Resources under physical activity

Choose Health: Food, Fun, and Fitness Youth Curriculum

CHFFF is a nutrition and physical activity curriculum that is experiential and research-based, and is intended for use by Cooperative Extension educators and others with a background in nutrition and experience working with youth. A unique and exciting characteristic of CHFFF is that it was also designed to be co-taught, after in-depth training, by teens participating in the partner program Choose Health Action Teens (CHAT).

Available at: https://fnec.cornell.edu/Our_Initiatives/CHFFF.cfm

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Dig In! Standards Based Nutrition Education from the Ground Up

CHFFF is a nutrition and physical activity curriculum that is experiential and research-based, and is intended for use by Cooperative Extension educators and others with a background in nutrition and experience working with youth.  A unique and exciting characteristic of CHFFF is that it was also designed to be co-taught, after in-depth training, by teens participating in the partner program Choose Health Action Teens (CHAT).

Available at: http://www.fns.usda.gov/tn/dig-standards-based-nutrition-education-ground

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Discover MyPlate Nutrition Education for Kindergarten

Fun, inquiry-based nutrition education that fosters the development of healthy food choices and physically active lifestyles during a critical developmental and learning period for children — kindergarten. Program teaches core content for kindergarten and includes four downloadable, emergent reader mini books.

Materials include a teacher kit and training guide.

Available at: http://www.fns.usda.gov/discover-myplate-nutrition-education-kindergarten

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Game On!

Game On challenges America’s schools, staff, students, and the families they serve to get healthy, inside and out. Game On provides all the information and resources you need to host a successful school wellness program in your school, including an interactive school blueprint that allows you to search for fun Eat Better and Move More Challenges for every aspect of your school building. 

Explore the Game On website and the 6 steps they offer to help you improve student health, while reaching your schools needs. Don't forget to check out step 4: Find Activities to engage everyone on the team, including students!

Available at: http://www.actionforhealthykids.org/tools-for-schools/game-on

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Dig In! Standards based Nutrition Education from the Ground Up

CHFFF is a nutrition and physical activity curriculum that is experiential and research-based, and is intended for use by Cooperative Extension educators and others with a background in nutrition and experience working with youth.  A unique and exciting characteristic of CHFFF is that it was also designed to be co-taught, after in-depth training, by teens participating in the partner program Choose Health Action Teens (CHAT).

Available at: http://www.fns.usda.gov/tn/dig-standards-based-nutrition-education-ground

 

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Fuel Up to Play 60

Fuel Up to Play 60 is a program founded by the National Dairy Council and NFL, in collaboration with USDA, that empowers students to take charge in making small, everyday changes at school. Students can win cool prizes, like an NFL player visit or Super Bowl tickets, for choosing good-for-you foods and getting active for at least 60 minutes every day. There are six steps to be active in FUTP 60: Join, gather a team,  hold a kick off,  conduct a School Wellness Investigation, engage in Nutrition and physical activity “plays” and share your story. Learn more about each component at www.fueluptoplay60.com and check out the online playbook to get ideas for fun nutrition and physical activity promoting initiatives that will improve students’ food choices and increase movement at your school!  

Available at: www.fueluptoplay60.com

Access the FUTP 60 Playbook at: https://school.fueluptoplay60.com/playbook/ 

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Fuel Up to Play 60

Fuel Up to Play 60 is a program founded by the National Dairy Council and NFL, in collaboration with USDA, that empowers students to take charge in making small, everyday changes at school. Students can win cool prizes, like an NFL player visit or Super Bowl tickets, for choosing good-for-you foods and getting active for at least 60 minutes every day. There are six steps to be active in FUTP 60: Join, gather a team,  hold a kick off,  conduct a School Wellness Investigation, engage in Nutrition and physical activity “plays” and share your story. Learn more about each component at www.fueluptoplay60.com and check out the online playbook to get ideas for fun nutrition and physical activity promoting initiatives that will improve students’ food choices and increase movement at your school!  

Available at: www.fueluptoplay60.com

Access the FUTP 60 Playbook at: https://school.fueluptoplay60.com/playbook/ 

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Game On!

Game On challenges America’s schools, staff, students, and the families they serve to get healthy, inside and out. Game On provides all the information and resources you need to host a successful school wellness program in your school, including an interactive school blueprint that allows you to search for fun Eat Better and Move More Challenges for every aspect of your school building. 

