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Power Up for 30 Resource Guide
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2 Go Games Kit Active Academics
Activity Based Bullying Awareness & Prevention Program Activity Works
Adventures to Fitness Building The Kids' Success (BOKS)
CATCH K-5th Grade Kids Club Activity Box Catch Your Teacher Being Healthy
Classroom Exercises for the Body & Brain Example of Common Core in Physical Education
Fire Up The Feet
Fit for a Healthier Generation Videos
Fitness Fun Zone FitnessGram
FitnessGram Support Videos Fitness Trail Stations
Fuel Up to Play 60 Playbook Girls on the Run
GoNoodle
Grant Funding Tool
Hip Hop Public Health Multimedia Tools
Intelleboost Just-a-Minute (JAM) School Program
Jump with Jill Danceable Music Video Series & Free Music Downloads Junk2Gym
K-5th Grade Complete Activity Kit & Equipment Package Lessons from Share the Wealth Conference
LunchBox Kids Health & Fitness Activity Board
Power Up for 30 Resource Guide
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Playout: The Game (Fitness Card Game) Playworks Playbook Pedometers & Math
Recess Kit School & Classroom Activities
SPARK ABC's SPARK E-Newsletter
The SPARK Programs SPARK Physical Education K-2nd Grade & 3rd-6th Grade
SPARK Sample PE Lessons SPARK Webinars
Strong4Life Challenge
Stong4Life Health & Physical Education Training
Strong4Life Videos
TAKE 10! Together Counts Program: Energy Balance 101 Curriculum
Walk Georgia Program
We Count Pedometer Walking Program
Wellness Academy and You! (WAY)--Series: Health Safari (K and 1st), Me Mysteries (2nd and 3rd), and Innerspace Adventures! (4th and 5th)
Youth Excellence Afterschool (YEA)
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2 Go Games Kit
Champion: Peaceful Playgrounds www.peacefulplaygrounds.com/2-go-indoor-games-program/
Cost: $999.oo + shipping
Description: The 2 Go Games Kit includes everything you need to create and implement an exciting peaceful playgrounds activity in the classroom. It is the perfect solution for after school, rainy day recess, physical education stations, and more.
The 2 Go Games Kit includes 6 full-size game rugs including: hopscotch, balance beam, beanbag toss, number grid, alphabet grid, and target game. All games include large game mat, markers, beanbags, storage bag, and 30 table cards. This is enough for 30 students for each game or 180 students divided into 6 different games.
Active Academics
Champion: Elearning for Kids, Inc. www.activeacademics.org
Cost: Free
Description: Active Academics provides practical ideas for classroom teachers (PreK-5th) to integrate physical activity throughout the day. Activities are short 1-minute or less activities that get students moving while practicing content standards in a variety of subject areas. All ideas feature common core standards where applicable.
This resource is 100% web-based. Registration is quick and free. Registered users get access to the entire database of activity ideas including content-based activities, energizers, recess and lunchtime ideas, and after school ideas. Registered users may also submit their ideas for possible publications.
Activity Based Bullying Awareness & Prevention Program Champion: CATCH (Flaghouse, Inc.) Free Download of Educational Materials: www.flaghouse.com/resourceGuide.asp Free Games & Activities: www.flaghouse.com/BullyingAwarenessActivityGuides.asp Equipment for Purchase: www.flaghouse.com/srch/search.aspx?keywords=bullying&PN=1&Sites=KWD_PE&Template=KWD_PE&x=0&y=0
Cost: Free materials; equipment $2.50-$62.95
Description: Flaghouse and PACER’s National Bullying Prevention Center aim to help reduce and prevent bullying through a combination of free educational materials, events, activities, and games; plus specially designed equipment that fosters teamwork and encourages children to cooperate and play together.
The program includes 18 lesson plans, 69 resource guides, and an opportunity to purchase bullying prevention physical activity equipment.
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Activity Works Champion: Kinetic Learning Enterprise activityworks.com/contact/ Provide email to receive sample lesson plans or order Activity Works
Cost: $499.00/ class kit
Description: Activity Works integrates 12-minute physical activity bursts within core curriculum for elementary classrooms. It is an educational program that enhances curriculum content and stimulates metabolism through multi-sensory, aerobic exercise. Scientifically developed, this plug-and-play program is used to maximize academic performance, combat obesity, and meet state mandates for PE.
A class kit includes 20, 12-minute, multisensory activity adventures supported by 40 lesson plans aligned to PE and cross-curricular standards. The kit also includes online episodes, posters, calendars, parent fliers, and motivational stickers.
