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Daily Physical Education as an Academic and Behavioral Intervention

SHAPE America

Many schools today have an RTI (Response to Intervention) or WIN (What I Need) class schedule that helps provide intervention, engagement and enrichment activities for students. Bringing Bikes to Our School About six years ago, I developed a biking curriculum for my PE program. We have access to bike trails near our school.

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7 Ways to Turn Health Literacy Month Into a School-Wide Celebration

SHAPE America

When a school is celebrating a sports championship, they often go big: rallies, trophies, and loud cheers all around. During Health Literacy Month this October, it’s a good time to ask: What if we celebrated health literacy like we celebrate sports? In addition, check out SHAPE America’s health. ® FUNdraising program.

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5 Ways to Celebrate PE & Sport Week in Your School … All Year Long!

SHAPE America

From these teachers and coaches, students learn just how important physical activity is for physical, mental, and social-emotional health. Here are five ways to celebrate physical activity during National PE & Sport Week and every week — and all year round: 1. squatting, swimming, biking) in your PE program.

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Prevention Education is Health Literacy: How to SHAPE the Conversation

SHAPE America

October is Health Literacy Month, and the team at Ask, Listen, Learn is excited to collaborate with SHAPE America to share free resources to aid in starting conversations with your students about the importance of saying “NO” to underage drinking and empowering them in making informed, healthy choices. Prevention Education Is Key.

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Using Ask, Listen, Learn’s Underage Drinking Prevention Curriculum in Your Classroom

SHAPE America

October is Health Literacy Month. SHAPE America defines health literacy as, “…the ability to access, understand, appraise, apply and advocate for health information and services in order to maintain or enhance one’s own health and the health of others.”

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Participation In PE – A Playbook For Success

PLT4M

At PLT4M, we are firm believers in the importance of participation in PE for all students. Participation in PE classes can support physical, mental, and emotional health among students now and into their adult lives. ” And when it comes to data on student participation in PE, a few numbers from the report stand out.

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

SHAPE America

Every November, schools throughout Kentucky celebrate Kindness Across the Commonwealth , a week-long event started by KYSHAPE in 2020 to spread kindness throughout our state while promoting lessons and activities from SHAPE America’s health. Each day of Kindness Across the Commonwealth week has a different theme based on health.

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