A new school year has begun! Students are eagerly filling classrooms with the anticipation of the next ten months. Who is in their class? Who is their teacher? When is “gym”? In Ontario, schools are mandated to provide 100 minutes of physical activity a week. This can be in the form of a quality physical … Continue reading Why students need health and physical education!
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Making Something From Nothing in Your Phys. Ed. Equipment Room
When I was fortunate enough to get a full-time phys. ed. teaching position in my second year of employment I inherited an equipment room that was virtually empty – broken hockey sticks, a few deflated volleyballs (with no pump), and one basketball. I was given no funding to build my supplies, so I had to get creative. Here are … Continue reading Making Something From Nothing in Your Phys. Ed. Equipment Room