on. Effective PE sub plans are essential to ensure that students continue to engage in meaningful physical activity no matter who is leading the class.

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Shape America – Enhancing Physical Education

PLT4M

In principle, the American public has always understood the importance of an active healthy lifestyle. Physical activity and fitness improve physical, emotional, social, and emotional well-being. But in practice, we struggle to prioritize our health and wellness as a society.

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Fitness Curriculum For Physical Education

PLT4M

But even with the endless options for physical education teachers to choose from, fitness curriculum is becoming a popular go-to for school districts across the country. Fitness curriculum focuses on building skills in physical activity options that students can do beyond the walls of schools.

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Thoughts on Connected Curriculum and Physical Education

Learning Through Sport

Basketball as a concept might be the focus of one term of PE which is dedicated to the theme: education in movement. Thematic physical education curriculum In Australia, it might be considered that teachers are already directed to a thematic curriculum as PE is required (although no one is checking!)

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Heart Zones Trailblazers: Darrell Salmi

Heartzones

It quantifies and qualifies movement activities, engaging students where they are – to hook them on fitness now. It measures and displays individual students MVPA (moderate-to-vigorous physical activity) on the Heart Zones Big Board © . Funding is readily available for your school physical and health education program.

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