Let’s Get Moving With TAKE 10! Curriculum Brittany, Lauren, DeAnna, Jordan

What’s Going On In Schools? ➢ Are your student’s dozing off in class? ➢ Are they having difficulty focusing? ➢ Do they act out because of boredom? ➢ Maybe they just need some movement in their life!

Why do Students Need More Physical Activity? ●Over the past 30 years, obesity rates have doubled in children and quadrupled in adolescents ●In 2012 over ⅓ of children and adolescents were overweight or obese ●Obese youth are at higher risk for cardiovascular disease, pre diabetes, bone and joint problems, sleep apnea, types of cancer, poor self esteem, and other social and psychological problems Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (March 12, 2014). Adolescent and school health. Retrieved from

Current Level of Activity ●The CDC recommends 60 minutes of activity/day for children and adolescents, that equals 420 minutes/week ●Our school currently has 30 minutes of recess, 5 days a week and 60 minutes of PE, once a week, totaling 210 minutes of activity per week ●That leaves 210 minutes per week, or 42 minutes per day, that children must account for outside of school Night, N. (2014). Moving and learning all day. [PowerPoint slides]. 420 min (recommended) -210 min (current) min (unaccounted for)

What Will Movement Do? There are numerous benefits of physical activity! ❏ Improved physical fitness ❏ Reduced stress ❏ Weight managment ❏ Improved cooperation skills ❏ Feelings of success ❏ Heightened state of attention ❏ Improved academic performance ❏ Improved learning, memory, mood and behavior Wajciechowski, M. (2014). Day 1 Power Point Waj. [PowerPoint slides]. Retrieved from Ratey, J. J., & Hagerman, E. (2008). Spark: The revolutionary new science of exercise and the brain. New York: Little, Brown.

TAKE 10! Curriculum What’s It All About? ●TAKE 10! emphasizes active learning by combining academics with 10 minute physical activity lessons ●All activities are linked to academic learning objectives ●Positive health messages are incorporated throughout the activities/lessons

TAKE 10! Curriculum So What Do You Have To Do? ➔ Include one or more TAKE 10! activities that reinforce learning objectives each day ➔ Use the activities to break-up long blocks, transition students to next subject, and de-stress and refocus students ➔ Display TAKE 10! poster and stickers to track your activities

Why do WE need TAKE10! ? ●Three TAKE 10! lessons incorporated into the school day can make up for 150 unaccounted minutes, leaving children responsible for only 12 minutes per day outside of school ●When teachers start to see the benefits of movement and exercise in the classroom, they may continue look for opportunities to incorporate movement at help make up for the remaining 60 minutes (brain breaks, review activities, warm ups for quizzes, etc) 420 min (recommended) -360 min (proposed) min (unaccounted for)

Year-At-A-Glance ●First 9 Weeks: slowly add active lessons into the weekly schedule, ending the period with four active lessons per week ●Second 9 Weeks: five active lessons per week (one per day) ●Third 9 Weeks: ten active lessons per week (two per day) ●Fourth 9 Weeks: fifteen active lessons per week (three per day) ●All subjects should be covered throughout the week, with spare days spent on more difficult subjects Example of First 9 Weeks Week NumberActive Lessons (per week)

MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday Language Arts *TAKE 10! Language Arts *TAKE 10! Language Arts *TAKE 10! Language Arts *TAKE 10! Language Arts *TAKE 10! Science Lunch Recess Math *TAKE 10! Math *TAKE 10! Math *TAKE 10! Math *TAKE 10! Math *TAKE 10! ArtMusicP.E.LibraryComputers *TAKE 10! Social Studies *TAKE 10! Social Studies *TAKE 10! Social Studies *TAKE 10! Social Studies *TAKE 10! Social Studies Implementation: Ideal Week-At-A-Glance (8:30-8:45 morning routine) 8:45-10:00am 10:00-11:00am 11:00-11:30am 11:30-12:00pm 12:00-1:15pm 1:15-2:15 2:15-3:15pm (3:15-3:30 pack up)

References Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2014). Adolescent and school health. Retrieved from Night, N. (2014). Moving and learning all day. [PowerPoint slides]. Ratey, J. J., & Hagerman, E. (2008). Spark: The revolutionary new science of exercise and the brain. New York: Little, Brown. Wajciechowski, M. (2014). Day 1 power point Waj. [PowerPoint slides]. Retrieved from cute%2Fcontent%2Ffile%3Fcmd%3Dview%26content_id%3D_ _1%26course_id%3D_119521_1%26frameset Wrapped%3Dtrue