HEALTH-RELATED PHYSICAL EDUCATION

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HEALTH-RELATED PHYSICAL EDUCATION

• BY
• Lynn Housner
• West Virginia University

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SPORT PLAY ACTIVE RECREATION FOR KIDS (SPARK)

• WHAT IS SPARK?
• SPARK began in 1989 at San Diego State University
  when a team of researchers obtained a five year
  grant from the National Heart, Lung, Blood
  Institute to develop, implement, and
  experimentally evaluate a comprehensive
  health-related elementary physical education
  program.

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WHAT ARE THE OBJECTIVES OF SPARK?

• To counter heart disease by facilitating
  engagement in regular physical activity during
  physical education classes and outside of school.
• Because, studies indicate that children receive
  physical education irregularly often get very
  little activity during class.

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UNIQUE CHARACTERISITCS OF SPARK

• SPARK classes are active (50 MVPA)
• SPARK promotes physical activity after school, on
  weekends, and during summers
• SPARK is teacher friendly

• SPARK consists of progressive units with each
  lesson pre-planned
• SPARK is written to comply with NASPE guidelines
  State IGOs

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SPARK PHYSICAL EDUCATION OBJECTIVES

• Enjoy seek out physical activity (PA)
• Develop a variety of motor skills that will
  facilitate future involvement in physical
  activities

• Develop maintain acceptable levels of fitness
• Develop the ability to get along with others in
  movement environments

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SPARK SELF-MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES

• Self-responsibility for PA programs
• Goal setting for PA healthy food choices
• Behavior change strategies
• Injury prevention safety

• Strategies for family peer support
• Strategies to decrease sedentary behavior
• Understanding the relationship between PA, diet,
  body composition

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THE EFFECTIVENESS OF SPARK THE MOST WIDELY
RESEARCHED CURRICULUM EVER

• SPARK can be taught effectively by classroom
  teachers and specialists
• SPARK positively affects the levels of MVPA

• SPARK facilitates MVPA, skill development
  fitness
• Children like SPARK activities

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SPARKS BASICS

• B - Boundaries Routines
• A - Activity for the Get-GO
• S - Stop Start Signals
• I - Involvement By All
• C - Concise Instructional Cues
• S - Supervision

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SPARK INSTRUCTIONAL FORMATS

• Individual Days
• Partner Days
• Back to Back, Whistle Mixer, Taller/Shorter
• Group Days
• Mingle Mingle , ABC/123, Shoe Colors

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SPARK K-2 UNITS

• Perceptual Power
• Beanbag Boogie
• Happy Hoops
• Jumping for Joy
• Having a Ball

• Lets Hit it
• Great Games
• Parachute Parade
• Dance With Me
• Super Kid Stunts

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BEGINNING THE SCHOOL YEAR PERCEPTUAL POWER

• Perceptual Power is designed to
• Teach movement concepts
• levels, pathways, personal/general space
• Teach fundamental motor skills
• hop, skip, gallop, slide, bend, stretch
• Teach rules, routines, procedures for
  management
• grouping, boundaries, stop/start signals

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ALL REMAINING K-2 SPARK UNITS

• Begin with SPARK Starters that focus on providing
  instant activity with high levels of MVPA (10-12
  minutes)
• Skill instruction with continued attention to
  high levels of MVPA (15-20 minutes)
• Cool Down Closure (2-3 minutes)

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Examples of SPARK Starters

• Group Movement Activities
• I see, I see!
• Crazy Animals
• Motorcycle Mania
• 5 Touches
• Go, Car, Go!
• Here Comes The Toad

• Group Tag Games
• T-Rex Tag
• Crazy Doctor Tag
• The Freeze
• Bees and Honey Bears
• Group Dances
• The Chicken Dance
• Hokey Pokey
• S.H.O.E.S.

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Sample SPARK Lesson Plan
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Unit Assessment Checklist
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SPARK 3-6 UNITS TYPE I ACTIVITIES
(HEALTH-RELATED FITNESS)

• Cooperative Games Parachute
• Aerobic Games
• Power Walk Jog
• Dance Rhythms
• Jump Rope

• Run to the Border
• Fun Fitness Circuits
• Strength Conditioning
• Run USA
• Group Fitness

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SPARK 3-6 UNITS TYPE II ACTIVITIES
(SKILL-RELATED FITNESS)

• Hockey
• Volleyball
• Track Field
• Softball
• Handball/Wallball or All-Run Games

• Frisbee
• Soccer
• Field Games
• Gymnastics
• Basketball

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SPARK 3-6 LESSON STRUCTURE

• Introduction (warm-up) with transition to Type I
  Activity (15 minutes)
• Type II Activity with transition to cool-down (15
  minutes)

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Fitness Assessment SPARK PERSONAL BEST DAY

• Allows students to track fitness over time
• 5 times per school year
• SPARK personal best lesson
• 9 minute jog
• modified curl-ups
• push-ups

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WVU SPARK INSTITUTE PARTICIPANT REMARKS

• The SPARK program was awesome!
• Experienced teachers learned a lot too.
• It helped me realize that I want to continue my
  education in PE.
• I am excited to bring SPARK into S.C. schools.
• This was a great experience for me.

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SPARK CAVEATS

• The SPARK curriculum can be modified
• The SPARK units can be flexibly implemented but
  lessons should be presented in order
• SPARK is about increasing MVPA in and out of
  school. Not increasing short term and transitory
  fitness test scores.

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CONCLUSION

• SPARK argues that it is more important to focus
  on the process of physical fitness and
  encourage children to enjoy a lifestyle of
  regular physical activity than to focus on
  fitness testing.
• The Presidents Council on Physical Fitness and
  Sports (1999) agree that physical education
  should focus on ..physical activity rather than
  on physical fitness (pg. 4).

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For More Information on SPARK

• Web Site http//www.sparkpe.org/gt6363 Alvarado
  Ct., Suite 250gtSan Diego, CA 92120gtPhone
  619-594-0119gtFax 619-594-8707