The National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE) is pleased to tell you about some exciting new resources for physical education teachers as a result of initiatives with NASPE partners such as Action For Healthy Kids, Walk4Life, McDonald's, and Nickelodeon. Please share this news with your colleagues.
Game On!
New school wellness policies supporting good physical activity and sound nutrition are getting special attention from Action for Healthy Kids, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and working with the U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Education, with the creation of Game On! The Ultimate Wellness Challenge. Game On! Is an all-inclusive, fun event for students, parents, teachers, administrators and others to celebrate back-to-school. The event integrates nutrition, physical activity and learning through a series of activity stations that will stimulate minds and bodies. Participation by adults and children, not performance, is rewarded.
Action for Healthy Kids offers an on-line toolkit of materials to help everyone hosting local Game On! Ultimate Wellness Challenge events between now and October 1. To register your school, view the Campaign for School Wellness and Game On! Toolkit, click on the Game On! Link at Action for Healthy Kids. The national event will take place on Thursday, October 5 in Washington, D.C.
International Walk to School Day and Month
October 2-6 International Walk to School Week. This year marks the first International Walk to School Month. Registration is FREE and is now open at www.walktoschool.org/register. The National Center for Safe Routes to School of the University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center serves as the national coordinating agency for Walk to School activities in the U.S. Walk4Life, Inc. and NASPE will sponsor special drawings of pedometer packs each week during the month of September. One lucky registrant will win a grand prize valued at over $650 during International Walk to School Week, October 2 – 6. October 4 International Walk to School Day
Passport to Play
Visit Passport to Play for the refreshed Passport to Play curriculum, which introduces children to a world of fun that's filled with unique learning experiences and entertaining activities. Developed in partnership with NASPE, Passport to Play is a complete program that has everything from multicultural games with magnetic appeal to eating tips, all stressing the value of living an active, balanced lifestyle. From start to finish, Passport to Play is an educationally sound program that you can easily implement with your physical education curriculum. So visit Passport to Play and get everything needed to start your students on a journey of a lifetime.
Nickelodeon Worldwide Day of Play
Urge your students and families to join Nickelodeon and NASPE on Saturday, September 30 for Worldwide Day of Play, when the network will go dark all afternoon for the third consecutive year and ask viewers to set aside some time to play! Visit the Nickelodeon Worldwide Day of Play website, to download all of the resources and participate in Worldwide Day of Play!
There you will find a complete list of instructions and resources to create your own hour, afternoon or day of play on Worldwide Day of Play. There are specialized resources for teachers, community leaders and coaches, counselors and clubs. Resources include how to plan an event, game lists and descriptions, Let’s Just Play logo and artwork, supplies list, printable signs, sample press release, sample permission slip, planning guide, and a play book with over 40 games inside!
Over 100,000 kids have also joined Nickelodeon and the Alliance for a Healthier Generation in pledging to improve their health in the Let’s Just Play Go Healthy Challenge. A joint initiative of the William J. Clinton Foundation and the American Heart Association, the Challenge is a unique documentary-reality series that features four real kids from diverse backgrounds who are working toward their health objectives with the assistance of an expert advisory board of dieticians, fitness experts and coaches. Kids are invited to sign up by visiting Let's Just Play. Led by kids – for kids, the Challenge encourages viewers to identify with one of the four young people – the Barrier Breaker, Health Warrior, Emerging Athlete or Activist, while modeling the positive behavior exhibited by each of them. Kids can track the progress of their favorite role model on-air and via nick.com, where they can also access supplemental resources to help them stay focused and keep motivated. Children are encouraged to improve their own lives and become agents of change for their communities.
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