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5 Tips for Teaching Physical Education Without a Gym

SHAPE America

We let students and parents know that we would be going outside in most weather conditions and that they should dress in layers. For example, we used the play structures for warm-ups (chutes and ladders, follow the leader, partner exercise, upper body workout, climb and jump, etc.). It’s important to see this as an adventure.

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

SHAPE America

There are also a record number of kids with social-emotional-behavioral conditions. A CASE FOR MORE MOVEMENT IN SCHOOL Physical activity improves fitness, weight management, mental health, behavior, and most other medical conditions. As the American College of Sports Medicine puts it, Exercise is Medicine.

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5 Ways to Celebrate PE & Sport Week in Your School … All Year Long!

SHAPE America

Include Strengthening Exercises in Your Classes and Practices Increase the connection between confidence and competence and lifetime physical activity by providing opportunities for youth of all ages to increase their strength. Here is a sample fun beginner circuit (listed as a regression/primary exercise/progression).

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The Relentless School Nurse: 2022 Comes to a Crashing End, Literally!

Relentless School Nurse

He braved the bone-chilling cold, icy rain that turned to snow while he MacGyvered a way to hold the tarp down under extremely windy conditions. . These pandemic years have taken a heavy toll, but they have also exercised our “relentless” muscles to move forward regardless of obstacles thrown in our path. .

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The Relentless School Nurse: Celebrating a Collaborative Partnership in Health & Learning

Relentless School Nurse

This initiative not only ensured that the students could participate in their sports activities but also offered an opportunity to detect potential life-changing medical conditions. The effort was a win-win, providing valuable clinical experience for nursing students while addressing a critical need within the community.

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Boy Tames His Single Ventricle Condition With His Lion Heart

Stanford Childrens

Born with a complex heart condition During Heather’s pregnancy, a fetal echocardiogram revealed that Judah had a serious congenital heart defect called hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS). With his condition, a heart surgery called Norwood is a common solution. In other words, the left side of his heart wasn’t developing properly.

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The Relentless School Nurse: Let’s Write Letters for Impact!

Relentless School Nurse

Mostly, I’m encouraging you to write; this is one small way that we can exercise our collective VOICE and a little visibility is always a great start! . Almost half (48%) reported at least one adverse mental health condition in the two weeks prior to completing the survey in March 2022. It has a clearly defined point.

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