First Edition
by Jo P. Harris (Author), Lorraine Cale (Author)
Promoting Active Lifestyles in Schools
is ideal for those who want to promote healthy, active lifestyles in
schools—not just during physical education classes, but throughout the
school day. This book presents a holistic perspective on physical
activity, exposing teachers to a broad spectrum of curricular and
noncurricular opportunities to enhance their pupils’ engagement with
physical activity, as well as the tools and resources to do it.
Promoting Active Lifestyles in Schools
offers research-informed, evidence-based practices (built on
health-related studies from around the world) that will help teachers
broaden their physical activity promotion in school-based environments.
Through this text, teachers will receive the following:
• Tried-and-true practical learning activities that help pupils of all ages lead healthy, active lifestyles
• Clear explanations of the current thinking
and evidence underpinning the practical ideas and activities, helping
teachers fully grasp the content and depth of the material
• Developmentally appropriate procedures
to monitor children’s health, activity and fitness in school, both as
individuals and within a cohort (thus helping teachers quantify progress
made)
• Best practices, illustrated through a diverse
range of case studies, to help teachers connect with the information and
help their pupils apply it in real life
Web Resource to Aid Learning and Implementation
Promoting Active Lifestyles in Schools
comes with web resource materials, including quizzes, worksheets, case
studies and assessment measures for monitoring children and school-based
initiatives on individual, cohort and schoolwide levels. These tools,
which are printable and can be used as is or adapted, will help teachers
gain a broader understanding of their pupils’ levels of health and
physical activity—from both short-term and long-term perspectives—and
assist them in implementing activity-promoting practices.
Activity Throughout the Curriculum
The text intentionally addresses curriculum requirements—not just in
physical education classes, but in other subjects as well—and presents
whole-school and cross-curricular recommendations and expectations. It
also explores extracurricular opportunities and offers ideas for
connecting with parents, caregivers and community physical activity
providers.
Activities in School and Beyond
Keeping with its holistic approach, Promoting Active Lifestyles in Schools
supplies a diverse range of activities that can be undertaken both
within and beyond school buildings. These community-based activities
will be of particular interest to schools that would like to take
advantage of resources in their surrounding environment. The book
presents activities and school models that suit a range of contexts, and
the case studies help teachers conceptualize how they can implement the
activities.
Promoting and Monitoring Activity
Promoting Active Lifestyles in Schools is presented in three parts. Part I
explains why the promotion of healthy, active lifestyles is important
in schools and clarifies the role that educators in general, and in
physical education in partiicular, have here. Part II focuses on
how children’s health, activity and fitness can be monitored in schools
and how this can help pupils learn the importance of being healthy,
active and fit in their everyday lives. Part III addresses how
all children can have healthy, active lifestyles, including pupils with
varying abilities and those with health conditions such as asthma,
diabetes and obesity. This part of the book presents a range of
health-related learning activities for pupils of different ages that are
developmentally appropriate, inclusive and progressive.
Making a Positive Difference
The practical ideas and activities in Promoting Active Lifestyles in Schools
will help teachers make a positive difference in the health, well-being
and quality of life of their pupils by equipping them with the
knowledge, skills, competence and confidence to engage in physically
active lifestyles. Schools can use the book to incorporate this
important element into the curriculum in a planned and progressive
manner that is accessible to all pupils.
