Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on February 2, 2008 - 16:02.
It sounds like you have a very beneficial program at your school. The school that I was recently at was very similar to yours. There was three areas of physical education that they had to take, those included; physical fitness, team sports, and aquatics. I loved the way that the program was set up; it truly pushed the students to work and incorporate fitness into their daily lives. I am now teaching at a catholic elementary school and the program that I came into is very different. It has taken me all year to get the students to stop asking me to play dodge ball!!!! I have been working hard to incorporate all the elements of a quality program, but I just do not see them enough throughout the week for it to be truly beneficial to them.
I try to get them excited about fitness using incentives such as "fit-bucks." Students earn “fit-bucks” for participating and reaching their goal for that specific class. They can then exchange their "money" for fun fitness toys (jump ropes, balls, water bottles, etc.) or the whole class can combine their money to "pay" for an extra period of physical education class. It seems to really motivate the students, especially the younger ones. Any other incentives you use to motivate your students?
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Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on February 2, 2008 - 16:02.
It sounds like you have a very beneficial program at your school. The school that I was recently at was very similar to yours. There was three areas of physical education that they had to take, those included; physical fitness, team sports, and aquatics. I loved the way that the program was set up; it truly pushed the students to work and incorporate fitness into their daily lives. I am now teaching at a catholic elementary school and the program that I came into is very different. It has taken me all year to get the students to stop asking me to play dodge ball!!!! I have been working hard to incorporate all the elements of a quality program, but I just do not see them enough throughout the week for it to be truly beneficial to them.
I try to get them excited about fitness using incentives such as "fit-bucks." Students earn “fit-bucks” for participating and reaching their goal for that specific class. They can then exchange their "money" for fun fitness toys (jump ropes, balls, water bottles, etc.) or the whole class can combine their money to "pay" for an extra period of physical education class. It seems to really motivate the students, especially the younger ones. Any other incentives you use to motivate your students?