Article Review: Get Your Students Moving

The article: Get You Students Moving was about blending physical education with what is being taught in the classroom to help students retain information.

The author of this article wrote about five different activities he implemented in his physical education class that covered concepts being taught in the classroom. The author suggest students sit for a long period of time through out the day at their desks. Giving students the opportunity to interact and move around while learning, allows students to refocus and learn classroom material in a new way.

 The first example provided was jogging and sequencing for younger students. The students were put into groups where they would jog across the gym and turn over cards with numbers on them. If the students found a number 1 they would run back to the start area and the next team member would run across the gym looking for a 2. The numbers had to be in numerical order, so if the second team member did not bring back a 2, then he or she would run back empty handed and the next team member would go in search of a 2. This activity would continue until all the numbers were brought back to the start in numerical order. Students were developing skills such as, working with a team, communication, patience and concentration to complete these activities.

The author of this article also incorporated technology into his classes, while blending Physical Education and classroom content. During a unit on the Heart, students pretend to be the blood moving through the heart. The students work in groups to narrate and film the path of blood through out the heart and body. The students produce a commercial for the school to watch on how to keep the heart healthy. The students are physically active while learning facts about the heart, retaining information because they are actively engaged in the activity.

This article shared innovative ways to incorporate physical education, classroom content and technology into the classroom to enrich students education. I found this article to be interesting and exciting, I would love to try some of these activities with my students and share this article with my colleagues!