Why be Physically Active?
How Much Exercise?
Activities For Preschoolers
Activities for School-agers
In Our Area
100

Exercise has this impact on sleep. 

What is improves sleep habits

100

Children should get physical activity this many times per week. 

What is 7 days a week

100

This activity for preschools involves one child being "it"

What is Freeze Tag

100

This activity for school aged children involves a stick and a puck

What is hockey

100

This activity is in Miramar and involves a metal rod that can be thrown in the air

Baton Twirling

200

Exercise has this affect on obesity.  

What is decreases incidence of obesity. 

200

Children should get this many minutes of exercise on days of physical activity. 

What is 60 minutes

or 

What is  hour

200

This activity for preschoolers involves looking at trees

What is going on a nature walk

200

Sports for school aged children can fall into two categories team based, and what other form of sport. 

What is individual sports

200

This sport, available in Miramar, involves a stick and boys in full pads, and girls with a face mask 

What is Lacrosse

300

Exercise increases strength in these parts of the body. (name 1 of the two)

What is Muscles

or 

What is Bones

300

Children should have exercises that concentrate on this aspect of physical activity. 

What is bone strength

300

This activity for preschoolers can be played individually or with another person. 

Playing with a ball 

300

This individual sport is ideal in Florida due to hot weather. 

What is Swimming

300

This sport, available in Miramar, involves shin pads

What is soccer

400

In the classroom, exercise can help improve this aspect of learning. 

What is concentration

or 

What is attention

400

Children should get this many days of vigorous activity per week

What is 3 days

400

This flat object can be played with with multiple people

Frisbee

400

This sport is meant for all children both male and female 

What is this is a trick question!  All sports can be participated in by any child that would like to participate. 

400

This sport, available in Miramar, involves a ball and a hoop. 

What is basketball

500

Exercise can decrease incidence of this preventable chronic disease, often associated with obesity. 

What is Type II diabetes. 

500

Children should get this many days of bone strength activities per week 

What is 3 days

500

Activities for young children involve this type of movement

What is gross motor movement
500

This individual sport involves a balance beam

What is gymnastics

500

This sport, available in Miramar, involves flags

What is flag football