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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.

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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.

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Power-Up Rhythm and Timing in Physical Education Activities

Gopher PE

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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Physical Literacy - Your 2024 Physical Education Development Goal

Physical Education Ideas

Physical literacy involves holistic lifelong learning through movement and physical activity. It delivers physical, psychological, social and cognitive health and wellbeing benefits. Movement skills, much like numeracy, reading and writing, can be learned.

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Teaching Physical Literacy within Physical Education

Physical Education Ideas

Physical literacy involves holistic lifelong learning through movement and physical activity. It delivers physical, psychological, social and cognitive health and wellbeing benefits. For me, this is the new movement in Physical Education. A 2023 case study was conducted by the Australian Institute of Sport.

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Power-Up Rhythm and Timing in Physical Education Activities

Gopher PE

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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Mental Health and Youth

A Positive Approach To Teen Health

i] “Mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. Movement is healthy. “Mental health is a state of mental well-being that enables people to cope with the stresses of life, realize their abilities, learn well and work well, and contribute to their community.” [i] Go outside. Interact with others.

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