"Developing
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![]() October 2, 2000, Vol. 2, No.17 |
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Adapted Physical Education
* Athletic Training * Biomechanics * Dance * Exercise Science * Health Sciences * Outdoor and Adventure Education * Pedagogy - Teaching Methods * Sport Psychology * Sport Management * Statistics and Measurement 16.
Physical Education Advocacy
17. References and Resources 18. Unit Plans - Online Teaching Units 19. PELINKS4U Archives 20. PE-Forum - Online Bulletin Board
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Team Bowling is played on a basketball
court and is suitable for large groups of people. What makes this game
unique is that people of vastly different abilities can play together
safely. David Marsh explains more...
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Family Fun Night Marsha Knight describes an evening in which the parents and students of Harrisville Elementary School are invited to exercise and work together. Halloween Obstacle Course Susan Jastraub presents a way to practice manipulative skills, locomotor skills, balancing skills, and fitness skills using a Halloween theme. More PE Lesson Plans John Williams has compiled more than 100 lesson plans covering various activities. Check them out and see if any meet the needs of your students Avoiding Lesson Planning Mistakes Successful teachers are invariably good planners and thinkers. Robert Kizlik shares mistakes he has observed that students make most often.
The American Council on Exercise has compiled a list of dozens of fitness facts. Why not print them and post one each week on your bulletin board? Building a Drug Free School Suzanne Paulsen has created a detailed lesson plan complete with linked resources that challenges middle school students to develop a drug free environment.
Here's another online magazine for youth sports. Included in this issue is a report suggesting that youth who participate in sports are more successful than their non-sporting peers.
Over a century ago the Olympics were an all-male affair. Women athletes will comprise a record 38 percent of Olympians in Sydney. Women's Health Matters Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Sciences Centre has developed a site focused on women's needs. No More Gender Testing Were you aware that at the Sydney Olympics women can not be asked to prove their gender?
Want to help promote PE?
PELINKS4U invites your ideas and submissions. Don't keep good
suggestions a secret...share them with your colleagues through
PELINKS4U. E-mail
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Walk
Our Children to School Day - October 4th
Hundreds of thousands of students, parents, and community members will be walking to school on October 4th. Learn how your school can participate.
Kids Walk to School If you missed the October 4th event (above), the CDC's Nutrition and Physical Activity Program has developed a KidsWalk-to-School program. Free brochure available Multiple Intelligences If you are looking for information about the different ways children learn, John Williams has compiled a list of online resources you can browse.
Tracking
Fitness Scores Click
here to join the October's
Technology Newsletter
Preschool
PE Articles
If you teach preschool or have colleagues who do, you should be aware of the wonderful collection of documents PE Central has compiled to support the need for preschool physical education. Expert PE Teaching Characteristics What characterizes an expert PE teacher? Here's one view from the Sport Instruction Research Lab at the University of Georgia.
Here are just a few of the many sites featuring
Olympic information:
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information on upcoming conferences and workshops.
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