Explore the Game On website and the 6 steps they offer to help you improve student health, while reaching your schools needs. Don't forget to check out step 4: Find Activities to engage everyone on the team, including students!

Available at: http://www.actionforhealthykids.org/tools-for-schools/game-on

 

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Supporting Webinars - Action for Healthy Kids

Action for Healthy Kids offers a wide variety of virtual learning opportunities that can energize and educate your wellness team.  From school breakfast programs and recess before lunch to wellness policy implementation and more, most sessions are of no cost and are open to any interested individual or group.  This site gives you access to archived webinars and also allows you to register at the site for upcoming webinars.

Available at: http://www.actionforhealthykids.org/events/webinars

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Action for Healthy Kids Grants

Action for Healthy Kids believes schools need resources to implement Eat Better and Move More health and wellness practices.  Check their site often for current grant opportunities.  

Available at: http://www.actionforhealthykids.org/tools-for-schools/apply-for-grants

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Building Healthy Communities

Building Healthy Communities (BHC) was founded by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan to fight childhood obesity and lead children to a healthier future. BHC is an evidence-based, comprehensive initiative that fights childhood obesity by surrounding children and families with healthy eating and physical activity. Its wide-ranging approach includes:

• Educating students through classroom lessons and curriculum
• Providing a healthy, supportive environment that makes the healthy choice the easy choice
• Encouraging students to practice lessons learned in the classroom
• Increasing access to physical activity opportunities
• Increasing access to healthy, nutrient-rich food and beverages

Full eligibility information, program descriptions and application information are located on their website. Applications are released annually in January.

Available at: www.bcbsm.com/buildhealth.

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Fuel Up to Play 60 Grants

Are you looking for funding opportunities to improve the healthy eating and physical activity opportunities in your school? Up to $4,000 per year is available to qualified K-12 schools enrolled in Fuel Up to Play 60 to kick start healthy changes.

Upcoming dates:

• The next application will open this spring.
• The next deadline to apply is June.

Available at: https://school.fueluptoplay60.com/funds/introduction.php

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SNAP-Ed Funding Through The Michigan Fitness Foundation

The Michigan Fitness Foundation facilitates the implementation of effective, high-quality nutrition education, and physical activity promotion targeting people eligible for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Through a competitive proposal process, Partners throughout Michigan are selected annually to implement SNAP-Education (SNAP-Ed) programming.

Note: Most qualifying local school districts participate in SNAP-Ed via regional non-government organization or an ISD/ESA.

Available at: http://www.michigannutritionnetwork.org/how-to-apply

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Aces & Bike to School Day

ACES Day is an international celebration emphasizing physical activity among students and helps combat child obesity. Michigan schools participate in a variety of ways, including walking parades around the school, dance aerobics classes to music and field days consisting of outdoor events.

Stemming from the success of Walk to School Day, Bike to School Day is held annually on the Wednesday of the first full week in May, which coincides with National Bike Month. In Michigan, schools can register to get materials to help with planning, stickers for the students, bicycle safety instruction booklets, technical assistance, and a certificate of participation signed by the governor to display at the school.

The Michigan Fitness Foundation coordinates both events on the same day with help from Safe Routes to School, the Michigan Department of Transportation and Farm Bureau Insurance of Michigan.

Available at: http://www.michiganfitness.org/aces

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Fuel Up to Play 60 Resources

Building awareness about nutrition and physical activity through the Fuel Up to Play 60 program will help you get students and other adults excited about the ways this program can help your school’s nutrition and physical activity environment and increase student achievement. Use these tools and resources to announce your participation, garner support from staff, school board, parents and others, and highlight progress as you and your students increase everyone’s opportunities for healthy eating and physical activity.

Find promotional resources under the 'Program Tools' tab on the far right.

Available at: https://school.fueluptoplay60.com/tools/promotion-tools.php

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School Gardens

Gardening at school can be a great way to get kids to eat healthier, be physically active, and learn about how plants grow. University of Georgia Extension has a webpage with resources for school gardens. The list of resources includes how to get started, tending your garden, theme gardens (pizza, alphabet, and more!), grant opportunities, and even gardening curriculums by grade!