Adventure to Fitness Champion: Adventure to Fitness www.adventuretofitness.com
Cost: Create a free account by using the email address to receive the free basic teacher model. A paid teacher/school model is available for $99.00/ year per teacher or $399.00/ year per school.
Description: Adventure to Fitness is a series of 30-minute episodes that include moderate to vigorous physical activity for students Pre-K to 5th grade. Interactive stories engage the students in learning and movement. Materials are appropriate and flexible for classroom teachers and/or PE teachers.
Adventure to Fitness includes 30-minute episodes that stream into the classroom/gymnasium. Additionally, you will receive downloadable activities that link to the episodes, parent and teacher guides (downloadable), and shorter mini-episodes that also stream into the classroom/gymnasium.
Building The Kids’ Success (BOKS) Champion: Reebok www.bokskids.org/enroll-school Provide the email, take the pledge, and provide the school's details to receive free access to BOKS
Cost: Free
Description: BOKS is a before school physical activity program designed to get elementary school aged children moving in the morning. The 12-week curriculum provides 45-minutes of fun, non-competitive activities to achieve moderate to vigorous physical activities through warm-ups, functional skills, running, relay races, obstacle courses, and group games.
The program includes the BOKS curriculum with 72 physical activity lesson plans and 144 nutritional lessons/ games- information sheets, presentations, letters to principal and community leaders, suggested equipment list, protocols, suggested policies, facilitator description, registration materials, achievement certificates, BOKS Bursts for activity in the classroom, and assessment tools (i.e. surveys for parents teachers and participants)
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CATCH K-5th Grade Kids Club Activity Box Champion: CATCH (Flaghouse, Inc.) www.flaghouse.com/display-item-11483
Cost: $225.00
Description: The CATCH Kids Club (CKC) Activity Box for K-5th grades includes over 400 activity cards with detailed instructions for age-appropriate games that get children moving and having a blast while increasing their MVPA (moderate-to-vigorous physical activity).
The fully-organized tabbed sections includes 400 easy-to-use activity cards displaying Aerobic Games; Limited Space; Parachutes; Rhythms; Hoops; and more! Its user-friendly format is easy to implement for staff and enjoyable for everyone.
Catch Your Teacher Being Healthy Champion: HealthMPowers If Interested Contact: info@healthmpowers.org
Cost: school kit (set of 30 teacher packets): $250.00; additional set of 5 teacher packets $45.00 +shipping
Description: Catch Your Teacher Being Healthy is a 2-week program in which students “catch” their teacher
modeling healthy behaviors. The program includes 30 teacher packets (each with 2 behavior cards, lanyard,
classroom poster, directions, 30 bookmarks, 30 behavior cards for students, and a behavior description tip list),
DVD, press release template, directions for “kick off” meeting, and a Winner Package (7 "I Got Caught" buttons
and 7 certificates).
Classroom Exercises for the Body & Brain Champion: HealthMPowers If Interested Contact: info@healthmpowers.org
Cost: 1-25 DVDs— $15.00 per unit; 26-100 DVDs— $12.50 per unit; 101 or more DVDs— $10.00 per unit +shipping
Description: Classroom Exercises for the Body and Brain is a DVD designed to increase physical activity in the classroom, but can also be used with a before/after school program, rainy day recess, or as a Physical Education warm-up. Created for elementary aged students by elementary students, this DVD is designed for ALL students to participate. Exercises are fun and include the components of health related fitness: aerobic endurance, strength, and flexibility. All sequences are set to music and designed so that they can be performed in a classroom setting with desks and chairs, but do not require additional equipment. Support Materials are also available, which include lesson plans and PowerPoints focused on the link between physical activity and academic success, family newsletters, personalized sequence worksheets, and fact sheets.
Example of Core Curriculum in Physical Education Champion: SPARK www.sparkpe.org/blog/how-common-core-can-be-implemented-in-p-e/
Cost: Free
Description: Many Physical Education teachers ask how they can integrate the Common Core Standards into their gym. This link provides some real-life examples of how to combine common core within Physical Education. This resource includes 3-5 ways of integrating Common Core ideas into the area of Reading, Writing, and Math.
