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    NAD Physical Education Resources Kindergarten-Grade 8
    Find information related to standards, curriculum, elements, glossary, resources, and equipment.

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    Teacher Bulletin Kindergarten-Grade 12
    Prepared by the NAD Atlantic Union, Teacher Bulletin provides busy teachers with creative units for multi-grade/multi-age elementary classes.

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    ABCs, 1,2,3s and PE - Using Physical Activity to Teach Curriculum Kindergarten-Grade 6
    This NAD session highlights current research linking physical fitness to academic performance in youth. Morgan demonstrates how core curricular topics can be taught to K-4 elementary students using movement activities in a kinesthetic learning style.

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    Alternative High School PE Options: Mountain Biking and Olympic Games Grade 4-Grade 9
    This 2012 NAD Teachers Convention presentation handout discusses the value of teaching mountain biking as a lifetime activity. Topics cover fundraising and equipment considerations, unit design and ideas, trail design and maintenance, and safety concerns,...

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    Elementary PE Activities - DVDs and Manual for K-2 Kindergarten-Grade 2
    Looking for an easy-to-use physical education (PE) program for young children? The creative physical activities presented in this DVD set were chosen with elementary classroom teachers, childcare providers, youth leaders, and home-school parents in mind. Children...

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    Elementary PhysEd Hacks and How to Gamify Your PhysEd Program Kindergarten-Grade 8
    Delivered as a 2018 NAD convention breakout session, "this presentation will provide an overview of tips and tricks to help you run a PhysEd program that you're proud of, including time-saving management strategies, easy ways to decrease student conflicts,...

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    Exercise Programs for Teens - Ideas for Academy Physical Education Classes Grade 9-Grade 12
    A challenge for educators is implanting in students positive attitudes toward fitness so that they will adopt a lifestyle that includes vigorous physical exercise. Physical education should teach the value of lifelong fitness, be fun, invigorating, and pertinent...

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    Exercising With Exergaming - Giving Physical Education a Technology Makeover Grade 4-Tertiary
    Exergaming technology can play a role in motivating and establishing healthy behaviors in both children and adults by providing opportunities for individual and cross-generational play. When you see how students’ interest and excitement about exercise...

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    Fabulous Physical Activities on a Shoestring Budget (K-8) Kindergarten-Grade 8
    See the handout from this 2018 NAD convention breakout session for "fun, physical activities for elementary students that can be performed with minimal equipment and space requirements and that teachers in small, multi-grade schools can easily implement."

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    Fantastic Field Day Flings Kindergarten-Grade 8
    This book is a compilation of ideas and resources for track-and-field day, spirit day and other sport-related events.

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    Field Games Kindergarten-Grade 3
    Six creative field games for lower grades that use various props, such as hula hoops and parachutes. Smaller groups of students can play these games while others are participating in the presidential fitness test.

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    Games That Keep Students Going Kindergarten-Grade 12
    Every high school teacher is looking for games and activities that they can use before, during, and after physical education classes. This 2012 NAD Teachers Convention presentation has many for you to discover.

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    Healthy Body Journal Grade 3-Grade 6
    Use the Healthy Body Journal as a weekly assignment for a written component to their Physical Education grade. This self-reflection worksheet helps students think about what their goal is for the week and then monitor their progress. It allows for them to...

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    Is There a Seventh-day Adventist Philosophy of Sport? Grade 9-Tertiary
    While certainly not the norm when the church’s schools were first established, sports have become commonplace today. Questions we should be asking: What should Seventh-day Adventist Christian sport be like? What should motivate our programs? How should...

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    JAE Editorial: Restoring the Balance Kindergarten-Tertiary
    This editorial introduces a special edition focusing on physical education, a vital component of a wholistic education. In this special issue "you will find articles that address a broad array of topics, ranging from the importance of physical activity...

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    Make Physical Education Fun - for Everyone! Kindergarten-Grade 12
    How to make physical education fun for elementary and secondary students. Attitude problems are discussed and suggestions given to promote more favorable attitudes towards physical education. Topics discussed include encouraging girls to participate, educators...

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    Movement Right From the Start - The ABC's and 1, 2, 3's of Physical Activity for the Young Child Preschool-Grade 8
    What can educators do to combat the childhood obesity epidemic? One of the most effective ways is to ensure that youth receive adequate amounts of daily physical activity while at school. While the thought of preparing lesson plans may seem overwhelming for...

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    Moving to Learn - Steps to Increase Physical Activity and Improve Learning at School Preschool-Grade 12
    This 2018 NAD convention breakout session looks at "current research on both the benefits of physical activity on learning, and effective implementation of programs to increase physical activity during the day for all students." See the presentation...

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    NAD Physical Education Curriculum Guide K-12 Grade 1-Grade 8
    The Physical Education Curriculum Guide for NAD Adventist schools grades K-12 outlines the standards/goals, learning objectives, essential performance benchmarks, assessment examples and criteria, and resource references for physical education. This document...

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    New Frontiers - Outdoor Christian Education Grade 5-Grade 12
    New Frontiers is a unique challenge course ministry where campers are challenged to move beyond their comfort zone, to interact with God in the midst of their fears and to relate these experiences metaphorically to their own lives outside of camp. On over...

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    PE For Kids - Developing a Physical Education Program for Elementary Schools Kindergarten-Grade 8
    Areas to consider when establishing a physical education program for elementary schools. These are rationale, administrative/board support, budget and equipment, curriculum and scheduling, space, storage, teaching strategies, and resource materials. This article...

