FIT4KIDS Grade 1 Hanna Ealey, Mary Roundtree, Corinn Bernarding, Chelsi Dyer

WHAT IS FIT 4 KIDS? A non-profit organization that was created by Sports Backers with the help of the Robins foundation. By 2012, they were finally able to launch their first school-based program at five elementary schools in Richmond, Henrico, and Chesterfield. By the first year, they reached around 3700 children in the Greater Richmond region through the programs such as: Active Recess, Wellness Integration, and Learning Gardens. The program’s vision: “grow our programs, show success and sustainability, and to inspire schools and divisions to adopt and lead their own ongoing wellness programming.” MAIN GOAL: Get the kids moving in the class room and promote a healthy eating habit!

GOAL  Using Fit4Kids lets us as adults and educators take an active role in reducing childhood obesity and bettering their overall health. The main goal is to increase physical activity and promote proper nutrition. If we slowly begin to implement some of their ideas, we will begin to see an increase in children’s state of mind and physical health. We feel as though it would be a good idea to get our physical education teachers involved and share our SOLs with them so that we may come up with activities together. In doing this, we can increase our students activity levels and have them start thinking critically while also strengthening their motor skills.

BENEFIT Inactive parents causes a lack of motivation in children to eat healthy and exercise regularly (This could be because in todays society both parents work). These programs give students the proper tools to be able to continue a healthy lifestyle for life. Getting children hooked on moving instead of sitting in front of the television is important because statistics have shown “that children who exercise regularly are likely to do the same as adults.” (pg. 13). “When we exercise, particularly if the exercise requires complex motor movement, we’re also exercising the areas of the brain involved in the full suite of cognitive functions” (pg. 41). “Blood flow shifts back almost immediately after you finished exercising, and this is the perfect time to focus on a project that demands sharp thinking and complex analysis” (pg. 54).

ACTIVE RECESS  “While many schools are eliminating recess due to academic pressures, student conflict, and inadequate facilities, Fit4Kids partners with schools to ensure fun, physically-active, and meaningful play opportunities during recess.” Recess coaches  - Trained by Playworks where they learn and create games for recess time that are fun, physically-active, and engaging. These games are meant for all children, no matter the disability.  - Reduced bullying on the playground as well as better focus in the classroom Help with the students physical, emotional, social development, and also prepare the brain for learning. Games you can play: Sharks and Minnows, Watch your Back Tag, Relay Race, Circuit Walk, and Switch

WELLNESS INTEGRATION  “Empowers elementary school teachers to incorporate movement and health promotion messages into the classroom.”  Way to do this? By creating Active Lesson Plans  Wellness Integration specialists create lesson plans that incorporate physical activity. They also help teachers to see how getting the kids to move helps stimulate the brain, increase focus and alertness, enhance mood, improves memory, and boosts students test performance.  In addition, Wellness Integration Specialists have created fitness and running clubs, hosted family fun and fitness nights, and placed stationary bikes and stability balls around schools that use them.

SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL  Today, only 15% of students will walk or bike to school. This is a 35% decrease compared to the amount of students who walked forty years ago.  This is a good start for children to get their recommended 60 minutes of physical activity!!!!  International Walk to School Day - held annually on the first full week of October

WEEK-AT-A-GLANCE MondayTuesdayWednesdayThursdayFriday 9:00am-10:00amLanguage Arts 10:00am-10:15amBrain Break 10:15am-11:15amMath -Active Lesson Math 11:15am-11:45pmLunch 11:45pm-12:45 pmMusicArtComputerPELibrary 12:45pm-1:15pmActive RecessRecessActive Recess RecessActive Recess 1:15pm-2:15pmSocial Studies -Active Lesson Social Studies 2:15pm-3:15pmScience

YEAR-AT-A-GLANCE SeptOctNovDecJanFebMarchAprilMay Two active lessons per week Add brain breaks alternate days Add active recess on alternate days Increase to three active lessons per week Add brain breaks everyday Increase to four active lessons a week Decrease by one active recess Four active lessons, 2 active recesses and brain breaks everyday Active lessons and brain breaks every day. At least 2 active recesses a week

GET YOUR SENTENCE ON!  PURPOSE & SOL – The student will use semantic clues in syntax to expand vocabulary when reading.  Language Arts 1.7  IMPLEMENTATION – 1.Split the class into 5 groups with 4 people in each group. 2.Give each group a set of notecards that has one word on each card. 3.Have the students take one card each and arrange themselves in the correct order of the sentence. 4.Once they have correctly placed the words in order to complete the sentence have them act it out.

ANIMAL CLASSIFICATIONS  PURPOSE & SOL: The investigate and understand that animals, including humans, have basic needs and certain distinguishing characteristics.  Science 1.5c IMPLEMENTATION - 1.Split class into two-four groups 2.Give each group a set of picture cards 3.Students form a single file line and one at a time they do the motion of the animal they pick to the appropriate heading (if a frog, hop to heading), then move to back on line. 4.Continue until all picture card are sorted. 5.I will go over to each heading and if an animal is in the wrong spot I will have a student do the movement to the spot it belongs in.

FAMOUS FACE RACE  PURPOSE & SOL – Students will practice correctly identifying famous Americans by their name/face and their contribution to society.  SOL History 1.2  IMPLEMENTATION – 1. Put your students together in groups of 4 or Each group will align at the starting point parallel to the pictures of the famous Americans. 3.For the first round, lay out the cards in front of each students group that has only the person’s name on it. Have them travel to the picture doing a movement, then do an exercise when they get to the picture, and race back to the group. 4.Repeat the same directions for the second round, but this time have the flashcards say the Famous American’s contributions to society.

TROUBLE  PURPOSE AND SOL - SOL: Math The student will recall basic addition facts with sums to 18 or less and the corresponding subtraction facts.  IMPLEMENTATION – 1. Split the class into 4 equal groups and have them choose a team leader (the team leader will be the one answering the questions) 2. Each team will stand in a different corner of the “game board” and that will be their “home” corner, with the exception of the team leaders who will stand in the middle. 3. The teacher will call out a number sentence such as “2+4=?” 4. The first team leader to answer correctly gets to choose one of the addends and move one of their players who will hop that amount of spaces. 5. The object of the game is to get all of their team members around the board and back into their home corner first. 6. If a member of another team is already occupying the square in which your player lands on, the previous square holder will be sent back to their home corner.

RESOURCES  “Active Recess” - - richmond-fit4kids/ richmond-fit4kids/  “Walk to School” - l_day.asphttp:// l_day.asp  “SRTS” -  “Brochure” - file:///C:/Users/Owner/Downloads/VA_SRTS_Brochure_2014_v2.pdf  “Fit4Kids” -  Sparks: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and The Brain. By John J. Ratey, MD