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Welcome back to school! I hope your summer vacation was both relaxing
and educational.
For the theme of Back to School, I present to you two interdisciplinary
ideas for class management and two resources for integrated curriculum,
which may not be new to many of you but are huge repositories of
activities and teaching tips.
This column marks the end of my section editor tenure with PE Links.
After 3 years, it is time for new ideas and new blood. I wish
all of you well and best success on the start of the new academic
year.
David Kahan
Interdisciplinary Section Editor
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| "Thinking on Your Feet" w/ Jean Blaydes |
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This section within the Interdisciplinary page is updated each
month with a new idea from Jean Blaydes' book Thinking on Your
Feet. This month's idea is called "Toss Test" This
game will allow kids the chance to improve learning through movement.
As we all know movement increases learning!
Click here to learn more! For more information about
Jean Blaydes and Action Based Learning click here.
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| Common Behavior Management Terms in 5 Languages |
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Do you create bulletin boards listing or illustrating rules and
routines? Do you remind students of rules only in English?
Courtesy of the babelfish translator found on Alta Vista, a list
of 9 common managerial instructions is presented in English and
5 other languages. Be a managerial polyglot to start the year.
Click here
for the list.
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| Interdisciplinary Lesson Plans
#1 |
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Courtesy of PE Central, this start-up page links the user to >
140 lessons by update date, subcategory (e.g., language arts, health),
grade level, and lesson plan title. This is a great starting
point for updating your ideas for lesson integration.
Click here
for more.
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| If you have ideas, comments, letters to share,
or questions about particular topics, please email one of the
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| Managing and Teaching with Music |
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They say music can soothe or tame the savage beast. If you
have or want to prevent management problems or simply wish to integrate
physical education content with music, consider the offerings at
Songs for Teaching. Be sure to check out the short article
"Implementing music in the classroom" by Eric Jensen to get you
started. Then surf to some of the following pages, where you'll
find lyrics and links to sound clips, downloads, and for -purchase
songs related to: (a) Management issues (transitions, 20 songs;
clean-up, 3; lesson opening, 11; closure, 10); (b) Movement (73);
(c) Food & Nutrition (31); (d) Sports, Games, & Rec (10);
and (e) Health & Nutrition (22).
Click here!
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| Interdisciplinary
Lesson Plans #2 & Standards |
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Back in the late 1990s, the state of New Jersey created and published
education standards, some of which directly relate to interdisciplinary
physical education and are still relevant today. In the New
Jersey Comprehensive Health Education & PE Curriculum Framework,
you will find interdisciplinary lesson plans and teaching tips in
pdf format related to Movement (Chapter 8, Standard 2.5, 60 pages)
and Fitness (Chapter 8, Standard 2.6, 44 pages), and arranged by
grade level (K-4, 5-8, 9-12).
Just a click
away!
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