Component Description:
A planned, sequential K-12 curriculum that provides cognitive content and learning experiences in a variety of activity areas such as basic movement skills, physical fitness, and team, dual, and individual sports. Quality physical education should provide planned activities to meet each student's optimum physical, mental, emotional and social development. Activities and sports that students can enjoy and pursue throughout their lifetime should be designed to meet all students’ abilities. Physical education involves promoting lifelong physical activity that follows the TEKS.
Qualified teachers should use best practice when teaching physical activity. The National Association for Sports and Physical Education recommends optimum movement during physical education classes and promotes “all children engaging in moderate to vigorous physical activity at least 50% of the time (MVPA).”
Student Benefits:
- Improves mental and physical health
- Improves classroom behavior
- Improves of brain function
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