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Ashland teachers will incorporate physical activity into lessons
Teachers from Ashland Independent Schools attended a Take 10 workshop to learn how to incorporate physical activity into the classroom, Adam Black reports for The Independent: "The program, which has been provided . . . through a grant, encourages teachers to give students 10 minutes twice a day in physical activities while learning core curriculum subjects."
The workshop included colorful scarves, stress balls and Chinese jump ropes. Teachers said the alphabet backwards while jumping rope and used scarves to write out letters. John Smith, educational consultant for Flaghouse Inc., said, "There is a 42 percent obesity rate in the Ashland area." Smith told teachers who attended the workshop that the Take 10 program could positively affect their schools. "Kids get better test scores after physical activity," he said.
Smith demonstrated activities students could do even in a small classroom and shared some analogies and stories with the group. "Imagine you are a car, and you fill your tank up, drive around the block and fill up again. Eventually you will explode since you're not burning it all off," he said, Black writes.
"They are really practical activities that don't require a lot of prep time," said Oakview Elementary School music teacher Braun Ream.
The workshop included colorful scarves, stress balls and Chinese jump ropes. Teachers said the alphabet backwards while jumping rope and used scarves to write out letters. John Smith, educational consultant for Flaghouse Inc., said, "There is a 42 percent obesity rate in the Ashland area." Smith told teachers who attended the workshop that the Take 10 program could positively affect their schools. "Kids get better test scores after physical activity," he said.
Smith demonstrated activities students could do even in a small classroom and shared some analogies and stories with the group. "Imagine you are a car, and you fill your tank up, drive around the block and fill up again. Eventually you will explode since you're not burning it all off," he said, Black writes.
"They are really practical activities that don't require a lot of prep time," said Oakview Elementary School music teacher Braun Ream.
- Leaders In Health Care And Education Meet On Child Obesity And What Can Be Done About It, And Not Just In The Schools
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Children who are physically active are likely to be better learners, but not enough Kentucky schools seem to put that knowledge into practice, speakers suggested at last week's Kentucky Summit on Childhood Obesity...
- Less Than A Third Of School Districts In Ky., Which Has High Child-obesity Rates, Are In Program To Increase Physical Activity
Fifty-four of Kentucky's 173 school districts have joined a national initiative to increase physical activity in schools, and school officials hope other school districts will soon join in. Let's Move Active Schools is a program that encourages...
- Kentucky Students Will Get Extra Education In Nutrition, Exercise
Kentucky children will get extra nutrition education at school starting Oct. 1, thanks to a $6 million federal grant intended to instill better eating and physical-activity habits in families eligible for food stamps. The education will be provided by...
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New research shows a healthy recess period during the school day can cut down on bullying and strengthen the school climate. The report from researchers at Mathematica Policy Research and Stanford University compared schools in five cities who used Playworks...
- Michelle Obama Announces Nationwide Contest To Fight Childhood Obesity; $500,000 In Prizes
As part of her Let's Move initiative to fight childhood obesity, First Lady Michelle Obama announced a contest today that will give away $500,000 in prizes. The Active Schools Acceleration Project will reward the most "creative, impactful and scalable...