Classroom Action Zone
Top Five Physical Activity Action Ideas!
- Encourage every teacher to implement Action Schools! BC Classroom Action as part of everyday classroom scheduling.
- Deliver Bounce-at-the-Bell to help students build strong bones and muscles.
- Play a CD and have students choose their favourite dance moves for an action break between lessons.
- Have older students learn chair aerobic routines to deliver in small leadership groups to younger grades.
- Develop indoor and/or outdoor activity and fitness circuits and post them in classrooms or outdoors.
Top Five Healthy Eating Action Ideas!
- Introduce students to new vegetables and fruit through classroom tasting and snacking activities (e.g. Crunch & SipTM ) and/or to healthy drink choices (e.g. ReThink Your Drink or Sip Smart! BC).
- Rotate the Action Schools! BC – Healthy Eating Action Packs amongst teachers to provide equal opportunities for use.
- Set classroom vegetable and fruit consumption goals with a tracking activity for a week, a month, or throughout the year.
- Invite another class to a vegetable and fruit class challenge.
- Integrate nutrition and tracking activities across the curriculum - in math, history, geography, science, and social studies.
For more detailed information and corresponding resources to the Action Ideas! download the Planning Guide - Grades K to 7 or Middle School and Action Pages!
