PE-4-Me Program: Teaching Lifelong Health and Fitness
Book Description
When educator Cathie Summerford started teaching sixth-graders in 1993, she wanted to create an interdisciplinary physical education program-one that builds healthy minds as well as bodies and prepares children for a lifetime of wellness and fitness. She broke new ground with a theme-based approach to physical education that children and teachers love.
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When educator Cathie Summerford started teaching sixth-graders in 1993, she wanted to create an interdisciplinary physical education program-one that builds healthy minds as well as bodies and prepares children for a lifetime of wellness and fitness. She broke new ground with a theme-based approach to physical education that children and teachers love.
In PE-4-ME: Teaching Lifelong Health and Fitness, you'll find Cathie's blueprint for a unique K-12 program that integrates physical activity with movement concepts, social skills, stress reduction, nutrition, school safety, and drug resistance education. Cathie stresses brain-compatible learning - the ability of physical activity to enhance cognitive function - in all of her lessons to maximize the benefits of her integrated approach.
This valuable resource spells out a yearlong plan that is fun-filled, action-packed, and easy to implement. It's built around weekly themes that help you organize and present key health and fitness concepts.
Each theme is reinforced by fun and inclusive movement activities-140 in all-that wake up children who've grown tired of repetitious games. These class-tested games emphasize cooperative skills and are designed so that students at any fitness level can participate-and succeed.
Inside you'll find many valuable teaching tools:
-140 field-tested games that emphasize positive attitude and teamwork, including the aerobic conga line, whistle mixer, warp speed group juggle, and others
-The Kids' Radical Wellness Book-Reproducibles to help each child assemble a personal wellness portfolio as the year progresses
-Creating the "Classroom on the Field"-Great advice on creating a captivating class environment, even if all you have is a gymnasium or grassy fields
What's more, you'll gain dozens of helpful tips for putting it all together to create a meaningful program that teaches children important skills they will benefit from throughout their lives.
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