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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. They perform better on standardized and functional assessments.

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The National PE Standards Set the Structure — You Provide the Paint

SHAPE America

Students around the field are throwing and catching discs, learning movement skills, encouraging one another, and enjoying physical activity in the process. Grade-Level Outcome (Grade 4): Praises the movement performance of others both more skilled and less skilled. I threw it too far,” the thrower apologizes. That is the “structure.”.

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Cooperative Invasion (High School)

Open Phys Ed

This module does address development of movement concepts, movement patterns, and strategic knowledge commonly associated with invasion sports. All participants are given the opportunity to explore the movement concepts in a fun and engaging environment where everyone can feel successful.

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Week 3 – 4/6/2020-4/10/2020

Mr. Kirsch

Purpose of Event: Lifetime Fitness and Movement Enrichment Education. Assessment: Write a comment when completed (comments can be emojis as well). Purpose of Event: Lifetime Fitness and Movement Enrichment Education. Assessment: Write a comment when completed (comments can be emojis as well). K-2 = Activities. Grade: K-2.

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How Physical Education Plays a Core Role in Student Development

Speaker: Shane Pill PhD, MEd, BEd, LMACHPER, FACHPER - Physical Education and Sports Researcher, Professor, Consultant, and Speaker

By providing education in movement competency, education on using movement to develop the ability to be self-regulated and motivated, and education through movement to develop ‘habits of mind’ for positive and constructive engagement with others, PE provides a basis for personal and community health and wellbeing.

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Week 5 – 4/20/2020-4/24/2020

Mr. Kirsch

Purpose of Event: Lifetime Fitness and Movement Enrichment Education. Assessment: Write a comment when completed (comments can be emojis as well). Purpose of Event: Lifetime Fitness and Movement Enrichment Education. Assessment: Write a comment when completed (comments can be emojis as well). K-2 = Activities. Grade: K-2.

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Week 6 – 4/27/2020-5/1/2020

Mr. Kirsch

Purpose of Event: Lifetime Fitness and Movement Enrichment Education. Assessment: Write a comment when completed (comments can be emojis as well). Purpose of Event: Lifetime Fitness and Movement Enrichment Education. Resource: Assessment: Write a comment when completed (comments can be emojis as well). K-2 = Activities.