1. The Importance of PhysicalEducation in Elementary Schools
By: Stephanie Burlison
Christie Gayheart
EDU 290
9/27/11

2. -Students gain knowledge of strategies that help them learn the performance of physical activities, and demonstrate the motor skills and movements that are needed to do a physical workout.
-It allows children to maintain a level of physical fitness to improve their health and performance.
-Students demonstrate knowledge of sociological and psychological concepts.
3. Affects Obesity has on Organs in a Childs Body
The Brain:
-Double vision
-Headaches
Blood Vessels and Heart:
-High cholesterol
-High blood pressure
Digestive Tract:
-Gallstones
-Fatty liver
Lungs:
-Breathing problems
-Asthma
-Sleeping disorders
Bones and Joints:
-Flat Feet
-Pain in knees, hips, feet, etc.
4. Physical Education in Elementary School
Physical Education in elementary schools emphasize the way in which children interact with others, the depth perception of objects moving and the speed they are going.
5. BENEFITS OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
If children start out exercising early in their lives it helps build and maintain healthy bones, muscles, and joints.
Exercising helps build muscle, controls weight, and reduces fat.
Physical activity prevents high blood pressure.
6. Benefits of Physical Education
builds social skills
healthy bones
good for a childs health
need A break during school
concentration
a way of meeting friends
fightsobesity
gives children a positive outlook on life
longer life
reduces stress in children
lower risk of heart disease
7. Why is it so Important?
In school, academics are important, but it also healthy for children to have some type of recess break or gym class.
Physical education classes exposes kids to new activities and sports.
Whether it is just walking or playing tag, children should be physically active.
8. The Declaration of the Rights of the Child
The Declaration of the Rights of the Child, enforced that children have the right to play and have the right for recreation.It was created by the United Nations in 1959.The Convention of Rights of the Child, adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations in 1990, also quoted, the right to rest and leisure, to engage in play and recreational activities appropriate to the age of the child, and to participate freely in cultural life and the arts.
9. PHYSICAL ACTIVITY FOR GIRLS
During girls early and teen years, girls build toward their peak bone mass. If they are not physically active at a young age and lack the development of having strong bones, it increases girls risks of osteoporosis later in life.
10. PHYSICAL ACTIVITY FOR BOYS
In young boys, it is important for them to be physically active so they gain strong bones, muscles, and to prevent diabetes.
11. GAINS:
Flexibility
Muscular Strength
Muscular Endurance
Body Composition
12. Policy Recommendations for Schools
All elementary school children should have a physical education class.
At the elementary grade levels, emphasis should be on student learning of fundamental motor skills, activity- related knowledge, and physical fitness.
Physical education programs should have a well-developed curriculum.
Teachers should be properly trained to perform physical activity curriculums.
School physical fitness testing should emphasize health-related items. Testing should be on personal and social skills, motor skills, physical activities, etc. This willhelp students set personal goals and improve their self-efficacy for physical activity.
13. Children should get at least an hour of physical activity each day.
It helps kids focus more in school and prevents them from being stressed.
Gym class is required in schools so that children stay fit and healthy.
14. Organizations
Daily physical education is not only recommended by schools but more than 20 national organizations including the American Academy of Pediatrics, American Heart Association, Action for Healthy Kids, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Association for State Boards of Education, and National Association for Sport and Physical Education.
15. WORKS CITED
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/sgr/adoles.htm
http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2009-06-21-physical-education_N.htm
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