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Hüseyin Ünlü; Selin S¸ims¸ek; Bijen Filiz; Ferman Konukman; Andrew Sortwell – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 2024
Physical activity programs during the school day prevent students from being sedentary. One of the environments where students spend the most time during the school day is the classroom. The purpose of this article is to provide suggestions for how students can participate in physical activity during the school day in the classroom environment.
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Class Activities, Well Being, Educational Strategies
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Ünlü, Hüseyin; Özdek, Büsra; Filiz, Bijen; Konukman, Ferman – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 2023
The warm-up is the most important part of the physical education classes, where the student's interest and attention are drawn and motivated towards the lesson purpose. However, many physical education teachers do not give enough attention to the beginning and warm-up part of the lesson when planning their lessons. Faigenbaum & McFarland…
Descriptors: Developmentally Appropriate Practices, Physical Education, Drills (Practice), Physical Education Teachers
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Alicia Stapp; Abbey Shane – Journal of Teacher Education and Educators, 2024
Over the past decade there has been an increase in K-12 schools integrating yoga and mindfulness as a tool for improving children's overall well-being. However, one of the main barriers to effectively providing such mechanisms in the classroom is teachers 'self-efficacy and preparation to implement children's yoga. To address this barrier the…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Intervention, Teacher Education Programs, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
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Jennifer J. Chen; Haily Badolato – Education 3-13, 2025
This study investigated the pedagogical strategies implemented by preschool teachers to scaffold social and emotional learning (SEL) in socioeconomically disadvantaged children (ages 3-4) during the 2020-2021 school year amidst COVID-19 in the United States. The participants consisted of eight teachers (representing four teaching teams of one lead…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Preschool Teachers, Preschool Children, COVID-19
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Lanier, Kacie V.; Killian, Chad M.; Burnett, Richard – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 2021
The goal of physical education (PE) is to assist students in the development of physical activity habits that will last a lifetime. To achieve this, PE teachers must shift beyond only teaching sports and games during instructional periods. Strength and conditioning programming is one alternative available to PE teachers. This article provides an…
Descriptors: High School Students, Physical Education, Physical Activities, Health Behavior
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Greenspan, Scott B.; Whitcomb, Sara; Gordon, Kelsey L.; Hayden, Laura; Lauterbach, Alexandra; Fefer, Sarah; Griffith, Catherine – International Journal of School & Educational Psychology, 2022
Literature continues to suggest that physical activity is a viable modality in promoting positive mental health outcomes among youth. School psychologists may be well-positioned to incorporate physical activity within school-based mental health intervention service delivery. This study explores school psychologists' perspectives of using physical…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Mental Health, School Psychologists, School Health Services