Gymnastics with your primary students.
	Applying trivia topics to information you teach.
	Peer assessment ideas!
	How Dr. Stillwell helps children overcome the fear of water.
	Ideas for helping your kids create a fitness character.
	A web site from Ellisville Elementary School.
	Click here to read these and much more.

Book Reviews - NEW

Teaching Middle School Physical Education Interdisciplinary Teaching Through Physical Education

Secondary PE

In this issue, Jon Poole, editor of the PELINKS4U Secondary section addresses the following topics:

	A resource to help you survive  teaching Health.
	A challenging thought about developing and maintaining a physically active lifestyle in students.
	Great links from the Department of Health and Human Services.
	Links to the web sites at Indian Hill Middle School and Lake Park High School.
	And much more...

Contributors Wanted Send us your news, teaching tips, comments, questions, and ideas. PELINKS4U

NEW Section Editors

Our "Fitness, Health and Nutrition" section editor for this issue is Ron Hager Our "Adapted PE" section editor for this issue is John O'Connor with special contributions from future Physical Education teachers.

NEW Sponsors

Information from our New Sponsors DirectCase.com is pleased to announce it is now carrying the Coaches portfolio Clipboard. Athletic Stuff supplies high quality athletic, recreation, and Physical Education equipment for schools, teams and municipalities. "Our goal is to create a high level of customer satisfaction by providing excellent customer service, a large selection of high quality items with guaranteed low prices.  Try us once and you'll see how 'We take your game to a higher level'."

Exciting Times These are exciting times.  Never, in my short professional career have I witnessed so much public support and combined effort toward "Quality Physical Education".  Not only is the press providing information supporting Physical Education but now we continually see efforts from the government that will, and have contributed to "Quality Physical Education".  Look in the News Section to see some of these contributions.  If you have additional news of efforts to support Physical Education, don't hesitate to let us know.   Additionally, we now have over 26 volunteer section editors who are working to support "Quality Physical Education"  through supplying information and ideas to our readers.   Be sure to check out this information  and also to contribute by contacting the section editors with your ideas. PELINKS will also be supporting Physical Education by adding a Book Review Section starting with this issue. If you would like to contribute contact Scott Melville. Last, we continue to see increased support from sponsors.  Look below to find information about our two most recent sponsor additions.   KirkMathias PELINKS4U

The great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.   - Walter Bagehof

Coaching & Sports

Mike Clark, this week's PELINKS4U Coaching and Sports Section Editor, presents an editorial on sportsmanship along with additional information pertaining to coaching:

	Information as to when and what sports children should begin playing.
	Ideas to help you improve as a coach.
	Applications of biomechanical principles to sport skills.
	A link to information for coaches who have players with Diabetes.
	And much more...

Adapted Physical Education

John O'Connor, this week's PELINKS4U Adapted Physical Education Section Editors, bring you information on the following topics:

	Ideas for applying research to real world challenges.
	Ideas for equipment modification for individuals with disabilities.
	Link to the National Wheelchair Basketball Association.
	Physical activity ideas from the National Sports Center for the Disabled.
	Sledge Hockey?  Check it out on the PELINKS4U Adapted page.
	Plus links to other sites and much more...

Shaunna McGhie, Laurie Morley, and Cindy Kuhrasch, presents the following topics to help you integrate PE with other school subjects:

	Lesson plans for ideas of integration.
	An integrative idea for combining jumping skills with measuring skills.
	A site that provides information pertaining to linking Health and Physical Education objectives with classroom objectives.
	And much more.

	PEP Bill Update!! Go to the NASPE site to receive updates concerning the funding of this bill. If you haven't already, you should take a moment to thank  Senator Stevens, the principal sponsor of the bill, and of course your own legislators if they were sponsors of the bill.
	Promoting Better Health for Young People through Physical Activity and Sports - The Secretaries of HHS and Education report to the President.
	Michigan's Exemplary Physical Education Curriculum (EPEC) program delivers what the Government wants!  To find out more, click here.

Fitness, Health, & Nutrition

Ron Hager, this week's PELINKS4U Fitness, Health, and Nutrition Section Editor, presents information on the following topics:

	Modifiable behaviors that may reduce the risk of cancer.
	Teaching children how to cook to enhance nutritional knowledge.
	An online Body Mass Index (BMI) calculator.
	Information and a view on the impact of television.
	Nutritional guidelines from the American Heart Association.
	Click here for details on these and other topics in this week's Fitness, Health & Nutrition page.

Technology

In this issue, Debby Mitchell, editor of the PELINKS4U Technology section addresses the following topics:

	Introduction to a lesson plan architect.
	Using technology for portfolios at Florida State University.
	Introduction to Inspiration.  This software package can help you in many aspects of your teaching.
	Software for step aerobic movement animations.
	Click here for details on these and other topics in this week's technology page.

PE Discussion Forum

Recent questions and discussions include:

	What should you do on the first day of a PE class?
	What should be the priorities for an elementary PE curriculum?
	Can I do gymnastics with children who have Down Syndrome?
	Grading ideas wanted for large high school classes.
	How do you teach large middle school classes?
	Click here to give your opinion to the discussion.