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Fire Up Your Feet Champion: Safe Routes to School National Partnership with Kaiser Permanente www.metroatl.fireupyourfeet.org/user/registerur Feet
Cost: Free
Description: Fire Up Your Feet provides metro-Atlanta schools with awards that can be used to help increase daily activity levels among families and school staff. Twice a year, schools can compete to win awards of up to $1,500.00 by having families and classrooms register and track activity using the online or paper-based activity tracker.
Fire Up Your Feet resources include an online and paper-based activity tracker, a Spanish tracker, Activity Challenge promotional materials, resources for promoting walking and biking to school and getting daily exercise in the classroom and beyond.
Fit for a Healthier Generation Videos Champion: Alliance for a Healthier Generation www.schooltube.com/channel/healthiergeneration/
Cost: Free
Description: The fitness experts have used their years of training to create videos that are exiting and engaging for youth to move. Use these videos to get the students, family, or team up and moving for a quick and effective physical activity break. Tara Stiles, Billy Blanks, and Bob Harper will lead you in physical activity including Fitness Training Zumba, Yoga, and Tae Bo.
Fitness Fun Zone Champion: Peaceful Playgrounds www.peacefulplaygrounds.com/fitness-fun-zone/
Cost: $2,999.00 + shipping
Description: The Fitness Fun Zone is a one-of-a-kind, evidence-based physical activity court designed to accommodate 1-50 individuals with various fitness abilities. The Fitness Fun Court includes multiple games and activity applications that incorporate fitness and nutrition.
The Fitness Fun Zone includes 24 stencils, blueprint, 12 ropes, dice, music CD, demonstration DVD, nutrition card set, 6 beanbags, Fitness and Skillastics set.
FitnessGram Champion: Human Kinetics
www.fitnessgram.net
Cost: All Georgia elementary schools are implementing FitnessGram. If you are a Physical Education teacher or administrator at a Georgia public elementary school and do not have the FitnessGram software, manual, etc., please contact Therese McGuire at TMcGuire@doe.k12.ga.us or Mike Tenoschok at mtenoschok@doe.k12.ga.us.
Description: FitnessGram provides a way to assess students’ fitness and activity levels, report results, and educate students and community on the importance of daily activity and lifelong health and fitness.
FitnessGram provides online accessibility to assessment tools, staff development, and student-centered tools. Also included with the program is a PACER CD and a Test Administration Manual.
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FitnessGram Support Videos Champion: GAHPERD www.gahperd.org/teacher-toolbox/fitnessgram-videos
Cost: Free
Description: GAHPERD, Inc. is dedicated to improving the quality of life for all Georgians by supporting and promoting effective educational practices, quality curriculum, instruction and assessment in the areas of health, physical education, recreation, dance and related fields.
These FitnessGram Support Videos provide Physical Education teachers with effective tips on administering FitnessGram. For example, learn to test many students at once or managing a gymnasium with multiple classes during testing. The other video provides parents a short introduction to the 5 components of FitnessGram.
Fitness Trail Stations Champion: Alliance for a Healthier Generation https://www.healthiergeneration.org/_asset/jt1ppk/09-877_FitnessTrailStations.pdf
Cost: Create a free account by using the email address
Description: This document assists schools in establishing an indoor walking fitness circuit by providing outdoor exercise station cards.
Fuel Up to Play 60 Playbook Champion: Southeast United Dairy Industry Association www.heart.org/idc/groups/heartpublic/@wcm/@fc/documents/downloadable/ucm_455767.pdf
Cost: Free
Description: The online Fuel Up to Play 60 (FUTP60) “Playbook” contains over 100 healthy physical activity plays that schools and teachers can do before, during, and after school. The “Playbook” contains descriptions and tips for implementing an easy to read guide for increasing physical activity in school.
Girls on the Run Champion: Girls on the Run
www.girlsontherun.org/Find-a-Council?state=GA
Cost: $170.00 financial assistance is available on a sliding scale based on income, scholarships available for Title I schools with 70% or more students receiving free/reduced price lunch
Description: Girls on the Run (GOTR) is an after school program for 3rd-8th grade girls that combines running with lifestyle lessons on self-esteem, body image, confidence, bullying, peer pressure, healthy habits, and nutrition. Teams meet for 90-minutes two times per week for a 10-12 week session. The girls will run a 5K at the end of each session.
Use the provided website to locate a council that includes the county of interest. Start a site by visiting the county's GOTR local website and registering your school as a site. Cost includes volunteer coach training, CPR and background checks, and insurance. Girls receive t-shirts, water bottles, and entry into the 5K race. Scholarship teams also receive running shoes and healthy snacks for each lesson.
