MyActivity Pyramid Karen Sherbondy, RD, LD FNEP Special Projects Coordinator August 4, 2006 August 4, 2006

Grade 1 Fun With Food and Fitness Introduce MyActivity Pyramid Introduce MyActivity Pyramid

Grade 1 Fun With Food and Fitness Use MyActivity Pyramid poster and handout Use MyActivity Pyramid poster and handout Do not use MyActivity Log Do not use MyActivity Log

Grade 1 Fun With Food and Fitness Focus in Grade 1 Focus in Grade 1 –Expose kids to the graphic –Get kids to start thinking about physical activity and ways to be active

Grade 1 Fun With Food and Fitness Use poster with lessons Use poster with lessons –Help children associate having fun moving our bodies in a variety of ways each day

Grade 1 Fun With Food and Fitness There really are no physical activity "activities" in grade 1 There really are no physical activity "activities" in grade 1 Tie in with other concepts introduced in curriculum related to physical activity Tie in with other concepts introduced in curriculum related to physical activity

Grade 1 Fun With Food and Fitness Tip of MyActivity Pyramid Tip of MyActivity Pyramid –Tie in inactivity –Lesson 4: Programs and Commercials

Grade 2 Building MyPyramid Use MyActivity Pyramid poster and handout Use MyActivity Pyramid poster and handout

Grade 2 Building MyPyramid Introduce these concepts: Introduce these concepts: –Need to be physically active at least 60 minutes each day –Tracking physical activity time

Grade 2 Building MyPyramid Introduce the MyActivity Log Introduce the MyActivity Log

Grade 2 Building MyPyramid Children may need the help of parent or teacher to fill out log Children may need the help of parent or teacher to fill out log

Grade 2 Building MyPyramid Emphasize Emphasize –Tracking or logging how much time children spend doing activity

Grade 2 Building MyPyramid Don’t focus on the actual numbers they enter Don’t focus on the actual numbers they enter Children will probably overestimate Children will probably overestimate

Grade 2 Building MyPyramid Make connection that many of the physical activities done in Lessons 1-7 can be included in MyActivity Log Make connection that many of the physical activities done in Lessons 1-7 can be included in MyActivity Log

Grade 2 Building MyPyramid Tip of MyActivity Pyramid Tip of MyActivity Pyramid –Tie in inactivity –Lesson 4: I Spy Advertising

Grade 2 Building MyPyramid Lesson 6- Body image lesson Lesson 6- Body image lesson Having fun moving our bodies helps us look and feel our best Having fun moving our bodies helps us look and feel our best

Grade 2 Building MyPyramid Encourage teacher to use log with students after NPA leaves the classroom Encourage teacher to use log with students after NPA leaves the classroom

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