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Strategies Cover March-April 2022

 

The purpose of this article from the of Strategies is to identify several traditional games from diverse cultures around the world, and to describe simple, effective modifications for their use in a physical education classroom. Inclusion of these multicultural games into a physical education curriculum can provide opportunities for students to develop respect for other cultures and exhibit responsible personal and social behavior.

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Check out the latest health. moves. minds.® calendars for activities your students can do throughout March. These new calendars include popular activities like Stork Tag, Find Your Calm, Fitness Jenga, and much more. Available for both elementary and secondary grade levels, these calendars are great to share with students and families! You can also download the calendars in Spanish.

 

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Physical education alone is not enough to develop physically active lifestyles for students, and schools must provide opportunities for students to be active outside of PE. The purpose of this study was to examine students’ participation levels in fitness activities in PE and recess after being taught lessons which used the Sport Education model.

 

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Join us on March 24 at 5 p.m. for the latest webinar from our “By You, For You” series, which will examine the need for and potential power of an interdisciplinary collaborative effort to support the physical literacy, physical activity, physical education and sport continuum. This webinar is free for SHAPE America members; non-members pay just $19.96.

 

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The Distinguished Lecture Series at SHAPE America’s National Convention & Expo in New Orleans will provide in-depth coverage of relevant topics, as well as formal peer recognition of the following scholars: Weimo Zhu (University of Illinois); Tom Templin (University of Michigan); Ang Chen (University of North Carolina-Greensboro); and Stephen Silverman (Florida Atlantic University).

 

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Health and physical educators across the country are sharing ideas, resources and more! Check out the latest videos on our channel.

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SHAPE America's latest text, geared to undergraduate and graduate PETE students and in-service teachers, includes eight case studies of situations that expose racism, disparities, and other issues affecting Black students’ well-being, self-worth, and healthy experiences in PE, as well as reflective activities, resources, lesson considerations, and definitions. Available March 2022.

 

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K-12 Dive

While recess used to be viewed as something that took away from learning, experts have come to understand that recess can improve children’s focus and success in the classroom by providing a well-needed break. Recess can also be a trauma-informed free play practice to help students manage their emotions, said Michelle Carter, director of educational content and programs at the Society of Health and Physical Educators.

 

Edutopia

As more and more students grow up with the all-consuming feeling that something is wrong with the body they occupy, the consequences can range from toxic environments that marginalize the physically nonconforming to the prospect of classrooms full of students so anxious about how they look that learning itself is compromised.

 

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To coincide with this week’s start of 2022 Winter Paralympic Games, Glenvar High School students are learning more about what it means to live with a physical disability through research and firsthand experience. Combined curriculum between the physical education and English departments provided almost every student in the school the opportunity to learn about wheelchair sports and more.

 

Moms.com

Anxiety has become an increasingly difficult problem for children between the ages of 3 and 17. In fact, nearly 1 in 10 kids experience anxiety on a regular basis. While that's quite alarming, parents can take comfort in knowing they can help their kids work through anxiety and boost their mental health with activities like these 10 simple exercises.

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