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GoNoodle
Champion: GoNoodle www.gonoodle.com
Cost: Create a free account by using the email address
Description: A website full of interactive physical activity breaks that teachers use to energize students during the school day. Over 100,000 teachers across the country use GoNoodle to incorporate short bursts of physical activity into the school day. GoNoodle is an interactive resource of 3 to 5-minute desk-side physical activity breaks designed to get kids moving, improve focus, decrease disruptive behaviors, and channel classroom energy into positive results.
The website includes over 60 different online physical activity breaks for anytime of the school day. Teachers use GoNoodle dancing to energize the brain, stretching to focus and deep breathing to calm the classroom before an important lesson.
Grant Funding Tool
Champion: SPARK
www.sparkpe.org/grants/grantfunding-resources/
Cost: Free
Description: The Free Grant Finder Tool helps locate funding for SPARK programs! To use this tool, simply select a state and an activity criterion. The, the tool provides you with a plethora of active grants available to schools. SPARK also provides grant-writing tools here as well.
The SPARK Grant-Finding Tool helps locate funding for a before/after school program, classroom physical activity, physical education, and all-around coordinated school health programs. Grants can be used for curriculum, teacher training, or equipment.
Hip Hop Public Health Multimedia Tools
Champion: Hip Hop Public Health
www.hiphoppublichealth.org/#!/check-in/
Downloadable App: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/hhph-ambassador/id881686961?mt=8
Cost: Create a free account for full access to resources
Description: Hip Hop Public Health provides educators with a number of free kid-led classroom suited fitness videos, health-promoting comics, free music downloads to hip-hop beats with health messaging, and games.
Create a login with no email required. Click on the “CHECK THIS” icon to receive instant access to brain boosters, school friendly hip-hop music, and fitness segments designed to get kids moving. Download the mobile application for instant access from the phone.
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Intelleboost Champion: Intelleboost
www.intelleboost.com
Cost: $99.00/year for school license (access for all faculty)
Description: Intelleboost provides teachers with access to a library of short 3-minute action-oriented videos designed for kids to follow in the classroom as a brain-break between teaching subjects. It releases energy, gets blood flowing, and improves academic performance.
Visit the site to browse a library of action-oriented videos with music. The 3-minute long videos are tailored to subjects (i.e. math) and some longer videos are designed for indoor recess or longer brain-breaks. These videos are accessible on any computer device with internet access and can stream instantly through a projector or smart board.
Just-a-Minute (JAM) School Program Champion: JAM School Program
www.jamschoolprogram.com
Cost: Create a free account by using the email address
Description: The JAM School Program provides simple, fun, everyone-can-do physical activity routines to get staff and kids up and moving throughout the school day. School personnel or students can lead the routines. Schools can also share the routines to get parents and the community active or even use them for a fitness project.
Each week of the school year, JAM publishes a newsletter that includes a new routine along with other healthier ideas for the classroom. We also invite schools to participate in the annual JAM Day event where the Nations stops to take a fitness break together and the state that rallies the most participants is crowned the JAM winner for that year.
Jump with Jill Danceable Music Video Series & Free Music Downloads Champion: Jump with Jill Videos: www.jumpwithjill.com/danceparty/ Music Download: www.jumpwithjill.com/music/
Cost: Free on website or download all 4 music videos for $34.99
Description: The Jump with Jill Danceable Music Video Series helps incorporate movement breaks between coursework, offers an alternative physical education class, or helps create a performance event for the entire school.
Each danceable kid-friendly music video comes with 3 progressive levels: 1) instructional, 2) a music video with dance moves listed on the screen, and 3) the complete music video. Free MP3 versions of these featured songs can be downloaded. Learn the moves, master the dances, and share with friends.
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Junk2Gym Champion: Korat, Inc. www.junk2gym.com/how_does_it_work.html#anchor_38
Cost: Free
Description: Junk2Gym is a funding initiative that allows participating schools the ability to trade recyclable items (junk) for outdoor fitness equipment (gym). Participants receive packaged instructions to bring their electronics, as well as a list of other approved items, in exchange for money credit towards fitness equipment. It is a fun initiative combining involvement from students, staff, family, and/or the community for a common goal that can benefit everyone.
Junk2Gym will provide its clients with a printed "1 page flyer with project information" (quantity printed at 120% of the school's student enrollment). Each of the fitness units will have an instruction sticker describing how to use the equipment including QR code. The Junk2Gym website offers movies and instructional information that can be downloaded by users and/or teachers. The outdoor fitness equipment allows PE teachers to expand his/her curriculum outside the gymnasium.
