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Creating an Effective Health and Wellness Club at School

SHAPE America

As a physical education teacher at Hebron High School in Carrollton, TX, I developed a Health and Wellness Club for our ninth-grade campus as an initiative to reduce obesity and related comorbidities that are associated with sedentary lifestyles and a lack of physical activity.

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Add Movement to the School Day to Boost Student Physical Activity and Learning

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There are fewer sunlit hours after school for children to be outside and physically active. This time of year, it is increasingly important to incorporate physical activity into the school day. Elementary students get the majority of their movement during the school day in physical education (PE) and recess.

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5 Simple Ways Principals Can Prioritize Health and Wellness This School Year

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As a principal, I certainly do as well. Whether it be addressing the learning loss many students experienced from these past few years, the pressures of high stakes testing, or the host of new policies and regulations that have surfaced, new initiatives are competing for limited instructional time. Don’t do it!

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Daily Physical Education as an Academic and Behavioral Intervention

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During that year, I had a well-meaning principal who told our staff, “If it’s not related to math or reading, it’s potentially on the chopping block.” At the same time, we had started our first after-school mountain bike club. Why not try incorporating physical activity for students who need it?

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Teaching Lacrosse in Physical Education Using the New USA Lacrosse Curriculum

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Read on for an overview of what you can expect to see in the updated USA Lacrosse curriculum, as well as tips for modifying the rules, equipment, environment, and learning strategies as needed in your PE classes. SEL Focus Students will learn how physical activity can play its part in making us “feel good.” Additional Resources.

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Fun Winter Activities for Elementary PE

SHAPE America

This is one of the students’ favorite PE activities every year! Sledding I have had PE classes where students have needed to work on taking turns, sharing, watching out for others, respecting personal space and others’ property, as well as working on spatial awareness. She also serves on the MNSHAPE Board of Directors.

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Using the City as Your Physical Education Classroom

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at Dunbar High School in Washington, D.C., It shows my students the bigger picture: locations, costs and customers who typically have access to these different health and wellness spaces. In partnership with Out r ide , we conducted research on the benefits of cycling for student success and social-emotional well-being.