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Fitness Through Play: How to Reimagine Physical Education for Lifelong Wellness

SHAPE America

What if students could build fitness through joyful, purposeful movement? Ive used practices that may have unintentionally shaped negative views of fitness, rather than fostering a lifelong appreciation for movement. Do they understand the why behind the movement? How can you identify what isnt working? Reflect and listen.

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Daily Physical Education as an Academic and Behavioral Intervention

SHAPE America

Bringing Bikes to Our School About six years ago, I developed a biking curriculum for my PE program. During that year, I had a well-meaning principal who told our staff, “If it’s not related to math or reading, it’s potentially on the chopping block.” Look for opportunities to increase movement for students who could benefit from it.

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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. All three of these tenants of PE can be better utilized in classroom settings.

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Wellness Warriors: Stepping up for Our School Staff

SHAPE America

For that reason, I check out every new article, blog and podcast that comes out about staff wellness. Staff wellness is not something we can talk about only at our monthly staff meetings, but something that we must cultivate and support daily to create a healthy environment that will trickle down to our students.

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Using the City as Your Physical Education Classroom

SHAPE America

To teach my students about these activities, I often go beyond my school’s traditional PE space — and use the city as my physical education classroom. It shows my students the bigger picture: locations, costs and customers who typically have access to these different health and wellness spaces.

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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. squatting, swimming, biking) in your PE program. Include at least three motor skills and one foundational movement skill every Motor Skill Monday (every day is even better!)

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Participation In PE – A Playbook For Success

PLT4M

At PLT4M, we are firm believers in the importance of participation in PE for all students. Participation in PE classes can support physical, mental, and emotional health among students now and into their adult lives. ” And when it comes to data on student participation in PE, a few numbers from the report stand out.

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