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

SHAPE America

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. Instead of settling into an indoor, sedentary routine — it’s time to rethink the typical school day.

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

SHAPE America

It is time to explore what our surroundings have to offer, while maintaining our physical health. Going outside to be physically active helps increase a person’s mood, their fine motor skills, social skills, and personal wel-being. Never underestimate your ability to create and teach new games and activities.

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The Power of Physical Activity Assessment Tools

Active Schools Us

by: Nick Kline, Active Schools Director Active Schools Champions can all agree that physical activity is important in promoting student success. Understanding how to evaluate physical activity programs may not be as clear. Children need at least 60 minutes of physical activity a day.

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The Power of Physical Activity Assessment Tools

Active Schools Us

by: Nick Kline, Active Schools Director Active Schools Champions can all agree that physical activity is important in promoting student success. The understanding of how to evaluate physical activity programs may not be as clear. Children need at least 60 minutes of physical activity a day.

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Who are you talking about? Disability inclusive language in PE, school sport and physical activity

PE Scholar

A reflection on how we support, challenge and celebrate our children with additional needs in PE, school sport and physical activity.

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Physical Activity in Schools: A Right, NOT a Privilege

Active Schools Us

By now, everyone knows the extensive benefits of physical activity. Schools, in particular, seem to be becoming more aware that they need to take a wholistic approach to education based on a Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child model (WSCC; Lewallen et al., based upon the best available evidence of what works.