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

SHAPE America

SHAPE America’s National Physical Education & Sport Week (May 1-7) is a celebration of the importance of physical education and sport in the lives of kids of all ages. The week also serves as the kickoff to National Physical Fitness and Sports Month. Include foundational skills (e.g.,

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Physical Education Waiver Form – The Opt Out Era of PE

PLT4M

The argument is that if students participate in marching band or multiple sports seasons, they consistently and actively engage in physical activity and exercise. At many high schools, students have to take as little as one-half unit credit of physical education to fulfill graduation requirements.

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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. 13% of students do not graduate from high school, with minority populations and low-income students disproportionately affected. Long story short, elementary through high school students are struggling.

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PE Lesson Plans (With Free Downloadble PDFs)

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Physical education provides cognitive content and instruction designed to develop motor skills, knowledge, and behaviors for physical activity and physical fitness.” This instructional video is part of a larger fitness lesson utilized at the middle and high school level. . Example content! Get Access Here.

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Physical Activity vs Physical Education

PLT4M

Students can often opt out of middle and high school physical education classes. 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. This is where the two terms can get most commonly confused.

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Adapted Physical Education – The Call For Inclusion

PLT4M

He has taught physical education at preschool, elementary, and high school levels and courses related to exercise science, coaching, health, and wellness at the university level. These programs are designed to improve mobility, strength, flexibility, and overall physical fitness. Ready to Learn More?

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World Mental Health Day Revisited : A take from the AKA Staff

AKA Sports

Through sport, not only do we have the methods to physically tend to mental health struggles and to improve our personal bio-chemistry, we also have sport as the most dynamic vehicle to support, address and make aware the subject of mental health. Sports can be an excellent way to let go and just do what you do.

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