Comments on: Physical Education for Kids http://web-home-school.com/online_learning/home_school/physical-education/ Mon, 16 Apr 2012 15:01:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Terie http://web-home-school.com/online_learning/home_school/physical-education/#comment-67 Terie Wed, 31 Oct 2007 11:42:00 +0000 http://web-home-school.com/online_learning/home_school/physical-education/#comment-67 Taylor, You asked more about PE so here it is...Generally kids get about 40 minutes of PE time 2 or 3 days a week. This PE includes discussion time about nutrition, personal health care such as hygiene - this depends on the grade level. Natalie's PE may discuss washing hands, where Emily's will discuss more in depth health concerns among teens...Ugh. Elementary school PE includes playing different ball sports as an introduction to the kids, middle school as well but they actually teach them to play certain games and good sportsmanship, etc. I spoke with the middle school PE teacher recently and asked about their program. Thankfully, she was honest with me and said that because they have 40 kids in a class it is sometimes difficult to accommodate or even run a successful program in the school. I believe twice a year they do a physical assessment that helps the kids see where they are physically at the beginning of the year and then at the end. Again, the programs are not great because they lack the resources in many schools. It's all poured into the High Schools, in my opinion. At home physical activity includes daily chores, weekend gardening, car washing and other "fun" activities like these. Occasional bike riding, playing with the neighborhood kids outdoors, nature trails at the park or in the neighborhood, walking to and from the bus stop, etc..these are the freebies. Structured activities include swimming or using the elliptical or treadmill at the gym 2-3 times per week. That's the plan, it hasn't work well yet because we've been sick with a cold. We hope we're in the last run and will be back in the gym on a regular basis. It really doesn't take much to include physical activity in our daily lives. Kids do mimic the adults in their lives, therefore, if we become more physically active, they will too. Finally, my favorite of all activities is to put some music on the radio and dance with the kids. We usually end up chasing each other around the house or up the stairs for 10 or 15 minutes. It's a lot of fun! Taylor,
You asked more about PE so here it is…Generally kids get about 40 minutes of PE time 2 or 3 days a week. This PE includes discussion time about nutrition, personal health care such as hygiene – this depends on the grade level. Natalie’s PE may discuss washing hands, where Emily’s will discuss more in depth health concerns among teens…Ugh. Elementary school PE includes playing different ball sports as an introduction to the kids, middle school as well but they actually teach them to play certain games and good sportsmanship, etc.

I spoke with the middle school PE teacher recently and asked about their program. Thankfully, she was honest with me and said that because they have 40 kids in a class it is sometimes difficult to accommodate or even run a successful program in the school. I believe twice a year they do a physical assessment that helps the kids see where they are physically at the beginning of the year and then at the end. Again, the programs are not great because they lack the resources in many schools. It’s all poured into the High Schools, in my opinion.

At home physical activity includes daily chores, weekend gardening, car washing and other “fun” activities like these. Occasional bike riding, playing with the neighborhood kids outdoors, nature trails at the park or in the neighborhood, walking to and from the bus stop, etc..these are the freebies. Structured activities include swimming or using the elliptical or treadmill at the gym 2-3 times per week. That’s the plan, it hasn’t work well yet because we’ve been sick with a cold. We hope we’re in the last run and will be back in the gym on a regular basis.

It really doesn’t take much to include physical activity in our daily lives. Kids do mimic the adults in their lives, therefore, if we become more physically active, they will too. Finally, my favorite of all activities is to put some music on the radio and dance with the kids. We usually end up chasing each other around the house or up the stairs for 10 or 15 minutes. It’s a lot of fun!

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