Available at: http://extension.uga.edu/k12/school-gardens/

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Walk to School Day

International Walk to School Day highlights the joy that comes from walking to and from school, and the need to ensure that they have safe routes to do so. Held annually on the Wednesday of the first full week in October, Walk to School Day is often a kick-off for a larger Safe Routes to School Program. In Michigan, schools can register to get materials to help with planning, stickers for the students, technical assistance, and a certificate of participation signed by the governor to display at the school.

Available at: www.saferoutesmichigan.org/w2sd

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The Association Between School-Based Physical Activity , Including Physical Education, and Academic Performance

CDC literature review indicates that physical activity can have positive effects on students’
grades and test scores .

Available at:

Full Report: (84 p. PDF)

Executive Summary

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A Comprehensive School Physical Activity Program – Defined

What is a comprehensive school physical activity program? Learn about the components along with ideas and implementation strategies.

Available at: http://www.shapeamerica.org/advocacy/positionstatements/pa/upload/Comprehensive-School-Physical-Activity-programs-2013.pdf

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Comprehensive School Physical Activity Programs: A Guide for Schools

CDC’s guide to help schools implement comprehensive school physical activity programs (CSPAP), including physical education, physical activity during school, physical activity before and after school, staff involvement, and family and community engagement.

Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/physicalactivity/cspap.htm

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Let’s Move! Active Schools

This resource, from First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move! Program, highlights strategies and approaches schools can take to help children be more physically active.

Available at: http://www.letsmove.gov/active-schools

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Physical Education Curriculum Analysis Tool

Tool that helps schools and school districts conduct a clear, complete, and consistent analysis of written physical education curricula, based upon national physical education standards

Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/PECAT/index.htm

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Strategies to Improve the Quality of Physical Education

Outlines key strategies for increasing the amount of time that students are engaged in moderate to vigorous physical activity while in physical education class

Available at: http://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/physicalactivity/pdf/quality_pe.pdf

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101 Tips for Teaching Nutrition Concepts in Physical Education

This resource is designed to help physical education teachers integrate nutrition concepts into their teaching routines. Making healthy food choices and getting plenty of physical activity go hand in hand. The tips that follow were suggested by Fuel Up To Play 60 supporters from around the country.

Follow the link below. Once on the page, select the light blue box that says 'Why Physical Activity'. On the left, tools will appear. Scroll down until you find '101 Tips for Teaching Nutrition Concepts in Physical Education'. Click on 'Learn More' and a pdf will download for you to view.

Available at: https://school.fueluptoplay60.com/documents/NASPE-101-Tips-TeachingNutrition.pdf

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The Wellness Impact: Enhancing Academic Success Through Healthy School Environments

This report – from the GENYOUth Foundation, National Dairy Council (NDC), American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and the American School Health Association (ASHA) – reinforces the crucial link between quality nutrition, physical activity and academic performance.

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Full length report available at http://www.milkmeansmore.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/TheWellnessImpact_ExecSummary_2013_pages.pdf.

Shorter variations aimed at parents and teachers to use as teaching tools available through United Dairy Industry of Michigan or via print at http://www.milkmeansmore.org/dairy-producers/promotional-materials/wellness-impact-infographic

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Catch (Coordinated Approach to Child Health) After School/Summer Program

A physical activity and nutrition education program designed for elementary and middle school aged children in an after-school/summer setting. It is composed of nutrition education materials (including snack activities) and a physical activity component. The program offers an easy-to-use format that both children and staff enjoy and is ready to implement in the after-school and summer settings.

Available at: http://catchinfo.org  

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Energizers for Schools

Energizers are classroom based physical activities that help teachers integrate physical activity with academic concepts. These are short (about 10 minute) activities that classroom teachers can use to provide physical activity to children.

Available at: http://www.eatsmartmovemorenc.com/Energizers/EnergizersForSchools.html

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Exemplary Physical Education CurriculumTM (EPEC)

The Exemplary Physical Education Curriculum (EPEC)TM is a comprehensive and flexible K-5 physical education and physical activity system leading to physical literacy for learners. Learners will develop more skills, more confidence, and more motivation to be physically active today and tomorrow.

Available at: http://www.michiganfitness.org/epec

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Fit Bits

FitBits^TM is an innovative, best-practice resource that gets students up out of their seats and moving while, at the same time, reinforcing nutrition and health concepts that are aligned with the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, grade level standards, and USDA MyPlate.

