Case Study Could Shape Physical Education Across the Nation

A professional perspective based on Case Study: Lessons from Los Angeles, in the Journal of Public Health Policy (2009) For years physical educators across the country have advocated for daily physical education for their students. Legislators have joined the bandwagon and passed legislation mandating physical education for most K-12 grade students throughout CA and across [...]

By |2021-06-16T21:11:06-07:00December 9th, 2012|Featured Articles, PE|0 Comments

Lessons Learned Educating a Community

A Community Playground Project                         Last summer, I spent 5 days in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on a community playground project at Lanier Elementary School.  It was during the height of summer, in a record setting heat wave painting playground games on [...]

By |2021-06-16T21:11:06-07:00December 9th, 2012|Featured Articles, PE, Recess|0 Comments

10 Rainy and Snow Day Activities for Indoor Recess

10 Rainy and Snow Day Activities for Indoor Recess Brain Breaks for Indoor Recess And P.E. Are you looking for indoor recess games for elementary students? I've compiled a set of indoor recess games for download below. This list of rainy day recess activities that [...]

By |2023-07-20T16:18:57-07:00December 9th, 2012|Featured Articles, PE, Recess|1 Comment

Can Physical Education Make You Smarter?

For some time, researchers have known that physical education and exercise changes the structure of the brain, resulting in improvements in concentration, fidgeting and creates new brain cells. The body-mind link is well documented. But current thinking and actions (like eliminating recess and physical education) lead me to question if some decisions reflect the cliché [...]

By |2022-11-06T13:21:46-08:00August 23rd, 2012|Featured Articles, PE|0 Comments