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Making physical activity happen! Encouraging positive student participation.............13 Students with special needs and abilities................15 Being a role model ................................................18 Demonstrating activities ........................................18 Working in groups ................................................20 Making it manageable...........................................21 Equipment ............................................................21 Safety management ..............................................23 www.sparc.org.nz
GET STARTED – ACTIVE SCHOOLS 13 Making physical activity happen! In this section you’ll find information and ideas about how to encourage students to participate positively in physical activity and how to involve students with special needs and abilities, being a role model and the value in demonstrating activities, working in groups, and equipment and making physical activity safe. Encouraging positive student participation While there are many benefits to having a physically active school, these depend on students having positive experiences of physical activity. A poor physical activity experience can negatively affect students in many ways. It can affect their: > enjoyment and willingness to participate > physical wellbeing – a poorly managed physical activity could lead to injury > social wellbeing – if they are not perceived as able, they may experience isolation, exclusion and poor or inappropriate communication, all of which can lead to increased stress and a poorer sense of self-worth > mental and emotional wellbeing, including their sense of self-worth, body image, feeling of belonging and value > spiritual wellbeing, including their sense of purpose and identity. Your students may have a huge range of experiences and attitudes towards physical activity. Encouraging positive experiences in physical activity is vital to students enjoying it, experiencing the benefits of physical activity, developing lifelong habits. Getting children involved is a key success factor. Consult with them, and provide choices – what are the things they would like to do? HOT! Take a look at Creating a Positive Classroom Environment Years 4-6 and Enjoying Movement Years 4-6 in the Curriculum in Action series published by Learning Media. 1 Sport and Recreation Queensland 2003, Get Active Queensland Involving students > Involve your students in developing a physical activity programme. > Try new activities that might cater for a range of interests and abilities. > Share specific, relevant objectives with students so they know what to aim for. > Ask your students to develop criteria for success. If students know what they need to do to succeed, they will be more likely to experience success. > Use positive reinforcement and specific feedback so that students know what they are doing well and what to work on next. Be encouraging. > Demonstrate what you expect students to do. Possibly use students for modelling. > Do not exclude students from activity as a form of punishment. If a game involves ‘outs’, find ways that students can still be active or participate in another activity. > Provide opportunities for maximum participation. Ensure students aren’t waiting around for a turn. Younger students may require many activities for shorter periods of time. > Avoid competitive situations that draw attention to a student’s inefficient skills. > If students are not succeeding at a task, modify it in some way to decrease complexity. > Staff/student competitions at lunchtime are always popular with older students. > Students could write letters inviting local sportspeople (or any local role models) to visit the school and take part in physical activity with the students. > Older students can develop or suggest activities for physical activity sessions. > Older students can visit younger classes from time to time and help out with their physical activity. 1 > Be positive about physical activity. Use other role models such as the caretaker, school nurse or parents to motivate students, as well as being a role model yourself! 2 > Encourage students to explore the students’ section of the Get Into It CD-Rom. 2 Sport and Recreation Queensland 2003
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