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Review of Teaching Fundamental Motor Skills, Fourth Edition

Human Kinetics

Teaching Fundamental Motor Skills, Fourth Edition , is the one must-have book for all new and veteran elementary physical education teachers! Each well-organized chapter begins with a brief synopsis of the suggested age at which each skill should be mastered and the SHAPE Grade-Level Outcome with which it is aligned.

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

SHAPE America

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. Encourage them to teach you the rules and skills of the games.

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Power-Up Rhythm and Timing in Physical Education Activities

Gopher PE

Due to a variety of factors including less opportunity for physical activity throughout the day, more seated classroom time, and fewer foundational motor experiences (swinging, climbing trees, jumping rope, building forts, and kicking the can in the alley), children’s fundamental motor skills are on the decline ( Brian et al.,

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Power-Up Rhythm and Timing in Physical Education Activities

Gopher PE

Due to a variety of factors including less opportunity for physical activity throughout the day, more seated classroom time, and fewer foundational motor experiences (swinging, climbing trees, jumping rope, building forts, and kicking the can in the alley), children’s fundamental motor skills are on the decline ( Brian et al.,

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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. Psychological Advantages We already know that cognitive skills like the ability to concentrate, and academic performance are impacted by physical activity. Absolutely. That’s 20 opportunities to win!

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Teaching sport in PE: A hybrid TGfU:Game Sense and Sport Education Model - Sport Literacy

Learning Through Sport

Engaging in this contested space, I did my doctoral study on curriculum and pedagogical innovation for sport teaching, which I termed sport literacy as I theorised sport teaching in PE using multi-literacy theory (Drummond & Pill, 2011; Pill, 2009, 2010). if interested, see here ).