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

SHAPE America

Adding more movement — through physical education, recess and active classrooms — is essential for beating the almost-winter blues. Elementary students get the majority of their movement during the school day in physical education (PE) and recess. Middle and high school students take even fewer steps during a typical school day.

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THE PITFALLS OF 'MORE, YOUNGER' MINDSET Why Starting Kids Too Early and Pushing Them Too Hard Can Backfire in Youth Sports

Better Coaching

Overemphasizing structured practices and competition early on is linked to two critical issues facing young athletes today: psychological burnout and overuse injuries. A well-designed sports program has the capacity to teach teamwork, sportsmanship, grit, leadership, and many other life skills, as well as a lifelong love for their game.

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Redundancy and Degeneracy in Teaching for Physical Education (PE)

Reinventing the Game

These pair of words may sound simplistic and maybe even having negative literal connotations at first, especially if you have never encountered it with relation to learning and probably off-putting to someone who wants to teach better and got no appetite for seemingly obscure concepts. The concept of non-linear development comes in.

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Physical Education (PE) a guilt-trip subject for education systems

Reinventing the Game

It is difficult subject, wanting to enhance, educate, improve life skill movement that is almost unique to everyone through a generalised approach. The adjective perfect is too subjective to/for the teacher and potentially contrarian to the learner centred ideals of movement development. What is its form?

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Power-Up Rhythm and Timing in Physical Education Activities

Gopher Sport

Activities in physical education often teach children important classroom skills including following instructions, making decisions, problem-solving, teamwork, and self-regulation. Using rhythmic patterns to teach math concepts or language skills not only makes learning more engaging, but it also makes learning more effective.

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Reasons Movement Teaches Kids to Think and Learn Differently

Skillastics

Studies have proven that physical movement helps kids improve their memory, increase their motivation, and improve motor skills. Movement and physical activity truly helps kids think and learn differently. But when we incorporate group activities, other softer skills are enhanced as well that lead to psychological benefits.

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Structures and Ecology: Linear facilitation processes vis-à-vis non-linear developmental processes in Physical Education (PE)

Reinventing the Game

This type of versus discussions puts many off almost immediately, especially those in teaching where everything is based on neat time-based structures. As I teach less towards year-end, administrative work pile up, thoughts become preoccupied with non-direct teaching matters. The main researchers in these areas (CLA, NP, etc.)