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Ferman Konukman; Andrew Sortwell; Bijen Filiz; Ertan Tüfekçioglu; Souhail Hermassi – Strategies: A Journal for Physical and Sport Educators, 2025
Aquatic plyometric drills for children offer a promising avenue for promoting physical fitness and skill development. By following the guidelines recommended in this article, physical educators and coaches can ensure safe and effective implementation of these drills.
Descriptors: Aquatic Sports, Drills (Practice), Children, Physical Education
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Lynne M. Z. Lafave; Nadine Van Wyk – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 2024
The early years of childhood development are a significant time for the acquisition and application of skills that foster motor development, cognitive understanding, and social well-being. However, there are gaps in knowledge of and practical skills for developing physical literacy within early childhood educator preparation programs. This article…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Child Development, Physical Development, Early Childhood Teachers
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Bin Liang; David Moltow; Stephanie Richey – History of Education Review, 2024
Purpose: The aim of this article is two-fold. First, it offers a unique account of "San Min," the prototype of the current Chinese educational principle proposed by Yan Fu (1854-1921) that aimed at improving people's physical, intellectual and moral capacities. This system of educational thinking has received only marginal attention in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Asian Culture, Educational Principles, Physical Development
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Stephanie Graziani; Francis M. Kozub – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 2024
Batting or striking with a long-handled implement is an important fundamental motor skill used in several lifetime activities. This article outlines basic movement concepts that are developed through batting and provides recommendations that can serve as both curricular options for physical education and a potential homework idea for kids to…
Descriptors: Elementary School Students, Physical Activities, Team Sports, Recreational Activities
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Melodie Wyttenbach; Molly McMahon; Theresa Pileggi-Proud – International Studies in Catholic Education, 2024
US Catholic schools have been known to educate the whole child. However, the Catholic sector has not widely embraced a shared understanding of whole child education or how it is operationalised, nor have researchers interested in this sector effectively measured the impact of approaches in any or all domains. This conceptual paper presents a…
Descriptors: Catholic Schools, Holistic Approach, Guidelines, Educational Philosophy
Robin L. Hopkins – Maryland State Department of Education, 2024
In Maryland, one way children's well-being is measured is by looking at the data from the Kindergarten Readiness Assessment (KRA). While the data can illustrate how children perform on various indicators across language and literacy, mathematics, social foundations, and physical well-being and motor development, it is really a reflection of the…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Kindergarten, Young Children, Literacy
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Juanita Blackton; Alla McCaughey – English Teaching Forum, 2024
As the demand for opportunities to learn English grows throughout the world, parents and educators are looking for innovative ways to engage students in English-learning opportunities. Perhaps your school or municipality will seek to initiate an English Camp to be on trend with this growing need. Or perhaps, like many go-getter teachers, you wish…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Camps, Open Educational Resources
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Steven B. Mertens; Micki M. Caskey – Middle Grades Review, 2024
Young adolescents undergo rapid physical, cognitive, social, emotional, and sexual development, including puberty, sexual awareness, gender identity, physiological brain and cognitive growth, complex emotions, and impulse control. Tragically, thousands of adolescents die daily from mostly preventable causes such as violence, sexual health problems…
Descriptors: Early Adolescents, Middle School Students, Risk Assessment, At Risk Persons