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We have collected some articles that were written by our fellow teachers in the field. I am sure that you will all find something that you can use in your teaching. If there is something else that you would like to see, let us know!
Also included are some web sites to check out, to see if they can be useful to you and your students.
Tom Winiecki
Section Editor
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Cooperation With Jump Ropes
See how Brenda Huntley uses jump ropes to develop cooperation in her students.
5th Grade Science + Physical Education = Obstacle Course
Marcia Merrit had contributed two great ideas to think about for next year. Check them both out! Thanks Marcia.
"Jump Start" things with a JRFH team
See how Laurie Belfor used a "Jump Rope For Heart" team to change her and her students forever!
Games 'n Stuff
Belinda Stillwell has a couple of "new" ways to look at some basic instruction. It may give you some new ideas for the fall!
Cooperative Games
Check these games from the American School in Aman, Jordan, as possible ways to get your classes off on the right foot next fall.
Child & Teen Fitness
Check out the benefits of a fit teenager, and why a personal trainer might be needed. Read about the A+ program and how they go about getting your teen in shape.
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The Kids' Zone for Sports
This web site will provide information for your students on many different sports.
Equipment to Make Yourself
Over the summer, kids are always looking for things to do. When they don't have what they need, they can now make it themselves!
Fun Summer Activities
Here is a list of fun things to do with kids, when they say that they are bored!
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Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute
This is a fantastic site linking to information on all aspect of issues to do with bike helmets.
Comments: Great information on all topics to do with helmets, safety, statistics, design, advice, etc.
Learning outcomes: Evaluate behavior that influences personal safety and that of others. Examine community programs to promote safety. Plan strategies to promote safe environments for individuals and the community.
Drugs in Sport
Catching drug cheats is essential if sports are to be conducted on a level playing field – and if deleterious health effects are to be avoided." This site looks at anabolic steroids, human growth hormone, and erythropoietin (EPO), and also explains why the abuse of these drugs by athletes is so difficult to detect.
Nonprofit Prophets
This site is a telecommunications/community action project that challenges groups of grades 9-10 students to investigate a problem that they see in the world, and then create a World Wide Web Resource page that teaches the world about the problem.
The Soccer Home Page
This is a site totally dedicated to soccer. There are links to absolutely everything you could ever want to know about soccer; skills, drills, competitions, rules, draws for the World Cup, exercises, etc.
Sports Information Resource Centre
SIRC is "A world leader in identifying, organizing, and distributing sport and fitness information. This virtual resource centre offers a range of products and services designed to meet the research needs of coaches, athletes, students, teachers and medical practitioners.
Are You Fit?
Written for kids by kids, this site questions your fitness. Fill out this form and receive information back on your fitness level, and ways of maintaining or improving that level.
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The Obstacle in Our Path
In ancient times, a king had a boulder placed on a roadway. Then he hid himself and watched to see if anyone would remove the huge rock. Some of the king's wealthiest merchants and courtiers
came by and simply walked around it. Many loudly blamed the king for not keeping the roads clear, but none did anything about getting the big stone out of the way.
Then a peasant came along carrying a load of vegetables. On approaching the boulder, the peasant laid down his burden and tried to move the stone to the side of the road. After much pushing
and straining, he finally succeeded.
As the peasant picked up his load of vegetables, he noticed a purse lying in the road where the boulder had been. The purse contained many gold coins and a note
from the king indicating that the gold was for the person who removed the boulder from the roadway.
The peasant learned what many others never understand. Every obstacle presents an
opportunity to improve one's condition.
- Unknown
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Mott Road Elementary School
Take the "Monthly Survey," take a quiz, solve a puzzle, or see what else is there for you.
Games Kids Play
Summer is here. Your kids won't have you around to tell them what to do anymore. It is now up to them to find active things to do. Just find a game, click on it, and the rules pop up for you!
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Dealing with Teacher Burnout
All of us, at one point or another, begin to feel "burned out." Here are some suggestions to avoid this problem. It's some good "stuff" to know over the summer.
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The New PE
by Michele Meyer
A blur of motion and laughter lights up the gym as young teens run, jump, skate, shoot hoops, and bat paddleballs. These shouting, laughing, gleeful seventh and eighth graders at Teague Middle School in Humble, Texas, drown out even the beat of hip-hop music.
Surely, they must be celebrating the end of the school day. Wrong.
This is physical education, but it's certainly not the gym class of yesterday. PE--in some schools, at least--has a new attitude and a new goal, fueled by dismaying statistics about the inactivity and obesity of today's youth.
Forty percent of kids ages 5 to 8 are already at risk for artery-clogging plaque, which could lead to heart problems later in life, according to a 1993 Department of Health and Human Services study. Daily PE till graduation--once automatic nationwide--is no longer required in any state.
"This is the generation of couch potatoes," says Sharon Richardson, PE coordinator for Teague. "Because they don't play, they seem much older and don't know how to play, how to relax, and how to have fun and get along."
Read the rest of this article.
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Active
Fitness is very important for youth, because what they incorporate into their lives will last a lifetime. Some neat perspectives on fitness are offered at this site, along with a description of yoga and cool sports.
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If you have ideas, comments, letters to share, or questions about particular topics, please email one of the following Elementary PE Section Editors:
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