Brain & Body Smart Physical Education Practices
The pages included in this section are designed to serve as resources for the work I do with individual teachers, schools, and districts. If you have any questions or are interested in scheduling a workshop, mentorship, or instructional coaching contact me at lizzygbrown@gmail.com or 207-380-5490.
"Mom... Phys. Ed. is where I learn about my physical self." E. Pendleton, Age 5
Physical education is the essential part of a child’s education designed to help them develop the knowledge, understandings, skills, motivation, and commitment to include and value physical activity and the positive impact it has on ones physical, social, emotional and intellectual health and well-being. Like every other subject area, at the heart of physical education is learning. And at the heart of all learning lies the body and the brain. Both must be considered equally in all aspects of education.
Planning
1. Goals & Learning Targets If you don't know where you're going, how will you know when you have arrived?
2. Set Connecting Threads Weave all learning together. More Connections = More Learning
3. Designing Units
2. Set Connecting Threads Weave all learning together. More Connections = More Learning
3. Designing Units
- Consider Time First Time is our coin, we must spend it wisely.
- Ongoing Reflection Journal - Next year begins with this year.
- Spring & Summer Mind Map - Create the year visually.
- Block The Calendar - Consider time first.
- Big Ideas - Think Transfer!
- Design Units - Think Backwards!
- Craft Lessons - Placing a high priority on the science of learning will increase the likelihood that what you teach is learned.