Physical Activity

Getting kids to be more active

Encouraging children to be more physically active is challenging. Here are several tip sheets to get children more involved.

Let's Move ... Cold Weather Fun!

Activity: Should Your Children be Getting More?

Keep Score

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Recess before lunch

Hungry kids eat more of what's on their plate, including fruits and veggies. Schools which swap the traditional order see less food waste and quieter lunches.

The Montana Office of Public Instruction created a guide to assist schools in the implementation of a recess before lunch policy.

Walking

Safe Routes to School - Addresses ways to make urban walking routes safer for children to walk to school.

Walk New Hampshire - Is a program designed to promote walking in New Hampshire. The goal is to engage children and adults in walking and raise awareness of walking as a part of a healthy lifestyle.

Other Resources

Let's Move - America's move to raise a healthier generation of kids.

ABC for Fitness (Activity Bursts in the Classroom) - Can ensure that children obtain the level of physcial activity that is essential for good health and well being.

America on the Move - Challenges you, your family, and your community to take small steps and make small changes to a healthier way of life.

Exercise and Your Brain - Learn more about how exercise can positively effect how you and your children learn every day.

Brain Breaks - A physical activity idea book for elementary classroom teachers.