SPORTS AND HEALTH

Video

Seattle Public Schools Effective Physical Education Showcase
This video is demonstrating the Physical Education in Seattle Public Schools for representatives of school districts across the country and around the world.

 

Articles

The Importance of Physical Education
High-quality health and physical education programs help students succeed in life. 
By Charlotte Kelso
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Is more physical education at school linked to higher student math scores?
By Perry Stein
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Activities

• Sprint Run. Demonstrates fundamental movement skills while playing with and sharing equipment, moves and stops a ball with hands and feet. Expresses feelings, needs and wants in appropriate ways, responds to simple instructions and rules
  http://www.healthykids.nsw.gov.au/downloads/file/teacherschildcare/SprintRunES1.pdf
• Calcium Collector. Importance of Calcium for Good Health 
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• Partner Drumming for Fitness.
  This activity allows students to combine the rhythm activity of drumming with fitness movement, all the while working with a partner to coordinate the movements. 
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• Food Label Scavenger Hunt Lesson.
  Concepts taught: Nutrition, Reading Food Labels
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• Music Theory Basketball is played here.
  This activity helps to assess the knowledge that individual students have about music theory. It motivates students to work as a team and to learn the information. 
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Lesson plans & activities resources

http://carly3.blogspot.com