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Each of the 25 "Make It -Take It" Fitness Games starts with a teacher-friendly and visual overview and richly illustrated exercises. $30.00 (K-8)
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K-12 Curriculum Incentives for the NEW Physical Education is the product of 60+ years of teaching and supervising K-12 physical education programs. Written by Bud and Sue Turner, this is the latest book of this husband and wife writing team. The ideas in this new text offer a library of planned, purposeful, and exciting activities aimed at motivating all students.
$37.00 (K-12)
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A Complete Package: Project ACES is probably the most successful physical education promotional event to date. Hailed by the President's Council for Physical Fitness & Sports as the "world's largest exercise class," this event has generated interest from newspapers and television shows around the USA.
Blueprints for Success: Len Saunders, creator of Project ACES, shares the secrets of 15 successful physical education programs with you. This book contains step-by-step descriptions for innovative projects such as the Tri-Fit-A-Thon, The Great Country Fitness Challenge, The Best-Ever Fitness Fair, The Virtual Fitness Jamboree, Fitness Pen Pals, and much more! $25.00 (K-5)
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Looking for New Ideas? By using the theme-based PE Activity Stations found in this book, you will be able to implement a year-long selection of enjoyable fitness, sport skills, and team-building opportunities for your students!
This book provides over 200 physical eudcation station ideas with 12 fun-filled chapters. A great selection of flexible, adaptable, time-saving, and theme-based activities guaranteed to add more fun to your program! $30.00 (K-8)
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June 14, 2009 (Happy "Flag Day")
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Greetings!
Today is Flag Day (and also my sister Joanne's birthday!). It is a day set aside to reflect on the adoption of the flag as a national symbol. For many, it is a symbol of freedom, hope, and dreams.
In this Issue: For this issue, we'll will start and end with two different stories - the first is Kristi Yamaguchi's "Always Dream" (this will take a while to load, but is worth it!) and the second is about one teen's "Seven Wonders of the World." Kristi's story strikes a very powerful and personal chord for me on two levels - as an educator and also growing up as a Japanese-American. Always dream!
 New Book: Positive Personal Social Activities for Elementary Physical Education - $16 - (Dr. Steve Moyer, Eastern Michigan University) offers excellent games and activities to enhance your students' cooperation, leadership, and teamwork skills.
Please call us at (800) 927-0682 to order by phone or via website.
Our Mission: There are four general purposes for this growing, monthly publication:
 To provide an active forum for sharing valuable and timely information to new and continuing Carol M. White PEP Grant-funded Project Directors, Central Office Staff and teachers.
- To help disseminate the "lessons learned" by PEP Grant winners to all interested Physical Education Supervisors and teachers.
- To encourage more schools and school districts to implement a comprehensive physical education program model as described in the Comprehensive Physical Education Profile (C-PEP) model.
- To recognize innovative schools and districts who are doing great things with and without PEP Grant funding.
Sincerely,
Artie Kamiya, Publisher
PS: If you are a Central Office administrator and would like to have all of your PE teachers added to the newsletter, just e-mail me an Excel spreadsheet with each teacher's first name, last name, and e-mail address.
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Background: According to a recent web survey, the top two issues of interest to K-12 physical education leaders at the local, state,and national levels are (1) Advocacy and (2) Assessment.
With all of the recent staffing cuts in public school education, there is little surprise why these two topics are of critical interest. Here are a few links for your consideration-
- Sport Skills Best Learned Young: A new study has found kids who learn how to kick, catch and throw are more likely to grow into active and fit teens. The findings carries an important message for all K-12 physical education programs that "it is not enough just to try to get kids more active - they need to be taught important motor skills" as well.The Physical Activity and Skills Study (PASS) led by Sydney University doctoral candidate Lisa Barnett is the world's first longitudinal study to examine whether the attainment of motor skill proficiency as a child has any affects on cardio-respiratory fitness and physical activity levels years later in high school.
- Physical Activity and Academics: According to a study in a recent issue of the journal Neuroscience, there may be a link between physical activity and improved academic achievement among young children.
- Research Digest Archives: These are on-going research articles on timely topics (e.g., The Role of Schools in Preventing Childhood Obesity) published by the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports.
- OSDFS Prevention News Bulletin: Is a great listserv published by the Office of Safe & Drug-Free Schools (folks who manage the Carol M. White PEP Grants). Here's the site to enroll: <http://www.ed.gov/news/newsletters/listserv/preventioned.html>.
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July/August/September/October
2009
(2) Montana/Northwest AAHPERD Joint Convention: August 4-5, 2009. A joint convention between Montana AHPERD and the Northwest District AAHPERD. Held in beautiful Missoula Montana at Big Sky High School, there are sure to be many sessions you would love to attend! Come see the Big Sky! For more info, please e-mail Gayle See.
(3) Delaware AHPERD State Convention: September 9, 2009. Delaware State University, Dover, Delaware. For more info, please e-mail Angela Shorter.
(4) Arizona AHPERD State Convention: September 23-25, 2009. Phoenix Convention Center - Phoenix. Dr. John Ratey will be our keynote speaker. For more info, please e-mail Leslie DeRuiter Hudson.
(5) NASPE PETE Conference: 2009 October 7-10, 2009 Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The Physical Education Teacher Education (PETE) Conference occurs every three years and is the premier professional development and networking event for university PETE faculty. Attendees will learn from the many workshops, roundtables, poster sessions, paper sessions, general sessions, and featured speakers. Networking and sharing are a high priority with the US and international university faculty and opportunity will be provided for these valuable informal discussions.
Editor's Note: Artie will be presenting at the following venues -
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The Seven Wonders of the World
Author Unknown
The students were studying the "Seven Wonders of the Ancient World." At the end of the lesson, the students were asked to list what they considered to be the Seven Wonders of the World. Though there was some disagreement, the following received the most votes:
1. Egypt's Great Pyramids
2. The Taj Mahal in India
3. The Grand Canyon in Arizona
4. The Panama Canal
5. The Empire State Building
6. St. Peter's Basilica
7. China's Great Wall
While gathering the votes, the teacher noted that one student, a quiet girl, hadn't turned in her paper yet. So she asked the girl if she was having trouble with her list. The quiet girl replied, "Yes, a little. I couldn't quite make up my mind because there were so many." The teacher said, "Well, tell us what you have, and maybe we can help."
The girl hesitated, then read, "I think the Seven Wonders of the World are:
1. to touch...
2. to taste...
3. to see...
4. to hear... (She hesitated a little, and then added...)
5. to feel...
6. to laugh...
7. and to love.
The room was so quiet, you could have heard a pin drop. May this story serve as a gentle reminder to all of us that the things we overlook as simple and ordinary are often the most wonderful - and we don't have to travel anywhere special to experience them.
Enjoy your gifts!
 This
inspirational poem is an example of the many other stories, teacher tips, games,
and activities contained in the PEP Club Archives, the largest single
collection of games, activities, and physical education teaching tips
in the universe! Access to the PEP Club is $59.95 a year. Please call (800) 927-0682 for discounted rates for multi-school subscriptions.
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