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Why I Embrace a More Inclusive and Empathetic Teaching Style in Physical Education

SHAPE America

I am a proud alum of the New York public school system who was nourished and supported by the amazing efforts from teachers, coaches, professors, and community members who guided me. As a child, I was privileged and fortunate to have attended elementary school and middle school in one of New York City’s most diverse districts.

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Review of Promoting Elementary School Physical Activity

Human Kinetics

At the local, state and national level, we have to prioritize policy and systems changes that purposefully integrate physical activity and fun movement for all kids. That’s a necessary commitment that policy makers, school and community leaders, funders, and the public and private sectors have to make for generations to come.

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Participation In PE – A Playbook For Success

PLT4M

Instead, PE should be a regular part of the curriculum at every grade level , starting in elementary school and continuing through high school. More On An Intro To Fitness Philosophy An introduction to all things movement and fitness. Offering PE classes only once a week is not enough to create meaningful change.

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Educator: Lara Cox is Queen Creek Hometown Hero for November

Arizona Health and Physical Education

The K-sixth physical education teacher at Faith Mather Sossaman Elementary School is devoted to making sure students exercise their bodies along with their brains. What I do: I’m one of the physical education teachers at Faith Mather Sossaman Elementary School, currently in my 18th year teaching in Arizona.

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How I Received Grants for My Physical Education Classes

SHAPE America

The owners have children in New York City public schools. You may have seen or heard of schools that have large projector screens with sensors that detect and register movement from a student. I called the New York Mets in May 2022 and simply said, “I work at an elementary school nearby.

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Ruby Bridges Walk To School Day

Arizona Health and Physical Education

Six year old Ruby Bridges stepped into the history books in 1960 when she integrated William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans becoming a national icon for the civil rights movement. Today her story continues to inspire the next generation of leaders to end racism together one step at a time.

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Parkour Can Spice Up Your Gymnastics Unit

Physical Education Update

Freerunning is similar to parkour but includes acrobatic trick moves such as aerial rotations and spins that aren’t efficient in terms of speed of movement through a course, but add drama to the sport. Here’s a video that is a compilation of a 3-week parkour unit for elementary school students.