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    PE Lesson Plans for Small Schools Kindergarten-Grade 8
    Looking for an easy-to-use PE program for small schools? Debbie Morgan's elementary physical education lesson plans are specifically designed for small elementary schools with multi-grade classrooms, where budgetary constraints limit facilities and the amount...

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    Physical Activity - A Critical Component of a Complete Education Kindergarten-Tertiary
    The role of physical activity has always had a vital place in the Seventh-day Adventist philosophy of education. Adventist schools should continue to propagate the values of health promotion and healthful practices, which not only increase longevity but also...

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    Physical Activity - The Perfect Prescription Kindergarten-Grade 12
    Health means more than the 'absence of disease' or following a vegetarian diet. Wellness and a state of physical fitness are significant components of a healthy lifestyle, and are crucial in educating the head, hand, and the heart. In addition to presenting...

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    Physical Activity and Academic Achievement Kindergarten-Grade 12
    This 2012 NAD Teachers Convention presentation includes research regarding physical activity and academic achievement. Discussion includes the impact of physical activity on student attention and behavior. Information on practical ways that teachers can incorporate...

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    Physical Education - High School Supplement SSD Grade 7-Grade 12
    Adventist teachers' handbooks for integrating faith and values: these are practical guides with a variety of approaches to teaching key values, illustrations and examples. Separate booklets are available for each subject, including: Art, Business, Computer,...

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    Physical Education and Sport from a Christian Perspective Tertiary
    Hamerslough addresses several questions regarding physical education and sport. "Is there a place for physical education and sport in Seventh-day Adventist higher education? Is there a difference between Christian sport and sport as engaged in by public...

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    Physical Education, Sports and Christian Outreach Kindergarten-Grade 12
    Is there a place for fitness and sports in the Adventist concept of balanced education? Physical development should form one side of the equilateral triangle of true education. A person's play life is as important as any other part of his or her life. Five...

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    Promoting Positive Spectator Behavior Grade 9-Lifelong
    How can Adventist schools teach and enforce appropriate spectator behavior at athletic events when bad behavior seems to be the norm for professional and amateur sports? Our educational administrators and boards must develop and maintain guidelines outlining...

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    Safety First - Creating a Safe Environment at School Kindergarten-Grade 12
    "Every Adventist teacher and educational administrator must implement strategies that will enhance their students’ safety at school. Adventist schools must provide a safe and appropriate environment for students to grow and develop into active members...

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    School Gymnastics - Stimulating Child Development Kindergarten-Tertiary
    This study aims to analyze the importance of the practice of artistic gymnastics in the school space during physical education classes for children. The study analyzes how the application of pleasurable physical activities permeated with playfulness can provide...

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    Seventh-day Adventist Health, Physical Education & Recreation Association - SDA HPERA Kindergarten-Lifelong
    SDA-HPERA exists to promote health and physical education in the context of contemporary Seventh-day Adventism; the role that regular physical activity plays in the pursuit of life-long health and well-being; athletics in a Christ-centered lifestyle; the integration...

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    Sports Practice and Perception of Quality of Life Tertiary
    The objective of the present work was to determine if there are significant differences in the quality of life of sedentary individuals compared to those who practice sports. The sample consisted of 133 subjects of both sexes, aged 18 to 30, grouped into...

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    Students' and Teachers' Perceptions of Physical Education Tertiary-Lifelong
    "Students and teachers have a range of perceptions of Physical Education and how it affects students and their learning. Past research has indicated that Physical Education can influence students' academic results as well as their physical development....

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    Teaching PE - All Fun and Games? Grade 1-Grade 8
    In this 'Solving School Problems' column, a parents question about the teaching of physical education in a small, one-room school is addressed. Suggestions include encouraging the teacher to plan specific goals and objectives for PE periods, not just playing...

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    The empirical development of a curriculum in sports acrobatics and spiritual witnessing Tertiary
    Problem: The purpose of this project was to develop empirically a curriculum to assist Seventh-day Adventist sports acrobatic coaches, physical education instructors, physical education majors and minors to integrate spiritual witnessing concepts into...

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    The Impact of a Physical Activity Session on Year Two Students Subsequent Classroom Behaviour Grade 1-Grade 4
    "The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of a 30-minute physical activity (PA) session on Year Two students’ subsequent classroom behaviour...findings highlight the potential value of physical activity as a strategy for increasing student...

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    The Seventh-day Adventist Physical Education Pyramid Kindergarten-Grade 12
    The “shift of focus” from physical education classes that enroll every student to programs that focus on after-school team sports for elite student athletes was a topic of concern and discussion for attendees at three recent national Seventh-day...

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    The Summer Olympics - A Multidisciplinary Unit Grade 3-Grade 8
    "The purpose of this unit is to explore the diversity of our global culture through the eyes of sports. The Summer Olympics provides a great opportunity to study social studies, language arts, health, art, music, religion, and physical education all in...

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    Theoretical and Methodological Considerations Necessary to Improve the Evaluation of Learning in the Field of Physical Education and Sport Grade 1-Grade 12
    As argued throughout this paper, learning assessment is currently an area that requires further study and improvement by many teachers (professors, trainers, educators) at the theoretical, methodological and practical levels. The research was carried out by...

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    Using Pedometers to Promote Physical Activity at School Grade 4-Grade 12
    The continued increase in childhood obesity demands our attention and action. Because children spend most of their waking hours in school, if we want them to eat better and exercise more, that’s the logical place to initiate change. The intervention...

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    Without Hands Kindergarten-Grade 6
    An active playground game that can be enjoyed by students during recess.