Home School Physical Education
Most people think of school as being purely academic. As a matter of fact, some people believe it should only be academic. As the years have passed, the P.E. classes once offered every day in public school have been dropped to a few days a week or dropped al together.
When your homeschooling, your child’s academic education is in your hands, but so is their physical well being. You already know this because you have to keep them practicing good hygiene and feed them, but are you making sure they get enough exercise? Most kids and parents need more exercise these days and there are lots of fun ways both of you can get it.
Be sure when you’re starting a purposed physical education for your child that you start by setting the example. If you aren’t already getting exercise everyday, now is a good time to start. And if you have an exercise plan in place, be sure your child knows it. If you slip off to the gym when your husband gets home from work and your children don’t go, they may not get the full scope of why you’re going to exercise or what your form of exercise is. Start making it part of their education to make your child’s education more well rounded.
You may have a child that is naturally inclined to sports. Maybe your son plays baseball or your daughter is already active in gymnastics. These type of sports are a great form of exercise and phys. Ed., but be sure they understand what they are doing to their bodies and how it benefits them. A good coach will explain the health benefits to your child’s sport, but a good homeschooler won’t have sports without it.
If you have a child less inclined to the ore common sports out their, it’s really no big deal. Exercise can be in the form of playing at the park or racing to check the mail. The important thing is that your children understand that exercise is important and that they are actively participating in it. And if your child is less than pumped at the thought of exercising, don’t sweat it too much. Some children don’t have the physical ability or the desire to break a heavy sweat. For these kids, a little game of throw and catch may be all their capable of, but don’t short change them by ignoring it all together.