This is the season where less physical activity occurs for Canadian Citizens.
What is the winter/the months between October and May?
100
Kids are constantly driven to school these days which takes away from this simple form of daily exercise.
What is walking?
100
This fun game can access content knowledge through a classic trivia form and it can also be modified to engage students in physical fitness.
What is fitness jeopardy?
100
We built a snow shelter outside, to cover these curricular connections.
What is math, science and social studies?
100
Yum! A quick burst of energy followed by an inevitable crash.
What is sugar?
200
When you're stuck inside of the classroom at recess instead of watching a movie, this spontaneous activity activates the ears, emotions and whole body.
What is dancing/just dance body break?
200
Indoor H20 activity.
What is swimming?
200
Movement can be an effective strategy for this cognitive process.
What is strengthening learning? What is improved memory and retrieval? What is enhanced learning motivation and morals? (Jensen, 2005)
200
Mickey the robot goes for a hike up castle mountain. What nutrition inputs will he need to survive the hike and how much energy will he output? This scenario covers the following curricular connections.
What is health and nutrition?
200
Known as the sunshine vitamin.
What is vitamin D?
300
Some people think this break from winter weather is a real headache.
What is a chinook?
300
This activity includes two blades and water in its solid form.
What is ice skating?
300
Watching an ice cube melt that says 'stay calm' has this effect on the student.
What is a calming effect?
300
Students have been indoors for 2 days straight. Mr. Green lets the students learn a dance on the smart board covering this curriculum connection.
What is the physical education curriculum?
300
Our most vital nutrient.
What is water?
400
Kids stay indoor during lunch and recess at this temperature.
What is -20?
400
This percentage of US high school students who do not participate in daily physical activity.
What is 68%?
400
"[This] is not relegated to an occasional health lesson or physical education class -- it is part of math, science, lunch, and everything in between"
What is wellness?
400
To cover this curriculum connection Ms. Scarlet has her classroom jumping up the school stairs by twos and threes.
What is number math?
400
This part of the whole grain provides the digestive system with a vital source of fibre
What is the bran?
500
This burns energy even when you're standing still (especially when you're standing still)
What is subzero temperatures or shivering?
500
According to the Centre for Disease Control, children and youth should get this much physical activity a day
What is 60 minutes?
500
Physical activity stimulates this part of the brain, sometimes referred to as the "lizard brain", resulting in a greater ability to complete predictive and corrective actions.
What is the cerebellum?
500
To cover these curricular connections Mr. Plum (in the library with the wrench) has introduced ice cubes to help his students 'cool down' when they are frustrated.
What is science, health and nutrition.
500
This lunch packing strategy fills up students not garbage cans.