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  • Effective Teaching Strategies - ​Adapted Physical Education
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TEACHing tools and RESOURCES
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  • Physical Education Related Organizations
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  • ​​​Safety Related Resources​
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  • Physical Education Related National Observances​​
  • ​​​The Importance of Recess, Play, and Active Classrooms​​
  • Examples of Creative Fitness Activities
  • ​​​​Strategies for Activity Promotion and Adherence​
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  • Dance - Overview and Resources
  • Dance - Folk and Line
  • Dance - POCO LOCOs
  • Dance - Ballroom and Social Dance​
  • Information and Resources for Professional Development​
  • ​Social Media Resources for Physical Educators​​
  • ​Teaching Evaluation Forms for Physical Educators​
  • ​Technology Guides for Physical Education
  • Apps for Physical Education
  • Online Technology Resources
  • ​Projector Uses in Physical Education
  • ​Virtual Reality in Physical Education
  • 360 Degree Photos and Videos in Physical Education
  • Augmented Reality and QR Codes in Physical Education

Physical Education Related National Observances

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National observances are a great way to reinforce your curriculum: activities, student projects, themes, etc. 
  • ​Physical Education Related Organizations
  • Resources for Physical Education Lessons​
  • ​​​Safety Related Resources​
  • ​​Resources for Physical Education DIY and Hacks​​
  • ​​​The Importance of Recess, Play, and Active Classrooms​​
 
January
  • National Compliment Day (#NationalComplimentDay)
  • The Great Kindness Challenge (#GreatKindnessChallenge)
february
  • ​American Heart Month (Example Activities) (#AmericanHeartMonth)
  • Global School Play Day (#GlobalSchoolPlayDay)
  • National Eating Disorders Awareness Week​ (#NEDAwareness)
  • National Girls and Women in Sports Day (#NGWSD)
  • National No One Eats Alone Day (#NoOneEatsAlone)
  • National Teen Dating Violence Awareness & Prevention (#TeenDatingViolence)
  • Random Acts of Kindness Week (#RandomActsofKindnessWeek)
  • World Day of Social Justice (#WorldDayofSocialJustice)
march
  • International Women's Day (#EachforEqual)
  • National Nutrition Month (#NationalNutritionMonth)
  • National School Breakfast Week
  • ​Read Across America (#PhysEd Activities) (#ReadAcrossAmerica)
  • Sleep Awareness Week (#YourDayBeginsWithSleep)
April
  • ​Earth Day (#EarthDay)
  • Every Kid Healthy Week​ (#EveryKidHealthyWeek)
  • Kid's Yoga Day
  • Move More Month​​
  • National Biomechanics Day
  • ​National Dance Week​ (#NationalDanceWeek)
  • National Park Week (#NationalParkWeek)
  • National Public Health Week​ (#NPHW)
  • ​​Park Rx Day (#ParkRX)
May
  • Bike to School Day (#BiketoSchoolDay)
  • Kids to Parks Day​ (#KidsToParks)
  • Mental Health Month
  • National Children's Mental Health Awareness Day​​
  • National Physical Fitness and Sports Month (#MoveInMay)
  • National Physical Education and Sports Week (#SHAPEteachOn)
  • ​Project ACES (#ProjectACES)
  • ​Screen Free Week (#ScreenFreeWeek)
June
  • Global Running Day (#GlobalRunningDay)
  • National Get Outdoors Day​ (#GetOutdoorsDay)
  • National Safety Month (#NationalSafetyMonth)
  • Stop Cyberbullying Day (#StopCyberbullyingDay)
July
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August
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September
  • Exercise US
  • International Day of Peace (#PeaceDay)
  • ​National Childhood Obesity Month​ (#NationalChildhoodObesityMonth)
  • National Dance Day​ (#NationalDanceDay)
  • National Public Lands Day (#NationalPublicLandsDay)
  • Take Your Parent to PE Week (#ParentsLovePE)
  • ​Worldwide Day of Play (#WorldwideDayofPlay)
october
  • International Walk to School Day (#WalkToSchoolDay)
  • ​Lights on Afterschool​ (#LightsOnAfterschool)
  • National Bullying Prevention Month​ (#BullyingPreventionMonth)
  • ​​World Day of Bullying Prevention​ (#BlueUp)
NOVEMBER
  • Family Health History Day (#FamilyHealthHistoryDay)
  • International Day for Tolerance​ (#ToleranceDay)
  • National Eating Healthy Day (#NEHD)
  • ​National S.T.E.M./S.T.E.A.M. Day (#NationalSTEMDay) (Example Activities)
  • Outdoor Classroom Day (#OutdoorClassroomDay)
  • World Kindness Day (#WorldKindnessDay) (SHAPE America Resources)
December
  • International Day of Persons with Disabilities (#IDPD)

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