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<blockquote data-quote="HMBgal" data-source="post: 609172" data-attributes="member: 13260"><p>As an adapted PE teacher, I see this to be true over and over again. The trick is to match the activity to the child. I know most of my students have social struggles, so team sports with any sort of competition would not work, so we do lots of skill development, dual and individual sports, lifetime fitness and wellness activities, lead-up games with high-fives instead of scores, etc. our PE time is a huge highlight in their school day, so I'm told, and they do really well getting some work done when they transition back to the classroom. With my students with ADHD, I have a hard time maintaining their focus and they can be pretty disruptive when they are "climbing out if their skin" when I'm trying to give any group instruction, waiting for a turn, etc., so I have an alternate activity to keep them busy (moving to a poly spot so they can do 10 jumps, taking a lap around the basketball court, etc.--whatever they seem to enjoy--but always close to the group so the they can re-integrate quickly for their turn) so they don't feel stressed out during wait times (which are very short in my classes).</p><p></p><p>I'm glad your little man is finding joy in being active!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HMBgal, post: 609172, member: 13260"] As an adapted PE teacher, I see this to be true over and over again. The trick is to match the activity to the child. I know most of my students have social struggles, so team sports with any sort of competition would not work, so we do lots of skill development, dual and individual sports, lifetime fitness and wellness activities, lead-up games with high-fives instead of scores, etc. our PE time is a huge highlight in their school day, so I'm told, and they do really well getting some work done when they transition back to the classroom. With my students with ADHD, I have a hard time maintaining their focus and they can be pretty disruptive when they are "climbing out if their skin" when I'm trying to give any group instruction, waiting for a turn, etc., so I have an alternate activity to keep them busy (moving to a poly spot so they can do 10 jumps, taking a lap around the basketball court, etc.--whatever they seem to enjoy--but always close to the group so the they can re-integrate quickly for their turn) so they don't feel stressed out during wait times (which are very short in my classes). I'm glad your little man is finding joy in being active! [/QUOTE]
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