Adding the “Physical” to a Literacy Event!
In this Physical Education Podcast, Chris Nichols shares how he took advantage of a literacy school-wide event to teach parents about physical literacy!
Using Learning Targets for Effective PE and Student Success
Educational trends emphasize the importance of
conducting lessons with specific learning targets. Many school districts
require that daily learning targets are posted. Additionally, there is a wide
held expectation that any student can tell an...
National Standards: A Recipe, not Dessert
This summer, my wife got hooked on the delightfully polite Great British Baking Contest. According to Entertainment Weekly, the show has "wooed Americans largely for being what so much of American reality TV isn't—nice."...
Students Need Recess: A Clear Link Between Play and Learning
The Benefits of Recess
Students are less fidgety and more on taskImproved memory and more focused attentionDevelop more brain connectionsLearn negotiation skillsExercise leadership, teach games, take turns, and learn to resolve conflictsMore...
Kid + Ball = Play
Developing Physical Literacy Through Small Sided Games
Our son and his community rep Under 12 soccer team were asked to be ball people at the University National Men’s Soccer Championship last fall, hosted at the...
Understanding Muscular Strength Differences in Children
Kids Are NOT Little Adults
Every child is different. K-2 students have short legs in relation to their upper body and head that causes them to have a high center of gravity and make them...
Teaching S.M.A.R.T. Goals in P.E.
How About a SMART Start For Your Students?
We all know and understand the basic concept behind a New Year’s Resolution…come up with something that you can do, or stop doing to improve you in...
