Utilizing the Framework of Life Skills Development to Promote Social–Emotional Learning in Elementary Physical Education

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to demonstrate how elementary physical education (PE) teachers can incorporate social emotional learning (SEL) and life skills into their teaching. Within school-based PE, the ability to foster SEL competencies has been the traditional focus. However, even with the recognized differences between youth sport and PE, the application of life skills holds much merit within PE settings, due, in part, to the fundamental philosophies that underpin PE.

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Samantha Winn

Samantha Winn is a physical education teacher in Physical Education Department at Main St. School, Exeter, NH.

Michelle Grenier

Michelle Grenier ([email protected]) is a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Kinesiology at the University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH.

Tarkington Newman

Tarkington Newman is an assistant professor in the Department of Social Work at the University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH.