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Underage Drinking Prevention Lesson Plans

PLT4M

Prevention education works. NEW: Underage Drinking Prevention Lesson Plans In PLT4M Ask, Listen, Learn: Kids and Alcohol Don’t Mix is an underage drinking prevention program for youth in grades 4-8 and their parents and educators. Information about the program’s alignment to national education standards can be found here.

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Health Education Lesson Plans

PLT4M

Health education is a vital component of a well-rounded curriculum, as it provides students with the essential knowledge and skills needed to maintain and improve their health, prevent disease, and reduce risky behaviors. What Are Health Education Lesson Plans? Finding quality health education lesson plans is a complex task!

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Reasons Movement Teaches Kids to Think and Learn Differently

Skillastics

Exercise was proven to: Increase the number of neurotransmitters in the brain. Decades ago, science believed that neurons were only generated at birth, but we now know that physical activity can create new neurons through neurogenesis as we exercise. Movement and physical activity truly helps kids think and learn differently.

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How To Practice Visualization Meditation With Students

PLT4M

Visualization is so powerful because our body, brain, and nervous system don’t know the difference between real life and our imagination. Therefore, if we can practice visualization meditation, then we have primed our body, brain, and nervous system to be ready for the real thing when it happens.

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Invisible Disabilities

Teen Health 101

Chronic Dizziness is often caused by anxiety disorders, migraines, traumatic brain injuries, and dysautonomia (issues with the autonomic nervous system) ( , Jama Network ). Vestibular Rehabilitation Therapy is a form of exercise-based physical treatment that can improve balance and posture to alleviate symptoms of dizziness.

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How To Support A Growth Mindset In Physical Education

The Physical Educator

Mac and I had just met, but we were quickly bonding over our love for physical education and – even more importantly – teaching kids. As you can see, supporting growth mindsets is work worth doing as the meaning system that comes from those beliefs can help students thrive despite the challenges that they encounter.

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Strength Training For Injury Prevention

PLT4M

Strength Training For Injury Prevention In Action High school physical education and athletic departments all across the country are embracing the power of strength training for injury prevention. Fatigue – Fatigue, which affects both the muscles and the central nervous system, also plays a vital role in strain injury.