K-5th Grade Complete Activity Kit & Equipment Package
Champion: CATCH (Flaghouse, Inc.)
www.flaghouse.com/display-item-11381
Cost: $3,395.00
Description: Through using this resource, students receive Physical Education activities that meet national standards, positive reinforcement of the CATCH classroom message, and over 50% of time engaged in heart-healthy moderate-to-vigorous physical activity.
Schools receive equipment checklists, class organization guidelines, proven class management techniques, and detailed instructions on how to implement each and every activity into the current Physical Education program.
Kohl's Healthy Halls School Wellness Program (Healthy Halls) Champion: Strong4Life & Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta www.strong4life.com/kohlshealthyhalls
Cost: Free
Description: The Kohl's Healthy Halls School Wellness Program (Healthy Halls) is a free, fun, and dynamic program offered to metro-Atlanta elementary schools. The program promotes healthy habits related to nutrition and physical activity offering a theatrical performance, take home materials for students and parents, and easy to use resources for the school.
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Lessons from Share the Wealth Conference Champion: GAPHERD Conference: www.sharethewealthpeconference.com/Location.html Lessons: sharethewealthpeconference.com/2014-presentations.html
Cost: Free
Description: Share the Wealth (STW) is an annual conference attracting elementary Physical Education teachers. The focus is all-around school wellness for implementing wellness plans and incorporating physical activity in large groups.
Use the provided “lessons” web link to view the latest lessons and compilation of handouts from the 2013-2014 Share the Wealth Conference. Use the provided “conference” web link to find the latest information regarding locations, deadlines, and dates for up-coming STW conference.
LunchBox Kids Health & Fitness Activity Board
Champion: LunchBox Kids, LLC. www.healthandfitnessboardgame.com/Board_Game.php
Cost: $55.00 MSRP; school discount at $39.95 per game
Description: The first patented children's health and fitness board game, LunchBox Kids, uses an interactive multiple intelligence game play. Recommended by teachers and fitness professionals, this fun game bridges the gap between Physical Education and academics utilizing 400 pop quiz questions and exercise challenges.
Users also receive a free game play video to project onto the wall before playing the game, a lesson plan, a workout poster, a pool scale chart, and a health and fitness library of free resource worksheets.
MATHtivity Champion: HealthMPowers If Interested Contact: info@healthmpowers.org
Cost: $31.75 +shipping (available for K and 4th grade)
Description: MATHtivity is an integrated curriculum teaching the Georgia Core Curriculum Performance Standards for math using fun, physical activity. It was designed by HealthMPowers in collaboration with the Department of Education and elementary teachers. Each kit includes curriculum activity cards, number flashcards, a spinner, a movement poster, a math symbol cube (only in 4th grade kit), and a Mind in Motion DVD.
Mind in Motion Champion: HealthMPowers If Interested Contact: info@healthmpowers.org
Cost: 1-25 DVDs— $15.00 per unit; 26-100 DVDs— $12.50 per unit; 101 or more DVDs— $10.00 per unit + shipping
Description: Mind in Motion is an exercise DVD that integrates visual tracking with physical activity, and is an
excellent resource for integrating physical activity into the classroom. Students are challenged to move their
body or body parts in the direction of a variety of arrows. Eight different sequences increase in complexity and
length, providing a variety of challenges for all students. All exercises are designed so that they can be
performed in a classroom setting with very little instruction from the classroom teacher. The DVD is
accompanied by an Instruction Booklet with ideas for expanding the use of the DVD.
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Mind in Motion 2 Champion: HealthMPowers If Interested Contact: info@healthmpowers.org
Cost: 1-25 DVDs— $15.00 per unit; 26-100 DVDs— $12.50 per unit; 101 or more DVDs— $10.00 per unit +shipping
Description: Mind in Motion 2 is a fun activity that enhances perceptual motor skills, and is an excellent
resource for integrating physical activity into the classroom, before/after school, during rainy day recess, or as a
Physical Education warm-up. Students use an imaginary 9-block pattern on the floor to follow sequences of
lighted squares. As the different squares light up, students step or move a body part to the corresponding
square. 8 different sequences increase in complexity and length, providing additional challenges for all students.
All exercises are designed so that they can be performed in a classroom setting with very little instruction from
the classroom teacher. The DVD is accompanied by an Instruction Booklet with ideas for expanding the use of
the DVD, including directions for students to “create their own” sequences.
