Physical activity improves cognitive, emotional, and physical health. Children who are physically active are better prepared to learn. To make the most of this connection between physical activity and learning -- and to give kids a quick break to be active during the day -- schools are incorporating physical activity into everyday classroom culture.
This week, Healthy Schools Campaign asks:
How do you incorporate physical activity into the classroom?
Submissions close Sunday, August 14 at 11:59 p.m.
Remember, there are four ways to enter Healthy Schools Campaign's Ideas for Health & Wellness Contest:
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Email. Send an email with your idea to [email protected] for that week's question. Put the question in the subject line.
We will randomly select a winner who will be contacted in respect to their submission. (Facebook winners will receive a message, Twitter winners will receive a DM, and blog commenters will receive an email). We’ll share stories and ideas from the contest in the coming weeks. All entrants will be recognized when their ideas are used.
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This is your last chance to enter the contest! Good luck! We look forward to hearing your ideas!
When we were seniors in high school, we got our daily dose of physical activity by playing Hantis when we completed our work for class. Hantis is a fun game that was INVENTED in a classroom and can be replicated in any school. It requires any four tables and one ball. Hantis can be played in groups from 4 students to the entire class and it is rotational & non-competitive so that all students have a chance to play and have fun. It teaches students teamwork, hand-eye coordination, and gets them excited about moving because the game is a blast. Our team at Hantis.net is trying to get students across the nation playing our game as a response to the childhood obesity epidemic, giving them something that they can move around with, even in small spaces such as classrooms. There is no better way to get kids moving in class than Hantis because it was designed by students for that very reason.
Teachers can use this page as a resource: http://www.hantis.net/startplaying/explained.htm
If you have YouTube at your school, you can watch Hantis 101 - PE Edition in higher quality: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zbvZE9Pbcg
www.hantis.net
Posted by: Thaxton Marshall | August 08, 2011 at 11:06 AM
Good blog..It requires any four tables and one ball. H antis can be played in groups from 4 students to the entire class and it is rotational & non-competitive so that all students have a chance to play and have fun...
Posted by: outdoor playground equipment | August 10, 2011 at 11:53 PM
I think more physical education in the classroom is a great idea. Throw in oral health, and a few more practical things like filing taxes, or keeping a budget and you've got yourself some fabulous education.
Posted by: Tim Wilson | March 07, 2012 at 03:48 PM