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Make a Case for Quality P.E.

"This Play builds awareness of the need for more physical exercise. The larger group helped with the push for added necessities."

"Having quality PE in schools is vitally important for students for todays generation. Children, especially in grades 3-5, do not get enough physical activity. If there is quality PE in schools then students will learn to enjoy staying healthy and being healthy which will aid in the fight against obesity."

"We already have a quality PE program but want to offer more choices for lifetime fitness."

Make a Case for Quality P.E.

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Type of Play: Physical Activity

Subcategory: Physical Activity Anytime, Anywhere

Student Interest Areas: Advocacy, Physical Education, Physical Fitness, Public Relations

Grade Level: Elementary & Secondary

Level of Involvement: Going Further

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Is your school offering P.E. to all students every day? If not, work with your school’s P.E. staff, athletic director, administration and parent organization to try to implement what the National Association for Sport and Physical Education calls Quality P.E. Programs.

Everyone Can:

  • Arrange a meeting with the school’s key influencer groups
  • Provide advocates and key audiences with Fuel Up to Play 60 information
  • Provide parents with information about physical activity
  • Encourage parents to support Fuel Up to Play 60 goals
  • Attend meetings to advocate for your goals
  • Arrange a meeting with key groups in your school (P.E. Department, Principal, PTA/PTO) to share information about Fuel Up to Play 60 and Quality P.E.. Work with each group to find at least one advocate to join your effort.
  • Meet with your team to plan a presentation and promotional campaign to convince the School Board to implement quality physical education principles as outlined by the National Association for Sport and Physical Education. Consider creating a video to highlight the need and desire for implementation.
  • Get your adult advocates to help you arrange for a presentation at a school board meeting. Invite supporters of Fuel Up to Play 60 to attend the meeting in a show of support.
  • At the meeting, emphasize your goals of promoting quality physical education and its benefits to learning and long-term health. Explain how improving the physical education offerings at your school may lead to higher achievement and long-term health and success for all students.
  • Provide group members with handouts that share information about Fuel Up to Play 60 and the importance of regular physical activity using the Tools and Resources below.
This Play may help you meet the goals of the USDA's HealthierUS School Challenge!
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Tools that Can Help:

Spread the Word: Publicize Your Results
This tool provides tips on how to publicize your program and its successes, both locally and with a wider audience.

Video 101: How to Make a Great Video
A video can be a great way to take your Healthy Eating and Physical Activity Plays further and show off your successes to others. Use these tips to help you make your video a crowd pleaser!

More from Our Teammates:

101 Tips for Teaching Nutrition Concepts in Physical Education
This resource, created by the National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE) and Fuel Up to Play 60, is designed to help physical education teachers integrate nutrition concepts into their teaching routines. The tips that follow were suggested by Fuel Up to Play 60 supporters and P.E. teachers from around the country. For information on how to order copies of “101 Tips for Teaching Nutrition Concepts in Physical Education,” go to www.naspeinfo.org.

Strategies to Improve Quality Physical Education
This guidebook from the Centers for Disease Control (2010) outlines and provides a rationale for key strategies aimed at increasing the amount of time that students are engaged in moderate to vigorous physical activity while in physical education class.

The Association Between School-Based Physical Activity, Including Physical Education, and Academic Performance
Recess can boost students’ concentration and physical activity breaks as short as 5 minutes can improve test scores, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The report (2010) suggests that more time in physical education class can improve attention, concentration and test scores; it suggests physical activity clubs improve grade point average, educational goal setting and graduation rates.

Advocating for Quality Physical Education
This resource, from the National Association for Sports and Physical Education, is designed to help physical educators, administrators and parents advocate for quality physical education programs from working with their school boards all the way up to their state legislators.

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