Webb City, Missouri, February, 22: Feb. 12 CDC Strategies for K-12 Schools Physical Education Recommendations The recommendations for physical education didn't change much. They still recommend reducing class size, staggering schedules, and maintaining a 6 foot distance even during physical education activities outside. Sharing of equipment should be limited to your ability to clean/disinfect shared [...]
Webb City, Missouri, February, 22: On February 12, 2021, the CDC released a new document called, "Operational Strategy for K-12 Schools Phased Mitigation." You can find the document here: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/schools-childcare/operation-strategy.html#indicators "As communities plan safe delivery of in-person instruction in K-12 schools, it is essential to decide when and under what conditions to help protect students, teachers, and staff [...]
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This blog post is written by Paul Rosengard, Consultant to the Peaceful Playgrounds Foundation. Follow Paul at @paulrosengard Grow 4 It! Part 5 – the “T” in “Grow 4 It!” stands for, “Tracking Your Plan” Hello and welcome back to this series on professional growth – for physical educators! If you haven’t already read all [...]
Purpose of Brain Breaks Well designed Brain Breaks accomplish three purposes: 1) they refresh students, 2) they refocus students for learning and 3) they re-energize students. Every teacher has experience the glazed look from students who basically need a break. Kids check-out when sitting and listening for a long period of time. Once kids [...]
Back to School Student participates in P.E. class activities. Not only adults but also children need physical activity in order to stay happy, healthy, and focused. If you have children of your own, this won’t come as a surprise. However, one out of every four school-age children are being severely limited in the [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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