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How Professional Associations Have Made Me a Better Health and Physical Education Teacher and Leader

SHAPE America

When I began my teaching career in 2007, I was 22 years old. Four years of college had gone by faster than I could blink my eyes and then I was back in high school — now responsible for the education of students who were only four to seven years younger than me. I was scared out of my mind.

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How to ‘Spring’ Into Physical Activity During National PE & Sport Week

SHAPE America

Never underestimate your ability to create and teach new games and activities. Investigate local parks and recreation organizations that offer summer camps, activities, or sports teams and enroll your children in activities that interest them. Encourage them to teach you the rules and skills of the games.

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Fun Winter Activities for Elementary PE

SHAPE America

Because I still want my students to get outside for fresh air and some natural vitamin D, I’ve gotten creative with one of my favorite units, which focuses on a standards-based approach with teaching opportunities in social and emotional learning. One of the best outdoor activities I have found to teach these skills is sledding down a hill.

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Digital Citizenship Lesson Plans

PLT4M

Importance of Digital Citizenship Lesson Plans A study published in JAMA Pediatrics found that adolescents in the United States spend an average of 7 hours and 22 minutes per day on recreational screen media, excluding time spent on homework or school-related activities. FAQ What other health education topics does PLT4M have?

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Thoughts on Connected Curriculum and Physical Education

Learning Through Sport

Basketball as a concept might be the focus of one term of PE which is dedicated to the theme: education in movement. Basketball as a series of concepts to enable technical and tactical teaching as complimentary pairings Figure 2. recreation centre programs) or through 'levels' (e.g. sport clubs) and terms or semesters (e.g.

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COVID-19’s Impact on Youth Physical Activity

Spark PE

Across the globe, efforts to promote social distancing directly affected physical activity of youth by closing schools, which affected physical activity opportunities including physical education, recess, after-school sports and activities, and walking and biking to school. Health Education Journal. 2021 Mar;80(2):199-209.