Available at: http://www.michiganfitness.org/fitbits

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In School Breaks

135 ideas to get kids in school moving. Example: Create a Handshake: Have the students find a partner and create a unique and active handshake. Then have the partners separate and teach the handshake to others. Instruct the students to see how many handshakes he/she can learn in 3 minutes.

 Available at: http://www.heart.org/idc/groups/heart-public/@wcm/@fc/documents/downloadable/ucm_455767.pdf

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Keep Gym in School/ Play 60

This program, created by the NFL, promotes physical activity in schools and includes lesson plans, grant opportunities, and a P.E. Teacher of the Year recognition program.

There is a section just for kids and a section for parents as well.

Available at:  http://www.nflrush.com/play60

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Presidential Youth Fitness Program

The Presidential Youth Fitness Program, a partnership of expert organizations in health and fitness education, assessment and promotion, emphasizes the value of living a physically active life – in school and beyond. With this program, schools gain access to resources to help students engage in their own health and fitness, including the use of Fitnessgram which measures students’ physical fitness against a set of health-based criteria rather than their performance compared to peers.

Available at: http://www.pyfp.org/about/index.shtml

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Spark – After School Curriculum

An easy to use 3-ring binder  with over 400 pages of cooperative, cultural and aerobic games, dances from around the world, and enjoyable skill and sport activities written in scope and sequence. There are also instructional units on jump rope, parachute play, jogging games, fitness circuits, and beanbag activities. Activities are more inclusive, active, and enjoyable because they’ve been highly modified by our team of experts, and tested for effectiveness in hundreds of after school programs nationwide.

Order: http://www.sparkpe.org/after-school/curriculum/

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Aces & Bike to School Day

ACES Day is an international celebration emphasizing physical activity among students and helps combat child obesity. Michigan schools participate in a variety of ways, including walking parades around the school, dance aerobics classes to music and field days consisting of outdoor events.

Stemming from the success of Walk to School Day, Bike to School Day is held annually on the Wednesday of the first full week in May, which coincides with National Bike Month. In Michigan, schools can register to get materials to help with planning, stickers for the students, bicycle safety instruction booklets, technical assistance, and a certificate of participation signed by the governor to display at the school.

The Michigan Fitness Foundation coordinates both events on the same day with help from Safe Routes to School, the Michigan Department of Transportation and Farm Bureau Insurance of Michigan.

Available at: http://www.michiganfitness.org/aces 

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School Gardens

Gardening at school can be a great way to get kids to eat healthier, be physically active, and learn about how plants grow. University of Georgia Extension has a webpage with resources for school gardens. The list of resources includes how to get started, tending your garden, theme gardens (pizza, alphabet, and more!), grant opportunities, and even gardening curriculums by grade!

Available at: http://extension.uga.edu/k12/school-gardens/ 

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Physical Activity Promotion Tools (FUTP 60)

Building awareness about nutrition and physical activity through the Fuel Up to Play 60 program will help you get students and other adults excited about the ways this program can help your school’s nutrition and physical activity environment and increase student achievement. Use these tools and resources to announce your participation, garner support from staff, school board, parents and others, and highlight progress as you and your students increase everyone’s opportunities for healthy eating and physical activity.

Find promotional resources under the 'Program Tools' tab on the far right.

Available at: https://school.fueluptoplay60.com/tools/promotion-tools.php 

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Safe Routes to School

SRTS is a program that encourages and enables children in grades K-8, including those with disabilities, to use active transportation (e.g. walking, biking, rolling) to get between home and school. The program provides technical assistance to help schools and their communities to assess the current safety of the routes, any improvements necessary, and strategies to encourage more transportation that is active. Further assistance is also provided for communities seeking to apply for SRTS TAP grants for infrastructure improvements and/or SRTS mini grants for non-infrastructure programs

Availalble at: www.saferoutesmichigan.org

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Walk to School Day

International Walk to School Day highlights the joy that comes from walking to and from school, and the need to ensure that they have safe routes to do so. Held annually on the Wednesday of the first full week in October, Walk to School Day is often a kick-off for a larger Safe Routes to School Program. In Michigan, schools can register to get materials to help with planning, stickers for the students, technical assistance, and a certificate of participation signed by the governor to display at the school.