Pedometers & Math Champion: HealthMPowers If Interested Contact: info@healthmpowers.org
Cost: 3rd grade/ 4th grade/ 5th grade (set of 30 pedometers): $447.50 +shipping
Description: Pedometers and Math, available for 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students, integrates physical activity and
math skills through practical, real-life application. All math skills correspond to the Georgia Core Curriculum
Performance Standards. For a two-week period, students use pedometers to collect data, and then use the data
to perform a variety of math skills including graphing, estimating, computing, and problem solving. The package
includes 30 pedometers, 2 pedometer-carrying cases, program management forms, 30 student booklets, and a
news release template. Also, schools can also use the pedometers for class challenges, staff wellness, and as
part of the Physical Education curriculum.
Playout: The Game (Fitness Card Game)
Champion: Playout, LLC. www.PlayoutTheGame.com
Cost: $14.99 or less per deck
Description: “Playout: The Game” is a fitness card game that turns bodyweight exercise (no equipment needed) into fun games and competitions that can be played by all people of all fitness levels. The deck contains 30 bodyweight exercises and the 15 different games can be played in a variety of diverse settings.
One deck of cards contains 30 different bodyweight exercises. There are basic, intermediate, and advanced exercises, as well as upper body, core, and lower body. Each exercise has an easy, medium, and hard number of repetitions. There are also Wildcards to modify exercises and MiniGame competitions like "Hold a Pose: Wall-Sit." There are over 15 ways to play, provided in a free PDF.
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Playworks Playbook Champion: Playworks
www.playworks.org/playbook/games/playworks-game-guide
Cost: Free
Description: Looking for a game to engage kids in safe and healthy play? The Playworks staff has found, created, and sorted hundreds of games that will get kids off the sidelines and into the game. Whether the goal is to keep kids active for a full recess period, or just do a few minutes of icebreakers before an activity, there is a game here for all needs. Play on!
The Playbook includes 300+ games with an easy to use index to find the perfect game, for the perfect space, with little or no equipment, for a specific age and number of participants.
Recess Kit
Champion: Peaceful Playgrounds
www.peacefulplaygrounds.com/peaceful-playgrounds-recess-program/
Cost: $3,999.00 + shipping
Description: Easily design permanent playground activities that help make outdoor learning time more positive and productive. The kit includes nearly 100 permanently painted blacktop activities including alphabet and number grids, hopping and skipping line, and multi-use circles and squares. Materials are great for recess, PE, or bringing the classroom outdoors.
The kit includes 4 blueprints, 24 activity guides, training DVD, awards, coupons, certificates, reports, forms, workshop PowerPoint, material handouts, facilitator notes, a 200 piece companion equipment pack, 6 full-size roll out stencils, 3 Games Instruction DVDs, striping machine and paint, poster set, Peaceful Playgrounds Site License, and staff webinar.
School & Classroom Activities Champion: Fire Up Your Feet www.metroatl.fireupyourfeet.org/resources/activities
Cost: Free
Description: These free material links promote walking, biking, and other types of physical activity through fun games like "Mad-Lib Activity" and "Fired Up Five Activity." Gain instant access to quick activities and handouts promoting physical activity and safety in the school environment.
SPARK ABC's Champion: SPARK www.sparkpe.org/abc
Cost: $99.00 without equipment or $299.00 with equipment
Description: SPARK ABC's is a complete solution for providing enjoyment and engaging physical activity opportunities in the classroom and at recess. Content includes Classroom ASAP's (Active Soon As Possible) as well as physical activities that support learning standards in Literacy/Language Arts, STEM, Social Studies, Nutrition Education, and the Common Core State Standards Initiative.
SPARK ABC's includes instructional materials with a digital library, trainings equipment to compliment SPARK activities, and follow-up support. The recess element provides planning, implementation, evaluation, resources, and equipment for recess staff looking to improve activity opportunities for all students.
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SPARK E-Newsletter Champion: SPARK www.sparkpe.org/physical-education-resources/enewsletter/
Cost: Free
Description: This monthly newsletter contains tons of valuable information focused around physical activity in the school from across the country and world. Each month users receive interesting articles from and about educators, grant information and support, teaching tips, early world SPARK offers and promotions, and more.
