PE Update.com - Physical Education Lesson Plans, Activities, Games, Tips http://www.physicaleducationupdate.com PE Update.com - Physical Education Lesson Plans, Activities, Games, Tips en-us editor@peUpdate.com Nutrition: The Big Crunch Carrot Activity http://www.physicaleducationupdate.com/members/619.cfm A fun nutrition activity in which everyone in your class, or even your school, crunches a carrot at the same time. Fun Stuff for Physical Education #92 March 11, 2010 http://www.physicaleducationupdate.com/public/618.cfm 1. Editor's Note Welcome to the latest issue of Fun Stuff for PE! It's almost time for M Resources: Developing Physical Literacy - A Guide for Parents of Children Ages 0-12 http://www.physicaleducationupdate.com/members/617.cfm A free 40-page eBook that provides guidelines for developing physical literacy in children. Health: Nine-Year Old Students Should be Taught CPR http://www.physicaleducationupdate.com/members/616.cfm Physical education and health students as young as nine years of age can be taught CPR. Football: Quarterbacks - A Coaching Cue for Better Weight-Shift & Follow-Through http://www.physicaleducationupdate.com/members/615.cfm Have students drag the back toe when throwing the football to ensure good balance, weight-shift and follow-through. Strength (Video): Exercise Ball Hamstring Curls http://www.physicaleducationupdate.com/members/614.cfm How to perform hamstring curls with an exercise ball. How limb positions can be used to change level of difficulty and diagnose leg strength discrepancies. Equipment/Golf: Golf Ball Age Affects Hitting Distance http://www.physicaleducationupdate.com/members/611.cfm Golf balls lose one yard in distance per year…even if they haven't been used. Fun Stuff for Physical Education #91 February 25, 2010 http://www.physicaleducationupdate.com/public/610.cfm 1. Editor's Note Welcome to the latest issue of Fun Stuff for PE! I've had to write this newsletter very quickly. Resources: Science of the Winter Olympics Lesson Plans http://www.physicaleducationupdate.com/members/609.cfm A website that provides free lesson plans explaining the science involved in a number of Winter Olympic sports. Games: Winter Olympic Activities...in Your Gym! http://www.physicaleducationupdate.com/members/608.cfm Several Winter Olympics activities that physical education students can simulate in your gym. Reproducibles: Field Hockey Skills Award http://www.physicaleducationupdate.com/members/607.cfm A printable certificate that rewards students who have completed the field hockey unit in your physical education class. Fitness: Favorite Sports Routine http://www.physicaleducationupdate.com/members/606.cfm A fitness routine, using key elements from a number of different sports, that you can perform in your classroom or in physical education classes when no gym is available. Swimming: Coaching Cue for Streamlined Head Alignment in the Freestyle Stroke http://www.physicaleducationupdate.com/members/605.cfm A coaching cue that helps swimmers maintain the correct head position in the freestyle stroke. Resources/Tennis: Eight School Lesson Plans from the United States Tennis Association http://www.physicaleducationupdate.com/members/603.cfm Eight free physical education program lesson plans for tennis, provided for free from the United States Tennis Association. Fun Stuff for Physical Education #90 February 11, 2010 http://www.physicaleducationupdate.com/public/604.cfm 1. Editor's Note Welcome to the latest issue of Fun Stuff for PE! What are four good thin Soccer: Musical Hoops Leadup Game http://www.physicaleducationupdate.com/members/602.cfm A soccer leadup game that improves dribbling, ball control and field awareness. Tennis: Shorten Your Strides When Approaching Distant Shots http://www.physicaleducationupdate.com/members/601.cfm To prevent overrunning the ball, players should take shorter, quicker strides as they approach distant shots. Sport Psychology: Parents Receive Significant Benefits from Their Children's Participation in Sport http://www.physicaleducationupdate.com/members/600.cfm Parents who sit at practices and games (and possibly volunteer) may be getting as much out of the experience as their athlete-children. Promotion: School Spirit Contest http://www.physicaleducationupdate.com/members/599.cfm A creative way to attract a gym full of loud, supportive fans, all wearing school colors. Includes a printable award. Reproducibles: Good Luck in Exams Certificate http://www.physicaleducationupdate.com/members/598.cfm A printable certificate that wishes students "good luck" as they begin their exams.