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Physical Education: More than Games

Physical Education: More than Games. By: Carina Chavez. Physical Education. Many people believe that P.E. is a class just for dodge ball, however, P.E. is the beginning step to living a healthy active lifestyle. Introduction . Why physical education is important?

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Physical Education: More than Games

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  1. Physical Education:More than Games By: Carina Chavez

  2. Physical Education • Many people believe that P.E. is a class just for dodge ball, however, P.E. is the beginning step to living a healthy active lifestyle.

  3. Introduction • Why physical education is important? • What the students will learn? • How physical education can be brought into the home?

  4. Why physical education is important? • Promotes academic learning • Develops cooperation, teamwork, and sportsmanship skill. • Promotes a physically active lifestyle. • Health benefits.

  5. Promotes Academic Learning • There is a direct link between mind and body. • Physical activity can increase neuron connections. • Healthy students are better learners. • Activity helps relieve stress creating a more positive learning environment.

  6. Promoting Academic Achievement • Physical activity leads to improved grades and standardized test scores. This graph shows the direct correlation between physical activity and academic achievement. http://www.cooperinstitute.org/news/eventDetail.cfm?news_id=58

  7. Cooperation, teamwork, and sportsmanship • Many sports played are team sports. • There are several team building activities that deal with physical activity. • Teaches students how to be team players.

  8. Promotes Physically active lifestyles • Teaches students how to eat and live healthy. • Teaches them about the dangers and effects of drugs and alcohol. • Gets them used to daily activity that will benefit them for life.

  9. Health Benefits • There are several health benefits including: • Helps control weight. • Reduces the risk of developing diabetes. • Reduces feelings of depression and anxiety. • Promotes psychological well-being. • Reduces the risk of dying from heart disease. http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/sgr/ataglan.htm

  10. What students will learn? • Motor skills • Nutrition • Manipulative skills • Health • Non-manipulative skills • Sportsmanship

  11. Psychomotor skills • Physical activity • Manipulative skills: • Throwing, catching, kicking, volleying • Non-manipulative skills: • Turning, twisting, balancing, stretching • Locomotor skills include: • Walking, running, jumping, hoping

  12. Cognitive • Health issues • Diabetes, heart disease • Nutrition • Eating healthy, MyPyramid • Living actively • FITT principle, working out • Healthy living • Effects of smoking, drugs and alcohol

  13. Affective • Sportsmanship • Leadership • Teamwork • Working together

  14. Physical Activity in the home • Family activities • Daily logs • Technology • Eating healthy

  15. Family activities • Go on family walks after dinner. • Family bike rides. • Any outdoor activity can help people stay fit and become closer to their families. • Going to the pool. It’s fun and lots of exercise.

  16. Daily logs • Students can be assigned to keep a daily log of physical activity that the teacher can then later assess. • Students will be motivated to exercise outside of class. • They can also help classmates by having a neighborhood game.

  17. Eating healthy and technology • Parents can encourage kids to play Wii fit or dance dance revolution. • Parents and kids can cook healthy foods together which will also encourage them to eat it. • Parents can also give their kids pedometers to track how many steps and challenge them to reach a certain number of steps.

  18. Health risks today • Obesity is rising in the united states physical education can help decline this number. • Diabetes is also becoming an issue. Learning how to ea healthy and live actively can benefit. • Cardiovascular disease is another issue which physical education can help solve. http://www.getamericafit.org/images/american-obesity-trends.gif

  19. Conclusion • Physical education will help teach students how to live actively and eat healthy. • With rising health issues, physical education can be a step in the right direction to help eliminate them. • Physical education can also be brought home and become a family acitivty.

  20. References • Center for disease Control, . (1999, November 17).Physical activity and health. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/sgr/index.htm • Trost, S.G. (2007, Fall). Active education. Retrieved from http://www.activelivingresearch.org/files/Active_Ed.pdf • Scaperotti, J. (2009, July 13). Physical fitness associated with higher academic achievement. Retrieved from http://www.cooperinstitute.org/news/eventDetail.cfm?news_id=58 • Spark. (2009). Retrieved from http://www.sparkpe.org/

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