Family Health

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Family Health Fitness FairandPedometer
Cross-Curricular Ideas
Jessica Shawley Moscow Junior High SchoolMoscow,
Idaho
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Family Health and Fitness Fair

• Family Involvement
• Community Involvement
• Showcase opportunities
• Increasing awareness for healthy living and
  physical activity choices.

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Family Health and Fitness Fair

• Showcase P.E. and Health curriculum and/or new
  equipment, etc.
• Students can take responsibility and show off
  portfolios, run an activity, etc.
• Plan the event into your curriculum.
• Offer extra credit to students?

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Planning Team

• Administration
• Parent Support Team
• P.E. Teachers
• Health Teachers
• Nutrition Staff

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Community Involvement

• Vendor Info Letter
• Registration Form
• List of Ideas

Moscow Wrestling Club
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Spread the word!

• Invitation Letter
• Send info
• E-mail list-serve
• school website
• mail out flyers
• school newsletter
• local newspaper

Pure Energy Foods
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Running the HF Fair

• School Calendar
• Facility Request
• Get a set-up team
• Activity Handout
• HAVE FUN!

Drive Safe! Simulation Goggles
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Pedometer Cross-Curricular Ideas
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Lewis Clark Trail

• Map it!
• Decide Length of Activity
• Team up with Math History (It makes the unit
  more fun)
• Project Explanation File

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Integrate History

• Use Colleagues History Teacher
• Align w/ history curriculum if possible.
• Receive cues from the text book, help students
  review for class!

• Surf the Web
• Website List
• Daily Fun Facts
• Fun Facts
• Top ten fact sheet
• Follow the Trail
• Review History

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Integrate Math

• Use ColleaguesMath Teacher
• Align w/ math curriculum if possible.
• Follow the Trail!
• Include map in the math/history class.

• Pedometer Logs
• Gather use data
• Averages, personal step counts, class totals,
  etc.
• Take data to math and use in graphs or for
  problem solving.

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MIX IT UP!Other Pedometer Adventures

• Large resource manuals gathered from the
  internet
• Walk Smart Virginia! Technical Assistance Guide
• Trek Across Alberta
• How to organize your trek
• Playday Stations(see pages 64-76 in manual)
• View Full Elementary Manual

• Trek Across America
• Walk to Boise or some city!
• Use the same principles that are described in
  Lewis Clark slides.

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Resources

• For access to the resources from todays
  presentation, please go to my webpage at
• http//www.sd281.k12.id.us/Schools/MJHS/staff/staf
  f.htm
• Then click on my name Jessica Shawley

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Thank you!

• Jessica Shawley
• Moscow Junior High School
• Email shawleyj_at_sd281.k12.id.us
• School 208-882-3577
• Contact me anytime!
• I would love to be able to
• exchange ideas with you.