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Add Movement to the School Day to Boost Student Physical Activity and Learning

SHAPE America

The gym is not the only place where students can move, interact and learn by doing. We need classrooms to be more active and engaging like the gym! They perform better on standardized and functional assessments. Teach students how to learn and to love learning. Active and healthy students are better learners.

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Why teach gymnastics in primary school?

Aspire-Ed

Here we break down that impact and take a closer look at why gymnastics is an essential sport to teach in primary school. Teaching gymnastics develops key physical skills. Which leads us on to our next point… Teaching gymnastics is in line with the national curriculum. Gymnasts exercise body and mind.

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5 BRAND NEW Gopher Exclusive Products for Ultimate Fun!

Gopher Sport

Plus, with their vibrant colors and customizable banners, these pits will add a pop of excitement to any gym or playground. The AssessPro Jump Board is here to take your vertical jump assessments to the next level. FlipIt Reversible Whiteboards Flip the script on traditional teaching aids!

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New Course: Teaching an Enriched Primary Gymnastics Curriculum

Aspire-Ed

As a result, it’s seen as a difficult and dangerous sport to teach, with teachers left apprehensive about delivering lessons. So how do you move from fearing the sport to making it one of your favourite to teach? The course gives you the skills, knowledge and confidence to plan, teach and assess primary gymnastics.

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Meaningful physical education programs and a 'main theme' curriculum model

Learning Through Sport

In my last post here , I considered what it means to teach physical education for effective learning. In this blog, I connect back to an idea I have discussed before in relation to games based teaching here , that is making a physical education program meaningful. dance, swimming, bike riding, fitness, gym), 'outdoor pursuits' (e.g.

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My Superpower Is That I Teach PE

School Yard

Tips and Reminders for PE Teachers: Your students need to see you working to create opportunities to learn outside of school like you do in your gym. Continue your path of standards-based outcomes with formative assessments if you are able. This can be done through journaling, video analysis, self-assessments, etc. Mike Smith.

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Teaching Personal and Social Responsibility in Physical Education (Part Two)

The Physical Educator

This is part two of my three-part blog post mini-series on the Teaching Personal and Social Responsibility (TPSR) model. Part Two: Nine Teaching Strategies That Support TPSR In The Classroom. It’s important to remember that our students are always learning from us, both inside and outside of the gym.