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

SHAPE America

Help ALL Kids Develop Fundamental and Foundational Motor Skills To expand “Motor Skills Monday” beyond National PE & Sport week, think of ways to include activities, games and creative opportunities to increase motor skill ability throughout the year. Be creative and include them in games and movement challenges.

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What I’ve Learned About Spreading Kindness in My School — on World Kindness Day and Throughout the Year

SHAPE America

In 2018, while working at SCAPA at Bluegrass, a School for the Creative and Performing Arts in Lexington, KY, she was named SHAPE America Southern District Middle School Physical Education Teacher of the Year. co-coordinator and helps organize the statewide Kindness Across the Commonwealth week. She is the KYSHAPE health.

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How to ‘Spring’ Into Physical Activity During National PE & Sport Week

SHAPE America

Show off your creativity side: Revise rules from old games and change them to new and different rules to fit the new game. He is currently the coordinator of Physical Education and Health Education for Manassas City Public School in Manassas, VA. Spoiler alert! Everyone will walk away feeling better than when they started.

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THMS Youth Leader Shares Team-Building and Leadership Tips

Teen Health Mississippi

When it comes to fostering leadership and team building among young advocates, few people understand the process better than Iesha Hayes, Youth Advocacy and Engagement Coordinator at THMS. Building Teamwork Through Creativity One of the first activities MYCouncil members tackled was an escape room adventure.

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THE PITFALLS OF 'MORE, YOUNGER' MINDSET Why Starting Kids Too Early and Pushing Them Too Hard Can Backfire in Youth Sports

Better Coaching

Physical Growth and Maturation From infancy to adolescence, children undergo substantial changes in skeletal structure, muscular strength, cardiorespiratory capacity, and coordination. Strategies for coaches to reclaim play in sports: Incorporate games that develop fundamental skills but remain fun and creative.

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Educator: Lara Cox is Queen Creek Hometown Hero for November

Arizona Health and Physical Education

I earned my National Board Certification in 2021, I was a TAP mentor teacher, and I’ve been a PBIS (Positive Behavioral Intervention Supports) coordinator in three districts. Use your creativity. I also enjoy facilitating professional development opportunities focused on team building and “Learning Through Movement.”

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Spooky Fun and Fitness: Why Halloween Games Are a Treat for PE Lessons

Physical Education Ideas

It adds a new layer of excitement to lessons, keeping students engaged, fostering creativity, and boosting morale. Creativity Meets Physical Fitness Halloween is all about imagination, and that’s something PE games can tap into too! Rather than standard sprints or drills, Halloween-themed games allow students to use their creativity.

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