Physical Activity: Integrating into the School Day

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2 Physical Activity: Integrating into the School Day Sean Brock National Physical Education and Physical Activity Advisor Alliance for a Healthier Generation

3 Think-Pair-Share Why is physical activity important?

4 Why is Physical Activity Important? Children are less fit Cardiovascular risk factors Inactivity = health issues Low self-esteem Physical, psychological and social benefits Inactive children = inactive adults

5 Overview Why Benefits of PA Obstacles/Barriers/Ideas PA vs. PE Resources/Examples

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7 Benefits of PA - School Day Increase positive behavior and cognitive functioning. Increasing time for PE/PA, does not negatively impact achievement in other subjects. Integration of classroom PA breaks might improve on-task behavior during academic instruction.

8 Impact On Student Achievement CDC Report and Texas Education Agency Attendance and test scores Cognitive skills, attitude and concentration NCLB/ Accountability Texas Education Agency. Physically Fit Students More Likely to Do Well in School ritter.tea.stste.tx.us/press/09fitnessresults.pdf Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The association between school based physical activity, including physical education, and academic performance. Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; 2010.

9 How Active Should Young People Be? Ages 6-19 Accumulate 60 minutes per day. Most days of the week MVPA

10 RPE Scale for Children and Teens

11 Leaping the Barriers Time Space Knowledge/Ideas Inclusive ALL students

12 Physical Activity vs. Physical Education Physical Activity: bodily movement that is produced by the contraction of skeletal muscle and that increases energy expenditure. Physical Ed: planned, structured, sequential program based on standards.. Where students learn the skills and knowledge to be physically active throughout their lifetimes.

13 Withholding Physical Activity Doesn t work Same children tend to miss all or part of the physical activity time or recess daily Threat of missing recess is ineffective Exercise as punishment 60 Alternatives to Withholding PA - Peaceful Playgrounds

14 Classroom Atmosphere Conducive to PA Routines/Signals Safety Rules/Reminders Positive Persistance Enthusiasm

15 Physical Activity Opportunities Incorporate into subject areas Alarms/announcements Student produced videos Stream videos for on-demand access JAMmin Minutes Voluntary PA programs during lunch periods Open gym, Wii, DDR, yoga, Pilates, exercise videos

16 Eat Smart Move More NC Energizers

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18 Alliance Task Cards

19 NFL Play 60 Challenge Rock, Paper, Scissors Play the PA Way!

20 Fitness Breaks

21 Deal or No Deal Equipment: A minimum of five envelopes with one exercise listed on the outside of each envelope Suggested exercises for the outside of each envelope: Seat crunches, pushups, elbow to opposite knee touches, jumping jacks, arm circles, jog in place, forearm jabs, heel raises, toe raises, weight training with textbooks: arm curls, overhead press. Inside each envelope, place repetition variations on separate pieces of paper or cardstock (e.g. One More, 5 more, 10 more, none, times 2, one less, -5, divided by, square root of 36). 1. Teacher chooses an envelope and states a feasible number of repetitions. 2. Teacher makes a deal with one student at a time. All students participate in each deal. 3. Teacher: My deal is 20 crunches. Deal or No Deal? Student: Deal the entire class perform the physical activity or exercise. OR No Deal - the student chooses a card from that exercise envelope and the students perform the new number. 4. Students are challenged to design a movement activity to integrate the concepts or vocabulary of the subject area.

22 Touch Spelling Equipment: Post the letters of the alphabet around the perimeter of the room. Create index cards with spelling or vocabulary words. Procedure: Instruct students to spell the word by moving around the room to touch the letters. When students have completed spelling a word, have them place the card in a hula hoop at the front of the room. When they have completed all 3 cards, they may select additional cards from the hula hoop. Pass out word cards to students; give each student 2 or 3 cards. Options: Instruct students to use various locomotor movements (walk, jog, hop, skip, jump, leap, gallop, slide). Instruct students to touch letters with right hand, left hand, right elbow, left elbow, etc.

23 Fit Sticks Jump rope Hula hoop Hop Jump Paddle a kayak Shoot baskets Tennis serve Baseball swing Baseball pitch Squat Lunge Kick Half Jack Triceps stretch Biceps curls Punch Shoulder stretch Elbow to knee March Backstroke Breast stroke High Knees

24 Secondary Physical Activity Getting secondary students to move may be difficult: o Not cool o Embarrassed o Not age appropriate o No student buy in o Teachers don t participate (do as I say.) o Boring

25 Tips for Secondary Success Student lead Music Why of classroom PA Participate Model enthusiasm (fake it if you don t feel it ) Persistence Make it FUN!! Start informally

26 Getting Students to Move More Clubs, open gym, intramurals and interscholastic sports Walk and study, discuss, debate or recite Student committees Goal setting

27 Calling All PE Teachers Engage colleagues, community partners and business partners to challenge kids to get moving Provide training and ideas for staff Create a school challenge for PA Walking challenge Time challenge During a mid-block break During assemblies Assist with PA breaks at the beginning of the class period Lead PA during homeroom or advisory periods

28 Walking and Running Programs GO FAR - Go Out for a Run Mighty Milers Go Girls Go Girls on the Run SPARK Fit Wellness Walking Program 100 Mile Club

29 Intramurals & Non-competitive Activities

30 Group/Team Challenges Create a challenges: Walking (steps) challenge Running (distance) challenge Movement challenge Wii / Dance competition

31 Tips to Use Participate Academic concepts Start/stop signals Music Physical activity alarms DVDs for PA breaks Students produce PA videos Fun competitions Enthusiasm - Persistence

32 Theory to Reality

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35 Contact Information Sean Brock National PE/PA Advisor Alliance for a Healthier Generation sean.brock@healthiergeneration.org