Goal: Recognize the importance of healthy decisions for children Learn about resources that can help to support healthy habits Identify strategies for integrating physical activity, nutrition education and healthful practices into your classroom www.TogetherCounts.com

Activity

Examine these pictures. Select one.

Stand in the corresponding corner of the room. When you get there, introduce yourself to others. Tell why you chose that picture.

What does the research say? Mingle and Mix Mingle: In your group, read and discuss the information on your sheet. Be sure that each person can summarize the information. Find an error in one of these statements. www.TogetherCounts.com

What does the research say? Mix Tear your quote into pieces so each person has a piece. At the signal, circulate and find a partner with a different color paper and discuss both of your quotes. Switch pieces. Find an error in one of these statements. www.TogetherCounts.com

What does the research say? Switch pieces with a new person. Find the people who have the rest of your document and put it together. Read it as a group and discuss your thoughts. Find an error in one of these statements. www.TogetherCounts.com

Wellness is more than just being healthy. An important foundation of helping children become health-literate is teaching them about wellness. Wellness is more than just being healthy. What is Wellness? www.TogetherCounts.com

Wellness is more than just being healthy. An important foundation of helping children become health-literate is teaching them about wellness. Wellness is more than just being healthy. What is Wellness? With a partner, brainstorm a list of words that describe “wellness.” Type your responses onto the answer garden page (using less than 20 characters for each response). This will create a word cloud, where the most popular responses are the largest. answergarden.ch/366304 www.TogetherCounts.com

Wellness is more than just being healthy. An important foundation of helping children become health-literate is teaching them about wellness. Wellness is more than just being healthy. What is Wellness? It is the active process of becoming aware of and making choices toward a healthy and fulfilling life. www.TogetherCounts.com

Building a Foundation Explain that there are 3 aspects of wellness. This activity can be done with STUDENT involvement. If students are present, the groups can be comprised of 4 people (students and teachers mixed together). [See directions in outline.] Explain that there are 3 aspects of wellness. What are some actions and behaviors that YOU DO to address these areas of wellness in your own life? Have students draw pictures around their triangle to show examples of physical, social, and emotional wellness.

Explain that there are 3 aspects of wellness. Chat: What are some actions and behaviors that YOU DO to address these areas of wellness in your own life?

Explain that there are 3 aspects of wellness. Chat: What are some actions and behaviors that YOU DO to address these areas of wellness in your own life?

With your group, make a list of the ways that you address the specific aspect of wellness with your students in your classroom now. (Lists can be written on poster paper and hung around the room for everyone to see.) As you learn about the Together Counts Program, you will gain ways to address these aspects of your students’ wellness. How do you currently address these aspects of wellness with your students?

Groups share out their list of strategies for each area.

The Together Counts™ Curriculum empowers teachers with the tools to help their students lead healthy and active lifestyles. The lessons focus on the fundamentals of overall wellness, teaching kids to make healthy decisions that foster healthy habits throughout their lives. Encuentre un error en uno de estos enunciados. www.TogetherCounts.com

Lesson Objectives Instant Expert Each lesson includes: Walk through architecture of the lessons (all have the same organization) Lesson objectives: details learning goals for each lesson Instant Expert: provides background to get teachers quickly up to speed Procedure: gives step-by-step direction to teachers to implement the lesson You Decide: reinforces key concepts around decision-making. These activities can be integrated into the lesson or serve as an extension Family Extension: provides ways to extend the learning to the home Community Extension: provides ideas to engage the school community Activity Sheets: includes materials that support the lesson procedure Each lesson includes: Lesson Objectives Instant Expert www.TogetherCounts.com

Procedure You Decide Each lesson includes: www.TogetherCounts.com Walk through architecture of the lessons (all have the same organization) Lesson objectives: details learning goals for each lesson Instant Expert: provides background to get teachers quickly up to speed Procedure: gives step-by-step direction to teachers to implement the lesson You Decide: reinforces key concepts around decision-making. These activities can be integrated into the lesson or serve as an extension Family Extension: provides ways to extend the learning to the home Community Extension: provides ideas to engage the school community Activity Sheets: includes materials that support the lesson procedure Each lesson includes: Procedure You Decide www.TogetherCounts.com

