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Speak Out for Healthy Kids: Incorporating Common Core and Civic Engagement in P.E. and Healthy Classrooms ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Reshaping our region for a brighter future . ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ In I AM HERE, kids grades 3-8 ___________________________________ learn how their surroundings impact health and how to advocate for change. ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Youth Advocates in Action: ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ 1 kchealthykids.org

Speak Out for Healthy Kids: Incorporating Common Core and Civic Engagement in P.E. and Healthy Classrooms ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Program Objectives ___________________________________ KC Healthy Kids’ I AM HERE Youth Advocacy Program is a resource curriculum for teachers to enable students to:  Learn 5 simple healthy eating and active living habits  Analyze their own health habits and set personal goals for improvement ___________________________________  Understand 8 simple best practices that promote health at the community or school level  Take a critical look at their surroundings to see how they help or hinder student health ___________________________________  Learn how to speak out to decision makers about barriers to health they have identified in their school or community  Become project managers and leaders for healthy changes in their ___________________________________ school or community ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Two editions allow you to customize ___________________________________ your program. • Classroom Edition: Designed for a traditional classroom, ___________________________________ this program delves deeply into Common-Core literacy standards of reading, writing, research and speaking. ___________________________________ • P.E. Edition: Designed for P.E. classrooms, this program aligns the principals of youth advocacy with Common-Core standards and Presidential Youth Fitness standards through ___________________________________ high energy, physically active lesson plans. ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ In both program models, students explore three progressive stages on ___________________________________ their way to becoming I AM HERE “Champions of Health” ___________________________________ 1. Training 2. Activities 3. Speaking Out for Healthy Kids ___________________________________ ___________________________________ 2 kchealthykids.org

Speak Out for Healthy Kids: Incorporating Common Core and Civic Engagement in P.E. and Healthy Classrooms ___________________________________ Choose your own path for your ___________________________________ classroom! Fill out your “menu” of ___________________________________ lesson plans to create a customized program. ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ 7 ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Step 1 Training: Students are trained on the basics of healthy living with 12345 ___________________________________ Fit-Tastic. Fit-Tastic ___________________________________ Frenzy ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ 8 ___________________________________ ___________________________________ 4 Servings of Water-NOT Sugary Drinks: Remember learning in one of your first ___________________________________ biology classes that about two-thirds of the body is made up of water? Seems impossible doesn't it? ___________________________________ And while the truth is that the percent of water in the body varies, one thing is certain: Water is vital to keep your body running well and is the best thing for you ___________________________________ when you are thirsty. Drink at least four glasses of water a day. And avoid sugary drinks – which are ___________________________________ basically sugar water with no vitamins, minerals or protein. ___________________________________ 9 ___________________________________ 3 kchealthykids.org

Speak Out for Healthy Kids: Incorporating Common Core and Civic Engagement in P.E. and Healthy Classrooms ___________________________________ Tips to help you get 4 servings of water: • Serve water between meals instead of ___________________________________ sugary drinks. • Fill reusable water bottles to bring in the car or on the go. ___________________________________ • Keep a pitcher of water in the fridge. • Put a slice of orange, lemon or lime to ___________________________________ add flavor. • While playing choose water not "sports drinks". ___________________________________ 10 ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Assessment: On a typical day, how many times do you ___________________________________ drink a cup of plain water? ___________________________________ ? ___________________________________ ___________________________________ 11 ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ 4 kchealthykids.org

Speak Out for Healthy Kids: Incorporating Common Core and Civic Engagement in P.E. and Healthy Classrooms ___________________________________ Healthy School Indicator #6 ___________________________________ Healthy schools provide breakfast and lunch that are both healthy and delicious and do not offer junk food ___________________________________ options in the vending machines or ala carte lines. ___________________________________ Click HERE to hear from ___________________________________ kids like you! 13 ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ? Discussion Questions: Share your thoughts with a partner or discuss as a class. ___________________________________ • Does your school serve breakfast and lunch? ___________________________________ • Is the food healthy? • Do you like to eat it? Why/why not? ___________________________________ • Can you buy junk food at school? • What are some healthy snacks you ___________________________________ would like to buy in the cafeteria or vending machines? 14 ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Step 2. Activities: Students practice and share what they have learned. ___________________________________ Choose at least one of these ___________________________________ activities to reinforce the lessons taught in Step 1. 1. Journaling ___________________________________ 2. I AM HERE Olympics 3. Host a Health Summit 4. I AM HERE Posters ___________________________________ 5. Youth Photo Contest!!! ___________________________________ 15 ___________________________________ 5 kchealthykids.org

Speak Out for Healthy Kids: Incorporating Common Core and Civic Engagement in P.E. and Healthy Classrooms ___________________________________ Youth Photo Contest In the I AM HERE Youth Photo Contest, we ask students in grades 3-8 to show us how their surroundings help or hinder healthy habits. Winning classrooms in grades 3-8 will can win up to $2,500 to be used for health and wellness promotion at their schools. ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Step 3. Speaking Out for Healthy Kids: Students identify barriers to health, research possible solutions and present their ideas to decision makers. ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Step 3. Speaking Out for Healthy Kids: Students identify barriers to health, research possible solutions and present their ideas to decision makers. ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ 6 kchealthykids.org