By: Ryan Knaul Ages 12-80

1. The Importance of Physical Education By: Ryan Knaul Ages 12-80

2. Childhood Overweight & Obesity • America is losing the fight against childhood inactivity and obesity. • The childhood obesity rate has nearly tripled over the past 3 decades. • Quality health and physical education can reverse this trend.

3. Reasons • The increase of technology • Children are raised in a fast food culture • Children do not have confidence in physical skills

4. Schools Need Physical Education • Educates the WHOLE CHILD • Physical education provides structure and discipline • Develop and enhance both physical and academic skills

5. Schools Need Physical Education • Elementary School: physical activity enhances physical skills and cognitive development • Middle School: physical activity builds self-esteem, which leads to more confidence in intellectual and physical ability • High School: enhances social, cooperative, and cognitive skills

6. Schools Need Physical Education

7. School Need Physical Education "Move Me"- The importance of physical activity and healthy eating YouTube Clip

8. What P.E. Does for Students • Improves physical fitness • Enhances motor and manipulative skills • Improves self-esteem • Provides healthy physical activities • Reduces stress • Builds positive relationships among students

9. P.E. Improves Judgment • May influence moral development • Gives students leadership roles • Allows students to collaborate with peers • Increases self responsibility

10. Goals of Physical Education • Include ALL students in activities • Improve physical, social, and cognitive skills • Promote a healthy and active lifestyle

11. Abilities in Physical Education

12. Develop motor skills • Develop manipulative skills • Develop fitness • Decrease morbidity • Disease prevention Physical Benefits of P.E.

13. Cognitive Benefits of P.E. • Enhances students kinesthetic intelligence • Students that participate in daily P.E. perform better academically. • Have a better attitude towards school • P.E. enhances social, self-expression, and problem solving skills.

14. Build self-esteem • Enhances ability and confidence in performing motor skills • Enhances feelings of well being and efficacy  Affective Benefits of P.E.

15. Elementary Physical Education • Development of fundamental non-locomotor, locomotor, and manipulative skills • Examples of skills: Balance, walk, run, skip, jump, catch, throw, and kick • Elementary P.E. Activities: Cooperative learning, educational games, gymnastics, and dance.

16. Elementary Physical Education • Children gain knowledge through physical activity • Development of self-esteem • Increases social ability • Builds positive relationships with peers

17. Middle School Physical Education • Opportunities to build socialization, goal setting, and leadership skills • Increases self-esteem and psychological wellness • Enhance fundamental movements

18. High School Physical Education • Better understanding of health related fitness and physical fitness • Refine and maintain physical skills • Analyze the pros and cons of being physically active for life

19. High School Physical Education • Understanding of the physiological, social- psychological, and mechanical components of physical activity • Achieve self-realization • Establish healthy and physically active attitudes.

20. P.E. Improves the Quality of Life • Decreases chances of physical disabilities • Enhances quality of life • Increases psychological health • Increases self-esteem • Promotes being healthy and physically activate for a lifetime.

21. Works Cited • "The Importance of Physical Education." VEA. Web. 05 Mar. 2011. <http://www.veanea.org/vea-journal/0904/Apr2009-PhysicalEd.html>. • Manohar, Uttara. "Importance of Physical Education." Buzzle Web Portal: Intelligent Life on the Web. Web. 05 Mar. 2011. <http://www.buzzle.com/articles/importance-of-physical-education.html>.