Opening Statement: Within this paper I will be discussing a research based Physical Education curriculum program known as SPARK P.E. SPARK stands for Sports, Play, Active, Recreation, for Kids and it strives to help improve the lives of young and adolescent children through exercise and fun activities. I will be discussing the goals of SPARK, the positives of the program, and the specifics into a few of the packages they offer to schools and various after school programs. The SPARK P.E. program is a curriculum for physical education classes that is designed for all students to enjoy P.E. and to improve a child’s overall health and wellness. It is a researched based program out of San Diego State University that strives to improve the health of all people, not just children. The program has been in use for over twenty years and has been tested and improved upon by researchers from SDSU. The program helps children, adolescence, and adults by disseminating evidence based Physical Education to instructors in classrooms and afterschool programs. The program is so effective because it includes program that includes all students and that can be completed by all students in the class. The curriculum has activities designed for all grade levels from Kindergarten through 12th grade. There are many different variations to the SPARK P.E. program that can fit almost anyone’s needs. The company can also cater to very specific requests for a curriculum if a school desires so. There are two different versions to the curriculum; online and offline. The offline version comes in printed binders with instructions for games, activities, and even entire lesson plans. The offline version also includes all the equipment necessary for the games a... ... middle of paper ... ...everything it strives to do by providing fun and interesting games that everyone can play and be involved with. I would strongly recommend this program to any school or group in need of a fun and entertaining curriculum for their students and I will also look into using the program when I become a Physical Education teacher. Works Cited Physical Activity Facts. (2013, February 19). Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Retrieved February 10, 2014, from http://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/physicala SPARK Physical Education Curriculum. (n.d.). K-12 Physical Education Programs, & Elementary School PE Curriculum. Retrieved February 10, 2014, from http://www.sparkpe.org/physical-education/ SPARK Physical Education Curriculum. (n.d.). SPARK Objectives. Retrieved February 10, 2014, from http://www.sparkpe.org/about-us/objectives/
“Spark is a researched based public health organization.”(Sparkpe.org) When you buy their lesson plans and equipment you are also buying the outstanding service that comes with Spark. You also get a spark team that comes to your specific school and helps with all of the lesson plans. They also help interact with kids and get them up and moving, all in all they are a good motivation tool to have. For a school that has a poor budget it can be hard to get Spark out to you, but you’re able to call them up ask for advice and move forward as a program. Spark doesn’t just strive to kill obesity within children; they also strive to educate adults so they know the right steps to help their students become healthy individuals. In a nut shell each Spark program “fosters environmental and behavioral change by providing a coordinated package of a highly thought through curriculum, onsite teacher training, extensive follow-up support, and content matching equipment.”(Sparkpe.org) Since Spark is still a relatively new organization they are still growing, learning and striving for success every day. They first started studying Elementary education in 1989. Sense then they have created a full K-12 curriculum. They have made a dieting curriculum for growing children. They produce their own equipment and lastly they back up their lesson plans with real people that not only teach the kids but teach the teachers. This curriculum sounds very difficult and complex; yes, but they help by breaking it down into five core messages.
This essay highlights the new nation wide curriculum values movement in physical education classes and the propositions it has to maintain and support engagement and development. Through effecting teaching strategies such as Mosston’s spectrum and identifying a holistic approach to valuing movement in the curriculum. Teachers can work towards creating supporting learning environments to cater for all students, and promote total student engagement.
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Lastly, the textbook states that “A high-quality physical-education program parallels whole-child education. While the main focus is on physical development (psychomotor), it also addresses the knowledge (cognitive) and social (affective) aspects of the child”
With society’s ever increasing price tag of education, public schools have gone to great lengths to cut costs from the unessential activities during and after school hours. First it was music programs and art classes; however, with the desperate need for teachers, athletic programs have felt the grunt of this expedition. Now, more than ever, youths in our communities are battling serious problems. Not only are sports and organized athletic programs vital to physical development, but also mental growth and offer children structure and goals. Unfortunately, many schools have to cut back or even eliminate sports/athletic programs due to lack of funding.
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Over the past decades our culture has changes dramatically. To which our nation was once a physically active nation. Yet now it seems that society discourages physical activity. The human race has been dependent on automobiles, discouraging people to walk or bike, increasing the chance of a poor life-style. Yet there are many factors that affect the achievement and maintenance of a healthy life. Young people are growing into a diverse society, which is characterized by rapid change, inactive work and leisure practices that influence unhealthy behaviors. By incorporating physical activity into peoples daily routine will increase their chances of being healthier, reducing certain diseases and learning how to avoid injuries. Physical education helps students improve their knowledge about health issues and practices that will lead to a more enjoyable life. Students playing and working in a team together develop social skills, teamwork, achieving goals, and development of self-esteem. Overall physical education provides the potential for a better life style.
Opponents of physical education in schools state that gym is not the best way to utilize students’ time. Students’ should be given the choice to participate in gym class or not because many students aren’t as athletic and don’t enjoy it enough to want to do it in school. Despite this downfall, PE is important in students’ life and even though some don’t enjoy it as much, they need it in order to be successful in life. If not, diseases and health risks could come up and it wouldn’t be robust. Ultimately, physical education provides superior benefits.
“Vigorous exercise affects the brain, learning process and student behavior; current school PE programs need re-examination” Sparking Life. Fusedog Media Group, 2014. Web. 27 April 2014
Sports programs have been an integral part of all schools. They support the academics of the school and therefore foster success in life. These programs are educational and help produce productive citizenship. They help students experience and build skills that may help them in their future, like interpersonal and time management skills. Education may kindle the light of knowledge, but sports help to maintain the proper physique. Sports are also an important means of entertainment and a use for energy after long hours of study. Sports increase a student’s performance not only in the classroom but also in their life.
In this essay, the role and benefits of Physical Education and School Sport will be identified from in and outside the school curriculum. The benefits that pupils have gained from the national school curriculum, what has changed from the past to present day in schools and how it has affected Physical Education in School Sport will be discussed. Also, mental and physical health benefits that occur from Physical Education will be mentioned in this essay along with what the teaching standards were like and how Physical education has changed such as different teaching ways.
Some activity clubs we provide include, dancing, running, jump roping, basketball and soccer clubs, just to name a few. These clubs encourage kids to stay active. Our PE program also sends out monthly newsletters to the parents that give them ways to help their child live a healthy lifestyle. The National Association for Sport and Physical Education states, “Regular physical activity improves functional status and limits disability during the middle and later adult years. Physical activity contributes to quality of life, psychological health, and the ability to meet physical work demands. Physical education can serve as a vehicle for helping students to develop the knowledge, attitudes, motor skills, behavioral skills, and confidence needed to adopt and maintain physically active lifestyles. The outcomes of a quality physical education program include the development of students’ physical competence, health-related fitness, self-esteem, and overall enjoyment of physical activity. These outcomes enable students to make informed decisions and choices about leading a physically active lifestyle. In early years children derive pleasure from movement sensations and experience challenge and joy as they sense a growing competence in their movement ability. Evidence suggests that the level of participation, the degree of skill, and the number of activities mastered as a child directly influences the extent to which children will continue to participate in physical activity as an
...ifferent sports and activities from various cultures. Good sportsmanship makes students respect each other, and makes the lessons and activities more enjoyable. If the students perform some skills better than others, then they could help out those who have not quite mastered the skill. This helps with the social aspect of physical education. Working in cooperative groups allows for the students to come up with strategies, strategies that will help knock down the castle or to pass the ball five times before they can score in an activity.