Student-led Play Days: Incorporating Student Assessment

• Published in: Strategies (Reston, Va.) Vol. 17; no. 3; pp. 15 - 20
• Main Author: Jenkins, Jayne M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Reston Taylor & Francis Group 01.01.2004; American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Classrooms; Conflict Resolution; Educational evaluation; Elementary School Students; Games; Grade 4; Grade 5; Individual Differences; Interpersonal Relationship; National Standards; Opportunities; Physical Education; Physical Education Teachers; School Schedules; Social Behavior; Student Behavior; Student Evaluation; Student Participation

End-of-year student play days are frequently a tradition that provides elementary students an opportunity to be active in a fun, festive environment. Physical educators can use play days as a time to authentically assess their students while the students are enjoying the activities. Those planned by...