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Start planning now to celebrate World Kindness Day (November 13) with free lessons and activities from health. moves. minds.® If you are an educator, World Kindness Day is a great time to become a Team Champion and lead a health. moves. minds. Fundraiser in your school. You’ll get all the resources you need to spread kindness throughout your classroom, school and community! LEARN MORE
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Buy Rollerblade skates, gear & helmets at a discounted price and do in-line skating units anytime during the year in the School in School program. Lesson plans, instructional video & maintenance tips included. Optional in-service and storage solutions available. In over 2,000 schools nationwide!
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The SHAPE America Research Council recently released the inaugural edition of Research in Motion, a quarterly newsletter that will share information on published research, upcoming events, scholar awards, research activities at the SHAPE America National Convention & Expo, and more. The fall issue highlights the upcoming live research lecture
with Ang Chen, Ph.D. VIEW NOW
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Get a jump start on assessing your equipment back-to-school needs with this free equipment inventory checklist developed by Dr. Robert Pangrazi, author of Dynamic Physical Education for Elementary Students. Simply download as a printable PDF or digital interactive Google Sheet and make it your own!
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This special issue of the American Journal of Health Education (AJHE) comprises six articles on an array of topics including physical activity, mental health, alcohol misuse and abuse, diabetes, COPD, and oral health. Different behaviors, geographic regions, theories, and intervention styles including student-led and self-management are explored. Most authors utilized the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines, which is the recognized standard for reporting evidence in systematic reviews and meta-analyses. READ MORE
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It is important to understand how from a young age, children can learn fundamental motor skills (FMS) to prepare them for physical activity participation at later stages of their lives. This paper reviewed several studies to describe children’s levels of FMS according to the Test of Gross Motor Development-2. Seven databases were searched for studies published between the years 2004 to 2019. READ MORE
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After a Long Career, Former PE Teacher Finds Joy in Special Education
Daily Herald
In the adaptive physical education class at Woodland Intermediate School, equipment and activities are modified to give students the best chance to succeed. Out of all the PE classes Joe Rejczyk taught during his long tenure at Woodland, there was something different about these sessions, which comprised a small but substantive part of his workload. READ MORE
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These Kids Ride a ‘Bike Bus’ to School. Residents Line the Streets and Cheer.
The Washington Post
Every Wednesday morning, people in Portland, OR, go to their windows and stand on their stoops to watch a group of about 170 children roll by on their bikes, music trailing behind them, sometimes drowned out by the kids’ excited chatter. The onlookers cheer and take photos. Physical education teacher Sam Balto leads the caravan of kids on their collective commute to school starting about 8:10 a.m. READ MORE
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‘Exceptional Wolves’ Enjoy Peer Support
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Physical education is an important part of the school day: At least, it gives kids a chance to expend pent-up energy; at best, it teaches life-long lessons about being active and healthy. But for some students with disabilities at Mason Creek Middle School, PE can be a challenge. With the help of their able-bodied peers, the “Exceptional Wolves” are now getting regular workouts and more through a program teacher Suzanne Butler launched almost 10 years ago. READ MORE
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America's Teen Athletes Are Bouncing Back After Pandemic Lows
HealthDay
Before the pandemic, Theodore Kleinman, then a rising high school freshman, was excited to earn his spot on the varsity track team. Unfortunately, COVID shutdowns derailed those plans. Now, as a junior, the New York City teen is finally back on track — literally and figuratively. "I feel so much better now that I am running and participating in meets regularly," he said. Now, a new survey shows that Kleinman is not alone. READ MORE
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SHAPE America’s latest text ties self-advocacy into social and emotional learning and provides ideas, strategies and activities to help infuse self-advocacy throughout health and PE curricula. It includes real-world scenarios, self-advocacy lessons, and more. If you want to help your students develop the skills they need to advocate for themselves, this book is for you. Available October 21.
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