The months are now rolling and hopefully school is moving smoothly! This issue attempts to share some resources which might be useful for linking a great American tradition - Thanksgiving, into your programs in fun and engaging ways.

Please continue to share your ideas and links with us,

Thanksgiving greetings to you all and have a great holiday

Marina Bonello
Elementary Section Editor

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Have you heard about the new online fun activity available at PE Central? Teachers are being invited to sign up and register their schools. Once signed up, pupils can take a daily quiz question about nutrition, health, physical activity, sports, and a host of other topics and trivia. You can check out the details of this activity here.

"Work like you don't need the money. Love like you've never been hurt. Dance like nobody's watching."

-- Satchel Paige

Pedometers are picking up in their popularity for use within physical education programs. Check out the Pedometery Site here.

Do you need pictures for your bulletin board or for use with your handouts ?

Kidsdomain is a great place to start looking for pictures that will appeal to young pupils.

Click here for a range of free Thanksgiving Clip art.

After the pumpkins and Halloween, it is now Turkeys as Thanksgiving approaches. PE Central hosts some lesson ideas on how you can link this special holiday into your PE Program.

Turkey Tag

he purpose of this activity is to practice with moving in general space successfully

Turkey Strut

For students to have fun participating in a holiday game while working on their locomotor skills.

Turkey Time

The purpose of this activity is to give students the opportunity to use their chasing, fleeing, and dodging skills in a fun holiday situation.

Thanksgiving Stations

To pre-assess younger students abilities in three areas--in particular throwing

Today is yesterday's pupil.

- Thomas Fuller