Available at: www.saferoutesmichigan.org/w2sd

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Catch (Coordinated Approach to Child Health) After School/Summer Program

A physical activity and nutrition education program designed for elementary and middle school aged children in an after-school/summer setting. It is composed of nutrition education materials (including snack activities) and a physical activity component. The program offers an easy-to-use format that both children and staff enjoy and is ready to implement in the after-school and summer settings.

Available at:  http://catchinfo.org

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Fuel Up to Play 60

Fuel Up to Play 60 is a program founded by the National Dairy Council and NFL, in collaboration with USDA, that empowers students to take charge in making small, everyday changes at school. Students can win cool prizes, like an NFL player visit or Super Bowl tickets, for choosing good-for-you foods and getting active for at least 60 minutes every day. There are six steps to be active in FUTP 60: Join, gather a team,  hold a kick off,  conduct a School Wellness Investigation, engage in Nutrition and physical activity “plays” and share your story. Learn more about each component at www.fueluptoplay60.com and check out the online playbook to get ideas for fun nutrition and physical activity promoting initiatives that will improve students’ food choices and increase movement at your school!  

Available at: www.fueluptoplay60.com

Access the FUTP 60 Playbook at: https://school.fueluptoplay60.com/playbook/

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Game On!

Game On challenges America’s schools, staff, students, and the families they serve to get healthy, inside and out. Game On provides all the information and resources you need to host a successful school wellness program in your school, including an interactive school blueprint that allows you to search for fun Eat Better and Move More Challenges for every aspect of your school building. 

Explore the Game On website and the 6 steps they offer to help you improve student health, while reaching your schools needs. Don't forget to check out step 4: Find Activities to engage everyone on the team, including students!

Available at: http://www.actionforhealthykids.org/tools-for-schools/game-on 

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Grow it, Try It, Like It!

A garden-themed nutrition education kit for child care center staff that introduces children to: three fruits - peaches, strawberries, and cantaloupe, and three vegetables - spinach, sweet potatoes, and crookneck squash.

Available at: http://www.fns.usda.gov/tn/grow-it-try-it-it

Or upon request from Team Nutrition- Team Nutrition offers materials for free to schools and child care centers that participate in Federal Child Nutrition Programs.

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Healthy Classrooms, Healthy Schools

Healthy Classrooms, Healthy Schools helps teachers transform first their classroom, and ultimately, their school into environments promoting healthy eating and physical activity. Healthy Classrooms, Healthy Schools includes two sets of supplemental lessons, one for Kindergarten through second grades and one for third through fifth grades.

Available at:  http://www.michiganfitness.org/healthy-classrooms-healthy-schools

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Health Through Literacy

Health Through Literacy is a book set of five to six books, age-appropriate for each grade K – 5. Each set includes books with nutrition or physical activity themes. Every book comes with a tip sheet to enhance the health messages in the books. The tip sheets help teachers discuss the books with their classes, incorporate physical activity into the reading, provide ideas for a food tasting for students, and integrate health messages with other areas of the curriculum.

Available at: http://www.michiganfitness.org/health-through-literacy

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Michigan Model for Health

The Michigan Model for Health®, also used in 32 other states, is a nationally acclaimed sequential K-12 health curriculum that has provided comprehensive school health education for school-aged children since 1984.  The program facilitates skills-based learning through lessons that include a variety of teaching and learning techniques, skill development and practice, and building positive lifestyle behaviors in students and families. Classroom instruction using the Michigan Model addresses the most serious health challenges students face, including social and emotional health; nutrition and physical activity; alcohol, tobacco and other drugs; and safety.  The major goal of this program is to motivate and assist students to maintain and improve their health, prevent disease, and reduce health-related risk behaviors while creating a partnership between homes, schools, community groups and government.  

Available at: http://www.emc.cmich.edu/EMC_Orchard/michigan-model-for-health

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MyPlate Kids Place

Find information on how to build a healthy plate, appropriate serving sizes for children, ideas to encourage trying new foods, and physical activity recommendations. Download or access games, activity sheets, videos, songs and more. 

Available at: www.choosemyplate.gov/kids/

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Serving Up MyPlate – A Yummy Curriculum

Serving Up MyPlate is a collection of classroom materials that helps elementary school teachers integrate nutrition education into Math, Science, English Language Arts, and Health. This yummy curriculum introduces the importance of eating from all five food groups using the MyPlate icon and a variety of hands–on activities. Students also learn the importance of physical activity to staying healthy.

