Is Homeschool PE and Playtime the Same thing? Does it Matter?

PE vs Playtime

By: Dr. Peter Minke

As homeschoolers, we often profess to believe in providing a learning environment at home which encourages creativity and whole person development. At Family Time Fitness, we challenge all homeschoolers to re-prioritize their home-based learning environment to include physical education.

As homeschoolers we believe that children learn best in a family environment at home and this is true for physical education. Family Time Fitness has designed an at-home program to encourage physical fitness and athletic development in the context of family where learning happens best.

A lot of what happens in homeschooling is that we’ll send our kids out for play time and we think that’s physical education, and there’s a really big difference between physical education and playtime. Playtime is when the brothers and sisters go out in the yard and play a game or do an activity usually that they have done before. The question is what are the movements that are being unconsciously selected? They are usually body movements that are already familiar and practiced.

If unfamiliar movements are encountered, it is potentially in a context which can result in injury. Consider the following scenario…..click here to read the entire article.

How about you? Do you do PE at home? Do you even know if you are supposed to to PE?

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Carrie

Carrie is the owner & operator of Homeschool Giveaways. She has been homeschooling for over a decade and has successfully graduated her first homeschooler. She has two girls and works side by side at home with her awesome husband. She has been saved by grace, fails daily, but continues to strive toward the prize of the high calling of being a daughter of the Most High God.