Posts on “ physical education ”

We’re spotlighting Sports & Fitness and Practical Math this month, so be sure to check out the collection of movies and other resources featured throughout all of May.   The arrival of warmer weather moves kids outdoors, so why not cover some topics they can take outside with them?  Our Soccer, Football, and Fitness movies can get kids up and moving while our Bicycle Safety movie is a perfect refresher for students before they hit the road.  With Baseball season in full swing, our Jackie Robinson movie is a valuable resource for teaching about the history of the sport.  Students often ask, “Why do we need to learn this?”  Answer their question with the featured topics and resources in the Practical Math spotlight.  From Comparing Prices to Estimating, we’ve included math concepts that students can apply to everyday life outside of the classroom.  

Guest Blogger Betty Ann Fish is the Chair of the Physical Education Department at Springside Chestnut Hill Academy and has been teaching and coaching for 24 years. Currently she teaches at the elementary school level and coaches at the middle and upper school level. She has presented at ISTE, BLC08, BLC10, PSAHPERD 2010, EduCon 2.3 and many other conferences. Betty sent us this video and shared:     During physical education class students participate in the heart adventure challenge course.  They pretend to be the blood circulating through the heart.  The right side is blue because there is no oxygen then they go to the lungs and pick up oxygen, return to the heart on the red side and travel through the aorta.  When they exit the aorta they either go to the brain or other body parts.  When they exited the brain they picked up an iPad and watched BrainPOP’s heart movie.  The movie reinforced the concepts they were learning and presented the heart in a different visual manner. The students love BrainPOP and we do to!