physical education
nounDefinition of physical education
: instruction in the development and care of the body ranging from simple calisthenic exercises to a course of study providing training in hygiene, gymnastics, and the performance and management of athletic games
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Examples of physical education in a Sentence
He teaches physical education at the high school.
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The children also have 20-30 minutes of daily recess, participate in daily physical education classes lasting 25-35 minutes and take naps the first half of the year before daytime rest is phased out. — Carissa D. Lamkahouan, Houston Chronicle, "Pasadena ISD boosts pre-K program," 5 Aug. 2019 The project isn’t officially done, but the new turf will be ready soon, in plenty of time for Barrington’s fall sports teams, marching band practice and physical education classes when school opens in August. — Steve Sadin, chicagotribune.com, "The grass is greener: Barrington installs new FieldTurf surface in time for fall sports to begin," 12 July 2019 Funkhouser said part of his initiative includes having first- through fifth-graders participate in a week-long lacrosse session during their physical education classes at Alamo Heights’ two elementary schools. — Alex Miller, ExpressNews.com, "Lacrosse growing among San Antonio youth, across Texas," 12 July 2019 Cloutier created an interactive presentation on diabetes for more than 200 students in Oak Valley Middle School’s physical education classes. — Pomerado News, "Girl Scout focuses on diabetes education for Gold Award project," 12 July 2019 Tonawanda is one to two additional sections away from not being able to schedule all its physical education classes and lunch in the space, according to the district. — Bob Dohr, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Enrollment surge could lead the Elmbrook School District to reopen Hillside Elementary, consider a referendum," 10 July 2019 The James Bonham Academy physical education teacher will be kicking off her 13th year at Bonham with a $5,000 grant to purchase heart rate monitoring technology for her students. — Ashley Mcbride, ExpressNews.com, "Teachers and staff surprised with grants — and Bonham Academy has 11 of them," 22 Aug. 2019 The following year, reading specialist Shannon McDonnell devised a plan: If students turned in their reading logs, a beloved physical education teacher, Scott McQueeney, would get duct-taped to the school wall. — Nora Mcgreevy, BostonGlobe.com, "Slime, pig kissing, and duct tape: Educators get creative to keep kids reading over the summer," 8 Aug. 2019 Adam Slabodnick, high school physical education teacher and boys tennis coach, was named interim assistant principal at the high school. — cleveland.com, "Avon Lake library, schools partner for community read initiative: Short Takes on Avon, Avon Lake and North Ridgeville," 2 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'physical education.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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