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Speak Out for Healthy Kids: Incorporating Common Core and Civic Engagement in P.E. and Healthy Classrooms 1 kchealthykids.org

Reshaping our region for a brighter future.

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In I AM HERE, kids grades 3-8 learn how their surroundings impact health and how to advocate for change.

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Youth Advocates in Action:

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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

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• 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.

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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

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Choose your own path for your classroom!

Fill out your “menu” of lesson plans to create a customized program.

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Step 1 Training: Students are trained on the basics of healthy living with 12345 Fit-Tastic.

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Fit-Tastic Frenzy

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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.

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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".

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Assessment: On a typical day, how many times do you drink a cup of plain water?

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Healthy School Indicator #6 Healthy schools provide breakfast and lunch that are both healthy and delicious and do not offer junk food

• ptions in the vending machines or

ala carte lines.

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Discussion Questions: Share your thoughts with a partner or discuss as a class.

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• 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?

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Step 2. Activities: Students practice and share what they have learned.

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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!!!

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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.

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Step 3. Speaking Out for Healthy Kids: Students identify barriers to health, research possible solutions and present their ideas to decision makers.

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Step 3. Speaking Out for Healthy Kids: Students identify barriers to health, research possible solutions and present their ideas to decision makers.

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• 2. Let them know what makes the

healthy choice difficult.

Be as detailed as possible. For example: “There are no crosswalks at 1st and Main street making it impossible for students to walk to school safely at KC Academy”.

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Step 3. Speaking Out for Healthy Kids: Students identify barriers to health, and present their ideas to decision makers.

Video inspiration and active writing lesson

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“ (I AM HERE) not only raised our students’ awareness of how their surroundings impact their health, but it helped us use the art of photography to teach them to be advocates and community leaders, too,” said Tricia DeGraff, principal. Youth Advocates in Action: 3rd graders from Academy for Integrated Arts

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Reshaping our region for a brighter future.

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