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December 2003 Vol.5 No.10   Conference/Workshop Calendar
 Editorial

As 2004 is quickly approaching, this month's edition of Elementary Physical Education focuses on two topical issues: health and holidays.

As a new member of the editorial team, I am very excited to present a number of ideas and issues related to health and holidays for you to consider for your lessons and teaching. I hope that you find the ideas helpful and the issues thought-provoking.

Clive Hickson
Elementary Section Editor



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 Helpful Websites

Looking for a resource dealing with health? Would you like to be able to integrate technology with your physical education or health lessons? Do you need ideas for your health lessons? Check out the links below for some interactive websites that promote healthy living for children and lesson plan ideas.

Powerful Bones

Body and Mind Health

Ideas for Lesson Plans


Digiwalker


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 Holiday Lesson Ideas

Looking for different ideas for your lessons and teaching or ways to energize your students? With the holiday season just around the corner, physical educators have the opportunity to link classroom themes with activities in the gymnasium or on the field and playground.

It is also the time when novel ideas can be incorporated into physical education lessons to provide for learning environments that are exciting and engaging for all.

Here is a link to the PE Central website that offers a number of ideas for holiday activities.

Click here for holiday ideas


 Featured Article

Safe Stretches: Tip to Toe by Dee Peters is a resource that will not sit on a shelf collecting dust.

Click here to see book

Preparing students to participate in physical activity in a safe and healthy manner is an important issue for all physical educators. This resource provides a set of sequential stretches that are useful for teachers, coaches, and student leaders.

In either the book or poster format, the easy to follow instructions and clear diagrams provide for an effective medium for learning how to safely warm-up for or cool-down after exercise.

For more information on how to purchase this resource through the Canadian Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (CAHPERD) website, click here

For reviews of other physical education teaching resources click here


Speed Stacks

 Contribute Your Ideas
If you have ideas, comments, letters to share, or questions about particular topics, please email one of the following Elementary PE Section Editors:
 Healthy Bones: Students Need Them, And We Can Help!

Osteoporosis is a disease that affects the lives of approximately 10 million people in the United States. But what is osteoporosis? Simply put, osteoporosis can be defined as porous bone.

While the majority of people who suffer from osteoporosis are older, research has shown that increasing bone density in elementary aged school children may be one of the best ways to help reduce or prevent the onset of osteoporosis later in life. Therefore, physical education teachers can play an important role in helping children increase their bone mass.

The following is a list of activities and ideas to help teachers provide opportunities for children to develop stronger bones.

  1. Provide weight-bearing activities - For example, simple activities such as jumping, hopping, galloping, and skipping.
  2. Provide a variety of weight bearing activities that develop the entire body - Activities such as rope climbs, balances, and animal movements involving weight bearing on hands and arms help to strengthen the upper body and develop strong bones in the upper body.
  3. Provide a variety of developmentally appropriate activities - A variety of activities will provide the necessary breadth to your physical education classes for developmentally appropriate weight-bearing activities and the accommodation of the individual needs of each child.
  4. Incorporate the importance of bone development into other subjects - In health, learn about the roles that calcium, diet, and eating habits play in bone development.

Submitted by Graham Fishburne and Stephen Berg, University of Alberta

Currently, the two authors are producing a book through Human Kinetics Publishers that includes activities, assessment techniques and cross-curricular ideas to help elementary school teachers enhance bone development in children.

Remember, keep those bones healthy!

 

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