Available at: http://www.fns.usda.gov/tn/serving-myplate-yummy-curriculum

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The Two Bite Club

A storybook to introduce MyPlate to young children. Children are encouraged to try foods from each food group by eating just two bites, just like the characters in the story. The back of the book contains a MyPlate coloring page, a blank certificate for the Two Bite Club, fun activity pages for kids, and Tips for Growing Healthy Eaters. The Two Bite Club is available in English and Spanish

Available at: http://www.fns.usda.gov/tn/two-bite-club

Or upon request from Team Nutrition- Team Nutrition offers materials for free to schools and child care centers that participate in Federal Child Nutrition Programs.

 

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SPARK – Afterschool Curriculum

An easy to use 3-ring binder (simply pull out a lesson, place it on a clipboard, and take it to class) with over 400 pages of cooperative, cultural and aerobic games, dances from around the world, and enjoyable skill and sport activities written in scope and sequence. There are also instructional units on jump rope, parachute play, jogging games, fitness circuits, and beanbag activities. Activities are more inclusive, active, and enjoyable because they’ve been highly modified by our team of experts, and tested for effectiveness in hundreds of after school programs nationwide.

Available at: http://www.sparkpe.org/after-school/curriculum

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Michigan Model for Health

The Michigan Model for Health®, also used in 32 other states, is a nationally acclaimed sequential K-12 health curriculum that has provided comprehensive school health education for school-aged children since 1984.  The program facilitates skills-based learning through lessons that include a variety of teaching and learning techniques, skill development and practice, and building positive lifestyle behaviors in students and families. Classroom instruction using the Michigan Model addresses the most serious health challenges students face, including social and emotional health; nutrition and physical activity; alcohol, tobacco and other drugs; and safety.  The major goal of this program is to motivate and assist students to maintain and improve their health, prevent disease, and reduce health-related risk behaviors while creating a partnership between homes, schools, community groups and government.  

Available at: http://www.emc.cmich.edu/EMC_Orchard/michigan-model-for-health 

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SuperTracker Nutrition Lesson Plans for High School Students

Help students in grades 9-12 learn how to build a healthy diet using  SuperTracker. The lesson plans include a variety of topics such as selecting healthy snacks, finding personal recommendations for what and how much to eat, evaluating food selections, and building healthy meals.

Available at: http://www.choosemyplate.gov/sites/default/files/printablematerials/SuperTrackerHSLessonPlans1.pdf 

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Steps to a Healthy Teen

The National 4-H Curriculum, STEPS to a Healthy Teen: Segments To Emphasize Physical activity and nutrition Steps, consists of 10 activities that target youth ages 14 to 19.

The purpose of the curriculum is to help youth develop skills and knowledge in physical education and nutrition. Participants experience a variety of learning methods and tools such as games, case scenarios, computer software programs, cooking demonstrations, and fitness challenges. Most activities range from 45 to 60 minutes and include accompanying handouts. Each activity includes a Teen Research (TR) Challenge take-home task. The TR Challenge encourages healthier lifestyles through thought-provoking activities for teens to solve themselves or with their families.

Available at: http://www.4-hmall.org/Category/steps.aspx?utm_source=4hcurriculum&utm_medium=purchaselink&utm_content=stepstoahealthyteen&utm_campaign=4horg  

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Catch (Coordinated Approach to Child Health) After School/Summer Program

A physical activity and nutrition education program designed for elementary and middle school aged children in an after-school/summer setting. It is composed of nutrition education materials (including snack activities) and a physical activity component. The program offers an easy-to-use format that both children and staff enjoy and is ready to implement in the after-school and summer settings.

Available at: http://catchinfo.org 

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Game On!

Game On challenges America’s schools, staff, students, and the families they serve to get healthy, inside and out. Game On provides all the information and resources you need to host a successful school wellness program in your school, including an interactive school blueprint that allows you to search for fun Eat Better and Move More Challenges for every aspect of your school building. 

Explore the Game On website and the 6 steps they offer to help you improve student health, while reaching your schools needs. Don't forget to check out step 4: Find Activities to engage everyone on the team, including students!

Available at: http://www.actionforhealthykids.org/tools-for-schools/game-on

 

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Media-Smart Youth: Eat, Think, and Be Active!

