Physical Activity A Healthy Movement on School Campuses

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Physical Activity A Healthy Movement on School
Campuses

• Dr. Melinda Bossenmeyer-CSUSM
• Melinda_at_peacefulplaygrounds.com
• Mary Blackman- SDCOE
• Mblackma_at_sdcoe.net

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Physical Education - Physical Activity

• Physical Education
• Planned, sequential, organized, instructional
  program taught by credentialed teachers
• Teaches motor skills and movement knowledge
  needed for lifetime physical activity

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Physical Education - Physical Activity

• Physical Activity
• Unstructured play during recess and breaks
• Before and after school programs
• Intramurals and clubs

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Resources

• Recommendations from Superintendent OConnells
  Task Force on Childhood Obesity, Cardiovascular
  Disease and Diabetes
• SDCOE PEP Grant Video-Shaping Up Its Elementary
• www.peacefulplaygrounds.com/press.htm
• www.afterschooolpa.com

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Physical Education Opportunities and challenges
for students to be more physically active

• Education Code
• Physical Education required 1-12
• K-8 200 minutes ea. 2 weeks
• 9-12 400 minutes ea. 2 weeks (7-12)
• Challenges
• Elementary often not taught by classroom teacher
  (push for academics, lack of training and
  curriculum)
• Minutes vs Practice
• HS given exemptions 2 year requirement

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Key Finding
Academic Achievement and Physical Fitness

• Higher Achievement was associated with higher
  levels of fitness at each of the grade levels
  measured.

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Grade 5 Sat-9 and Physical Fitness Scores
Academic Achievement and Physical Fitness
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Academic Achievement and Physical Fitness
Grade 7 Sat-9 and Physical Fitness Scores
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Grade 9 Sat-9 and Physical Fitness Scores
Academic Achievement and Physical Fitness
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Physical Education

• Need Health Focus vs Skills Focus
• Training for current teaching staff
• Supt. Task Force Recommendation Additional
  Training
• Class Size
• Quality education needs reasonable class sizes
• Supt. Task Force Recommendation-Comparable Class
  Size

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Physical Activity Opportunities and challenges
for students to be more physically active

• Challenges
• Recess Mandated by Ed.Code-restroom break
• Eliminated across U.S. (academic push, liability,
  policies)
• Opportunity
• Supt. OConnells Task Force Recommendation
• Physical Activity Breaks each 120 minutes
  (Ed.Code Change)

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Physical ActivityOpportunities and challenges
for students to be more physically active
Total Number of Children in Activity Areas

• Recess- Challenge
• Where are the kids at morning recess?
• homework
• inside games detention

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II Environmental Issues

• Physical Education
• School Facilities
• Shared facilities
• Joint use agreements
• Equipment

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Environmental Issues-PA

• Playgrounds Recess Lunch
• 1 Access
• 2 Use
• 3 Supervision
• 4 Organized Activities
• 5 Equipment
• Challenge Before and After School

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Environmental PA

• Playground Designs
• Activity Markings
• Peaceful Playgrounds
• More games more active kids.
• Reduction bullying.
• Spread out over playing area.

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Environment Playground PA
Differences in MVPA by area size (sqft.)

• LARGER SPACES PRODUCED MORE ACTIVE CHILDREN.
•      Differences in MVPA by area size (sqft)
        
•   1-2999 sq feet   66 of children in MVPA
        
•   3000-5999 sq feet 67 of children in MVPA
        
•   6000  76 of children in MVPA

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Playground Markings
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Playground Markings
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Playgrounds Markings

• Most popular and most activity
• Boys Girls
• Four Square Grass (walking track)
• Multiuse Circle Four Square Circle
• Basketball Hop Scotch Circle
• Grass Field
• SDCC Pep Grant Findings 2004

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PA- Recess Safety

• Playground Supervisor Training
• http//www.peacefulplaygrounds.com/support.htm

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Physical and Social Safety

• Bullying SDCOE PEP Grant
• Today Last Week
• Girls 5.4 9.5
• Boys 5.3 13.4
• More active kids reported bullying more often
  (significant)

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What do parents think?PE and PA in Schools

• 95 support physical education K-12
• 85 support school programs to fight obesity
• 95 think daily physical activity helps children
  academically
• 76 think more school physical education could
  help control or prevent obesity
• Center for Health and Health Care in Schools

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Teachers

• 83 of teachers support daily physical education
  for Students
• Staff Wellness Programs - more to come as part of
  Coordinated School Health Programs.

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Increase PA on Playground

• Facilitated activities vs supervision
• -Jump Rope Club
• -Running Club
• Playground Markings
• Games painted on blacktop (four square,
  hopscotch)
• Game on grass fields (soccer)
• Stratton-Impact Studied
• More Recess Minutes

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Physical Education Physical Activity

• School provides a unique opportunity for
• increasing childrens physical activity levels.

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Afterschool Website

• www.afterschoolpa.com

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Leadership Activity

• Group Work
• Review Superintendent OConnells Task Force
• Recommendations
• Identify 3 challenges
• Identify 3 opportunities

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Participant Planning Tool
Increasing the Amount of Physical Activity for
School Age Children and Youth Opportunities
Challenges