Does elementary P.E. Help Improve Math and Reading Performance?

Short answer, yes! A 2017 meta-analysis published in Pediatrics, the journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics, analyzed 26 studies involving 10,205 children ages 4 to 13 and found statistically significant effects of physical activity interventions on mathematics, reading, and combined academic achievement scores. The research also identified benefits for students' on-task classroom behavior. These findings prove what most already know....proper P.E. is a catalyst for academic improvement.

Unfortunately, teaching PE is hard. We need a better solution that what comes in binders, charts, and diagrams. Classroom teachers are already balancing an extraordinary number of instructional responsibilities. Asking them to develop a comprehensive PE curriculum from scratch is unfair and unrealistic. The challenge isn't a lack of will. It's the additional time, training, and preparation required to teach it effectively.

Push Play PE was specifically designed to address this problem. Our library of 400+ standards-based PE tutorials delivers credentialed elementary PE instruction to classroom smartboards before students go outside to play. This frees up teachers to guide participation rather than having to create and model entire PE lessons from scratch. Self-guided ready-made tutorials mean that there's no complicated curriculum to build and no need to become an expert in every sport or movement skill. Just 'push play' and ensure students get structured physical education that complements their academic day...regardless of their classroom teachers athletic ability.

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Research: Álvarez-Bueno et al., Academic Achievement and Physical Activity: A Meta-analysis, Pediatrics (2017).https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29175972/