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Planning a Walking Club at Elementary Schools
What is a Walking Club? A fun way for students and staff to be active by walking laps around the schoolyard. It can be conducted by individual teachers with their own classes at recess or P.E. time or by support staff for all students at recess... read
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Kindergarten Students Get an A for Apple-Based Learning
What do Harvest of the Month and Rosa Park kindergartners have in common? Apples! .... read
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Teachers Model Healthier Lifestyle for Students and Colleagues:Teachers are in a powerful position to model a healthier lifestyle for students and colleagues. .... read
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Family Health Event: healthy foods and ideas nurture body and mind. A Family Health Event is an excellent way to give students and their families nutritional information while teaching them how to play fun games that encourage physical activity. .... read
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A Day at the Farmer's Market
The farmer’s market is a great place to hold a field trip. It combines learning with outdoor fun! ... read
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Chef in the Classroom
Having a CHEF IN THE CLASSROOM flavors children’s experiences with cuisines representing different cultures while demonstrating appreciation of our differences. .... read
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Make a Healthy Eating Pledge
Keep your child healthy and support his or her academic achievement with these seven ideas for well-being. .... read
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Seven Tips to Make Your Child a Winner
Keep your child healthy and support his or her academic achievement with these seven ideas for well-being. .... read
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How to Create a Healthy School Party
Gloria
Ng, an After School teacher at El Dorado Elementary School,
discovered that parties and celebrations did not have to
include cakes, cookies and soda; she found out that her
children loved healthy foodparties. .... read
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Pink
Hair for Health
Why would Tom Nishimura,
a fourth grade teacher at
Ulloa Elementary School,
dye his hair fuchsia pink
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Promoting
Health at Lunchtime
Lunchtime is an excellent opportunity to reinforce nutrition education. You can
influence what students bring from home or what they choose to eat from their
school lunch by taking just a few minutes to try one of these classroom or cafeteria
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Heart
Healthy at Moscone
At George R. Moscone Elementary School, Melissa Breen’s
second grade children take monthly trips to farmer’s
markets, grocery stores, and, when possible, farms.
The class also cooks.... read
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