Promoting Elementary School Physical Activity: Ideas for Enjoyable Active Learning

Promoting Elementary School Physical Activity: Ideas for Enjoyable Active Learning

• Description|Table of Contents|Author|Excerpts|Classroom physical activity breaks|Physically active instruction|Recess|Enhanced physical education| Part I Classroom Physical Activity offers ideas for integrating classroom physical activity breaks incorporating physical activity into academic instruction taking advantage of recess and creating a physically active classroom.| Part II Physical Education is written specifically for the physical education teacher. It provides simple strategies for getting students moving throughout physical education class connecting them to physical activity resources in the school and community and facilitating lifelong physical activity.| Part III The Physically Active School presents more options for student physical activity including ideas for before- and after-school programs and physically active transport to and from school. It also focuses on the importance of the physical environment physical activity policies physical activity practices and social environment. The comprehensive school physical activity program is explored as a tool to organize and coordinate the physical activity opportunities presented throughout this book.