Interactive after-school education program for youth ages 11 to 13. The curriculum is designed to empower young people to be aware of and think critically about media’s role in influencing their nutrition and physical activity choices.

Available at: https://www.nichd.nih.gov/msy/Pages/index.aspx

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Michigan Model for Health

The Michigan Model for Health®, also used in 32 other states, is a nationally acclaimed sequential K-12 health curriculum that has provided comprehensive school health education for school-aged children since 1984.  The program facilitates skills-based learning through lessons that include a variety of teaching and learning techniques, skill development and practice, and building positive lifestyle behaviors in students and families. Classroom instruction using the Michigan Model addresses the most serious health challenges students face, including social and emotional health; nutrition and physical activity; alcohol, tobacco and other drugs; and safety.  The major goal of this program is to motivate and assist students to maintain and improve their health, prevent disease, and reduce health-related risk behaviors while creating a partnership between homes, schools, community groups and government.  

Available at: http://www.emc.cmich.edu/EMC_Orchard/michigan-model-for-health 

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MyPlate Materials

Find information specifically geared toward teens about healthy eating and physical activity. Free resourcese include handouts, fact sheets, activity sheets, games, songs, online guidance and more. 

Available at: http://www.choosemyplate.gov/teens

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Nutrition Voyage: The Quest To Be Our Best

Lessons for grades 7 and 8 about making healthy food and physical activity choices using a theme of exploration. Includes standards-aligned activities for Math, Science, and English Language Arts.

Available at: http://www.fns.usda.gov/tn/nutrition-voyage-quest-be-our-best

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Power Up! Curriculum

Power Up is an 8-week health education program for middle school students in grades 6-8. This program encourages students to make healthier food choices, be physically active and to take an active role in their schools’ wellness policies. It also provides students with an opportunity to taste new, healthy foods and encourage positive self-esteem.

Available at: http://www.kansasteamnutrition.org/TN_Menus/TN_Power_Up.htm

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Steps to a Healthy Teen

The National 4-H Curriculum, STEPS to a Healthy Teen: Segments To Emphasize Physical activity and nutrition Steps, consists of 10 activities that target youth ages 14 to 19.

The purpose of the curriculum is to help youth develop skills and knowledge in physical education and nutrition. Participants experience a variety of learning methods and tools such as games, case scenarios, computer software programs, cooking demonstrations, and fitness challenges. Most activities range from 45 to 60 minutes and include accompanying handouts. Each activity includes a Teen Research (TR) Challenge take-home task. The TR Challenge encourages healthier lifestyles through thought-provoking activities for teens to solve themselves or with their families.

Available at: http://www.4-hmall.org/Category/steps.aspx?utm_source=4hcurriculum&utm_medium=purchaselink&utm_content=stepstoahealthyteen&utm_campaign=4horg 

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SuperTracker Nutrition Lesson Plans for High School Students

Help students in grades 9-12 learn how to build a healthy diet using  SuperTracker. The lesson plans include a variety of topics such as selecting healthy snacks, finding personal recommendations for what and how much to eat, evaluating food selections, and building healthy meals.

Available at: http://www.choosemyplate.gov/sites/default/files/printablematerials/SuperTrackerHSLessonPlans1.pdf

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School Garden Checklist

Before you start a school garden read and download this step-by-step guide, which offers important information about how to safely garden with students. 

 

Available at: http://www.letsmove.gov/sites/letsmove.gov/files/pdfs/LM%20School%20Garden%20Checklist_0.pdf

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In-School Physical Activity Breaks

Three-five minute physical activity breaks that can be incorperated into any classroom. 

 

Available at: https://www.heart.org/idc/groups/heart-public/@wcm/@fc/documents/downloadable/ucm_455767.pdf

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Nutrition and Wellness Tips for Young Children

Child care providers can create healthier environments for the children in their care with this collection of 15 tip sheets that are packed with practical nutrition information, serving suggestions, food safety tips, ideas to get kids moving, and more!  

 

Available at: http://www.fns.usda.gov/tn/nutrition-wellness-tips-young-children

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Summer Food, Summer Moves

A fun, hands-on resource kit designed to get kids and families excited about healthy eating and physical activity during the summer months. Includes lesson plans, posters and promotional flyers. Designed for use by summer meal site operators.

 

Available at: http://www.fns.usda.gov/tn/summer-food-summer-moves

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