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5 Simple Ways Principals Can Prioritize Health and Wellness This School Year

SHAPE America

As a principal, I certainly do as well. And, despite clear research demonstrating the positive impacts of health and wellness on academic achievement , schools may be tempted to put critically important physical activity programs on the back burner. Wellness Walk — Teachers lead their classes through a route along our school perimeter.

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5 Tips for Teaching Physical Education Without a Gym

SHAPE America

Be positive and prepared — as well as flexible and creative! For example, as it got colder in the fall it was hard to play throwing and catching games, but soccer worked well. Fitness and dance videos are great. Here are some of my favorite tips for teaching physical education without a gym. We stayed outside in light rain.

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The Relentless School Nurse: Meet the TikTok School Nurse – Mandy Palo is on a Mission to Educate and Entertain

Relentless School Nurse

They’d be doing TikTok dances, and quoting trending sounds, and it consumed so much of their screen time. or if you’re on Instagram, visit me there @klingernurse , a lot of my TikTok content gets shared there as well! I work in a middle school, and TikTok is honestly all our students would talk about.

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Ellen’s Dance Dare Shows the Value of Chasing Your Dreams

Physical Education Update

This topic might seem like a bit of a stretch for a physical education blog, but, well…it does involve a varsity runner, dancing and goal-setting. Ellen includes dancing in many of her segments, and Jenna thought she’d attract Ellen’s attention by posting YouTube videos of herself dancing in strange situations.

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‘Five Ways of Wellbeing’ through Dance

PE Scholar

Implementing the ‘Five Ways of Well-being’ through Dance. This blog is packed with great ideas to support student well-being through dance.

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Teenager Overcomes Two Injuries to Dance in ‘The Nutcracker’

Stanford Childrens

Jocelyn Garcia is dancing in San Jose Dance Theatre’s performance of The Nutcracker this year after dislocating her patella twice, thanks to her dedication and the Stanford Medicine Children’s Health care team. The surgery went well, and about a week later, she started physical therapy at Stanford’s Sunnyvale location.

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Physical Education Electives

PLT4M

. >>> Free Download: Lifetime Fitness Playbook with 12 Free Lessons Importance Of Physical Education Electives The goal of physical education is to equip students with skills, knowledge, and interest to pursue a lifetime of fitness, health, and wellness.