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physical activity as part of a high-quality physical education program, but also as part of classroom physical activity breaks, active recess, and active transportation to and from school, signal a time for physical educators in Virginia to talk less about what we already know…that daily physical activity is a good thing for all sorts of reasons, but also for us to help our classroom colleagues to make moving more the focus throughout the school day. References ILSI Research Foundation. Take10 classroom-based physical activity program . Retrieved January 10, 2018, from http://take10.net/about-take10/ . Maher, M.T., Kenny, R.K., Shields, A.T., Scales, D.P., & Collins, G. (2006). (Rev. ed). Energizers: Classroom-based physical

activities . Raleigh, NC: North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. Retrieved January 10, 2018, from: http://www.nchealthyschools.org/energizers/ Minnesota Department of Education, Minnesota Department of Health. Moving Matters: An Active Schools Implementation Toolkit . St. Paul, MN: Minnesota Department of Education and Health, 2013. Minnesota Department of Health, Minnesota Department of Education. Enhancing Physical Activity Practices in 14 Elementary School: An Evaluation of the Statewide Health Improvement Partnership (SHIP) Active Schools Minnesota Initiative , 2017. Shelton, S. (2017). Active academics: Standing up for learning . The Virginia Journal , 38 (2), 19-20.

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