Benefits of Integrating Physical Activities into the Elementary Classroom

There have been significant studies stating that physical activities have been eliminated for elementary school students. Today students are expected to attend school for approximately eight hours, five days out of the week. This senior capstone paper examines the many benefits of integrating physical activities into the elementary classroom through the use of literature review, anonymous-survey of twenty two students, and anonymous-survey of four teachers. This means that kinesthetic learning style has been limited for students at the elementary school level. The results indicate that integrating physical activities into the elementary classroom is proven to be beneficial to the overall physical well-being, mental health, and academic performance of students. Teachers who choose to advocate and promote the benefits of physical activities, will strongly increase the chances of students living a longer and healthier life