Comprehensive School Physical Activity Program (CSPAP)
Resources for CSPAP
Physical Education
Overview
Policies and Environment
- Shape of the Nation Report
- Guide for Physical Education Policy
- Opportunity to Learn Guidelines for Elementary, Middle and High School Physical Education: A Side-by-Side Comparison
- Opposing Substitution and Waiver/Exemptions for Required Physical Education
- What Constitutes a Highly Qualified Physical Education Teacher?
- Highly Qualified Adapted Physical Education Teachers
- Physical Activity Used as Punishment or Behavior Management
- Dodgeball is Not an Appropriate Physical Education Activity
- Physical Education is an Academic Subject
- Physical Education Program Checklist
- Essential Components of Physical Education
Curriculum
- National Standards for K-12 Physical Education
- Grade-Level Outcomes for K-12 Physical Education
- National Standards & Grade-Level Outcomes for K-12 Physical Education
- State Physical Education Standards Database
- Instructional Framework for Fitness Education In Physical Education
- Physical Education Curriculum Analysis Tool
- State Physical Education Standards Database
Appropriate Instruction
- Appropriate Instructional Practice Guidelines, K-12: A Side-by-Side Comparison
- How Can I Demonstrate to My Building Principal That I Am an Effective Physical Education Teacher?
- Teaching Large Class Sizes in Physical Education: Guidelines and Strategies
- Physical Education Teacher Evaluation Tool
- Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity in Physical Education to Improve Health and Academic Outcomes
- System for Observing Fitness and Instruction Time
- Using Systematic Observation to Research School Physical Education and Physical Activity Programs
- Physical Activity Used as Punishment or Behavior Management
Physical Activity Before and After School
Research and Guidance
- Afterschool Counts!
- Afterschool Programs: Making a Difference
- Out of School Time Healthy Eating and Physical Activity (HEPA) Standards
- Before- and After-School Physical Activity And Intramural Sport Programs
- BOKS
- California After-School Physical Activity Guidelines
- Comprehensive School Physical Activity Programs
- Fuel Up to Play 60
- Get Out & Get Moving: Opportunities to Walk to School through Remote Drop-Off Programs
- GoNoodle
- Healthy Out-of-School Time Framework
- Impact of Safe Routes to School Programs on Walking and Biking
- On the Move: Safe Routes to Schools Policies in Rural School Districts
- Policies and Standards for Promoting Physical Activity in After-School Programs
- Recommended Standards for After-School Physical Activity: Move More North Carolina
- Promoting Physical Activity through the Shared Use of School and community Recreational Resources
- Schools Should Provide Before- and After-School Physical Activity And Intramural Sport Programs
- Shared-Use Resources
- Using Physical Activity as Punishment and/or Behavior Management
- Walking and Biking to School: Physical Activity an Health Outcomes
- Youth Physical Activity Guidelines Toolkit
Physical Activity During School
Research and Guidance
- A Guide for CSPAP
- Physical Activity Should Not Be Used as Punishment and/or Behavior Management
- Checklist for a Great Recess
- Recess for Elementary School Students
- Developing a School Recess Plan
- Recess Moves: A Toolkit for Quality Recess
- Increasing Physical Activity Through Recess
- Do Short Physical Activity Breaks in the Classroom Work?
- Recess for Elem School Students
- Project Play
- Strategies for Recess in Schools
- Recess Planning in Schools: A Guide to Putting Strategies for Recess in Practice
- Guide for Recess Policy
- Springboard’s Keep Recess in Schools data brief
- Recess Planning Template
Implementation Resources
- Active Academics
- ABC for Fitness
- California Project Lean-Jump Start Teens- California Department of Health Services
- Eat Smart Move More Energizers
- Health and Academics
- CHALK Just Move Program Materials
- Cosmic Kids Yoga
- Games Kids Play
- GoNoodle
- Health in Action Program
- Log It
- Marathon Kids
- Maximum Engagement Games and Activities
- North Carolina Intramural Handbook
- Peaceful Playgrounds
- Project Fit America
- Ready for Recess
- Sparking Life Niagara Physical Activity Cards
- Take A Break! Teacher Toolbox
Staff Involvement
Family and Community Engagement
Research and Guidance
- Afterschool: Supporting Family Involvement in Schools
- Afterschool: The Bridge Connecting Schools and Communities
- Family and Community Involvement in the Comprehensive School Physical Activity Program
- GoNoodle
- National Standards and Quality Indicators for Secondary Education and Transition for Family Involvement
- Parents for Health Schools – Main Hub
- Parents for Healthy Schools Resources
- Parent Engagement: Strategies for Involving Parents in School Health
- Promoting Parent Engagement in School Health: A Facilitator’s Guide for Staff
- Strategies for Involving Parents in School Health
- Youth Physical Activity: The Role of Families
- Youth Physical Activity: The Role of Communities
