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Using Ask, Listen, Learn’s Underage Drinking Prevention Curriculum in Your Classroom

SHAPE America

Implementing these activities in middle school can help lay the foundation for making healthy choices throughout adolescence. In my middle school health classroom, my focus for interpersonal communication is on using refusal skills to enhance health in situations involving underage drinking. Let’s take a look.

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7 Ways to Turn Health Literacy Month Into a School-Wide Celebration

SHAPE America

What if the entire school and community applauded students for developing the skills, knowledge, and attitudes necessary to be health-literate individuals ? As a middle school health and physical education teacher, I know first-hand that initiatives impacting the whole school and surrounding community can be powerful.

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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. FUNdraiser and Lesson Access Angela Stark Angela Stark is a health and physical education teacher in Kentucky.

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How to Teach Students About Death in the Health Education Classroom (or Any Classroom)

SHAPE America

Preschool) PBS Kids — When a Pet Dies (Elementary School) PBS Kids Go! Dealing With Death (Middle School) Death With Dignity Debate — Use these debate prompts to help start conversations or to do a silent debate (High School) 2. Here are some resources that you might use: Sesame Workshop — What Happened?

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Jump Rope (Middle School)

Open Phys Ed

The post Jump Rope (Middle School) appeared first on OPEN Physical Education Curriculum. Grade 8) Responds appropriately to participants’ ethical and unethical behavior during physical activity by using rules and guidelines for resolving conflicts.

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Jump Rope (Middle School)

Open Phys Ed

Module Documents Complete Module Packet: Module Overview: Materials List: All Module Activities: Academic Language Cards: Jump Rope Skill Cards: Jump Rope Selection Poster: Universal Design for Learning: Teacher Self-Reflection Guide: Activity Plans Jump Zone: Jolly Jumpers: Skip Squad: Jumping for Joy: Jump Jams: Rhythm & Ropes: Double the Fun: (..)