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Teacher Table on Lock (An Easy Approach to Classroom Intervention)

Alexandra Lemm

At our last district professional development, I had the honor of presenting one of my very favorite teaching topics, stations with intervention ! For elementary school teachers, intervention might be something that is done weekly and can be handled with your eyes closed. In fact, it can be a foreign concept altogether.

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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

A well-designed sports program has the capacity to teach teamwork, sportsmanship, grit, leadership, and many other life skills, as well as a lifelong love for their game. This underscores the futility of making high-stakes decisions about a childs athletic future in elementary school.

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How to Create a Before-School Fitness and Running Club

School Yard

Several years ago, I was teaching at a new elementary school and wanted to get my community involved in family fitness events to promote exercising while having fun. Create a schedule but have some flexibility. Be flexible, be organized, be creative, and, most importantly, have fun. – 8:15 a.m. Mike Smith.

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Virtual PE Lessons with Free Downloadable PDF

PLT4M

Virtual PE is a great way to engage students in physical activity while teaching important physical education concepts. Therefore, whether students are in elementary school, middle school, or high school, they need regular “moderate-to-vigorous physical activity.”

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Focus on injury prevention, wellness earns top mark for Bound Brook High girls basketball, USA Today

Whole Child Sports

After a quick meeting, the girls called Derevjanik at her day job at Bound Brook Elementary School, where she is charged with shaping the minds of 21 boisterous fourth-graders. “I Sessions conclude with a series of flexibility drills that focus on ankle, knee and core areas. But the best coaches don’t simply teach and preach.

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Using the National Health Education Standards and Other Important Elements to Guide Your Teaching in Health Ed

SHAPE America

How do I decide what to teach?” The question above is one I am often asked as the person responsible for health and adapted/physical education in Oregon’s Portland Public Schools (PPS). PPS provides more health education than many school districts in the United States. So how DO you decide what to teach?