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  2. Physical Activity and Physical Education

Other opportunities to be physically active

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  • Aces & Bike to School Day

    Format: Webpage

    Audience: K-12 School Health/Wellness Teams- Teachers, Parents, Administrators, Foodservice Workers, Community Members, Coaches

    Cost: Free

    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

    Format: Webpage

    Audience: K-12 School Health/Wellness Teams- Teachers, Parents, Administrators, Foodservice Workers, Community Members, Coaches

    Cost: Free

    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)

    Format: Web page

    Audience: K-12

    Cost: Free

    Fuel Up to Play 60 logoBuilding 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

    Format: Webpage

    Audience: Kindergarten - 8th grade

    Cost: Free

    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

    Format: Webpage

    Audience: Kindergarten - 8th grade

    Cost: Free

    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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  • School Garden Checklist

    Format: PDF

    Audience: K-12 School Health/Wellness Teams, Teachers, Parents, Administrators, Foodservice Workers, Community Members, Coaches

    Cost: Free

    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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