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May is National Physical Education and Sport Month
April 5th, 2012 12:19 pm UTC | Posted in Afterschool, Fitness, Physical Education, The Skillastics Blog
May is National Physical Education and Sport month and offers a great opportunity to showcase your program. It’s important that everyone looks for ways to advocate for physical education and by planning a special event during May (and specifically the first week of May) you can help support those advocacy efforts. Here are a few [...]
Just Released – A New Spin on Basketball Basics DVD
April 5th, 2012 12:02 pm UTC | Posted in Afterschool, Basketball, Park and Recreation, Physical Education, The Skillastics Blog
Over 100 Skill-Building Activities for Children that Create an Atmosphere of Challenge and Fun! A New Spin on Basketball Basics is an excellent resource of basketball activities that builds skills and understanding in a non-competitive environment. The activities are presented in a progressive format in which students demonstrate each activity based upon their ability-beginning, [...]
Helpful Skillastics® Tips
April 5th, 2012 11:43 am UTC | Posted in Afterschool, Physical Education, The Skillastics Blog
There are many ways you can use the activities included in each Skillastics® Activity Kit beyond the times when the kit is being used. Here are some ideas to get more use out of the 26 activities included in each kit. Each week give 3-4 activities to classroom teachers to use as brain breaks. Provide [...]
Grants 4 Teachers Website Resource
April 5th, 2012 11:22 am UTC | Posted in Afterschool, Physical Education, The Skillastics Blog
Grants for Teachers is your complete online resource for information related to K-12 grants. You can search for grants by state, grant category and institution whether you are a public, private, higher education, faith-based, or non-profit. It’s Easy and FREE! Click Here to Begin Your Search Skillastics® Grant Writing Template
Miami-Dade County Public Schools Implement Fitness Skillastics® District Wide
March 21st, 2012 6:05 am UTC | Posted in News, The Skillastics Blog
Miami-Dade County Public Schools are implementing Fitness Skillastics® district wide in each of their Elementary Schools. “Miami-Dade County Public Schools provides a comprehensive physical education to all students through daily elementary physical education. We place a concerted emphasis on the fitness education model to ensure that all students have the opportunity to maintain appropriate fitness [...]
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