Family Extension Community Extension Each lesson includes: Family Walk through architecture of the lessons (all have the same organization) Lesson objectives: details learning goals for each lesson Instant Expert: provides background to get teachers quickly up to speed Procedure: gives step-by-step direction to teachers to implement the lesson You Decide: reinforces key concepts around decision-making. These activities can be integrated into the lesson or serve as an extension Family Extension: provides ways to extend the learning to the home Community Extension: provides ideas to engage the school community Activity Sheets: includes materials that support the lesson procedure Each lesson includes: Family Extension Community Extension www.TogetherCounts.com

Activity Sheets Each lesson includes: www.TogetherCounts.com Family Walk through architecture of the lessons (all have the same organization) Lesson objectives: details learning goals for each lesson Instant Expert: provides background to get teachers quickly up to speed Procedure: gives step-by-step direction to teachers to implement the lesson You Decide: reinforces key concepts around decision-making. These activities can be integrated into the lesson or serve as an extension Family Extension: provides ways to extend the learning to the home Community Extension: provides ideas to engage the school community Activity Sheets: includes materials that support the lesson procedure Each lesson includes: Activity Sheets www.TogetherCounts.com

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Learn Together Eat Together Play Together www.TogetherCounts.com Students learn about physical, social, and emotional wellness. They discover how decision making and goal setting can help maintain balance in their lives. Learn Together These are the three sections of the Together Counts Program. We’ll look into each one separately to identify integration strategies. Students are introduced to the key elements of healthy eating patterns. They learn about the different food groups and the importance of getting a balance from them every day. Eat Together Students learn about the importance of physical activity to their overall wellness. They develop action plans and learn how to overcome common obstacles to being active daily. Play Together www.TogetherCounts.com

Examine the lessons Plan Connect Inspect www.TogetherCounts.com

Where do these exist in your current curriculum? Students learn about physical, social, and emotional wellness. They discover how decision making and goal setting can help maintain balance in their lives. THEMES: Wellness, Decision-Making, Goal-Setting Learn Together Connect Where do these exist in your current curriculum? Literacy - Science - Social Studies Math - Health/PE - Other www.TogetherCounts.com

Learn Together Inspect www.TogetherCounts.com Students learn about physical, social, and emotional wellness. They discover how decision making and goal setting can help maintain balance in their lives. THEMES: Wellness, Decision-Making, Goal-Setting Learn Together Inspect www.TogetherCounts.com

When and how can you teach these lessons Students learn about physical, social, and emotional wellness. They discover how decision making and goal setting can help maintain balance in their lives. THEMES: Wellness, Decision-Making, Goal-Setting Learn Together Plan When and how can you teach these lessons to your students? www.TogetherCounts.com

Where do these exist in your current curriculum? Students are introduced to the key elements of healthy eating patterns. They learn about the different food groups and the importance of getting a balance from them every day. THEMES: Patterns, Nutrition, Food Eat Together Connect Where do these exist in your current curriculum? Literacy - Science - Social Studies Math - Health/PE - Other www.TogetherCounts.com

Eat Together Inspect www.TogetherCounts.com Students are introduced to the key elements of healthy eating patterns. They learn about the different food groups and the importance of getting a balance from them every day. THEMES: Patterns, Nutrition, Food Eat Together Inspect www.TogetherCounts.com

When and how can you teach these lessons Students are introduced to the key elements of healthy eating patterns. They learn about the different food groups and the importance of getting a balance from them every day. THEMES: Patterns, Nutrition, Food Eat Together Plan When and how can you teach these lessons to your students? www.TogetherCounts.com

Where do these exist in your current curriculum? Students learn about the importance of physical activity to their overall wellness. They develop action plans and learn how to overcome common obstacles to being active daily. THEMES: Activity, Movement, Exercise Play Together Connect Where do these exist in your current curriculum? Literacy - Science - Social Studies Math - Health/PE - Other www.TogetherCounts.com

Play Together Inspect www.TogetherCounts.com Students learn about the importance of physical activity to their overall wellness. They develop action plans and learn how to overcome common obstacles to being active daily. THEMES: Activity, Movement, Exercise Play Together Inspect www.TogetherCounts.com

When and how can you teach these lessons Students learn about the importance of physical activity to their overall wellness. They develop action plans and learn how to overcome common obstacles to being active daily. THEMES: Activity, Movement, Exercise Play Together Plan When and how can you teach these lessons to your students? www.TogetherCounts.com

Recognize the importance of healthy behaviors for children Goals: Recognize the importance of healthy behaviors for children Learn about resources that can help to support healthy behaviors Identify strategies for integrating physical activity, nutrition education and healthful practices into your classroom Reflection – what did you learn today that will impact your teaching? www.TogetherCounts.com