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What I’ve Learned About Spreading Kindness in My School — on World Kindness Day and Throughout the Year

SHAPE America

and Kindness Across the Commonwealth has gone way beyond my gym and classroom and into my community. Spreading Kindness Can Be Fun In my gym and school, I begin teaching the health. The impact of health. We have seen that every act of kindness can make a difference. She is the KYSHAPE health.

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Simle Middle School Raises $3,000 with health. moves. minds. Event. Here’s How!

Gopher Sport

/March Madness Unit usually lasts approximately 2 weeks and coincides with our High School state tournament season, Other factors include our 2 day spring break, potential Easter schedule, and when afterschool gym space is most available for additional evening tournaments.

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From Parachutes to Swimming Pools: How PE Thrives at GEMS Dubai American Academy

Gopher Sport

The school also boasts an Olympic-size pool, allowing students to develop swimming skills from as early as Kindergarten, with dedicated swim teams spanning Grades 2 to 12. As students progress to middle school (MS), they enjoy 90-minute PE sessions every other day, providing them with more time to delve deeper into skills and teamwork.

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Reach Outside of the 4 Walls of the Gym

Heartzones

Reach Outside of the 4 Walls of the Gym During my 20 year career as a PE teacher in Vinton, Iowa, my school would hold an open house the first few weeks of school. For me, as the Physical Education teacher, I would put all the different types of balls in the middle of the gym.

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Should Physical Education Be Required?

PLT4M

Much of this criticism comes from outdated stereotypes of “gym class.” ” The old school term “gym class” usually elicits images of rolling out the balls and playing dodgeball. ” Physical education is backed by national standards, like other core subjects.

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8 Knockerball Games to Add to your PE Class!

Gopher Sport

Luckily, I have children who can recall days in their elementary or middle school gym filled with fun games or challenges. Everyone would take hold of the parachute and send the sails rippling, making waves of color across the gym. And, it was not an everyday event, which ultimately made it all the more special.

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PE is Non-negotiable

Montessori Physical Education

The student being held back is almost always from upper elementary or middle school. Unfortunately, this means some classroom teachers view gym class as not having enough worth on its own to be something that would never be considered skippable. Blurring the lines between gym class and the classroom raises the importance of PE.

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