Character Education AND Fitness For the Classroom! Click for info: « HOME « What is PMK? « Example of PMK « Benefits « Endorsements « Staff Development/Workshops «Laurette’s Bio « Newsletter « CONTACT Benefits of PowerMoves Kids™ The ONLY Classroom Program with Fitness and Character Ed. Solutions. FUN and Effective! PowerMoves Kids™ meets several requirements for Physical Education Standards, and includes: ● motor and movement skills ● knowledge and application of movement concepts, principles, strategies and tactics ● development and maintenance of physical fitness ● valuing physical activity ● full-body stretching ● postures which require balance and coordination ● using all muscles of the body ● helping students learn to safely extend their range of motion ● promotion of self-discipline, concentration and increased attention span ● developing physical strength, flexibility and healthy bodies ● relaxation and self-control ● aspects of stress management ● learning about anatomy and physiology ● revitalizing students when their vigor is low ● helping to develop good posture and body alignment ● linking learning to movement, addressing bodily-kinesthetic intelligence PowerMoves Kids™ addresses Character Education guidelines, and includes: ● promotion of core ethical values (a.k.a. virtues or character traits) as the basis of good character ● character traits such as: honesty, caring, responsibility, respect, service and self-discipline ● reciting and memorizing famous quotes and proverbs which exemplify these traits ● opportunity to learn quotes in Spanish as well as English ● understanding of character issues through a variety of curriculum activities ● helping children understand that character includes thinking, feeling and behavior ● student celebrations for good character choices during activities and throughout the school day ● PowerMoves Kids postures, which become “mnemonic devices” to aid memorization and internalization of quotes ● acknowledges students’ positive self-motivation

Fact Sheet: Encouraging Child Fitness From February 1, 2007 White House Press Release: Today, The President And Mrs. Bush Met With Corporate Leaders To Encourage The Private Sector To Join The Federal Government's Efforts To Promote Child Fitness And Prevent Obesity. The President and Mrs. Bush met with executives from industries dealing with product development, entertainment, retail sales, and advertising to youth to discuss the importance of improving healthy food offerings and encouraging physical activity in their marketing campaigns. Rest of article: http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2007/02/20070201-3.html In an article from the Los Angeles Times: Schools Failing to Meet Phys Ed Standards More than half of the districts studied by the state are not providing youngsters with the minimum required amount of exercise. By Michelle Keller, Times Staff Writer June 9, 2006 Despite an alarming rise in childhood obesity, more than half of California elementary schools are skimping on physical education, according to a report released Thursday. Records from the California Department of Education collected over the last two school years showed that 51% of school districts reviewed failed to meet the state’s minimum requirement of three hours and 20 minutes of physical education every 10 days for students in first through sixth grade, the California Center for Public Health Advocacy said. Health and education officials expressed alarm that schools were neglecting a key part of childhood development, particularly since the number of overweight children ages 6 to 11 has increased significantly in the last 20 years, from 7% in 1980 to 18.8% in 2004, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The article concludes by saying: Amanda Purcell, policy director for the California Center for Public Health Advocacy, and other health experts believe that an increased emphasis on improving scores of standardized tests may play a large role in curtailing the time devoted to physical education. “There may be an attitude out there that we need to focus on standardized tests,” Purcell said. “But we don’t see it as an either/or proposition; physical education can complement the other academic pursuits. A brief, daily 20-minute break may help them concentrate when they come back.”

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One of the many benefits of the PowerMoves Kids Program is that it can be used in small increments in the classroom – as a “value-added stretch break” – or for 5, 10 or 20 minutes, even as a 40-minute class period (using the accompanying Teacher’s Curriculum with 48 Mix n’ Match Lessons).