1. The Importance of Physical Education
By: Ryan Knaul
Ages 12-80

2. Childhood Overweight & Obesity
America is losing the fight against childhood inactivity and obesity.
The childhood obesity rate has nearly tripled over the past 3 decades.
Quality health and physical education can reverse this trend.

3. Reasons The increase of technology
Children are raised in a fast food culture
Children do not have confidence in physical skills

4. Schools Need Physical Education
Educates the WHOLE CHILD
Physical education provides structure and discipline
Develop and enhance both physical and academic skills

5. Schools Need Physical Education
Elementary School: physical activity enhances physical skills and cognitive development
Middle School: physical activity builds self-esteem, which leads to more confidence in intellectual and physical ability
High School: enhances social, cooperative, and cognitive skills

6. Schools Need Physical Education

7. School Need Physical Education
"Move Me"- The importance of physical activity and healthy eating
YouTube Clip

8. What P.E. Does for Students
Improves physical fitness
Enhances motor and manipulative skills
Improves self-esteem
Provides healthy physical activities
Reduces stress
Builds positive relationships among students

9. P.E. Improves Judgment May influence moral development
Gives students leadership roles
Allows students to collaborate with peers
Increases self responsibility

10. Goals of Physical Education
Include ALL students in activities
Improve physical, social, and cognitive skills
Promote a healthy and active lifestyle

11. Abilities in Physical Education
Cognitive
Creative
Personal
Social
Physical

12. Physical Benefits of P.E.
Develop motor skills
Develop manipulative skills
Develop fitness
Decrease morbidity
Disease prevention
Physical Benefits of P.E.

13. Cognitive Benefits of P.E.
Enhances students kinesthetic intelligence
Students that participate in daily P.E. perform better academically.
Have a better attitude towards school
P.E. enhances social, self-expression, and problem solving skills.

14. Affective Benefits of P.E.
Build self-esteem
Enhances ability and confidence in performing motor skills
Enhances feelings of well being and efficacy 
Affective Benefits of P.E.

15. Elementary Physical Education
Development of fundamental non-locomotor, locomotor, and manipulative skills
Examples of skills: Balance, walk, run, skip, jump, catch, throw, and kick
Elementary P.E. Activities: Cooperative learning, educational games, gymnastics, and dance.

16. Elementary Physical Education
Children gain knowledge through physical activity
Development of self-esteem
Increases social ability
Builds positive relationships with peers

17. Middle School Physical Education
Opportunities to build socialization, goal setting, and leadership skills
Increases self-esteem and psychological wellness
Enhance fundamental movements

18. High School Physical Education
Better understanding of health related fitness and physical fitness
Refine and maintain physical skills
Analyze the pros and cons of being physically active for life

19. High School Physical Education
Understanding of the physiological, social- psychological, and mechanical components of physical activity
Achieve self-realization
Establish healthy and physically active attitudes.

20. P.E. Improves the Quality of Life
Decreases chances of physical disabilities
Enhances quality of life
Increases psychological health
Increases self-esteem
Promotes being healthy and physically activate for a lifetime.

21. Works Cited
"The Importance of Physical Education." VEA. Web. 05 Mar <
 Manohar, Uttara. "Importance of Physical Education." Buzzle Web Portal: Intelligent Life on the Web. Web. 05 Mar <