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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. Include foundational skills (e.g.,

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Curriculum Mapping For Physical Education

PLT4M

While it isn’t a panacea, physical activity and exercise have been shown to positively influence ALL of these troubling trends. To do so effectively, we must help students find their passion for activity an exercise, which means expanding our curriculum beyond the traditional “games” model.

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Elementary PE Lesson Plans

PLT4M

High-quality PE lesson plans play a critical role in helping PE teachers inspire, motivate, and engage their students while teaching valuable skills that extend far beyond the gym. In elementary school, PE introduces students to a wide variety of motor skills, including running, jumping, throwing, catching, balancing, and more.

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So what is adapted physical education?

Arizona Health and Physical Education

specific sensorimotor programming ● specific play or leisure needs ● activities of daily living related to physical education such as dressing, showering or toileting ● positioning during exercises and games ● access to the general curriculum Adapted physical educators are not medical personnel nor are they behavior specialists.

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Health Benefits Of Physical Education In Schools

PLT4M

Only 26% of high school-aged students attend PE classes 5 days a week. 13% of students do not graduate from high school, with minority populations and low-income students disproportionately affected. Long story short, elementary through high school students are struggling.

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Physical Education Waiver Form – The Opt Out Era of PE

PLT4M

At many high schools, students have to take as little as one-half unit credit of physical education to fulfill graduation requirements. Physical education provides cognitive content and instruction designed to develop motor skills, knowledge, and behaviors for physical activity and physical fitness.

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Adapted Physical Education – The Call For Inclusion

PLT4M

He has taught physical education at preschool, elementary, and high school levels and courses related to exercise science, coaching, health, and wellness at the university level. Alex has an undergraduate degree in Physical Education Teaching and a master’s degree in Curriculum and Teaching in Physical Education.