SPARK Physical Education K-2nd grade & 3rd-6th Grade Champion: SPARK www.sparkpe.org/physical-education/
Cost: $199.00, $299.00, or $399.00
Description: SPARK Elementary Physical Education was designed to be inclusive, active, and fun! Aligned with NASPE National Standards, SPARK PE lessons are easy to learn and easy to teach. SPARK PE has proven to work with both elementary Physical Education specialists and classroom teachers.
SPARK PE includes ten+ dynamic instructional units, presented in the scope and sequence via daily lesson plans, ASAP's (Active Soon As Possible), literacy integration tips, social skills themes by grade level, challenging extensions, digital access to SPARK family, password-protected website with library of digital tools including SPARK videos, interactive alignment and assessment tools, home play activities, and more.
The SPARK Programs Champion: SPARK
www.sparkpe.org
Cost: $99.00 - $399.00
Description: SPARK is a research organization that disseminates award-winning, evidence-based programs within 5 main content areas: physical education (K-12), activity break choices (K-6, classroom and recess activities), after school (ages 5-14), early childhood (ages 3-5) and Coordinated School Health (K-8). Each SPARK program fosters environmental and behavioral changes in health and wellness.
This highly active curriculum includes a 3-year membership to the SPARKfamily.org website that contains the complete e-manual, content cards, assessment tools, instructional videos and additional support resources. SPARK offers 400 pages of inclusive and active materials to make Physical Education and physical activity fun and enjoyable. Both hard copy and e-manuals are available.
SPARK Sample PE Lessons Champion: SPARK www.sparkpe.org/physical-education/k-2/curriculum/lesson-plans/
Cost: Free
Description: Explore free sample lesson plans and experience the ease and quality of SPARK PE. SPARK PE Sample Lessons include "How to Use It" Guide with information on units of instruction, introductory pages, lesson plans, skill cards, assessment tools, and home play activities.
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SPARK Webinars Champion: SPARK www.sparkpe.org/physical-education-resources/webinars/
Cost: Free
Description: SPARK hosts a free webinar the third Wednesday each month at 6pm EST. Whether the viewer cis a classroom teacher, PE teacher, administrator, just learning about SPARK, or have an interest in the month's timely topic, this webinar series is applicable.
The SPARK webinar web link Includes a very large data bank of free webinars on various topics such as "Differentiating Activities to Engage all Students,” “Integrating Technology into PE," and "Increasing Activity During Recess and in the Classroom."
Strong4Life Challenge Champion: Strong4Life & Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta www.strong4life.com/en/pages/galleries/S4LChallenge.aspx If Interested Contact: Ronnel Blankmon at ronnel.blackmon@choa.org
Cost: The Challenge is free but must also participate in the Strong4Life School Nutrition Program.
Description: The Strong4Life (S4L) Challenge teaches elementary school children about the importance of physical activity and healthy eating using the Strong4Life Healthy Habits. In addition, Strong4Life empowers each school's wellness team council by providing technical assistance and resources when needed.
The Strong4Life Challenge consists of 4 school visits over the course of 1 school year, during which time the S4L team delivers healthy message that are energetic, cool, and kid-friendly. The S4L team provides videos, challenges, and incentives to reinforce the educational messages and promote sustained behavior change.
Strong4Life Videos Champion: Strong4Life & Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta www.schooltube.com/search/?term=strong4life
Cost: All Strong4Life videos found on School Tube are free
Description: Stong4Life Videos can be accessed on School Tube and used in the classroom, with a before/after school program, during Physical Education, or for rainy day recess.
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Strong4Life Health & Physical Education Training Champion: Strong4Life & Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta www.strong4life.com If Interested Contact: Emily Stoniecki at emily.stoniecki@choa.org or
Jenny Puestow at jennifer.puestow@choa.org
Cost: Free
Description: Strong4Life and HealthMPowers are combining efforts to improve child wellness and address the childhood obesity epidemic in Georgia. Because Health and Physical Educators play a vital role in this effort, this training has been developed to equip Health and Physical Educators with evidence-based obesity prevention techniques to address concerns about weight, health, and fitness among all students. The primary focus is "Motivational Coaching" and goal setting for healthy behavior change based on FitnessGram results. The goal of the session is to discover how to better communicate with students and parents to choose healthy lifestyles in an effort to reduce childhood obesity.
This Health and Physical Educator training lasts approximately 90-minutes and focuses on coaching techniques, observational cues for when to employ motivational coaching techniques, and methods for using FitnessGram as a conversation starter. Trainings are preferred to be scheduled by district, but smaller group trainings are available.
TAKE 10!
Champion: Flaghouse, Inc.
www.take10.net Sample Materials: www.take10.net/materials
Cost: $82.00
Description: TAKE 10! integrates age-appropriate movement with grade-specific content of Language Arts, Math, Social Studies, Science, and Health for K-5th grade classrooms. TAKE 10! is evidence- based and includes nutrition and health education concepts, reduces sedentary behavior, instills positive health habits, and engages in moving while learning.
TAKE 10! includes more than 35, 4-color activity cards, 50+ reproducible student worksheets, a variety of teacher resources and tools for better program implementation, evaluation tools, and 3 tracking posters with stickers.
Together Counts Program: Energy Balance 101 Curriculum
Champion: Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation
www.togethercounts.com/at-school/teachers
Cost: Free
Description: Energy Balance 101 (EB101) is a complete curriculum that teaches energy balance--the practice of balancing "energy in," calories consumed from foods we eat and drink and "energy out," depleting energy through physical activity. The program is free and available in modules for K-2nd grade, 3rd-5th grade, and is also available in Spanish. For volunteers outside a classroom setting, EB101 "Enrichment Zone" is supplemental and perfect for after school.
EB101 includes downloadable curriculum in 4 modules for K-5th grades, including 14 lessons for each grand band (K-2nd grade/3rd-5th grade), worksheets, interactives, and videos. The entire program is supported by a robust online portal with articles, tips, and resources for the school nurse.
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Walk Georgia Program
Champion: University Of Georgia Extension www.walkgeorgia.org
Cost: Free
Description: Walk Georgia is a University of Georgia Extension program designed to promote physical activity. The free, web-based program allows teachers and students to track their physical activity data, set goals, and participate in the program as part of a group. Teachers can log class activity in one entry, or students (13 years-old and older) can create accounts and log their own activity.
The Walk Georgia program facilitates school-wide competition. Downloadable lesson plans with corresponding activities are in development with the pilot of a new version of the website on the way, school-related content for teachers continues to grow and will be loaded to the site in the fall of 2014.
We Count Pedometer Walking Program
Champion: Peaceful Playground
www.peacefulplaygrounds.com/we-count-student-walking-program/
Cost: $399.00 + shipping
Description: We Count Walking Program is a national award winning after-school program that uses pedometers to motivate kids to get active. The program design is based on research indicating that inexpensive step counting devices motivate and educate kids to get active. While the program is designed for after school, it can be easily adapted as a recess activity or during physical education.
The We Count Walking Program includes a cadence CD, parent newsletter, student physical activity and nutrition newsletters, step logs, benchmark certificates, bulletin board ideas, teacher mini lesson guide, tracking tools, motivational stickers, teacher's guide, 12 pedometers, pedometer case, and pedometer clips.
Wellness Academy and You! (WAY)--Series: Health Safari (K and 1st Grade), Me Mysteries (2nd and 3rd Grade), and Innerspace Adventures! (4th and 5th Grade) Champion: The Institute for American’s Health www.colorful-way.com Register: colorful-way.com/?page_id=71
Cost: Free to schools participating in IAH's Way to a Healthier America (WAY) Initiative funding by the Wal-Mart Foundation. Provide an email address and school details to register.
Description: WAY is an evidence-based, sustainable student health and wellness resource focusing on nutrition and physical activity and aligning to National and State Standards. Its implementation is based on a coordinated school approach that does not isolate lessons to the classroom, but instead incorporates health-related topics into the entire school.
The WAY Program includes a folder of comprehensive lesson plans, DVDs for guided lesson introductions and physical activities, online access to resources, a teacher workshop, alignments to National and State standards, materials to complete each lesson, demonstrations and overall teacher support from local area coordinators, and additional opportunities for funding.
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Youth Excel Afterschool (YEA) Champion: America’s Youth in Motion & Atlanta Public Schools If Interested Contact: Quan Harris at qharris@americasyouthinmotion.org or (678) 481-1875
Cost: $50.00 a week per child; inquire for sponsor-discounted fees depending on household size and income
Description: YEA is a recreation-based after school program offered for Atlanta Public Schools. Through this organized sports and fitness program, youth will learn all the skills needed to balance a healthy and holistic lifestyle. This on-site after school program makes schedules and calendars available the last week of each month for the upcoming month. Daily snacks are provided and at times will be part of cooking and nutrition activities. The program will run Monday through Friday 2:55 to 5:30 pm. YEA staff maintain a ratio with students of 1:10 or 1:20 depending on the activity as well as student needs.
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